July 22, 2007 at 9:23 AM
Socolovich pitches 5 no hit innings in Spinners win
7/22 Cup of Coffee: Pawtucket defeated Louisville 6-5. Curt Schilling pitched 3 innings, giving up no runs on 2 hits while striking out 6. Craig Hansen also pitched 3 innings, giving up no runs on 1 hit and striking out 5. Michael Tucker went 2 for 3 with a double and a walk while Brandon Moss went 2 for 4.
Portland beat Binghamton 9-5. Felix Diaz pitched 5 innings, giving up 2 runs on 2 hits while striking out 8. Mike James pitched a scoreless 9th striking out 1. Jeff Natale went 2 for 3 with 2 walks while Bryan Pritz went 2 for 4 with a home run. Cory Keylor also went 2 for 5 in the win.
Lancaster was defeated by Inland Empire 6-4. Kris Johnson pitched 6 1/3 innings, giving up 6 runs (5 earned) on 9 hits while striking out 3 and walking 1. Blake Maxwell pitched the final 1 2/3 innings, giving up a hit and walking 2. Tony Granadillo and Zach Daeges each went 2 for 4 with a double.
Greenville fell to Savannah 9-8. Felix Doubront who was activated from the disabled list prior to the game pitched 2 innings giving 3 runs (2 earned) on 5 hits while striking out 1 and issuing 2 walks. Brian Steinocher pitched 4 2/3 innings, giving up 3 runs (2 earned) on 6 hits while striking out 5 and walking 1. Jason Place went 2 for 4 with a double and Jonathan Egan went 2 for 4 with a home run. Jon Still went 1 for 4 with a grand slam and a walk in the loss.
Lowell defeated Williamsport 4-1. Miguel Socolovich pitched 5 no hit innings striking out 4 and walking 2. Felix Ventura pitched a scoreless 9th giving up a hit while striking out 1 to record his 9th save. Carlos Fernandez went 3 for 4 while Jorge Jimenez went 1 for 1 with a double, 2 walks and a hit by pitch.
In the Gulf Coast League the Red Sox lost to the Pirates 7-5. Emilis Guerrero pitched the first 4 innings, giving up 4 runs on 7 hits while striking out 2. Dan Buller pitched 2 innings, giving up 2 hits and while striking out 1 and walking 1. Engel Beltre went 2 for 4 with 2 home runs while Emmanuel Solano went 1 for 3 with a walk and a stolen base.
And finally the DSL Red Sox beat the Giants 3-1. Cesar Cabral pitched 5 innings, giving up a run on 2 hits while striking out 2 and walking 1. Ronald Bermudez went 2 for 3 with a walk. Wilfred Pichardo, Eddie Lora, and Pedro Gonzalez each went 1 for 3 with a walk.
Player of the Night: Miguel Socolovich who pitched 5 no hit innings while striking out 4 and walking 2 to pick up his first win of the season.