5/25 MiLB Gameday: Memorial Day Matinees

[Cuzittt]

Today's Games:

IL:Pawtucket (Henry Owens) vs. Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (Jaron Long) [6:05pm]
EL: Portland (Michael Augliera) vs. Reading (Aaron Nola) [1:05pm]
CL:Salem (Teddy Stankiewicz) vs. Winston-Salem (Jace Fry) [1:05pm]
SAL: Greenville (TBD) @ Augusta (Matt Gage) [7:05pm]
NYPL: Lowell [Season Begins June 19th]
GCL: GCL Sox [Season Begins June 22nd]
DSL: DSL Sox [Season Begins May 30]
DSL: DSL Sox 2 [Season Begins May 30]

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

 

[terrynever]

I am sitting here in the McCoy press box, eating free food and preparing to blog this game for SOSH. I am your worst nightmare. Yankee fan, old school sports writer, writing what I see.

Henry Owens finishing his warm ups.

 

[terrynever]

Owens breaks Mason Williams' bat in half on a 4-3 groundout.

 

[terrynever]

I like the 20-second pitch clock in CF. Owens allows one ground ball single to Flores, gets Refsnyder on a soft 5-3 grounder and then retires Kyle Roller on a deep fly to JBJ in center.

Owens has 30 walks in 43 innings this season. He hit 92 on the gun several times in the first inning.

 

[terrynever]

JBJ leading off. Two pitches, 4-3 groundout. His head must be spinning.

 

[terrynever]

Back to Owens. Opponents hitting .179 against him so far. 1.32 WHIP. He is worth waiting on.

 

[terrynever]

Allen Craig stands in. Hitting .326 in his new life.

 

[terrynever]

Craig pops out. Penny for his thoughts. He already has 44 ABs in the minors. Slugging .419 with a .396 OBP.

 

[terrynever]

Austin Romine singles leading off the second.

When Owens misses, it's by a lot. High and away twice now to Tyler Austin. Not to be technical but he's a tall guy with slight mechanical issues. Flying open. Walks Austin on four pitches.

 

[terrynever]

Owens walks two guys in second. With two outs, Mason Williams singles to right. One run scores. Bryce Brentz guns down Austin from medium right to end the inning.

 

[terrynever]

PawSox can't solve Jaron Long and his 5.18 ERA. Six up, six down.

 

[terrynever]

Refsnyder just ranged to the left of second base for a grounder deflected by the pitcher. Fielded ball on the run, threw a strike across his body for the out on catcher Humberto Quintero. Long perfect thru three.

 

[terrynever]

Scranton pitcher Jaron Long is the son of Mets' hitting coach Kevin Long. Apparently the old man couldn't teach his own son how to hit.

 

[Hee Sox Choi]

Terry, how is Refsnyder's D?  Range, arm, etc?  Just curious.  

 

[terrynever]

Terry, how is Refsnyder's D?  Range, arm, etc?  Just curious.

He is a good athlete so his range must be pretty good. That was a slow-hit ball. Getting there wasn't the problem. Throwing accurately was impressive because his errors tend be throwing errors. He has maybe 150 games at second after playing RF in college. I saw him one game last year and thought he could make the switch. The scouts like him, too. He doesn't seem to be a home run guy. More of a doubles hitter when he's driving the ball.

 

[terrynever]

JBJ walks leading off fourth. First base runner for Pawtucket.

 

[terrynever]

Marrero hits into DP. Here comes Allen Craig.

 

[terrynever]

Grounds out, 6-3. Nick Noonan has some range. Good field, no hit. .540 OPS in 129 ABs. Guys like him are a dime a dozen in the minors. Deven Marrero a bit higher on the food chain with a .675 OPS and 3 Hrs in 137 ABs. He can pick it at short.

 

[terrynever]

Kind of a typical night for Owens. Thru 4.2 innings, 1 run, 4 hits, 4 walks. Lefties were hitting .308 against him coming in. Mason Williams just hit a deep drive to the wall in CF but JBJ ran it down like he was taking a stroll in the park. Owens tops out at 92. Can drop in breaking balls in the low 70s. Interesting combo. Reminds me of Bill Lee.

Here is Refsnyder with two outs. Nope, Humberto throws out a runner trying to steal third base for the third out. Yankees must teach making outs at third in the minors because they have perfected it in the big leagues this year.

 

[terrynever]

Travis Shaw beats out a bunt for first PawSox hit with one out in fifth. Long's throw pulled Roller off first. It would have been Gang-bang but scorer Bruce Guindon ruled a hit right away because he doesn't need replays. That is how good Bruce is. Now Cecchni walks with two outs. Remember when he was the next Wade Boggs? Hitting about .190 now.

 

[terrynever]

Owens with a clean sixth. This is time well spent in Pawtucket. You can't rush lefty pitchers.

 

[terrynever]

If Boston needed a starter, Eddie Rodriguez is the man. Just 7 walks in 48 innings along with 44 Ks.

Craig just hit into DP on slow grounder to third. Close to five seconds down the line.

 

[terrynever]

Refsnyder with a good pivot and throw on that DP.

 

[terrynever]

Owens done after six. 6 4 1 1 4 4 ... 93 pitches, 59 strikes.

 

[terrynever]

Miguel Celestino is on for Pawtucket. Hits Tyler Austin to start the seventh.

