Today's Games (All Times Eastern):
IL: Pawtucket (Bartolo Colon) @ Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (Kei Igawa) [7:05pm]
EL: Portland (Ryne Lawson) @ Reading (Adam Eaton) [7:05pm]
CL: Lancaster (Blake Maxwell) vs. Bakersfield (Evan Reed) [10:05pm]
SAL: Greenville (Felix Doubront) vs. Charleston (Dellin Betances) [7:05pm]
NYPL: Lowell - OFF
GCL: Red Sox vs. Pirates [12:00pm]
DSL: Red Sox vs. WhiteSox2 [10:30am]
Notes:
Colon is scheduled for 2 innings/35 pitches. He is to be followed by David Aardsma.
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Full Version: 8/5 ml Gameday: Colon Rehab/Lawson's AA debut
Quite a mixed bag tonight for Aardsma. Pitched a scoreless inning but walked two and only threw 9 out of 21 for strikes. I'd be interested in knowing from anyone watching the game whether the strike zone or his control is to blame, or perhaps a combination of the two.
Lars' beat down of AA continues as he already has a dinger and double with 4 RBI in 5 innings.
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Lars' beat down of AA continues as he already has a dinger and double with 4 RBI in 5 innings.
Thank god for "tough signs"...can't believe he's only 20, and he's already raking in AA.
Bowden may be in AAA, but Lars has to be Prospect #1 at this point, doesn't he? Sure it's only 50AB, but he needs to be upped to an 8-10 on the SP scale, imo.
Pawsox lose 4-0.
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Bartolo Colon hit his pitch limit (just under, actually, at 32) after getting only 2 outs... giving up 3 hits (1 HR) and a walk, allowing 3 runs while striking out one. David Aardsma pitched an inning, giving up 2 walks. Jose Vaquedano picked up the final out of the second, walking one [First 2 innings, 3 Pitches, 60 pitches - 29 strikes.] Michael Bowden went the final 6 innings, giving up 3 hits (1 HR) and 3 walks, allowing a run while striking out one [88 pitches, 55 strikes.]
Dusty Brown went 2/4. Gil Velazquez, Joe Thurston and Sean Danielson each went 1/4. Jeff Bailey went 0/2 before being ejected (I assume) during his 3rd at bat... he was replaced by Jeff Natale who went 1/1 with a walk. Josh Wilson went 0/4 with a walk. Keith Ginter, Chris Carter and Jeff Corsaletti each went 0/3 with a walk.
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Bartolo Colon hit his pitch limit (just under, actually, at 32) after getting only 2 outs... giving up 3 hits (1 HR) and a walk, allowing 3 runs while striking out one. David Aardsma pitched an inning, giving up 2 walks. Jose Vaquedano picked up the final out of the second, walking one [First 2 innings, 3 Pitches, 60 pitches - 29 strikes.] Michael Bowden went the final 6 innings, giving up 3 hits (1 HR) and 3 walks, allowing a run while striking out one [88 pitches, 55 strikes.]
Dusty Brown went 2/4. Gil Velazquez, Joe Thurston and Sean Danielson each went 1/4. Jeff Bailey went 0/2 before being ejected (I assume) during his 3rd at bat... he was replaced by Jeff Natale who went 1/1 with a walk. Josh Wilson went 0/4 with a walk. Keith Ginter, Chris Carter and Jeff Corsaletti each went 0/3 with a walk.
Portland beats up on Reading, 13-3.
Boxscore
Ryne Lawson went the first 5 innings, giving up 5 hits, 2 walks and 3 HBPs; allowing 3 runs (2 earned) while striking out 5. Mike James went 2 innings, giving up 2 hits and striking out 2. Richie Lentz went 2 innings, giving up a hit and 2 WPs; striking out 4.
Mickey Hall went 2/3 with a HR and 3 walks. Argenis Diaz went 3/5. Lars Anderson went 2/4 with a double, HR and walks. Iggy Suarez went 2/4 with a walk. Mark Wagner went 2/5. Aaron Bates went 1/4 with a double and a walk. Josh Reddick went 1/5. Zach Daeges went 0/3 with a HBP and a SF. Jorge Jimenez went 0/6.
