May 12, 2007 at 6:15 AM
Buchholz fans 8 straight setting franchise record
5/12 Cup of Coffee: Friday's action saw Pawtucket edged Toledo 3-2 in 14 innings. Charlie Zink went 7 innings allowing 2 runs on 7 hits and 2 BB. He had 3 Ks. Manny Delcarmen threw 1 scoreless inning giving up 1 hit. He struck out 2. Bryan Corey threw 1 perfect inning. Craig Breslow pitched 3 perfect innings of relief. He had 4 Ks. Travis Hughes (2-1) threw 2 perfect innings to get the win. He had 1 K. David Murphy went 2 for 6 with a run scored and 2 RBI. Bobby Scales went 2 for 6. Ed Rogers went 2 for 6 with the game winning RBI in the bottom of the 14th inning.
Binghampton got by Portland 8-5. Clay Buchholz started and went 6 2/3 innings. He gave up 2 runs on 4 hits and 1 BB. He had 11 Ks including a team record of 8 in a row. Bryce Cox (1-1) took the loss. He allowed 3 runs on 2 hits in 2/3 of an inning. Barry Hertzler threw 1 1/3 innings of relief. He gave up 3 runs on 2 hits and 2 BB. Beau Vaughn threw 1/3 of an inning. He retired the only hitter he faced. Jed Lowrie went 2 for 3. Scott Youngbauer went 2 for 4 with 2 runs scored and a RBI. Andrew Pinckney went 1 for 4 with a home run and 2 RBI.
San Jose defeated Lancaster 4-1. Justin Masterson (0-3) started and took the loss giving up 4 runs on 5 hits and 2 BB. He had 7 Ks. Hunter Jones threw 1 scoreless inning of relief. He gave up 1 hit while striking out 1. Chad Rhoades pitched 1 perfect inning of relief. Scott White went 1 for 3. Mark Wagner went 1 for 3 with a run scored. Luis Soto went 1 for 3 with a RBI.
Kannapolis blanked Greenville 6-0. Jordan Craft (0-3) took the loss giving up 4 runs on 4 hits and 2 BB. He had 3 Ks. Adam Blackley went 2 innings giving up 1 run on 1 hit and 3 BB. He had 3 Ks. Eric Beattie went 1 inning giving up 1 run on 1 hit and 2 BB. He had 1 K. TJ Large threw 1 scoreless inning. He gave up 1 hit while striking out 2. Lars Anderson went 1 for 3. Chih-Hsien Chiang went 2 for 4.
Player of the Night: Clay Buchholz who set a Sea Dog record by striking out 8 consecutive Binghampton batters.