July 14, 2006 at 5:38 AM
7/14 Cup of Coffee
It was a busy Thursday for the Sox affiliates with a total of 8 games played including two doubleheaders. Pawtucket blanked Charlotte 3-0. Kason Gabbard started and went 7 scoreless innings. He allowed 2 hits and 2 BB while striking out 6. Jermaine Van Buren pitched the final 2 innings giving up 0 runs on 0 hits and a BB. He had 2 Ks. Ron Calloway went 2 for 4 and scored a run. Corky Miller went 2 for 4 with a home run and 3 RBI. Trent Durrington went 2 for 3. Portland defeated Connecticut 9-4. Frank Brooks got the win going 5 innings. He allowed 2 runs on 3 hits and 3 BB. He had 3 Ks. Randy Beam pitched 2 innings allowing 1 run on 1 hit. He had 2 Ks. In Jacoby Ellsbury's debut at AA, he went 1 for 4 with a RBI. Chris Durbin went 3 for 5 with 2 runs scored and 2 RBI. Jeremy West went 2 for 5 with 2 runs scored and 2 RBI. Luis Jimenez went 2 for 5 with a RBI. Dusty Brown went 2 for 5 with 2 runs scored. Keoni De Renne went 2 for 4. Wilmington outslugged Frederick 13-10. Matt Goodson started and got the win going 5 1/3 innings. He allowed 5 runs on 6 hits and 2 BB. He had 2 Ks. Randy Newsom went 2 2/3 innings. He gave up 2 runs on 5 hits and a BB. He had 2 Ks. Beau Vaughn went 1 inning allowing 3 runs on 4 hits and a BB. He had 1 K. Jay Johnson went 2 for 5 and scored 2 runs. Bryan Pritz went 2 for 5 with 2 runs scored and a RBI. Jed Lowrie went 3 for 5 with 2 runs scored and a RBI. Jeff Natale went 2 for 4 with 2 runs scored and 4 RBI. Andrew Pinckney went 2 for 4 with 2 runs scored and a RBI. Scott White went 2 for 4 with a run scored and 2 RBI. Greenville edged Asheville 5-4. Mike Rozier started and went 6 innings. He gave up 4 runs on 6 hits. He did not allow a BB while recording 7 Ks. Tim Cox went 3 scoreless innings in relief. He gave up 2 hits and did not allow a BB. He had 2 Ks. Blake Maxwell got the win pitching 2 scoreless innings. He allowed 2 hits and had 1 K. Mickey Hall went 2 for 6 with a run scored and a RBI. Dominic Ramos went 3 for 4 with a RBI. Luis Soto went 2 for 5 with a home run and 2 RBI. Chris Turner went 2 for 5 and scored twice. Christian Lara went 2 for 5 with a RBI. Lowell split a doubleheader with Mahoning V. They lost the first game 3-2. Mario Pena started and went 5 innings allowing 2 runs on 7 hits. He did not issue a BB and had 1 K. Bryce Cox went 2 innings giving up 1 run on 3 hits. He did not allow a BB while recording 1 K. Bubba Bell went 2 for 3 with a RBI. The Spinners came back to take the second contest 8-3. J.T. Zink went 5 innings allowing 2 runs on 7 hits. He had 1 K. Dustin Richardson threw the final innings allowing 1 run on 2 hits anda BB. He had 2 Ks. Luis Exposito went 2 for 4 with a run scored and a RBI. Paul Smyth went 3 for 4 with a run scored and 2 RBI. Finally in the Gulf Coast League, the Red Sox swept their doubleheader with the Reds. They took the first game 2-1 behind the strong pitching of Jorge Rodriguez. He went 6 innings giving up 0 runs on 2 hits and 2 BB. He had 4 Ks. Will Mann pitched the final inning allowing 1 run on 3 hits. He struck out 1. Jonathan Egan went 2 for 3 with a RBI. They took the second game by a more convincing 10-2 score. Joseph Guerrero went 5 innings. He gave up 2 runs on 7 hits and a BB. He had 5 Ks. Mauricio Mendez threw 1 perfect inning of relief. Jason Place went 2 for 3 with a run scored and 3 RBI. Roberto Sosa went 1 for 4 with a run scored and 3 RBI. Matt Sheely went 1 for 2 with 3 runs scored.
Player of The Night: Kason Gabbard who pitched 7 scoreless innings allowing just 2 hits and 2 BB. He had 6 Ks.