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[Cuzittt]

Today's Games:

IL: Pawtucket (Marc Deschenes) vs. Richmond (Ricardo Rodriguez) [7:05pm]
EL: Portland - OFF
CL: Wilmington - OFF
SAL: Greenville (Kevin Guyette) @ Charleston (Erick Abreu) [7:05pm]

-Brandon

[amfox1]

Note that it is possible that Hunter Jones and not Kevin Guyette will be making tonight's start.

According to mainetoday.com, it appears that Luis Mendoza will be promoted to AA to fill David Pauley's spot (which comes up on Wednesday) and, while unconfirmed, that Guyette will be promoted to high-A to fill Mendoza's spot (which comes up on Thursday). Pauley will go to AAA to fill Jon Lester's spot.

Hunter Jones has been the tandem pitcher with Guyette recently and therefore would step in as starter.

[amfox1]

Congrats to David Murphy, your IL player of the week. Here's the writeup:

Outfielder DAVID MURPHY, barely two weeks into his Triple-A career, is already causing severe headaches for International League pitchers. The 24-year-old has hit safely in 14 of the 16 games he's played in at this level, including his last nine in a row. Behind Murphy's efforts, the PawSox have won seven of their last eight games to climb into 3rd place in the IL North at 31-31. Murphy is proving to be a clutch performer, coming up big when it counted twice in the past weekend alone. Friday night, Murphy scored the winning run for Pawtucket in the bottom of the 10th. After being intentionally walked by Richmond pitcher Manny Acosta, Murphy scored from third on an infield single to win the game 2-1. Sunday afternoon, Murphy again found a way to beat the Braves, this time showing off some power. Down 2-1 in the 8th, Murphy crushed a three-run homer onto the patio beyond the right field wall to put the Red Sox ahead for good. It was the 10th hit of the week for Murphy, and his 7th extra-base knock. The highly-touted outfield prospect has done a little bit of everything since making the jump to Triple-A. In 16 games he's hitting .339 with 3 HR, 13 RBI, six doubles, two triples, two stolen bases, and 10 runs scored. On the season Murphy has hit 23 doubles, tied for second most in all of Minor League Baseball. He's also the defending Red Sox Minor League Defensive Player of the Year.

Houston native David Murphy was a first round draft selection by Boston in 2003 after three years at Baylor University, where he hit .346 and was a first team All-American. He spent the 2005 season with the Double-A Portland Sea Dogs, hitting .275 with 14 HR and 75 RBI in 135 games. Portland's center fielder committed only four errors the entire season.

[smastroyin]

How much friggin crow would I have to eat if Murphy ends up being better than Conor Jackson? I hope I get to savor the flavor. I'm sure it's good with Frank's Red Hot.

(Of course, I still think that's doubtful!)

[templeUsox]

How much friggin crow would I have to eat if Murphy ends up being better than Conor Jackson?  I hope I get to savor the flavor.  I'm sure it's good with Frank's Red Hot. 

(Of course, I still think that's doubtful!)

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That might be doubtful. But I think there is a fair chance that he ends up better than Murton. And I know a lot of people thought we traded the wrong player to the Cubs at the time.

[amfox1]

Greenville:

Ryan Phillips is activated and makes his season debut.

[Nomars Last Twitch]

[orsillo]Pedroia's back, and he's back BIG!![/orsillo]

Tonight: 3 for 4, with 2 doubles.

Now batting .281

[amfox1]

Pedroia - coming on with a bullet

1st 29 games (through 5/20): 25/107, 5-2B, HR (33TB), 14/16 K/BB, SF (41/124 OBP) - .234/.331/.308/.639

Last 20 games (5/21-6/12): 27/79, 9-2B, 2-3B (40TB), 4/8 K/BB, HBP (36/88 OBP) - .342/.409/.506/.915

Total................ 52/186, 14-2B, 2-3B, HR (73TB), 18/24 K/BB, HBP, SF (77/212 OBP) - .280/.363/.392/.755

[Cuzittt]

Pawtucket survives a mini-meltdown from the pen, defeating Richmond 8-6.

Marc Deschenes went the first 5 innings, giving up 7 hits and 3 walks, allowing 3 runs while striking out 3. Mike Holtz pitched a perfect 6th inning, striking out 2. Barry Hertzler went the next 2 innings, giving up 3 hits and a walk, allowing 2 runs while striking out one. Brad Baker went the final inning, giving up a hit and a walk, allowing a run while striking out one.

Dustin Pedroia led the offense, going 3/5 with 2 doubles. Adam Stern, Dave Murphy and Gabe Kapler each went 2/5, Murphy and Kapler (being the double machine that he is) had a double. Enrique Wilson and Corky Miller each went 2/4; Enrique with a Grand Slam and a walk, Miller with a double. Alejandro Machado went 1/4. Hee-Seop Choi went 0/2 with 3 walks. Dustan Mohr went 0/4 with a walk.

