Yema's grand slam highlights Jethawk win

5/18 Cup of Coffee: In action on Thursday, Pawtucket was defeated by Durham 11-3. Charlie Zink (0-1) took the loss going 3 innings, giving up 9 runs on 8 hits and 4 BB. Edgar Martinez went 4 innings giving up 2 runs on 2 hits. He had 6 Ks. Travis Hughes threw the final 2 innings. He did not allow a run on 1 hit. He had 3 Ks. Jeff Bailey went 1 for 1 with a home run and he scored twice. Brandon Moss went 1 for 4 with a RBI.

Portland split a doubleheader with Altoona. They lost the first game 2-1. Clay Buchholz went 5 2/3 innings. He allowed 1 run on 3 hits and 3 BB. He had 7 Ks. Beau Vaughn (1-2) threw 2/3 of an inning allowing 1 run on 2 hits and a BB. Iggy Suarez went 1 for 3 and scored a run. Jeff Corsaletti, Jed Lowrie, Scott Youngbauer, and John Otness all went 1 for 3. Cory Keylor went 1 for 2. The Sea Dogs rebounded to take the second game 15-3. Daniel Haigwood went 3 innings giving up 3 runs on 2 hits and 5 BB. He had 3 Ks. Lincoln Holdzkom threw 2 scoreless innings giving up 1 hit and 2 BB. He had 4 Ks. Jose Vaquedano threw a scoreless inning. He allowed 2 hits and had 1 K. Mike James threw a perfect final inning. Jeff Corsaletti went 2 for 2 with a home run, 3 runs scored and 2 RBI. Jed Lowrie went 3 for 3 with 3 runs scored and a RBI. Eric Crozier went 2 for 5 with a home run, 2 runs scored and 4 RBI. Dusty Brown went 3 for 5 with a run scored and 4 RBI. Iggy Suarez went 2 for 3 with 2 runs scored and a RBI.

Lancaster edged Bakersfield 8-7 in 11 innings. Kevin Guyette started and went 5 innings. He gave up 4 runs on 6 hits and a BB. He had 2 Ks. Hunter Jones threw 2 scoreless innings allowing a single hit while striking out 2. Blake Maxwell went 1 1/3 innings giving up 1 run on 1 hit. He had 3 Ks. Chad Rhoades pitched 2/3 of an inning. He gave up a run on 3 hits. He had 1 K. Ismael Casillas (3-3) got the victory. He gave up 1 run on 2 hits. He had 1 K. Bubba Bell went 2 for 5 with a home run and 2 RBI. Tony Granadillo went 2 for 5 with a RBI. Scott White went 2 for 6. Yahmed Yema went 3 for 4 with a home run, 2 runs scored and 4 RBI.

Greenville got by Greensboro 8-7 also in 11 innings. Travis Beazley went 6 2/3 innings allowing 7 runs on 10 hits and 3 BB. He had 4 Ks. Kyle Fernandes went 1 1/3 innings. He did not allow a run while giving up a single hit. Josh Papelbon threw 2 scoreless innings allowing 1 hit and a BB. His ERA lowered to 1.19. Jorge Rodriquez (1-0) pitched 1 inning and picked up the win. He gave up 1 hit and a BB. He had 2 Ks. Kris Negron went 3 for 6 and scored 3 times. Manny Arambarris went 3 for 6 with 3 runs scored. Lars Anderson went 2 for 5 with a RBI. Reid Engel went 4 for 5 with a run scored and a RBI.

Player of the Night: Yahmed Yema who went 3 for 4, hit a grand slam home run and scored twice.

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