6/20 MiLB Gameday: ...And then there were Seven

[Cuzittt]

Today's Games:

IL:Pawtucket (Anthony Ranaudo) @ Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (Joel de la Cruz) [7:05pm]
EL: Portland (SUSP/Henry Owens) vs. Altoona (SUSP/Kenn Kasparek) [6:05pm]
CL:Salem (Corey Littrell) @ Winston-Salem (TBD) [7:05pm]
SAL: Greenville (Teddy Stankiewicz) vs. Savannah (TBD) [7:05pm]
NYPL: Lowell (Jake Drehoff) vs. Tri-City (TBD) [7:05pm]
GCL: GCL Sox vs GCL Twins [12:00pm]
DSL: DSL Sox vs. DSL Yankees 1 [10:30am]

Notes:

The Portland suspended game is from 6/11/14, with the Seadogs up 2-1 entering the bottom of the 3rd. Portland is the ROAD team as the game was originally started in Altoona. Game is scheduled to go 9. Second game is scheduled for 7.

Luis Diaz promoted to Portland (replacing Suspended Miguel Pena).

Joe Gunkel, Jantzen Witte and Jordan Weems promoted to Salem.

Tim Roberson and Kevin Mager demoted to Greenville.

Kyle Stroup released.


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

 

[Mighty Joe Young]

Any word on Devers moving to the GCL? By my count that team only has 24 active players.

Edit: never mind .. Answered in the adopt a prospect forum

 

[Byrdbrain]

Kevin Thomas ‏@ClearTheBases  29m
Sean Coyle hits a lucrative home run. Sailed through hole in Sullivan Tire sign above the Monster. Will split $10,000 with a lucky fan
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This is pretty awesome, almost never see those "hit it here" gimmicks pay off.

 

[soxhop411]

 
Kevin Thomas ‏@ClearTheBases  29m
Sean Coyle hits a lucrative home run. Sailed through hole in Sullivan Tire sign above the Monster. Will split $10,000 with a lucky fan
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This is pretty awesome, almost never see those "hit it here" gimmicks pay off.
 

 

[Cuzittt]

Portland wins the suspended game 4-2.

Boxscore

Keith Couch went 2 innings (last week), allowing an unearned run on 3 hits; striking out 3. Mike McCarthy went 5 innings, allowing a run on 5 hits and a walk; striking out one. Miguel Celestino went 2 innings; striking out 2.

Stefan Welch went 1/1 with a HR, walk and HBP before being replaced by Matt Spring who went 0/1. Sean Coyle went 1/2 with a HR, walk and HBP. Derrik Gibson, Bo Greenwell and Keury de la Cruz each went 1/4; Greenwell with a SB. Heiker Meneses went 0/2 with a HBP and a CS. Blake Swihart and Deven Marrero each went 0/3 with a walk; Marrero with a CS. David Chester went 0/4.

 

[Cuzittt]

GCL Sox win their debut, 6-4.

Boxscore

Sergio Gomez went an inning, allowing a run on a hit. Dedgar Jimenez went 4 innings, allowing 2 runs on 5 hits and a walk; striking out one. Luis Ramos went 2 innings, giving up a hit. Yankory Pimentel went 2 innings, allowing a run on a hit and 2 walks.

Jose Vinicio and Rafael Olivares each went 2/3 with a double; Vinicio with a sacrifice and a SB. Javier Guerra went 2/4 with a triple. Derek Miller and Joseph Monge each went 1/3 with a walk. Jordon Austin went 0/2 with a walk and a HBP. Darwin Pena and Victor Acosta each went 0/3 with a walk. Simon Gravel went 0/3.

 

[Cuzittt]

Salem loses 5-1.

Boxscore

Corey Littrell went 5 2/3 innings, allowing 3 runs on 5 hits (2 HRs), 2 walks and a WP; striking out 6. Kyle Martin went 2 1/3 innings, allowing 2 runs on 5 hits, 2 WPs and a Balk; striking out one.

