8/19 MiLB Gameday: Spinners continue playoff chase

[Cuzittt]

Today's Games:

IL:Pawtucket (Zeke Spruill) vs. Syracuse (TBD) [7:05pm]
EL:Portland (Justin Haley) @ Altoona (Matt Benedict) [7:05pm]
CL:Salem (Ty Buttrey) @ Carolina (Yean Carlos Gil) [7:05pm]
SAL:Greenville (Ben Taylor) @ Greensboro (Gabriel Castellanos) [4:05pm]
NYPL:Lowell (Kevin Steen) @ Brooklyn (TBD) [7:05pm]
GCL:GCL Sox @ GCL Rays [12:00pm]
DSL:DSL Sox @ DSL Rojos [10:30am]
DSL:DSL Sox 2 vs. DSL Braves [10:30am]

Playoff Races:

Lowell is 1/2 GB of Tri-Valley for Stedler Division Crown. Lowell is 1 GB of State College for Wild-Card.

GCL Red Sox is 6 GA of GCL Orioles in South Division. GCL could clinch as early as Friday.

DSL Red Sox2 are 1 GA of the DSL Cubs for the San Pedro de Macoris Division. Four games left for both teams, no head-to-head. Regular season ends Saturday.


Notes:

Minor League Report - 8/14


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]

GCL Sox score 2 in the 9th, defeat the Rays 5-4.

Boxscore

Roniel Raudes went 5 innings, allowing 2 runs on 4 hits and a walk; striking out 6. Pat Goetze went 2 innings, allowing 2 runs on 4 hits (1 HR); striking out one. Carlos Caceres went an inning, striking out 2. Algenis Martinez went an inning, striking out one.

Rafael Oliveras and Chris Madera each went 2/4 with a walk; Oliveras with a SB, Madera with a CS. Roldani Baldwin went 2/4 with a SF. Darwin Pena and Yoan Aybar each went 1/3 with a walk; Pena with a triple. Andy Perez went 1/4 with a double and a SF. Isaias Lucena went 1/4. Yomar Valentin went 1/5. Trent Kemp went 0/4.

 

[RedOctober3829]

1st inning for Greenville: Chavis HR, Devers 2B, Benintendi 2R HR in the first 4 batters against Greensboro.

 

[SouthernBoSox]

That Greenville team is just unreal right now. 

 

[Plympton91]

Second HR of the day for Benintendi, in the 10th inning.   Moncada, Chavis, Devers, and Benintendi go a combined 7-16 with 3 2B, 3HR, and 2 BB.
 
With all that offensive talent, I wish they'd stocked that awful pitching staff with a few more veteran ringers and gotten them into the playoffs.

 

[Cuzittt]

Salem loses 13-6.

Boxscore

Ty Buttrey went 3 innings, allowing 9 runs on 9 hits (1 HR), 5 walks and a WP, striking out 4. Brandon Show went 3 1/3 innings, allowing 4 runs on 6 hits, 4 walks and a WP, striking out one. Chandler Shepherd went 1 2/3 innings, giving up a hit and striking out one.

Jordan Betts went 2/3 with 2 walks. Wendell Rijo went 2/4 with a double and a walk. Deiner Lopez went 2/4 with a double. Zach Kapstein and Cole Sturgeon each went 2/5 Sturgeon with a HR. Kevin Heller went 1/3 with a walk before being replaced by Franklin Guzman who went 0/1. Yoilan Cerse went 1/5 with a double. Jordan Procyshen went 0/3 with 2 walks. Mike Meyers went 0/4 with a walk.

 

[Cuzittt]

Drive win 7-5 in 10.

Boxscore

Ben Taylor went 5 innings, allowing 4 runs on 7 hits (2 HRs), a walk and a WP; striking out 5. Jamie Callahan went 2 1/3 innings, allowing a run on 3 hits (1 HR); striking out 2. Kuehl McEachern went 2 2/3 innings, walking 3 (one intentional) and striking out one.

Rafael Devers went 3/5 with 2 doubles and a SB. Andrew Benintendi went 2/4 with 2 HRs and a walk. Yoan Moncada went 2/4 with a double, walk and 2 SBs. Bryan Hudson went 2/4 with a SB and a CS. Javier Guerra went 1/4. Michael Chavis went 1/5 with a HR. Carlos Mesa and JT Watkins each went 0/4. Danny Mars went 0/5.

 

[Cuzittt]

Lowell loses 3-1.

Boxscore

Kevin Steen went 4 innings, allowing 3 runs on 4 hits, 2 walks, 2 HBPs, and a WP; striking out 7. Daniel Zandona went 4 innings, walking one and throwing a WP; striking out 6.

Josh Ockimey and Tate Matheny each went 1/3 with a double. Victor Acosta went 0/2 with a walk and a SB. Mitchell Gunsolus went 0/2 before being replaced by Tucker Tubbs who went 0/1. Austin Rei and Kyri Washington each went 0/3. Chad De La Guerra, Jeremy Rivera and Luis Alexander Basabe each went 0/4.

 

[Cuzittt]

DSL2 wins 5-3.

Boxscore

Gary Calvo went 5 innings, allowing 2 unearned runs on 2 hits and a walk striking out 5. Warlyn Guzman went 3 1/3 innings, allowing a run on 5 hits and a HBP; striking out 2. Victor Diaz picked up the final two outs.

