September 4, 2006 at 7:47 AM
9/4 Cup of Coffee
On Sunday, Pawtucket defeated Syracuse 7-4 in 12 innings. Chris Smith started and went 6 innings. He gave up 2 runs on 6 hits. He did not allow a BB while striking out 6. Craig Hansen went 1 2/3 innings. He gave up 1 run on 2 hits. He had 3 Ks. David Lee went a clean 1/3 of an inning. Jermaine Van Buren went 2 innings giving up 1 run on 3 hits and a BB. He had 2 Ks. Jason Richardson went 2 scoreless innings. He gave up 1 hit and had 1 K. Willie Harris went 3 for 6 with a home run and 2 runs scored. Alex Machado went 2 for 6 and scored twice. Ron Calloway went 2 for 6 and scored a run. Jeff Bailey went 3 for 6 and had 3 RBI. Corky Miller went 2 for 6 and scored a run. Trent Durrington went 3 for 6 with a run scored and an RBI. Portland's game with New Hampshire was postponed due to rain and will be made up today as part of a doubleheader.
Wilmington edged Frederick 5-4. Mike Rozier went 4 2/3 innings allowing 4 runs on 6 hits and 3 BB. He had 5 Ks. Kevin Guyette went 2 1/3 innings. He did not allow a run on 1 hit. He had 2 Ks. Bryce Cox went 1 perfect inning. He had 2 Ks. Mike James also went 1 perfect inning. He had a K. Andrew Pinckney went 3 for 4 with 2 home runs and 3 RBI. John Otness went 2 for 4. Kannapolis defeated Greenville 4-2. Ryan Phillips went 6 innings giving up 3 runs on 5 hits and a BB. He had 6 Ks. Kyle Fernandes went 3 innings allowing a run on 3 hits and a BB. He had 2 Ks. Tony Granadillo went 2 for 3 with a home run. Matt Mercurio went 2 for 4. Ryan Khoury went 2 for 3 with a run scored.
Lowell defeated Brooklyn 9-6. Felix Doubront went 5 innings giving up 4 runs on 3 hits and a BB. He had 3 Ks. Dustin Richardson went 2 innings. He did not allow a run giving up 1 hit and a BB. Jean Guillen went 2/3 of an inning. He allowed 2 runs on 2 hits and 3 BB. He had a K. Josh Papelbon closed out the game going 1 1/3 innings. He did not allow a hit but gave up 1 BB. He had 3 Ks. Chih-Hsien Chiang went 2 for 5 with a run scored and an RBI. Manny Arambarris went 3 for 4 with a home run, 2 runs scored and 3 RBI. Mike Jones went 3 for 5 with a home run, 2 runs scored and 4 RBI. Jon Still went 2 for 5 with an RBI.
Player of The Night: Andrew Pinckney who went 3 for 4 with 2 home runs and 3 RBI.