Reed Gragnani went 2/3 with a double, walk and CS. Jantzen Witte went 1/3 with a walk. Jordan Weems went 1/3 with a double. Matty Johnson went 1/3 with a sacrifice. Carson Blair went 1/4. Ryan Dent went 0/3. Mike Miller, Mario Martinez, and Aneury Tavarez each went 0/4.

 

[Cuzittt]

Lowell with the walk-off win, 8-7.

Boxscore

Jake Drehoff went 4 innings, allowing a run on 3 hits (1 HR), 4 walks, and a HBP; striking out 3. Edwar Garcia went 2 1/3 innings, allowing 5 runs (4 earned) on 5 hits; striking out 2. Ellis Jimenez went 2 2/3 innings, allowing a run on 2 hits and a walk; striking out 3.

Jordan Betts went 3/3 with a double, HR and walk. Franklin Guzman and Mike Meyers each went 2/5; Guzman with a HR. Nick Longhi went 1/1 after replacing Andres Torres who went 1/3 with a walk. Alixon Suarez went 1/4. Bryan Hudson went 0/2 with 3 walks. Raymel Flores went 0/2 with a sacrifice and a HBP. Mauricio Dubon went 0/3 with a walk and a SF. Sam Travis went 0/5.

 

[Cuzittt]

Seadogs win game 2, 3-0.

Boxscore

Henry Owens pitched a complete game (7 inning) shutout, giving up 5 hits and 2 walks; striking out 8.

David Chester went 2/2 with a walk. Jonathan Roof went 2/3 with a walk. Derrik Gibson went 2/4 with a double. Sean Coyle and Keury de la Cruz each went 1/3. Blake Swihart went 0/1 with 2 walks. Heiker Meneses went 0/2 with a walk. Michael Brenly and Bo Greenwell each went 0/3.

 

[Cuzittt]

Drive lay waste to the SandGnats, 21-1.

Boxscore

Teddy Stankiewicz went 6 innings, allowing an unearned run on 2 hits and 2 walks; striking out 3. Jacob Dahlstrand went 3 innings, giving up a hit and walking 2.

Tim Roberson went 4/6 with 4 doubles and 7 RBI and 3 Runs scored. Wendell Rijo went 3/6 with a triple. Jake Romanski went 2/3 with a sacrifice before being replaced by Carlos Coste who went 1/2. Carlos Asuaje went 2/3 with a walk before being replaced by Aneudis Peralta who went 1/2. Zach Kapstein went 2/4 with a walk. Tzu-Wei Lin went 2/6. Forrestt Allday and Manuel Margot each went 1/4 with 2 walks. Kevin Mager went 1/5 with a double and a walk.

[Every Offensive Player had a hit. Every starter reached base (via hit/walk) twice. 6 starters reached base at least 3 times]

 

[Cuzittt]

DSL Sox lose 5-4.

Boxscore

Enmanuel de Jesus went 4 innings, allowing a run on 2 hits, 3 walks and a WP; striking out 4. Jesus Perez went 3 1/3 innings, allowing 4 runs (3 earned) on 6 hits, a walk and a WP; striking out 2. Yeferson Ardiles went 1 2/3 innings, giving up a hit, a HBP and 2 WPs; striking out one.

Yoan Aybar went 2/4 with a double and a PO/CS. Luis Alexander Basabe, Carlos Tovar, Rafael Devers and Juan Barriento each went 1/4. Luis Benoit went 0/2 with a walk. Roldani Baldwin and Juan Perez each went 0/3 with a HBP. Samuel Miranda went 0/4.

 

[Cuzittt]

Mookie with a 2 RBI single with 2 outs in the top of the 9th (10th pitch of AB) puts the Pawsox ahead, 3-2. And that is how the game ends.

Boxscore

Anthony Ranaudo went 7 innings, allowing 2 runs on 4 hits (1 HR) and 2 walks; striking out 6. Drake Britton went 1 2/3 innings, giving up 2 hits and 2 walks; striking out one. Tommy Layne struck out the only batter he faced to end the game.

Mookie Betts went 3/5 with a double and was picked off. Travis Shaw went 2/4 with a triple and a SB. Shannon Wilkerson went 1/2 in relief of Will Middlebrooks who went 1/3. Alex Hassan went 1/3 with a walk. Ryan Roberts went 1/4. Mike McCoy went 0/3 with 2 walks. Justin Henry went 0/3 with a walk. Christian Vazquez and Carlos Rivero each went 0/4.

