July 15, 2007 at 6:27 AM
Masterson dominant in Sea Dog win
7/15 Cup of Coffee: Saturday's action saw Pawtucket edge Syracuse 6-5. Mike Burns (2-6) went 5 innings giving up 3 runs on 6 hits and a BB. He had 6 Ks. Craig Breslow threw 2 innings allowing 2 runs on 1 hit and 1 BB. He had 1 K. Bryan Corey and Travis Hughes each threw a perfect inning with 2 Ks. Joe McEwing went 2 for 4 with 2 runs scored and a RBI. Michael Tucker went 2 for 5 with 2 RBI. Alex Prieto went 2 for 3. George Kottaras went 2 for 4 and scored a run. David Murphy went 1 for 4 with a run scored and 2 RBI.
Portland defeated New Britain 3-1. Justin Masterson (2-0) turned in his second straight stellar start in AA. He went 6 shutout innings allowing 3 hits and a BB. He had 7 Ks. Hunter Jones threw 2 scoreless innings of relief giving up 1 hit. He had 4 Ks. Mike James pitched the 9th allowing 1 run on 2 hits. He had 2 Ks. Chad Spann went 2 for 4 and scored a run. Bubba Bell went 1 for 3 and scored a run. Bryan Pritz went 1 for 3 with a RBI.
Lancaster got by Rancho Cucamonga 9-6. Mike Rozier started and went 5 1/3 innings giving up 5 runs on 4 hits and 4 BB. He had 5 Ks. Kyle Fernandes threw 1 2/3 innings allowing 1 run on 3 hits. He had 3 Ks. TJ Large (3-1) picked up the win pitching 2 scoreless innings. He allowed 2 hits and a BB while striking out 1. Ryan Khoury went 2 for 4 with a run scored and a RBI. Zach Daeges went 2 for 5 with a run scored and a RBI. Steve Garrabrants went 2 for 4 and scored 2 runs. Matt Sheely went 2 for 3 with a run scored and a RBI. Brad Correll went 1 for 4 with a home run and 3 RBI.
Asheville edged Greenville 5-4 in 10 innings. Jimmy James went 4 innings giving up 3 runs on 1 hit and 4 BB. He had 2 Ks. Richie Lentz threw 2 scoreless innings giving up 1 hit and 2 BB. He had 5 Ks. Bryan Cox blew the save going 2 frames. He allowed a run on 3 hits. He had 1 K. Josh Papelbon (5-7) was tagged with the loss allowing a run in 1 1/3 innings. He allowed 2 hits and a BB. Argenis Diaz went 2 for 4 with a run scored and a RBI. Jon Still went 1 for 3 with a run scored and a RBI. Jason Place went 1 for 3 and scored a run.
Auburn outscored Lowell 10-9 in 11 innings. Jose Guerra went 5 innings allowing 5 runs on 8 hits and a BB. He had 3 Ks. Ryne Lawson threw 2 scoreless innings allowing 3 hits and 2 BB. He had 2 Ks. Adam Blackley went 1 inning. He allowed 3 runs on 4 hits. He had 2 Ks. Felix Ventura threw 2 scoreless,k hitless innings. He gave up 1 BB while fanning 5. Eric Beattie (0-1) allowed 2 runs on 2 hits and a BB in 1 inning of work to take the loss. Ryan Kalish went 3 for 4 with 2 runs scored and a RBI. Yamaico Navarro went 1 for 5 with a home run and 4 RBI. Mike Jones went 2 for 4 and scored a run. Carlos Fernandez went 2 for 6 with a RBI. Pedro Vasquez went 2 for 3 and scored a run.
The Gulf Coast League Red Sox defeated the Reds 5-1. Jose Alvarez went 5 innings allowing 1 run on 1 hit and 2 BB. He had 2 Ks. Arbert Jimenez threw 3 scoreless innings allowing 2 hits and 0 BB. He had 2 Ks. Alberto Gil pitched a scoreless 9th. He allowed 2 hits and had 1 K. Luis Sumoza went 1 for 3 with a run scored and 3 RBI. Engle Beltre went 1 for 4 with a home run and 2 RBI. Oscar Tejeda went 1 for 2 with 2 BB and had a run scored.
Player of the Night: Justin Masterson who threw 6 scoreless innings giving up 3 hits. He allowed 1 BB while striking out 7 New Britain hitters.