8/29 MiLB Gameday: Playoffs!!

[Cuzittt]

Today's Games:

IL:Pawtucket (Brandon Workman) vs. Syracuse (TBD) [7:05pm]
EL: Portland (Michael Augliera) vs. Harrisburg (TBD) [7:05pm]
CL:Salem (Jacob Dahlstrand) @ Frederick (Mark Blackmar) [7:05pm]
SAL: Greenville (Teddy Stankiewicz) vs. Lexington (Cody Reed) [7:05pm]
NYPL: Lowell (Aaron Wilkerson) vs. Aberdeen (TBD) [7:05pm]
GCL: GCL Sox @ GCL Cardinals [12:00pm]
DSL: DSL Sox @ DSL Royals [10:30am]

Notes:

Matty Johnson has reached base in 30 consecutive games, the longest streak in the Carolina League this year.

Playoff Games:

1 Game Semi-final in the GCL. Win or Go Home.

DSL Sox lead 1-0 in what I believe to be a best of 3 Semi-Finals series. Win and Move on!

Playoff Races:

Pawsox have a Magic Number of 3. They are 1 1/2 Games ahead of Buffalo for the IL Wild Card. They are 2 1/2 Games Behind their weekend opposition (Syracuse) for the Division Crown.

Salem has a Magic Number of 4. They are a Game Ahead of Carolina.

Lowell has a Tragic Number of 1. A Loss or a Brooklyn Win puts the Spinners out of the Playoffs.


Scoreboard:

Boston Red Sox Minor League Scores

Media:

MiLB TV
MiLB Radio

Local Media:

Pawsox:

Providence Journal
Pawtucket Times

Seadogs: Portland Press Herald

Salem: Roanoke Times

Greenville: Greenville Online

Lowell: Lowell Sun

 

[mabrowndog]

Per Jon Singer, Gerson Bautista starts for DSL and Michael Kopech gets the ball for GCL.

 

[75cent bleacher seat]

The Binghamton Mets are selling EL playoff tickets for  next Wed. & Thurs. games here in Binghamton vs. Sea Dogs.  I'm given to understand the Mets need to win their remaining 3 games and the Sea Dogs have to lose their next 3 for this NOT to happen....Does that sound correct?

 

[mabrowndog]

Per Jon Singer, Gerson Bautista starts for DSL and Michael Kopech gets the ball for GCL.

 
Correction: The DSL game is underway and Jhonathan Diaz is on the hill.

 

[mabrowndog]

The Binghamton Mets are selling EL playoff tickets for  next Wed. & Thurs. games here in Binghamton vs. Sea Dogs.  I'm given to understand the Mets need to win their remaining 3 games and the Sea Dogs have to lose their next 3 for this NOT to happen....Does that sound correct?

 
There are 4 games left in each team's regular season, not 3. Portland owns the tie-breaker over the Mets (12-9 head-to-head).
 
For Binghamton to gain home field in the series, they'd need to either:
 
1) Finish 4-0 while Portland loses at least 3 of their final 4, or
2) Finish 3-1 while Portland loses all 4.

 

[Cumberland Blues]

We all have the internet too,

 

[Cuzittt]

DSL Sox lose in 12, 2-1.

Boxscore

Jhonathan Diaz went 5 innings, allowing a run on 3 hits and a walk; striking out 7. Jervis Torrealba went 2 2/3 innings, walking 2, hitting one and striking out 3. Carlos Caceres went 2 1/3 innings, allowing a run on 2 hits; striking out one. Ritzi Mendoza got one out but gave up the game winning hit.

Carlos Tovar went 2/4 with a walk and a SB. Raiwinson Lameda and Isaias Lucena each went 2/5; Lameda with a double, Lucena with a PO/CS. Roldani Baldwin went 1/4 with a HBP. Juan Hernandez and Yoan Aybar each went 1/5. Gerardo Carrizalez went 0/4 with a HBP. Jose Lozada went 0/2 with a sacrifice before being replaced by Jesus Perez who went 0/1. Luis Alejandro Basabe went 0/5.

 

[Cuzittt]

GCL Sox win and advance, 7-4 over the Cards.

Michael Kopech went 1 2/3 innings, allowing 3 runs on 4 hits and 2 walks; striking out one. Keivin Heras went 1 1/3 innings, striking out one. Javier Rodriguez went 5 innings, allowing a run on 3 hits and a WP; striking out 6. Yankory Pimentel went an inning, striking out 2.

Trenton Kemp went 3/5. Javier Guerra went 3/6 with a HR. Rafael Devers went 1/3 with a triple and 2 walks. Victor Acosta went 1/3 with 2 walks. Michael Chavis went 1/4 with a SF. Luis Alexander Basabe went 1/4 with a double and a sacrifice. Ben Moore went 1/2 before being replaced by Devon Fisher who went 0/1 with 2 walks. Josh Ockimey went 0/4 with a walk. Derek Miller went 0/5 with a SF.

 

[mabrowndog]

Stellar outings from tonight's SPs for the most part:
 
PAW - Brandon Workman - 6.2 IP, 1 ER, 3 H, 2 BB, 6 K
POR - Mike Augliera - 6.0 IP, 1 ER, 7 H, 0 BB, 4 K
SAL - Jake Dahlstrand - 6.0 IP, 4 ER, 6 H, 1 BB, 6 K
GVL - Teddy Stankiewicz - 7.0 IP, 1 ER, 5 H, 0 BB, 3 K
LOW - Aaron Wilkerson - 7.0 IP, 0 ER, 1 H, 1 BB, 9 K
 
That's a combined 0.795 WHIP, 7.0 K/BB (28/4), and a 1.93 ERA.
 
