May 7, 2007 at 7:04 AM
Bowden pitches 6 scoreless innings in Lancaster loss
5/7 Cup of Coffee: On Sunday, Buffalo defeated Pawtucket 5-3. Abe Alvarez went 6 innings giving up 2 runs on 4 hits and 2 BB. He had 6 Ks. Barry Hertzler went 1 inning. He allowed 1 run on 1 hit and 2 BB. Edgar Martinez threw an inning allowing 2 runs on 2 hits and 2 BB. He had 2 Ks. David Murphy went 2 for 5 and scored a run. He is now hitting .308. Brandon Moss went 3 for 5 with a run scored and a RBI. He is hitting .317. George Kottaras went 2 for 3 with a RBI.
Portland defeated Binghampton 8-3. Clay Buchholz (1-1) started and earned the win. He went 5 innings giving up 2 runs on 6 hits. He did not allow a BB while striking out 8 hitters. Bryce Cox went 2 innings. He allowed 1 run on 2 hits and a BB. Lincoln Holdzkom threw the final 2 innings. He did not allow a run or a hit. He gave up 2 BB and had 3 Ks. Jeff Corsaletti went 3 for 4 with 2 runs scored and a RBI. Jed Lowrie went 3 for 5 with a run scored and a RBI. Cory Keylor went 3 for 5. Eric Crozier went 2 for 5 with a run scored and a RBI.
Visalia outscored Lancaster 10-6. Mike Bowden pitched 6 scoreless innings. He allowed 6 hits and 0 BB. He had 4 Ks. Jason Blackey faced 6 hitters without retiring one. He allowed 6 runs on 4 hits and 2 BB. Ismael Casillas (2-2) blew the save and took the loss. He gave up 4 runs on 3 hits and 2 BB. He had 1 K. Tim Cox went 2 1/3 innings. He did not allow a run on 1 hit and a 1 BB. Bubba Bell went 1 for 3 with a run scored and 2 RBI. Zach Daeges went 2 for 3 with 2 RBI. Yahmed Yema went 2 for 4 with a RBI.
Augusta took both ends of a doubleheader from Greenville by scores of 3-2 and 8-2. In the first game, Travis Beazley (3-3) went 5 1/3 innings giving up 3 runs on 6 hits. He had 4 Ks. Kyle Fernandes went the final 1 2/3 frames without allowing a hit. He gave up 1 BB and had 1 K. Reid Engel went 2 for 3. Carlos Fernandes went 1 for 2 with a RBI. In the second contest, Jordan Craft (0-2) started and took the loss. He went 4 innings giving up 3 runs on 6 hits and a BB. He had 3 Ks. Jorge Rodriquez went 1/3 inning. He gave up 4 runs on 3 hits and 2 BB. Josh Papelbon went 1 2/3 scoreless innings. He gave up a BB and had 1 K. Eric Beattie went an inning allowing 1 run on 1 hit and 1 BB. He had 2 Ks. Pedro Vasquez went 2 for 4. Jon Still went 2 for 3.
Player of the Night: Mike Bowden who pitched 6 scoreless innings with 4 Ks.