 

[Bob Montgomerys Helmet Hat]

Owens stellar again tonight
7 IP, 5 H, 0 R, 2BB, 8K, 65% strikes
 
Gotta be close to moving him up.

 

[Plympton91]

How much longer until the conversation about Betts as the starting CF in Boston really becomes relevant? The all-star break?

 

[Tim Salmon]

How much longer until the conversation about Betts as the starting CF in Boston really becomes relevant? The all-star break?

Probably around then.  I understand not wanting to rush him with so few AAA at-bats and a new position.  And it's probably tempting to delay his service clock by holding him back for part of next year, as well.  All that said, if he's really this dialed in, I don't want him wasting many more of those beautiful swings in the minors.  6-9 in the lineup is a vortex where offense goes to die.  If he manages to put up a .600 OPS, he's at least got JBJ beat on one side of the ball.

 

[Cuzittt]

Service clock in Boston should be a non issue. If they bring him up permanently for this year... he wouldn't even use an option.

 

[Cuzittt]

STORIES

PAWSOX

Game Story

With Pawtucket trailing by one run and down to its final out and final strike, Mookie Betts delivered a game-winning two-run single against former MLB All-Star Heath Bell to propel the PawSox to a come-from-behind 3-2 victory over the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders Friday night at PNC Field.

Betts delivered a groundball hit into center with the bases loaded on the 10th pitch of his at-bat against Bell (2-1). Scranton rallied in the bottom of the ninth, loading the bases with two outs against Drake Britton (1-2), forcing manager Kevin Boles to bring in Tommy Layne.

Layne faced pinch-hitter Carmen Angelini with the game on the line, and Angelini worked the count to 3-2. Layne threw a breaking ball in the dirt on the payoff pitch, but Angelini swung through it to end the game on a strikeout. It was the left-hander’s fourth save of the season, all of them coming in his last five appearances.

The PawSox (38-38) rallied from a 2-0 deficit after five innings to win the opener of the four-game series. Starter Anthony Ranaudo pitched seven strong innings, allowing only two runs on four hits with six strikeouts but left the game with his team trailing, 2-1.

Bell allowed a one-out single in the ninth to Ryan Roberts, but then struck out Christian Vazquez for the second out of the inning. Alex Hassan kept the game alive with an infield hit to third, then Justin Henry worked a walk on a lengthy at-bat to set the stage for Betts game-winning hit.

SEADOGS

Games Story

Hadlock Field fans were treated to a $10,000 home run and another Henry Owens gem Friday night as the Portland Sea Dogs swept a doubleheader, 4-2 and 3-0, against the Altoona Curve before a crowd of 5,750.

Sean Coyle hit a home run in the first game that sailed over the left-field wall and through the hole in the Sullivan Tire sign. That feat meant Coyle and a Sea Dogs fan would split $10,000. Coyle’s two-run homer also was the difference in the game.

In the second game, Owens, the Sea Dogs’ ace and No. 1 Red Sox pitching prospect, pitched a five-hit, complete-game (seven-inning) shutout, striking out eight and walking two. Owens improved to 9-3 with a 1.99 ERA.

“Early, I felt a little too live with my arm,” Owens said. “I feel like I settled in late and had a good three-pitch mix.”

Of his 98 pitches (64 strikes), Owens threw 52 fastballs – around 91 mph – along with 33 change-ups and 13 curves. His change-up remains dominating (12 swings-and-misses, including six of the strikeouts).

Owens had a couple of rough outings in mid to late April but has cruised since. He has allowed two earned runs total in his last seven starts.

“He believes in what he’s doing,” pitching coach Bob Kipper said. “He has stayed with his routine and he’s the one benefiting from it.”

Owens was supported in the field by some diving stops from shortstop Heiker Meneses and a diving grab of a line drive by right fielder Bo Greenwell. Offensively, new first baseman David Chester singled in two runs and outfielder Keury De La Cruz singled in another.