Boxscore
Ryne Lawson went the first 5 innings, giving up 5 hits, 2 walks and 3 HBPs; allowing 3 runs (2 earned) while striking out 5. Mike James went 2 innings, giving up 2 hits and striking out 2. Richie Lentz went 2 innings, giving up a hit and 2 WPs; striking out 4.
Mickey Hall went 2/3 with a HR and 3 walks. Argenis Diaz went 3/5. Lars Anderson went 2/4 with a double, HR and walks. Iggy Suarez went 2/4 with a walk. Mark Wagner went 2/5. Aaron Bates went 1/4 with a double and a walk. Josh Reddick went 1/5. Zach Daeges went 0/3 with a HBP and a SF. Jorge Jimenez went 0/6.
Greenville continues to get blown out by Charleston, losing 11-2.
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Felix Doubront went 3 innings, giving up 7 hits (2 HRs) and a walk, allowing 7 runs while striking out 5. Ryne Miller went 3 innings, giving up 4 hits and a walk; allowing 2 runs (1 earned) while striking out 3. Mike Rozier went 1 1/3 innings, giving up 2 hits and 2 walks, allowing 2 runs while striking out 3. Felix Ventura went the final 1 2/3 innings, giving up a walk and a WP; striking out 2.
Jered Stanley went 2/3 with a triple and a walk. Michael Almanzar and Zach Penprasse each went 2/4. Oscar Tejeda and Juan Apodaca each went 1/4. Ryan Kalish went 0/3 with a walk. David Mailman, Carlos Fernandez and Will Vasquez each went 0/4.
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Felix Doubront went 3 innings, giving up 7 hits (2 HRs) and a walk, allowing 7 runs while striking out 5. Ryne Miller went 3 innings, giving up 4 hits and a walk; allowing 2 runs (1 earned) while striking out 3. Mike Rozier went 1 1/3 innings, giving up 2 hits and 2 walks, allowing 2 runs while striking out 3. Felix Ventura went the final 1 2/3 innings, giving up a walk and a WP; striking out 2.
Jered Stanley went 2/3 with a triple and a walk. Michael Almanzar and Zach Penprasse each went 2/4. Oscar Tejeda and Juan Apodaca each went 1/4. Ryan Kalish went 0/3 with a walk. David Mailman, Carlos Fernandez and Will Vasquez each went 0/4.
I've always thought 50 AB's at any level could give you a perfect picture of a prospect's major league future. So with that said, here are Lars' first 49 AB's in some context:
The Top 10 20-Year Olds in the EL since 1992 Ranked by OPS
| Player | Age | Tm | Aff | AB | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | RC/G | Year |
| Nick Johnson | 20 | NRW | NYY | 420 | 123 | 88 | 0.345 | 0.494 | 0.548 | 1.042 | 10.3 | 1999 |
| Vladimir Guerrero | 20 | HRB | MON | 417 | 51 | 42 | 0.36 | 0.429 | 0.612 | 1.041 | 9.94 | 1996 |
| Cliff Floyd | 20 | HRB | MON | 380 | 54 | 71 | 0.329 | 0.412 | 0.6 | 1.012 | 9.14 | 1993 |
| Derek Jeter | 20 | ALC | NYY | 122 | 15 | 16 | 0.377 | 0.445 | 0.516 | 0.961 | 9.81 | 1994 |
| Lars Anderson | 20 | PRT | BOS | 49 | 7 | 17 | 0.327 | 0.411 | 0.53 | 0.941 | N/A | 2008 |
| Ryan Zimmerman | 20 | HRB | WSN | 233 | 15 | 34 | 0.326 | 0.371 | 0.528 | 0.899 | 6.82 | 2005 |
| Lastings Milledge | 20 | BNG | NYM | 193 | 14 | 47 | 0.337 | 0.392 | 0.487 | 0.879 | 7.35 | 2005 |
| Hanley Ramirez | 20 | PRT | BOS | 129 | 10 | 26 | 0.31 | 0.36 | 0.512 | 0.872 | 6.93 | 2004 |
| Joe Mauer | 20 | NBR | MIN | 276 | 25 | 25 | 0.341 | 0.395 | 0.453 | 0.848 | 6.87 | 2003 |
GCL Sox lose 5-1.