Boxscore

-Brandon

[Cuzittt]

Greenville loses a pitching duel to Charleston, 2-1.

Ryan Phillips made his season debut and went the first 3 2/3 innings, giving up 3 hits, 3 walks, a WP and a Balk, allowing 2 runs (1 earned) while striking out 4. Hunter Jones went the next 3 1/3 innings, giving up 3 hits and a HBP, striking out 6. Blake Maxwell pitched the final inning, walking one.

Dominic Ramos led the offense, going 2/5. Mark Wagner, Mike Leonard and Chris Turner each went 1/3; Wagner with a walk and a HBP, Turner with a walk. Jay Johnson, Mitch Stachowsky and Christian Lara each went 1/4, Mitch with a double, Johnson with a walk. Tony Granadillo went 0/2 with a walk and a sacrifice. Logan Sorensen walked in his only PA. Yahmed Yema went 0/5.

Boxscore

-Brandon

[DieHard3]

Pedroia - coming on with a bullet

1st 29 games (through 5/20): 25/107, 5-2B, HR (33TB), 14/16 K/BB, SF (41/124 OBP) - .234/.331/.308/.639

Last 20 games (5/21-6/12): 27/79, 9-2B, 2-3B (40TB), 4/8 K/BB, HBP (36/88 OBP) - .342/.409/.506/.915

Total................ 52/186, 14-2B, 2-3B, HR (73TB), 18/24 K/BB, HBP, SF (77/212 OBP) - .280/.363/.392/.755

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It's time for Dustin to become the Red Sox shortstop.

[LoneWarrior1]

It's time for Dustin to become the Red Sox shortstop.

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Interestingly enough, Dustin was at second tonight with Machado at short...

[Rudy Pemberton]

It's time for Dustin to become the Red Sox shortstop.

Is a 755 OPS at Pawtucket so much better than a 613 OPS at Boston, esp. when it's coming out of the #9 hole and there are such big differences in the defense? I doubt it, frankly.

If you could improve the OPS out of the 9 hole to 750, how many more runs would the Sox score? Adding in the defense, and what happens?

Someone must know how to figure this out. IMO, the offense isn't really a big problem with this club. I like the idea of a slick fielding SS, batting ninth, who saves runs with his glove. Adding a few more runs, but at the expense of giving up more and making it harder on the pitchers- I don't see it.

[amfox1]

Rodney Nye, the Hitting Guy, has been released by Pawtucket. His release, together with putting Ron Calloway on the DL, has made room for Kapler and Pauley.

[DJnVa]

Is there word if Kapler will be joining the team today? I'll be at the game tonight and Friday.

[Cuzittt]

Pawsox Stories:

Game Story

nrique Wilson made like his good friend Manny Ramirez last night, drilling a line-drive grand slam into the visitors' bullpen, part of a 14-hit barrage from the Pawtucket Red Sox against the Richmond Braves as the PawSox claimed an 8-6 win at McCoy Stadium.

It was the sixth straight victory for the PawSox, who clawed over the .500 mark (32-31) for the first time since May 15. Pawtucket, which opens an eight-game road trip tonight in Norfolk, will be looking for its first seven-game win streak since June 10-15, 2000.

Wilson, who went 2-for-4 with two runs and the four RBI, was one of six Pawtucket players to get two or more hits last night. The grand slam was his first since June 2002, when he had one as a member of the Yankees off Red Sox reliever Rich Garces.

Braves starter Ricardo Rodriquez "threw me a sinker down. I didn't know it had gone out," said Wilson. "It was a line drive so low. I got [lucky] because the fence is low."

Pawsox Notebook

The PawSox welcomed a familiar and beloved face in the clubhouse yesterday in the person of Gabe Kapler. Kapler made his season debut with Pawtucket last night as he continues his return from a ruptured left Achilles tendon suffered last Sept. 14 in Toronto. The 30-year-old utility outfielder was with Double-A Portland for three games last week, going 4-for-10 with three doubles.

Feeling good physically, Kapler was upbeat and smiling yesterday.

"I'm enjoying playing baseball again," he said. "I enjoyed my time in Florida (with Boston's extended spring-training team), I enjoyed my time in Portland, and I'm looking forward to getting to know some guys here (in Pawtucket) that I don't know."

Though he is nearly 31 and a veteran of eight major-league seasons, Kapler said he is always on the lookout for tips from other players, even ones who might be much younger than him.

"I'm always looking for a nugget of knowledge that might help," he said, adding that he likes to offer advice as well.

Kapler said there is no timetable for his return to Boston.

"My job is to get prepared to play baseball, get my timing back and feel healthy," he said. His timing, likely the hardest thing to get back after a long layoff, has been "really good the last few days."

He backed up that statement last night, going 2-for-5 with two RBI.

Drive Stories:

Game Story

-Brandon