4/19 MiLB Gameday: Barnes, Cuevas, McAvoy and Kopech

[Cuzittt]

Today's Games:

IL:Pawtucket (Matt Barnes) vs. Rochester (Pat Dean) [1:05pm]
EL: Portland (William Cuevas) @ Trenton (Luis Severino) [1:05pm]
CL:Salem (Kevin McAvoy) vs. Carolina (Tyler Brosius) [4:05pm]
SAL: Greenville (Michael Kopech) @ Asheville (Carlos Polanco) [2:05pm]
NYPL: Lowell [Season Begins June 19th]
GCL: GCL Sox [Season Begins June 22nd]
DSL: DSL Sox [Season Begins Late May/Early June]

Notes:


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

 

[Cuzittt]

Greenville already postponed.

 

[Cuzittt]

Salem was also postponed.

 

[Cuzittt]

Pawsox win 4-3.

Boxscore

Matt Barnes went 5 innings, allowing 2 runs on 6 hits (1 HR); striking out 3. Dana Eveland went 2 innings, giving up a hit and a walk. Zeke Spruill went an inning, allowing a run on 2 hits and a walk. Tommy Layne pitched a perfect 9th for the save.

Sean Coyle went 1/3 with a walk and a SB. Jackie Bradley went 1/3 with a HBP. Jeff Bianchi went 1/2 after replacing Luke Montz who went 0/2. Matt Spring and Deven Marrero each went 1/4; Marrero adding a SB. Travis Shaw and Quintin Berry each went 0/3 with a walk. Humberto Quintero went 0/4 with a SB.

Luke Montz was ejected after arguing Balls and Strikes.

 

[Cuzittt]

Seadogs lose 5-1.

Boxscore

William Cuevas went 3 innings, allowing 5 runs on 4 hits and 4 walks; striking out one. Jonathan Aro went 3 innings, giving up 2 hits and 2 walks; striking out 2. Dayan Diaz went 2 innings, striking out 2.

Jantzen Witte went 2/5. David Chester and Luis Martinez each went 1/3 with a walk. Tim Roberson went 1/4. Jonathan Roof went 0/1 with 3 walks. Reed Gragnani went 0/2 with a walk and a sacrifice. Blake Tekotte went 0/3 with a walk. Carlos Asuaje went 0/4 with a walk. Mike Miller went 0/5.

 

[sittingstill]

Luke Montz was ejected after arguing Balls and Strikes.

 
Sort of. He disagreed on strike three (third out) and indicated his unhappiness to the umpire. Bit of an exaggerated bat drop, then dropped his helmet at the plate--and I think it hit the bat and disastrously skittered several feet, halting against the ump's shoes. Montz was tossed immediately. Much agitation followed.
 

 
"I dropped it over there!"

 

[Cuzittt]

That's a fantastic picture.

 

[steveluck7]

a fantastic picture of hideous jerseys
Might as well go full 1980's KC Royals and wear blue pants too

 

[koufax32]

Correct me if I'm wrong but didn't Swihart start last season on a no walks streak? If so he has started this way for two years now. A few questions then.

1) Does it matter/should we care?
2) Is there an actual cause other than randomness?
3) Depending on #2 is there a fix?

I guess the bigger worry would be if he is getting lots of pitches out of the zone that he is also swinging at. Can anyone speak to this?