Boxscore
Ryan Pressly went the first 4 innings, giving up 3 hits (1 HR), 2 walks and a HBP; allowing 2 runs. Kyle Snyder went 1 2/3 innings in another rehab appearance, giving up 2 hits (1 HR) and a walk; allowing 3 runs while striking out 2. Leandro Marin went 1 1/3 innings, giving up a hit and a HBP; striking out 3. Dennis Neuman pitched a perfect 2 innings, striking out 3.
Joantoni Garcia went 1/3. Andrew Frezza went 1/1 after replacing Chih-Hsiang Huang who went 0/2. Maykol Sanchez went 0/1 with a SF and a HBP. Moko Moanaroa went 0/2 with a walk. Casey Kelly went 0/3 with a walk. Roberto Feliz, Bryan Peterson, Derrik Gibson and Wilfred Pichardo each went 0/4; Pichardo with a SB and a CS.
Boxscore
Ryan Pressly went the first 4 innings, giving up 3 hits (1 HR), 2 walks and a HBP; allowing 2 runs. Kyle Snyder went 1 2/3 innings in another rehab appearance, giving up 2 hits (1 HR) and a walk; allowing 3 runs while striking out 2. Leandro Marin went 1 1/3 innings, giving up a hit and a HBP; striking out 3. Dennis Neuman pitched a perfect 2 innings, striking out 3.
Joantoni Garcia went 1/3. Andrew Frezza went 1/1 after replacing Chih-Hsiang Huang who went 0/2. Maykol Sanchez went 0/1 with a SF and a HBP. Moko Moanaroa went 0/2 with a walk. Casey Kelly went 0/3 with a walk. Roberto Feliz, Bryan Peterson, Derrik Gibson and Wilfred Pichardo each went 0/4; Pichardo with a SB and a CS.
DSL Red Sox lose to the White Sox, 5-4.
Boxscore
Wilfi Santana went the first 5 innings, giving up 3 hits and 2 walks, allowing a run while striking out 4. Juan Rodriguez pitched 3 perfect innings. Ronaldo Juan blow a win out of the water with his 9th inning... giving up 4 hits (1 HR) and a walk, allowing 4 runs while striking out one.
Rafael Espinoza went 3/3 with a double, walk, HBP and 2 SBs. Lewis Urena went 3/4 with a triple, sacrifice, SB and CS. Juan Bonifacio went 2/5 with a CS. Christopher de la Rosa went 1/2 with a double, walk and HBP. Javier Gutierrez went 1/3 with a double and 2 HBPs. Leonel Escobar went 1/4. Eddie Lora went 0/3 with 2 walks. Jose Garcia went 0/4 with a HBP. Pedro Chourio went 0/5.
Boxscore
Wilfi Santana went the first 5 innings, giving up 3 hits and 2 walks, allowing a run while striking out 4. Juan Rodriguez pitched 3 perfect innings. Ronaldo Juan blow a win out of the water with his 9th inning... giving up 4 hits (1 HR) and a walk, allowing 4 runs while striking out one.
Rafael Espinoza went 3/3 with a double, walk, HBP and 2 SBs. Lewis Urena went 3/4 with a triple, sacrifice, SB and CS. Juan Bonifacio went 2/5 with a CS. Christopher de la Rosa went 1/2 with a double, walk and HBP. Javier Gutierrez went 1/3 with a double and 2 HBPs. Leonel Escobar went 1/4. Eddie Lora went 0/3 with 2 walks. Jose Garcia went 0/4 with a HBP. Pedro Chourio went 0/5.
Lancaster defeats Bakersfield, 8-2.
