Carlos Carrasco, considered by most the pitching jewel in the Philadelphia Phillies’ system, dominated the PawSox over the first six innings as his club staked him to a 4-0 lead. But once Lehigh Valley’s third error of the night opened the door in the seventh, Pawtucket stormed right in. The PawSox chased Carrasco and scored two unearned runs in the seventh before Jonathan Van Every’s gapper off Australian left-hander Travis Blackley cleared the bases and made it 5-5 in the eighth. Two batters later, Joe Thurston singled home the lead run off Jason Anderson.

Pawtucket added some insurance on Keith Ginter’s sacrifice fly and Gil Velasquez’s RBI triple in the ninth. Those runs proved huge when Lehigh Valley loaded the bases in the bottom of the ninth, bringing the potential winning run to the plate with one out. But left-hander Hunter Jones fanned Rich Thompson, then got Mike Cervanak to pop up in recording his eighth save.

IN SUNDAY'S game, Sea Dogs starter Kris Johnson (8-9) gave up two costly walks in the first inning. Ofilio Castro doubled to score both runners and went to third on a throwing error before scoring on a groundout to give Harrisburg a 3-0 lead.

Castro reached third on a close play, and Sea Dogs Manager Arnie Beyeler was ejected when he argued the call.

Portland got its runs in the third and fourth innings, on RBI doubles by Zach Daeges and Iggy Suarez.

Portland outhit Harrisburg 7-4 but left 10 runners while Harrisburg left three.

Binghamton (70-65) lost to Bowie 4-2 Sunday night. Portland plays two fewer games than Binghamton this season because the Sea Dogs had two games with Trenton canceled because of rain.

The JetHawks came from behind the beat the Modesto Nuts 5-4 Sunday night at Clear Channel Stadium in front of 1, 211. The win is their ninth in a row, a season-high winning streak for the JetHawks and clinches the best overall record in the South for Lancaster, giving them home-field advantage into The California League Championships.

For the 34th time in 69 home games, the JetHawks gave up a run in the top of the first inning. Unlike 19 other times, Lancaster did not let the early deficit deny them the win. In the second, after Aaron Reza was hit by a pitch and Matt Sheely singled to second, Yamaico Navarro singled a run home and a wild throw allowed Sheely to score one out later.

Modesto rallied putting up single runs in the fourth, fifth and six to take a 5-4 lead into the bottom of the eighth. Navarro led off the frame with a triple to right-center field. One out later, Mike Jones chopped a ball over a pulled in Modesto infield for the game-tying RBI.

A day after picking up a win despite just two hits, the Greenville Drive weren’t as lucky Sunday.
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Greenville mustered four hits and was shut out 7-0 by the Augusta GreenJackets in front of 5,105 fans at Fluor Field.

The Drive (27-34 South Atlantic League second half) saw the normally reliable Chad Povich struggle early, giving up six earned runs in four innings.

Povich, who entered with a 3.61 ERA, walked one and struck out two. Augusta left-hander C.W. Clark went seven innings, allowing four hits while striking out five and walking none.

“They have got some quality arms over there,” Greenville left fielder Jered Stanley said. “We have been hitting the ball hard, but they’re just going right at people. We have been working hard, but we’re just not getting any hits.”

Povich allowed a two-out solo homer to Juan Ciriaco in the first, then gave up four runs in the third -- including a two-run homer -- and another solo shot in the fourth.

Greenville’s David Marks, who had two of the Drive’s four hits, said the team’s struggles at the plate have a lot to do with a run of quality left-handers on the opposing teams.

Stolmy Pimentel held one of the NY-Penn League’s best offense to just two hits in six innings and Deshaun Brooks hit a 2-run homer in the first inning to pace the Spinner bats as Lowell defeated the Staten Island Yankees 4-2 on Sunday afternoon.

The win, the Spinners’ third straight, lowered the team’s magic number to six to clinch a playoff berth and a Stedler Division title. It was also the team’s third win in four games this season against the Yankees, the short-season affiliate of the “Evil Empire.”

Lowell (35-26) wasted no time taking an early lead, scoring three unearned runs in the top of the first inning. Jon Hee singled, stole second and scored on a throwing error by Yankee shortstop Kelvin Castro on a ball hit by Luis Sumoza. The next hitter, Brooks, took a 1-0 pitch deep over the left field wall for a two-run homerun, his second long ball of the year.

Staten Island (40-23) cut the lead to two runs in the bottom of the first on a solo homerun by leftfielder Taylor Grote.

The Spinners and Yankees traded runs the rest of the way, as Lowell padded the lead in the fourth with a Derrik Gibson sacrifice fly to left field and the Yankees answered in the fifth with a sacrifice fly by second baseman Roy Gomez.

However, the Yankees could get no closer as the Spinner bullpen shut the door on any late-inning rallies.