Juan Barriento went 3/4 with a double and a CS. Samuel Miranda went 2/3 with a HBP and a PO/CS. Lorenzo Cedrola went 1/3 with a HBP and 2 SBs. Ramfis Berroa went 1/3 with a walk. Juan Hernandez went 1/4. Stanley Espinal went 0/3 with a walk. Imeldo Diaz went 0/3 with a HBP. Gerardo Carrizalez went 0/3 with a sacrifice. Freiberg Marin went 0/4.

 

[Cuzittt]

DSL1 loses 4-0.

Boxscore

Eduard Bazardo went 5 innings, allowing 4 runs (2 earned) on 6 hits (1 HR) and 2 WPs; striking out 3. Luis Colmenares went 3 innings, giving up a hit and a HBP, striking out one.

Willis Figueroa, Eddy Reynoso and Pablo Urena each went 2/4; Figueroa with a CS and a HBP. Marino Campana went 1/2 with a walk and a HBP. Eduard Conde went 1/3 with a walk. Elwin Tejeda went 1/4. Keibert Petit, Luis Benoit and Luis Yovera each went 0/4.

 

[Cuzittt]

Pawsox lose 2-1 in 13 innings.

Boxscore

Zeke Spruill went 4 innings, allowing a run on 5 hits, 2 walks and a WP; striking out 3. Robby Scott went 3 innings, giving up 2 hits and striking out 3. Ryan Cook went 2 innings, walking one and striking out one. Jonathan Aro went 3 innings, hitting one and striking out three. Pat Light pitched an inning, giving up a HR and striking out one.

Deven Marrero went 3/5 with a sacrifice. Quintin Berry went 2/4 with a pair of sacrifices. Carlos Rivero went 1/5 with a walk. Garin Cecchini and Marco Hernandez each went 1/5. Allen Craig went 1/6. Sandy Leon went 0/2 with a walk and a HBP before being replaced by Matt Spring who went 0/2. Humberto Quintero went 0/5. Chris Marrero went 0/6.

 

[Cuzittt]

Portland Wins 9-8

Boxscore

Justin Haley went 5 innings, allowing 5 runs on 9 hits, 2 walks and 2 WPs, striking out one. Madison Younginer went 2 innings, allowing a run on a hit, striking out 2. Simon Mercedes went an inning+, allowing 2 runs on 2 hits and 2 walks, striking out one. Kyle Martin went an inning, striking out 2.

Carlos Asuaje and Keury de la Cruz each went 4/5 with a double and a HR, de la Cruz with a CS. Tim Roberson went 3/4 with a walk. Tzu-Wei Lin went 2/4 with a walk and a PO/CS. Henry Ramos went 1/2 with a double before being replaced by Aneury Tavarez who went 0/2 with a walk. Dustin Lawley went 1/5. Manuel Margot went 0/3 with 2 walks, a SB and a CS. Sam Travis went 0/4 with a walk. Jordan Weems went 0/4.

 

[LondonSox]

Second HR of the day for Benintendi, in the 10th inning.   Moncada, Chavis, Devers, and Benintendi go a combined 7-16 with 3 2B, 3HR, and 2 BB.
 
With all that offensive talent, I wish they'd stocked that awful pitching staff with a few more veteran ringers and gotten them into the playoffs.

AND 3 SB too (all 7 RBI and 6 of the 7 runs scored too just for fun)

 

[WenZink]

Second HR of the day for Benintendi, in the 10th inning.   Moncada, Chavis, Devers, and Benintendi go a combined 7-16 with 3 2B, 3HR, and 2 BB.
 
With all that offensive talent, I wish they'd stocked that awful pitching staff with a few more veteran ringers and gotten them into the playoffs.

 
Just read on Soxrprospects (post by Chris Hatfield) that the Greenville Drive are just a half game out of a playoff spot.  The season is divided into two halves, and since Savannah won the first and is leading in the second, "the team with the next best overall record makes the playoffs."

 

[Buzzkill Pauley]

 
Just read on Soxrprospects (post by Chris Hatfield) that the Greenville Drive are just a half game out of a playoff spot.  The season is divided into two halves, and since Savannah won the first and is leading in the second, "the team with the next best overall record makes the playoffs."

Excellent news. I'd love to see Moncada, Devers, Kopech, and Benintendi get tracked together to the greatest extent possible, so they learn to 'win' as a team, rather than simply focusing on
individual achievements.

 

[WenZink]

Excellent news. I'd love to see Moncada, Devers, Kopech, and Benintendi get tracked together to the greatest extent possible, so they learn to 'win' as a team, rather than simply focusing on
individual achievements.

 
Well not Kopech, unless they let him wave a towel, ala M.L. Carr.

 

[Buzzkill Pauley]

 
Well not Kopech, unless they let him wave a towel, ala M.L. Carr.

Actually, I meant group them together through Salem and Portland, as well as going to the SAL playoffs this year.

It's likely Devers will end up a year behind somewhere in AA-AAA, since he's much younger. But it seems like a good plan to try to build camaraderie to the greatest extent possible.

Of course, the specter of trades is looming ahead. But like I said, as much as possible.

 

[Plympton91]

Excellent news. I'd love to see Moncada, Devers, Kopech, and Benintendi get tracked together to the greatest extent possible, so they learn to 'win' as a team, rather than simply focusing on
individual achievements.

Yes, great news. All the more reason to send a couple 25 year old pitchers who are stalled at AA but could dominate teenagers down there for a couple weeks.

 

[Cuzittt]

Yes, great news. All the more reason to send a couple 25 year old pitchers who are stalled at AA but could dominate teenagers down there for a couple weeks.

That seems unlikely. Maybe if you ask nicely, they'll send Trey Ball down for you.