Boxscore
Blake Maxwell went 6 innings, giving up 5 hits and striking out 5. Bryce Cox went 2 innings, giving up 3 hits (1 HR) and a walk, allowing 2 runs (1 earned) while striking out one. Cody McAllister pitched the final inning, giving up a hit and striking out one.
Yamaico Navarro, Daniel Nava and Kris Negron each went 2/4; Navarro with a double and a HR, Nava with a CS and a SB. Jon Still and Aaron Reza each went 1/3 with a walk; Reza with a double. Michael Jones and Luis Exposito each went 1/4; Jones with a double, Exposito with a HR. Jason Place and Reid Engel each went 0/3; Engel with a HBP, Place with a SF.
Boxscore
Blake Maxwell went 6 innings, giving up 5 hits and striking out 5. Bryce Cox went 2 innings, giving up 3 hits (1 HR) and a walk, allowing 2 runs (1 earned) while striking out one. Cody McAllister pitched the final inning, giving up a hit and striking out one.
Yamaico Navarro, Daniel Nava and Kris Negron each went 2/4; Navarro with a double and a HR, Nava with a CS and a SB. Jon Still and Aaron Reza each went 1/3 with a walk; Reza with a double. Michael Jones and Luis Exposito each went 1/4; Jones with a double, Exposito with a HR. Jason Place and Reid Engel each went 0/3; Engel with a HBP, Place with a SF.
STORIES
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•THE HIGHLIGHTS: Matt Carson hit a two-run homer off the top of the scoreboard in left field as the Yankees did all of their scoring in the first three innings. After a three-run first, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre closed the scoring on a solo homer by Cody Ransom with one out in the third. Kei Igawa and three relievers then shut out the PawSox on six hits. Mark Melancon struck out three in two scoreless innings to finish up the shutout. “Melancon was throwing 94, 95 (mph) with a hammer and a changeup,” PawSox manager Ron Johnson said. “When he’s throwing strikes with stuff like that, you’re going to have a hard time coming back.”
•KEY TO THE GAME: The PawSox continued to struggle offensively. They have scored only four runs while losing three straight to the Yankees, but the problem extends back further. The PawSox have been shut out three times and held to two or fewer runs nine times in their last 24 games. During that time, the PawSox are 12-12 to go from six games ahead in the I.L. North Division to 1½ games back. “We’ve played them four nights now and with the exception of the first night when we got six in the eighth, we haven’t had much offense,” Johnson said.
SEADOGS•KEY TO THE GAME: The PawSox continued to struggle offensively. They have scored only four runs while losing three straight to the Yankees, but the problem extends back further. The PawSox have been shut out three times and held to two or fewer runs nine times in their last 24 games. During that time, the PawSox are 12-12 to go from six games ahead in the I.L. North Division to 1½ games back. “We’ve played them four nights now and with the exception of the first night when we got six in the eighth, we haven’t had much offense,” Johnson said.
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Lars Anderson's first-inning grand slam Tuesday night sparked the Portland Sea Dogs to a 13-3 victory over the Reading Phillies.
The win was the Sea Dogs' fifth in six games against the Phillies this season.
Portland jumped to a 5-0 lead in the first against Adam Eaton. The first three batters reached on a walk, an error and a hit batsman before Mark Wagner singled to make it 1-0.
Anderson followed with a drive over the left-field wall for his second home run in Double-A.
Iggy Suarez drew a leadoff walk in the second before Mickey Hall lofted his eighth home run over the right-field wall to give Portland a 7-0 lead.
Hall also singled, walked three times, drove in three runs and scored twice.
Staked to the early lead, Portland starter Ryne Lawson cruised through five solid innings in his Double-A debut. He allowed three runs, two earned, all in the second inning. Phillies shortstop Brad Harman drove in two of the runs with a single.
The win was the Sea Dogs' fifth in six games against the Phillies this season.
Portland jumped to a 5-0 lead in the first against Adam Eaton. The first three batters reached on a walk, an error and a hit batsman before Mark Wagner singled to make it 1-0.
