July 23, 2005 at 5:06 AM
7/23 Cup of Coffee
Friday's games saw the teams down on the farm have a pretty good night winning five out of seven contests. Pawtucket hammered Ottawa by a score of 12-3. Lenny DiNardo (5-2) got the win going 6 innings. He allowed 3 runs on 8 hits while walking 2 and striking out 3. Alex Machado led the attack going 3 for 5 while Kevin Youkilis and Roberto Petagine each went 2 for 4. In New Hampshire, Portland defeated the Fisher Cats 4-0 behind the dominant pitching performance of Anibal Sanchez. He went seven shut out innings allowing just 3 hits and 2 walks while striking out 11. He was hitting 94 mph regularly on the radar gun. Out of the 21 outs he recorded, 11 were by Ks,9 were by ground balls and 1 was a fly ball. Chris Durbin and David Murphy each went 2 for 4 to lead the offense. Wilmington were edged by Lynchburg 11-10 in 1o innings. Felix Romero went 4 innings, allowing 1 run on 2 hits while striking out 6. Pete Fisher (1-3) took the loss pitching 1/3 of an inning giving up the winning run in the bottom of the tenth. Bryan Pritz and Brant Ust each went 3 for 5 to lead the hitting attack of the Blue Rocks. Greenville defeated Greensboro 7-4. Jesus Delgado (6-2) got the win in relief of Roger Lincoln. He went 3 innings giving up 0 runs on 1 hit. The Bombers attack was led by John Otness who went 3 for 4 with a home run, 2 RBIs and a run scored. Lowell got by, the Yankees short season team, Staten Island 5-4. Brian Marshall (2-0) got the win going 3 innings while giving up 0 runs on 3 hits. He struck out 4. Dominic Ramos went 3 for 4 and Jed Lowrie was 2 for 3 with a homer and 3 RBIs. Luis Soto had another 2 hit night and is now has 6 hits in his last 10 at bats and has raised his ave. to .273. In the Gulf Coast Rookie League, the Red Sox split a double header with the Pirates. They won the first game 1-0 behind the pitching of James Albury who went 5 innings giving up just 3 hits. He struck out 3. Richard Santana was 1 for 3 with the only RBI. Emilio Linares went 1 for 1. His hit was a double and he scored the lone run of the game. In the second tilt, the Pirates edged the Red Sox 3-2. Rhys Taylor took the loss. He went 3 2/3 innings giving up 3 runs on 5 hits. Richard Santana once again led the offense going 2 for 3 with a RBI.
Player of the Night: Anibal Sanchez of Portland, who recorded his first win in AA. He struck out 11 in his seven innings of shut out ball while allowing just 3 hits.