July 13, 2007 at 6:32 AM
McEwing's 4 hits, 2 runs and 3 RBI lead Pawtucket to win
7/13 Cup of Coffee: Yesterday, Pawtucket defeated Syracuse 9-5. David Pauley (6-3) sarted and went 5 2/3 innings to earn the win. He gave up 1 run on 5 hits and 5 BB. He had 4 Ks. Craig Hansen threw 1 1/3 frames allowing 3 runs on 3 hits. He had 1 K. Bryan Corey threw 1 perfect inning. Travis Hughes pitched the 9th giving up 1 run on 3 hits. Joe McEwing went 4 for 5 with 2 runs scored and 3 RBI. David Murphy went 2 for 5. Bobby Scales went 2 for 5 and scored a run. George Kottaras went 2 for 5 with a run scored and a RBI. Ed Rogers went 2 for 3 and scored 2 runs. Alex Prieto went 3 for 4 with 2 runs scored and 3 RBI.
Portland edged New Britain 4-3. Chris Smith went 3 2/3 innings giving up 3 runs on 4 hits and 5 BB. He had 6 Ks. Andrew Dobies threw 1 2/3 perfect frames. He had 1 K. Jose Vaquedano went 1 2/3 innings. He did not allow a run on 2 hits and 3 BB. Hunter Jones (1-0) picked up his first win at AA pitching 1 perfect inning. He had 1 K. Mike James pitched a clean 9th. Jeff Natale went 1 for 3 with a home run. Andrew Pinckney went 1 for 3 with a run scored and a RBI. Iggy Suarez went 1 for 3 with a RBI.
Lancaster fell 4-3 to Lake Elsinore. TJ Nall (0-1) took the loss giving up 3 runs on 3 hits and 3 BB. He had 4 Ks. Jason Blackey threw 2 innings giving up 1 run on 1 hit. He had 1 K. Ryan Khoury went 2 for 3 with a run scored and a RBI.
Kannapolis got by Greenville 10-8. Dustin Richardson lasted 5 innings. He gave up 4 runs on 7 hits. He did not allow a BB and had 4 Ks. Brantley New pitched 3 scoreless innings. He allowed 1 BB and had 2 Ks. Josh Papelbon (5-6) lasted 1/3 of an inning. He gave up 6 runs on 5 hits and a BB. Richie Lentz went 2/3 of an inning. He did not allow a run, a hit or a BB. Argenis Diaz went 2 for 5 with a run scored. Jon Still went 3 for 4 with 2 runs scored and a RBI. Jon Egan went 1 for 3 with a home run and 3 RBI. Jason Place went 1 for 2 with a run and 2 RBI.
Batavia edged Lowell 5-4. Jose Capellan went 5 innings giving up 3 runs on 4 hits. He did not walk a batter and had 7 Ks. Eammon Portice (0-1) blew the save and took the loss. He allowed 2 runs on 3 hits and a BB in 2 innings of work. He had 1 K. Scott Lanergan pitched 2 scoreless innings. He allowed 3 hits and had 2 Ks. Ryan Kalish went 3 for 4 with 2 home runs and 4 RBI. He is now hitting .329.
In the Gulf Coast League, the Twins defeated the Red Sox 7-1. Pedro Perez (0-3) went 5 innings giving up 3 runs on 3 hits. He had 3 Ks. Scott Blue went 1/3 of an inning. He allowed 2 runs on 2 hits and 2 BB. Argenis Paulino threw 2 2/3 frames giving up 2 runs on 1 hit. He had 1 K. Mauricio Mendez threw a scoreless 9th. He gave up 1 hit and had 1 K. Engle Beltre went 1 for 3 and scored a run.
Player of the Night: Joe McEwing who had 4 hits, scored 2 runs and drove in 3 others to lead Pawtuket to their win.