Anderson followed with a drive over the left-field wall for his second home run in Double-A.
Iggy Suarez drew a leadoff walk in the second before Mickey Hall lofted his eighth home run over the right-field wall to give Portland a 7-0 lead.
Hall also singled, walked three times, drove in three runs and scored twice.
Staked to the early lead, Portland starter Ryne Lawson cruised through five solid innings in his Double-A debut. He allowed three runs, two earned, all in the second inning. Phillies shortstop Brad Harman drove in two of the runs with a single.
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Blake Maxwell is not looking like a pitcher who had not started a game until the middle of this year. The converted reliever turned in six scoreless innings, giving his offense plenty of room to work as the JetHawks defeated the Bakersfield Blaze 8-2. The first place JetHawks have now won three out of four games in August and get a victory as they open their stretch of 28 consecutive games without an off day to close out the season.
Maxwell came into the game with the fourth-lowest ERA in the league and at 2.81 will move up to third. He allowed just five hits without a walk and struck out six. Maxwell has now gone 14 innings without giving up an earned run.
It took a few innings for the JetHawks offense to get going as the first eight batters were retired. The floodgates opened in the fourth inning and started with a RBI single by Michael Jones. Yamaico Navarro hit a two-run homer in the fifth inning and Luis Exposito hit a two-run blast in the sixth to help pull away.
DRIVEMaxwell came into the game with the fourth-lowest ERA in the league and at 2.81 will move up to third. He allowed just five hits without a walk and struck out six. Maxwell has now gone 14 innings without giving up an earned run.
It took a few innings for the JetHawks offense to get going as the first eight batters were retired. The floodgates opened in the fourth inning and started with a RBI single by Michael Jones. Yamaico Navarro hit a two-run homer in the fifth inning and Luis Exposito hit a two-run blast in the sixth to help pull away.
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The four-game South Atlantic League series between the visiting Charleston RiverDogs and Greenville Drive at Fluor Field ended Tuesday and the Drive couldn’t be happier to see it end.
The RiverDogs put a capper on their four-game smack down of the Drive, posting an 11-2 victory in front of 5,657.
Charleston left town having outscored the Drive 40-9 in the series. The RiverDogs have won eight straight games at Fluor Field, 11 of their last 12 and are 15-5 overall against the Drive in Greenville.
Even Greenville ace starter Felix Doubront (12-7) couldn’t stop Charleston as he had his worst outing of the season. The RiverDogs scored seven runs against him on seven hits and a walk in three innings.
Charleston again used the home run ball to beat Greenville as RiverDogs first baseman Brandon Laird hit a three-run shot over the Green Monster in left. The ball landed on the roof of the New York Life Building in the opening inning.
Charleston, which hit 15 home runs in the series, scored four runs in the frame. The blast was Laird’s fifth of the series, as he homered in each game.
The RiverDogs further distanced themselves in the third, when a Carmen Angelini three-run homer put them up 7-0.
As has been the story throughout the series, Charleston’s pitching silenced the Greenville bats.
The RiverDogs put a capper on their four-game smack down of the Drive, posting an 11-2 victory in front of 5,657.
Charleston left town having outscored the Drive 40-9 in the series. The RiverDogs have won eight straight games at Fluor Field, 11 of their last 12 and are 15-5 overall against the Drive in Greenville.
Even Greenville ace starter Felix Doubront (12-7) couldn’t stop Charleston as he had his worst outing of the season. The RiverDogs scored seven runs against him on seven hits and a walk in three innings.
Charleston again used the home run ball to beat Greenville as RiverDogs first baseman Brandon Laird hit a three-run shot over the Green Monster in left. The ball landed on the roof of the New York Life Building in the opening inning.
Charleston, which hit 15 home runs in the series, scored four runs in the frame. The blast was Laird’s fifth of the series, as he homered in each game.
The RiverDogs further distanced themselves in the third, when a Carmen Angelini three-run homer put them up 7-0.
As has been the story throughout the series, Charleston’s pitching silenced the Greenville bats.
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