July 17, 2007 at 6:08 AM
Johnson tosses 7 scoreless innings in Jethawk win
7/17 Cup of Coffee: Last night, Pawtucket defeated Ottawa 6-4. Clay Buchholz in his AAA debut went 3 innings. He gave up 3 runs( 2 earned) on 5 hits. He did not walk a batter and had 5 Ks. Abe Alvarez went 2 scoreless innings. He allowed 2 hits and 2 BB. He had 2 Ks. Barry Hertzler (1-1) pitched 2 scoreless innings allowing 1 hit. Craig Breslow threw 1 scoreless inning allowing 1 hit. Travis Hughes pitched the 9th inning allowing 1 run on 2 hits. He struck out the side. Ed Rogers went 1 for 2 with a home run and 2 RBI. Joe McEwing went 1 for 4 with 2 RBI. Jacoby Ellsbury went 1 for 3 and scored a run.
Portland blasted New Hampshire 9-1. Daniel Haigwood went 3 1/3 scoreless innings allowing 2 hits and 2 BB. He had 1 K. Jose Vaquedano (1-0) threw 2 2/3 scoreless innings. He allowed 1 hit and a BB. Andrew Dobies pitched 2 scoreless frames allowing 1 hit while fanning 2. Lincoln Holdzkom pitched the 9th giving up 1 run on 2 hits. Jeff Corsaletti went 2 for 5 with a run scored and 2 RBI. Jay Johnson went 2 for 5 and scored a run. Chad Spann went 2 for 5 with a run scored and a RBI. Dusty Brown went 2 for 4 with a home run, 2 runs scored and 3 RBI. Corey Keylor went 3 for 4 and scored 2 runs.
Lancaster defeated Rancho Cucamonga 9-1. Kris Johnson (6-4) threw 7 shutout innings allowing 4 hits. He had 7 Ks. Cody McAllister pitched the final 2 innings giving up 1 run on 2 hits. He had 2 Ks. Tony Granadillo went 2 for 5 with a home run. Brad Correll went 2 for 4 with a home run, 2 runs scored and 2 RBI. Sal Paniagua went 2 for 4 with a home run.
Greenville got by Asheville 10-7. Brian Steinocher went 6 innings giving up 3 runs on 4 hits. He had 5 Ks. Chris Province (1-0) blew the save but was credited with the win. He allowed 4 runs on 6 hits in 1 2/3 innings. He had 1 K. Chris Jones pitched a perfect final 1 1/3 innings. He had 3 Ks. Reid Engel went 2 for 5 with a run scored and 3 RBI. Lars Anderson went 2 for 5 with a run scored and a RBI. He is now hitting .302. Josh Reddick went 2 for 4 with a run scored and a RBI. He is now hitting .315. Jason Place went 3 for 5 with 2 runs scored and 2 RBI. Kris Negron went 2 for 4 with a run scored and a RBI.
Lowell split a doubleheader with Auburn. They lost the first game 3-1. Miguel Socolovich went 4 innings giving up 1 run on 3 hits and 2 BB. He had 5 Ks. Willy Mota (0-2) went 1 2/3 innings allowing 2 runs on 4 hits and a BB. He had 2 Ks. Scott Lonergan threw 1 1/3 scoreless innings. He gave up 1 hit and had 2 Ks. Yamaico Navarro went 2 for 4. Carlos Fernandez went 1 for 3 with a RBI. The Spinners came back to take the second contest 5-1. Adam Mills pitched 3 scoreless innings. He allowed 1 hit while fanning 6. Chad Povich threw 3 scoreless frames. He allowed 1 hit and had 5 Ks. Eric Beattie pitched the final frame. He gave up 1 run on 3 BB. He had 1 K. Carlos Fernandez went 2 for 3 with 2 RBI. Dan Milano went 2 for 3 with a run scored.
In the Gulf Coast League, the Red Sox bombed the Pirates 15-0. Tony Bajoczky (3-1) went 5 scoreless innings. He allowed 3 hits while fanning 5. Armando Zerpa threw 2 scoreless frames allowing 2 hits and a BB. He had 2 Ks. Dan Buller pitched 2 scoreless innings allowing 2 hits. He had 1 K. Che-Hsuan Lin went 4 for 6 with 2 runs scored and 4 RBI. Oscar Tejeda went 2 for 4 with a run scored and 2 RBI. Luis Sumoza went 2 for 5 with a home run and 2 runs scored. Engle Beltre went 2 for 5 with 2 runs scored and a RBI. Rafael Gil went 3 for 3 with a home run, 3 runs scored and 3 RBI.
Player of the Night: Kris Johnson who threw 7 scoreless innings to pick up his 6th win. He had 7 Ks.