7/16 Cup of Coffee

Well what a difference a day makes! Friday was a much better day in Red Sox Nation, not only did the parent team win big but four of the six minor league teams were victorious as well. In AAA, Ottawa defeated Pawtucket 4-3. Anastacio Martinez moved to 2-2 as Justin Sherrod was 2 for 4 to lead the PawSox in a rather anemic team output. Chris Narveson went 6 innings giving up 2 runs. In the AA Eastern League, Portland went down 8-1 to Akron. Hanley Ramirez went 1 for 3 with a walk and David Murphy went 1 for 4 with a home run to provide the little offense that the SeaDogs had last night. Charlie Zink took the loss giving up 5 runs on 5 hits in 4 1/3 innings. In Advanced A ball, Wilmington defeated Frederick 8-4. Dusty Brown and Brant Ust led the attack, each going 3 for 5 with 2 RBIs. Felix Romero got the win in relief of Andrew Dobies going 3 innings. He gave up only 1 hit and 0 runs. In A ball, Greenville defeated Columbus by a score of 7-3. Claudio Arias had another good night going 2 for 3 scoring 3 runs and hitting a homer. Gary Galvez got the win pitching 6 innings. He gave up 9 hits,3 runs and had 5 Ks. At short season, Lowell got past Jamestown 16-7 in a slugfest. Jed Lowrie was 4 for 4 with 2 runs and 2 RBIs. Mike Leonard was 4 for 5 including a double and a triple. He scored 2 runs and had 4 RBIs. Luis Soto had a solo homer. Adam Blackley got the win going 5 innings while allowing 6 runs on 6 hits. Finally, the Gulf Coast Red Sox defeated the Pirates 7-5. Moises Santa and Luis Segovia both went 2 for 4 to lead the Red Sox attack. Dane Towery who went just 1 inning and gave up 2 runs got the win, while starter Henry Cabrera who went 5 innings giving up just 2 runs got no decision.
Player of the Night: Mike Leonard of Lowell who went 4 for 5 with 4 RBIs.

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