SALEM

Game Story

Jason Coats hit two home runs and drove in three, and Terance Marin struck out 10 Red Sox over seven innings to power the Dash to their second straight victory over the Red Sox 5-1 at BB&T Ballpark.

Coats hit his first home run in the bottom of the first inning and drove in Courtney Hawkins to give the Dash an early 2-0 lead.

Salem got a run back in the third as newcomer Jordan Weems led off with a double and was driven home by a two-out RBI single by Reed Gragnani.

That would be all the offense that Marin would surrender as the Dash right-hander scattered only five hits and one run and struck out 10 Sox batters over seven innings.

Coats would give the Dash an insurance run in the sixth, with his second home run of the night, a solo shot over the left field wall. Courtney Hawkins would triple to lead off the eighth inning and score on a wild pitch by Sox reliever Kyle Martin to make it 4-1. Grant Buckner would then triple home another run to end the scoring.

DRIVE

Game Story

Tim Roberson’s return to Greenville has gone pretty well thus far.

Sent down from Salem Thursday, Roberson pounded Savannah pitching for four doubles and drove in seven runs over three consecutive innings to lead the Drive to a 21-1 victory.

His four doubles came in consecutive at-bats. The first three were two-run, two-run, and three-run hits. In 16 previous games with Greenville, he had eight RBI.

Greenville (35-36, 1-1) collected all 21 runs and 20 hits and benefited from four errors from the third through eighth innings to win going away with an attendance of 6,146 fans at Fluor Field. All 11 Greenville batters had at least one hit and every starter scored at least once.

“We swung the bats really well as a team today,” Roberson said. “To put those runs on the board early helped everybody relax and have fun at the plate. That’s what happened.”

While the offense was humming, starting pitcher Teddy Stankiewicz (6-4) was cruising. He pitched five no-hit innings and only gave up an unearned run and two hits in six innings of work.

“Teddy Stankiewicz again with an outstanding outing,” said Drive manager Darren Fenster. “He’s really taken the next step over the past few starts.”

Savannah (45-22, 1-1) starting pitcher John Gant (7-3) entered the game with the South Atlantic League’s second-best earned run average at 2.12. Despite giving up 11 runs in four innings, his ERA barely moved. Ten of the runs were unearned because of the four errors.

Kevin Mager, who just returned to Greenville with Roberson, reached on errors by Savannah third baseman Jon Leroux in three straight innings to key the Drive outburst. He would eventually score each time, setting the pace for a four-run third and a three-run fourth.

SPINNERS

Game Story

The Lowell Spinners held a 6-2 lead in the seventh inning but the Tri-City ValleyCats fought back to take a 7-6 lead. The Spinners were not to be deterred however, tying the game on a Franklin Guzman home run and winning the game on a single up the middle by Mike Meyers to send the crowd home happy.

The win was the Spinners fourth consecutive win and kept them atop the Stedler Division standings.

It was Jake Drehoff poster giveaway night at LeLacheur Park, but the ValleyCats were unimpressed as Marc Wilk hit a leadoff home run to give Tri-City (5-3) an early 1-0 lead. Drehoff settled down, striking out the last two batters of the inning.

Lowell (4-4) broke through for a run in the bottom half of the third inning. Betts led off the inning with a double and Raymel Flores sacrificed him over to third. Alixon Suarez followed with a single up the middle, scoring Betts to even the score at one.

The Spinners took the lead in the fourth inning and it was Betts again delivering the big hit. After a one-out single by Mike Meyers, Betts hit a towering homerun to left field, his second home run in as many home games at LeLacheur Park to give Lowell a 3-1 lead.

Lowell padded the lead in the fifth inning against ValleyCats reliever Raul Rivera. After back-to-back walks to Bryan Hudson and Mauricio Dubon, an infield single by Andres Torres loaded the bases and a Sam Travis double play brought home Hudson. Ariel Ovando couldn't handle Franklin Guzman's shallow pop-up, allowing Dubon to score to move the Spinners ahead, 5-1.

Tri-City and Lowell would trade runs in the sixth inning, with a sacrifice fly from Dubon bringing home the Spinners run, pushing the score to 6-2.