July 29, 2005 at 6:15 AM
7/29 Cup of Coffee
Although the major league Sox had the day off, the farm system was in full swing yesterday. Lets review the action. Pawtucket edged Buffalo 3-2. Gabe Kapler, Dave Berg, George Lombard, and Luis Figueroa all went 2 for 4. Abe Alvarez went 6 innings giving up 1 run on 5 hits. Anastacio Martinez got the victory giving up 0 runs in 2 innings of relief. Portland defeated New Britain 4-2. The Sea Dogs got another great start from Anibal Sanchez who got the win after going 6 innings. He gave up 4 hits and 1 run while striking out 3 and giving up 0 walks. Hanley Ramirez went 2 for 3 and scored 2 runs. Wilmington shut out Kinston 4-0 behind the pitching of Felix Romero and Tommy Hottovy. Ian Bladergroen went 3 for 4, Bryan Pritz was 2 for 3 and Jon de Vries went 2 for 4. Greenville went into double digits and beat Augusta 10-4. John Otness was 2 for 5, Andrew Pinckney was 3 for 5. He had 3 runs and an RBI to go with 2 doubles. The hitting star of the night, however, was Claudio Arias. He went 4 for 5, had 5 RBI,3 runs scored, 2 homers and a triple. Roger Lincoln was the winner going 6 innings. He gave up 3 runs on 5 hits while striking out 9. Vermont handed the system its only loss defeating Lowell 5-3. Willy Mota and Mitch Stachowsky both went 2 for 4. Mario Pena took the loss giving up 4 runs on 6 hits in 5 1/3 innings. In Gulf Coast action the Red Sox defeated the Reds 4-1. Ian Cronkhite led the attack going 3 for 4 with a double and a triple. Rhys Taylor got the win giving up 1 run on 5 hits in 4 innings. Got to go and grab an extra large this morning after watching a great 18 inning game into the early hours of the morning as the Jays beat the Angels 2-1.
Player of the Night: Claudio Arias of Greenville who was 4 for 5 with 5 RBI. He had 3 runs scored, 2 home runs, and a triple.