FWIW Dahlstrand pitched 5 scoreless before running into trouble in the 6th (solo HR, RBI groundout). He was pulled in the 7th after the first two batters reached, and Kyle Martin was unable to keep them stranded.

 

[Cuzittt]

Drive win 6-1.

Boxscore

Teddy Stankiewicz went 7 innings, allowing a run on 5 hits; striking out 3. Mike Adams went 2 innings, giving up a hit and striking out one.

Kevin Mager went 2/3 with a HR and a walk. Sam Travis went 1/3 with a triple and a walk. Jimmy Rider went 1/3 with a walk. Jordan Procyshen, Tim Roberson and Danny Mars each went 1/4; Roberson with a double, Mars with a SB. Cole Sturgeon went 1/5. Tzu-Wei Lin went 0/3 with 2 walks. Wendell Rijo went 0/4 with a walk and a SB.

 

[Cuzittt]

Salem with a gut-punch loss, giving up the final 6 and losing 6-4.

Boxscore

Jacob Dahlstrand went 6+ innings, allowing 4 runs on 6 hits (1 HR) and a walk; striking out 6. Kyle Martin went 2 innings, allowing 2 runs on 2 HRs; striking out 3.

Jose Vinicio and Jantzen Witte each went 3/5 with a double; Vinicio with a CS. Dreily Guerrero went 2/4 with a HR. Reed Gragnani went 1/2 with 2 walks and a SB. Mario Martinez went 1/4. Kendrick Perkins went 0/2 with a walk before being replaced by Manuel Margot who went 0/1. Carlos Asuaje went 0/4 with a walk. Leonel Escobar went 0/3 before being replaced by Jake Romanski who went 0/1. Matty Johnson went 0/5... ending his on base streak at 30.

 

[Cuzittt]

Spinners win 9-0.

Boxscore

Aaron Wilkerson went 7 innings, giving up a hit and a walk; striking out 9. Mario Alcantara went 2 innings, giving up a hit and a walk; striking out 3.

Mauricio Dubon went 5/5 with a double. Raymel Flores went 2/4 with a triple and a HBP. Aneudis Peralta went 2/5 with 2 doubles. Joseph Monge and Mike Meyers each went 1/4 with a triple. Deiner Lopez went 1/5. Alex McKeon went 0/2 with 2 HBPs. Bryan Hudson went 0/3 with a walk. Jordan Betts went 0/5.

 

[Cuzittt]

Seadogs went 3-2.

Boxscore

Mike Augliera went 6 innings, allowing a run on 7 hits; striking out 4. Wilfredo Boscan went 2 innings, giving up a hit and striking out one. Noe Ramirez pitched an inning, allowing a run on a hit and a Balk; striking out 2.

Keury de la Cruz and Shannon Wilkerson each went 2/4; de la Cruz with a double. Ryan Dent went 1/2 with a HBP. Mike Miller, Sean Coyle and Jonathan Roof each went 1/4. Carson Blair went 0/3 with a walk. David Chester and Stefan Welch each went 0/4.

 

[Cuzittt]

Pawsox win 2-1.

Boxscore

Brandon Workman went 6 2/3 innings, allowing a run on 3 hits (1 HR) and 2 walks; striking out 6. John Ely went an inning, striking out one. Dalier Hinojosa went 1 1/3 innings, walking one and striking out one.

Ryan Lavarnway went 2/3 with a double and a HR. Bryce Brentz went 1/3 with a walk. Dan Butler and Deven Marrero each went 1/3. Jackie Bradley and Justin Henry each went 1/4. Garin Cecchini went 0/2 with a walk. Derrik Gibson went 0/3. Alex Hassan went 0/4.

 

[mabrowndog]

Playoff Races:

Pawsox have a Magic Number of 3. They are 1 1/2 Games ahead of Buffalo for the IL Wild Card. They are 2 1/2 Games Behind their weekend opposition (Syracuse) for the Division Crown.

Salem has a Magic Number of 4. They are a Game Ahead of Carolina.

Lowell has a Tragic Number of 1. A Loss or a Brooklyn Win puts the Spinners out of the Playoffs.

 
Checking the scoreboards:
 
PAW - Buffalo losing 3-2, batting t-8th
 
SAL - Carolina tied 4-4, batting b-8th
 
LOW - Brooklyn losing 3-1, Tri-City batting b-8th ... Connecticut tied 4-4, batting t-9th

 

[Cuzittt]

Pawsox win puts their magic number at 2... and they may be able to clinch tomorrow. The competition (Buffalo and Rochester) are playing each other this weekend.

Salem's loss might leave them in a flat-footed tie with Carolina... Carolina is tied at 4 against Lynchburg as I type.

Brooklyn is losing entering the 9th, leaving Lowell still alive for the unlikely wild-card bid.

 

[Cuzittt]

Brooklyn loses, Lowell still alive.

 

[mabrowndog]

Connecticut wins in 11 innings to remain 1.5 games ahead of the Spinners. Brooklyn is 2.5 games up on Lowell.
 
Carolina loses in 11 innings to remain a game behind Salem, and dropping the Sox' magic number to 3.
 
Rochester beats Buffalo 3-2. A PawSox win or Buffalo loss eliminates the Bisons. Rochester passes Buffalo by a half-game in the wild card standings. Pawtucket's magic number over the Red Wings is 2, and they'll close out the regular season against each other with two games Sunday & Monday at McCoy.