July 6, 2006 at 5:54 AM
7/6 Cup of Coffee
On Wednesday, Rochester got by Pawtucket 5-3. Charlie Zink started and took the loss. He gave up 5 runs on 8 hits and 2 BB over 5 innings. He had 1 K. Barry Hertzler went 3 innings giving up 0 runs on 3 hits. David Murphy went 2 for 4 and scored a run. Wily Mo Pena went 2 for 5 with a home run and 2 RBI. Portland split a doubleheader with Connecticut. They took the first game 2-1. Scott Shoemaker started and went 4 innings. He allowed 0 runs on 4 hits and 3 BB. He had 3 Ks. Kyle Jackson got the win in relief. He went 3 innings giving up 1 run on 4 hits and a BB. Brandon Moss went 2 for 3. Bryan Pritz went 2 for 4 with a home run and 2 RBI. They lost the second game of the twin bill 6-1. Luis Mendoza started and took the loss. He gave up 5 runs on 8 hits and a BB in 3 innings. He had 2 Ks. Jon Searles allowed a run on 3 hits in 2 innings of work. He had 2 Ks. Edgar Martinez pitched the final inning. He did not allow a hit, walked 1 and had a K. Bryan Pritz went 2 for 4 and scored a run. Chad Spann went 1 for 3 and had a RBI. Brandon Moss went 1 for 3. Wilmington blasted Kinston 11-2. Tommy Hottovy went 6 innings. He gave up 1 run on 5 hits and 3 BB. He had 3 Ks. Jacoby Ellsbury went 2 for 6 and scored a run. Jeff Corsaletti went 2 for 4 with a home run and 2 runs scored. Jed Lowrie went 2 for 5 with 2 runs scored and 3 RBI. Jeff Natale went 2 for 4 with 2 runs scored and a RBI. Andrew Pinckney went 1 for 3 with a home run and 4 RBI. Greenville defeated Greensboro 8-3. Ryan Phillips went 5 innings allowing 3 runs on 6 hits and 4 BB. He had 6 Ks. Ismael Casillas went 2 innings giving up 0 runs on 2 hits and a BB. He had 3 Ks.Kyle Fernandes pitched 2 scoreless innings. He gave up 3 hits and a BB. He had 2 Ks. Jay Johnson went 3 for 5 with 2 home runs and 3 RBI. Zak Farkes went 2 for 4 and scored a run. Lowell edged Vermont 3-2 in 11 innings. Kris Johnson went 2 innings giving up 0 runs on 0 hits and a BB. He had a K. Ryne Lawson went 5 innings. He allowed 2 runs on 4 hits and 2 BB. He had 4 Ks. T. J. Large threw 3 hitless, scoreless innings and got the win. He had 3 Ks. Bubba Bell went 2 for 4 with a RBI. Reid Engel went 2 for 4. Aaron Bates went 2 for 5 with 2 runs scored. Mike Chambers went 3 for 4. Ryan Khoury went 2 for 4 with a run scored and a RBI. In the GCL, the Red Sox defeated the Pirates 5-1. Jorge Rodriguez went 4 innings. He gave up 1 run on 3 hits and 2 BB. He had 3 Ks. Miguel Socolovich got the win going 2 scoreless innings. He gave up 2 hits and a BB. He had 2 Ks. Carlos Gonzalez went 3 scoreless innings. He allowed 1 hit and had 2 Ks. Jason Place went 2 for 3 with a RBI. Levi Tapia went 2 for 5 with a home run. Kris Negron went 2 for 5 and scored a run. Emilio Linares went 2 for 4 and had a RBI.
Player of The Night: Jay Johnson who went 3 for 5 with 2 homers and 3 RBI.