 

[terrynever]

Celestino defying the 20-second clock, which shuts off when it gets under 10 seconds. You would think it would be like the shot clock in hoops. Nope. My first time seeing this. It's just experimental.

Scranton now leads 2-0 as Noonan hit a SF in the 7th.

 

[terrynever]

Scranton 3b Cole Figeuroa and his .582 OPS better not look in his rear view mirror. 2013 No. 1 draft pick Eric Jagielo on a tear at Trenton, hitting .300 with 9 homers so far, three in the last week. Power hitters are rare and get promoted faster than slap hitters. Especially when they are No. 1 picks.

Also, Aaron Judge in a slump at Trenton. Hitting .158 over last 10 with 15 Ks in 38 trips. Pitchers must have found something to get him out with. Judge has to adjust.

 

[terrynever]

Cecchni walks to lead off 8th. He has two RBI in 126 ABs. And 39 Ks.

 

[terrynever]

Mike Miller beats out a DP relay from Refsnyder, who again made a good pivot and strong throw.

 

[terrynever]

Long leaves after 7.2 shutout innings. Lefty Tyler Webb in for JBJ. Two outs. This won't take long.

 

[terrynever]

JBJ strikes out on 4 pitches. All strikes.

 

[wade boggs chicken dinner]

Allen Craig stands in. Hitting .326 in his new life.

Was hitting .326 but only has four XB hits, all of which are doubles.

Perhaps more importantly, he is at .967 OPS (.385 / .429 / .538) against lefties and only .749 (.300 / .382 / .367) against righties.

So, how does he really look?

 

[terrynever]

Was hitting .326 but only has four XB hits, all of which are doubles.Perhaps more importantly, he is at .967 OPS (.385 / .429 / .538) against lefties and only .749 (.300 / .382 / .367) against righties.So, how does he really look?

Slow and disinterested from up here in the box. Toughest thing in pro sports is a former star on the way back down the mountain. Mentally screwed.

 

[terrynever]

Jose Ramirez in to close this game out. Scribes praying for quick conclusion. Last thing they want is a tie game. I could give a shit. I am retired and have no deadline on anything.

 

[terrynever]

Marrero flies out. Here comes Craig.

 

[terrynever]

He was on strike one fast ball, fouling it straight back. Ahead of an 81 curveball for strike two, fouling it straight down at his aching feet. Then he is late on 96, fouling it to the right side. On 0-2, he takes an 85 curve and singles between third and short, bringing up the dreaded tying run in Bryce Brentz.

 

[terrynever]

Brentz takes strike three curveball that looked outside from up here. Umpires ready to go eat on Federal Hill.

Travis Shaw flies out to left to end it. Time of game : 2:39. No offense makes for fast games. Where have all the hitters gone?

 

[Cuzittt]

Salem wins 4-0.

Boxscore

Teddy Stankiewicz went 8 innings, giving up 2 hits and a walk; striking out 4. German Tavarez went an inning, giving up a walk and striking out 2.

Kevin Heller went 3/3 with a double, triple and a walk. Tzu-Wei Lin went 2/3 with a walk and a SB. Wendell Rijo went 2/4 with a double. Jordan Betts, Deiner Lopez and Carlos Coste each went 1/4; Lopez with a PO/CS. Cole Sturgeon went 1/5. Sam Travis went 0/3 with a walk.

 

[Cuzittt]

Sea Dogs win 8-2.

Boxscore

Mike Augliera went 7 innings, giving up 4 hits and a walk; striking out 3. Simon Mercedes went 2 innings, giving up 2 runs on 4 hits (1 HR) and a walk; striking out 3.

Marco Hernandez went 2/3 with a double and a walk and was picked off. Aneury Tavarez went 2/3 with a double and a sacrifice. Danny Bethea went 2/3 with a double. Carlos Asuaje went 2/4 with a pair of HRs. David Chester went 1/3 with a HR. Oscar Tejeda went 1/4 with a SB. Jonathan Roof went 0/2 with 2 walks. Jantzen Witte and Keury de la Cruz each went 0/4.

 

[Cuzittt]

PawSox can't score, lose 2-0.

Boxscore

Henry Owens went 6 innings, allowing a run on 4 hits and 4 walks; striking out 4. Miguel Celestino went 2 innings, allowing a run on a hit, a walk and a HBP; striking out three. Dana Eveland went an inning, giving up 2 hits and a walk; striking out one.

Mike Miller went 1/3. Deven Marrero, Allen Craig and Travis Shaw each went 1/4. Garin Cecchini went 0/1 with 2 walks. Luis Jimenez and Humberto Quintero each went 0/3. Bryce Brentz and Jackie Bradley each went 0/4.

 

[Cuzittt]

Drive win 5-3.

Boxscore

Jalen Beeks went 6 innings, allowing 3 runs on 7 hits (1 HR) and a walk; striking out 2. Williams Jerez went 3 innings, giving up a hit and a walk; striking out 4.

Mauricio Dubon went 4/5 with a double and was picked off. Derek Miller went 2/3 with a walk and a SB. Jordan Procyshen and Joseph Monge each went 2/4; Monge with a double, Procyshen with a SB. Cisco Tellez and Javier Guerra each went 1/4. Nick Longhi and Mike Meyers each went 0/3 with a SF. Michael Chavis went 0/4.