8/20/18 MiLB Gameday: The Final Week in the Complexes

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Today's Games:

International League Pawtucket Red Sox - OFF DAY
Eastern League Portland Sea Dogs (Dedgar Jimenez) vs. New Hampshire Fisher Cats [TOR] (Hector Perez) [7:00pm]
Carolina League Salem Red Sox - OFF DAY
South Atlantic League Greenville Drive (Angel Padron) vs. Hickory Crawdads [TEX] (Tyler Phillips) [7:05pm]
New York Penn League Lowell Spinners (TBD) @ Staten Island Yankees [NYY] (TBD) [7:05pm]
Gulf Coast League GCL Red Sox vs. GCL Orioles [12:00pm]
Dominican Summer League DSL Red Sox 1 vs. DSL Braves [10:30am]
Dominican Summer League DSL Red Sox 2 @ DSL Rangers1 [10:30am]

Notes:

Playoff Positioning:

Pawtucket - 8 (Wild Card) [Eliminated from Division Title]
Portland - Elimination Number 2
Salem - 7 Games Back of Lynchburg, Elimination Number 9
Greenville - 1 GB of Lexington
Lowell - 0.5 GB of Tri-City (Division), 1.5 GB Brooklyn/Hudson Valley (WC)
GCL - 2 GA of Twins and Rays
DSL1 - Eliminated
DSL2 - Eliminated

Scoreboard:

Scoreboard

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

 

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With five games left in the regular season, the GCL Red Sox are in fantastic shape to continue the organizations long streak of having a team in the playoffs (Back to the early 1990s at least).

They happen to be two games up with the two teams chasing them (Rays and Twins) facing off against each other the next three days. Meanwhile, the Sox get to face the woeful Orioles, who have won only 13 games this season and are 18 games in back of the Red Sox.

The Red Sox are 9-1 in their last 10 against the O's after starting out 1-4 against them.

The Red Sox could clinch the division title as early as Wednesday if they sweep the Orioles and the other series is not swept by one of the teams.

 

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GCL Sox shut out the O's, 2-0.

Boxscore

Austin Maddox allowed one hit and struck out one in the first. Mark Montgomery yielded one hit in the second. Brayan Bello surrendered two hits and punched out six in three frames. Ryan Fernandez relinquished one hit and whiffed four in three innings. Robbie Baker gave up one hit and struck out one in the ninth.

Jecorrah Arnold and Juan Hernandez each had a pair of hits in four jaunts; Arnold with a double. Juan Carlos Abreu contributed a single and a triple in five appearances. Brandon Howlett and Elih Marrero each blopped a single and took a walk in four excursions. Nicholas Northcut doubled once and struck out thrice. Esteban Quiroz earned a free pass and swatted two sacrifice flies in four quests. Carlos Pulido was hit by a pitch and received a base on balls in four forays. Chad Hardy was unable to reach in four unexceptional ups.

 

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DSL1 loses 7-3.

Boxscore

Emerson Ortiz yielded two unearned runs on five hits – including a Brandol Mezquita bomb – over six frames; punching out a quintet. Jose Larez let in five runs on five hits, a walk, and a hit by pitch in the seventh; whiffing one and uncorking a wild pitch. Alvaro Leal allowed a hit and struck out a pair in the eighth. Alejandro Crisostomo pitched a 1-2-3 ninth with one out by way of the K.

Fabian Andrade flipped two singles and drew a walk in four appearances; he was also caught stealing. Erick Flores struck a single and a double and was hit by a pitch in four excursions. Wilker Vargas, Leonel Jimenez, Lewis Baez, and Jose Navas each notched one hit in four ventures; Baez with a triple. Denny Daza dropped a sacrifice bunt and was caught stealing in four dances. Carlos Sanchez struck out in all four frazzled forays. Gilberto Jimenez had five junky jaunts.

 

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DSL2 defeated 3-1.

Boxscore

Irvin Villarroel was victimized for two runs on one hit and five walks over 4 2/3 frames; striking out a trio. Richardson Jimenez relinquished one run on four hits and two walks over 2 1/3 innings; whiffing a quartet. Hansel Viola allowed one hit in the eighth.

Gregori Custodio and Gabriel Quintero each garnered a double and a walk in four quests. Nelfy Abreu and Ronaldo Pulgar each procured a single and a stolen base in four appearances. Kleiber Rodriguez received two free passes in four treks. Andres Gari garnered a walk in four attempts. Luis Hernandez dropped a sacrifice bunt in four forays. Carlos Martinez and Garbriel Perez each had a quartet of contemptible contests.

 

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Spinners spanked by Staten Island, 7-1.

Boxscore

Brian Brown struck out two of the six men he faced in two perfect frames. Taylor Ahearn allowed six runs on four hits, a wild pitch, and five walks over one inning and six batters. Danny Bethea was bopped for a run on four hits over three frames; punching out a pair. Oddanier Mosqueda yielded two hits and whiffed a quartet over the final two innings.

Lane Milligan managed two singles in four matchups. Korby Batesole belted a double in four at-bats. Devlin Granberg, Tyler Esplin, Trey Ganns, Andre Colon, Alan Marrero, and Dylan Hardy each were handled with ease over eighteen combined excursions. Grant Williams put the ball in play four times with no success.

 

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Portland squeaks by the Fisher Cats, 4-3.

Boxscore

Eduardo Rodriguez relinquished one hit and two bases on balls over four frames; punching out an octet. Dedgar Jimenez was dinged for three runs on seven hits and a walk over the final five innings; striking out a quartet.

Jeremy Rivera ripped a single and a double and took two walks in five jaunts. Danny Mars delivered a single, received two free passes, and stole a base in four matchups. Chad De La Guerra, Michael Chavis, Luke Tendler, and Jhon Nunez each notched one single in four trips. Chris Madera earned a base on balls in four matchups; he also stole a base. Bobby Dalbec was hit by a pitch in four dances. Johnny Bladel suffered a quartet of junky jaunts.

 

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Hickory takes the Drive to the woodshed, 11-2.

Boxscore

Angel Padron allowed six runs on six hits – including a Tyreque Reed round tripper – and three walks in 5 1/3 innings; striking out five, uncorking a wild pitch, and committing a balk. Lukas Young yielded five runs on seven hits, two walks, and a wild pitch over 1 2/3 frames (and four batters). Devon Fisher finished the game with two scoreless innings, giving up a hit and a walk while punching out three and unleashing a wild pitch.

Zach Sterry swatted a single and drew a walk in four sessions. Isaias Lucena legged out a single in three matchups. Everlouis Lozada, Marino Campana, and Jarren Duran each delivered one hit in four jaunts; Lozada lacing his first tater in two years. Kervin Suarez and Tanner Nishioka each notched a base on balls in four treks. Pedro Castellanos and Ryan Fitzgerald each had four frustrating forays.