July 5, 2005 at 7:24 AM
Cup of Coffee
Welcome to your daily cup of coffee. As I sit here in the beautiful Annapolis Valley of Nova Scotia, I hope you are enjoying your first sip of the black nectar.
Let us take a look at the action from last night where things were pretty rough for almost all the Sox minor league teams as well as the parent squad. First of all in Pawtucket, Curt Schilling was hit hard giving up 5 runs in just 5 innings. He struck out 8 while giving up 8 hits. Adam Stern and Roberto Petagine each were 1 for 4 with a homer a piece. The final score was 9-5 for Charlotte. In AA, Portland fell 9-2 to Trenton. Charlie Zink took the loss his record now 5-2. He gave up 6 runs in 4 2/3 innings. Hanley Ramirez went 2 for 3. In 14 innings Salem edged Wilmington by a score of 13-12. Felix Romero 1-5 took the loss. Jeff Ontiveros went 2 for 5 with 3 RBIs. It was Wilmington's eighth loss in a row. Greenville was the only successful team of the night clubbing Asheville 14-1. Matt Goodson won his fourth straight improving his record to 6-4. He gave up one run in seven innings on four hits. Andrew Pinckey went 2 for 4 with 2 RBIs. Chris Turner and John Otness also each went 2 for 4. Lowell was hammered by Tri- City 13-3. J.T. Zink took the loss giving up 6 runs in 3 innings. Mike Leonard was 2 for 5. Finally in the Gulf Coast League the Red Sox fell to the Twins 9-5. Henry Cabrera fell to 1-1 with the loss while Jeff Hurst went 2 for 3.
Player of the Night: Matt Goodson who earned a promotion to Wilmington as well.