July 14, 2005 at 10:29 PM
7/15 Cup of Coffee
Well if we can forget the new and improved bullpen of the Red Sox for a bit, lets take a look at the play of the teams down on the farm on Thursday.
Pawtucket had the lead going into the 8th inning but Manny Delcarmen recorded his first blown save and took his first loss at AAA giving up two runs on 3 hits in the eighth. Kevin Youkilis led the PawSox going 3 for 5 with 2 doubles and an RBI. Alex Machado was 3 for 4 with a run scored. Final score 7-6 for Ottawa. Portland shut out Akron 5-0. Kason Gabbard got the win going six innings. He struck out 7. Alberto Concepcion was 3 for 4. Hanley Ramirez went 2 for 4, with a homer and 4 RBIs. Frederick defeated Wilmington by a score of 7-2. The Blue Rocks are now 6-13 in the second half of their season. Dusty Brown went 1 for 2 with 2 walks to lead a rather anemic offense. Steve Langone took the loss and is now 3-3 on the season. He gave up 3 runs on4 hits in 3 2/3 innings. Greenville was defeated by Columbus by the score of 6-3. Beau Vaughn took the loss (0-2) giving up 6 runs in 3 innings. Claudio Arias led the offense going 3 for 5 with a homer. Lowell also took it on the nose going down 4-3 to Jamestown. Matt Mercurio went 3 for 4 with a double and a RBI. J.T. Zink (0-2) took the loss giving up 3 runs in 3 innings.
The Gulf Coast Red Sox defeated the Reds 6-5 in 11 innings. Archie Gilbert went 3 for 5 with a run scored and a RBI. Yader Peralta got the win pitching just 1/3 of an inning. Tim Cox threw five innings and gave up just one run.
Player of the Night: Hanley Ramirez with his 2 for 4 and a homer with 4 RBIs.