9/6 MiLB Gameday: EL Semifinals, Game 4

[Cuzittt]

Today's Games:

IL:Pawtucket - OFF [Finals begin Tuesday]
EL: Portland (Michael Augliera) vs. Binghamton (Rainy Lara) [12:05pm]

CL:Salem - Season Complete
SAL: Greenville - Season Complete
NYPL: Lowell - Season Complete
GCL: GCL Sox - Season Complete - GCL Champions
DSL: DSL Sox - Season Complete - DSL Runner-Ups


Notes:

Rusney Castillo is expected to be with Portland for the EL Playoffs today.

Durham leads Columbus 2-1 in the race to face the Pawsox.

Playoff Games:

Pawtucket wins Semis 3-0, Finals start Tuesday

Portland lead 2-1, best of 5.

Salem lose 2-1.

GCL Sox won the GCL Championship 2-1 over the Yankees.

DSL Sox lose Championship Series, 3-1.


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

 

[MyDaughterLovesTomGordon]

Sea Dogs got shellacked, 11-4. Pen couldn't get anyone out.

 

[Doctuh]

That was brutal. Walking in runs in the playoffs

 

[mabrowndog]

Madison Younginer, brought up from Salem even before they were eliminated, was the lone bright spot for the Portland staff with 3 scoreless relief innings. Granted they were all low-leverage, but he yielded just a lone hit without walking a batter. A great sign as he prepares to head to the Arizona Fall League.
 
His season numbers over 35 games were badly skewed by four horrible outings:
 
* April 14 vs Myrtle Beach (2.2 IP, 3 ER, 4 H, 3 BB, 0 K)
* April 27 vs Winston Salem (0.2 IP, 6 ER, 4 H, 3 BB, 0 K)
* May 10 vs Carolina (0.2 IP, 5 R, 3 ER, 4 H, 2 BB, 0 K)
* July 9 vs Frederick (1.0 IP, 7 ER, 7 H, 3 BB, 1 K)
 
Those are the only times he allowed more than an earned run. In 24 of his stints, he held the opposition scoreless.
 
Is this cherry-picking? Nope. Nobody's saying those four outings didn't happen. They most certainly did, and he most certainly got shelled.
 
But they're outliers, four data points on a plot that bear no resemblance to the other 31 points. They represent just 5 of his 57.1 innings (8.7%) yet they account for a whopping 19 of his 26 ER (73%), 19 of his 61 hits (31%), 11 of his 25 walks (44%), and 9 of his 14 doubles (64%) -- but only 1 of his 55 strikeouts (1.82%).
 
His metrics in those 4 disastrous games: A .613/.698/.903/1.601 line, 6.00 WHIP, 0.09 K/BB, and 34.20 ERA.
 
In his other 31 games: A .220/.275 /.267/.542 line, 1.07 WHIP, 3.86 K/BB, and 1.20 ERA.
 
89% of the time, THAT was the pitcher who took the hill for Salem this year.

 

[Cuzittt]

Seadogs lose 11-4.

Boxscore

Mike Augliera went 4+ innings, allowing 4 runs on 8 hits and a walk; striking out one. Mike McCarthy went 1+ innings, allowing 4 runs on 2 hits, 3 walks, a HBP and a WP; striking out one. Pete Ruiz went an inning, allowing 3 runs on 2 hits, 2 walks and a WP. Madison Younginer (in his AA debut) went 3 innings, giving up a hit and striking out one.

Heiker Meneses went 2/3 with a HBP. Sean Coyle went 1/2 with a double and a HBP before being replaced by Ryan Dent who went 0/1. Carson Blair and David Chester each went 1/4 with a HR. Mike Miller went 1/5. Keury de la Cruz and Stefan Welch each went 0/3 with a walk. Rusney Castillo went 0/3 before being replaced by Jonathan Roof who went 0/2. Shannon Wilkerson went 0/4.

 

[MyDaughterLovesTomGordon]

Feels like Meneses has more hits in this series than he did all season.

 

[Plympton91]

Castillo hits the "played back to back games" milestone.

 

[mabrowndog]

Castillo hits the "played back to back games" milestone.

 
And goes 0-for-3. Clearly being overworked with a burdensome regimen.

 

[Buzzkill Pauley]

 
And goes 0-for-3. Clearly being overworked with a burdensome regimen.

 
Not enough towels and pairs of shoes?