August 29, 2007 at 6:16 AM
Diaz tosses complete game 1 hit shutout for Dogs
8/29 Cup of Coffee: Last night, Portland split a doubleheader with Trenton while New Hampshire was losing both ends of their twinbill. The result is that the Sea Dogs now have a 1 game lead in the wild card race. Trenton won the first game 7-3. Michael Bowden (8-5) went 4 1/3 innings giving up 4 runs on 5 hits and 2 BB. He had 2 Ks. Beau Vaughan threw 1 2/3 innings allowing 1 run on 1 hit and 1 BB. He had 3 Ks. Jose Vaquedano went 1 inning and gave up 2 runs on 4 hits. He had 1 K. Aaron Bates went 2 for 3 and scored a run. John Otness went 1 for 3 with a run scored and 2 RBI. The Sea Dogs came back to take the second game 9-0 behind the brilliant pitching of Felix Diaz. He threw 7 innings of 1 hit baseball. He did not allow a BB and had 6 Ks. Jeff Corsaletti went 3 for 4 with 3 runs scored and a RBI. Tony Granadillo went 2 for 4 with a run scored and 2 RBI. Jeff Natale went 2 for 3 with 3 RBI. Andrew Pinckney went 3 for 3 with a run scored. Sal Paniagua was also 3 for 3 with a run scored.
San Jose defeated Lancaster 9-5. TJ Nall started and went 6 1/3 innings allowing 5 runs on 6 hits and a BB. He had 1 K. TJ Large (6-4) took the loss giving up 4 runs on 5 hits and a BB. He had 1 K. Blake Maxwell finished the game throwing 2 scoreless innings. He gave up 1 BB and had 2 Ks. Steve Garrabrants went 2 for 5 with 2 home runs and 4 RBI. Lars Anderson went 2 for 4 with a RBI.
Greenville defeated Augusta 12-9. Joseph Guerra started and went 6 innings. He allowed 4 runs on 9 hits and a BB. He had 4 Ks. Bryce Cox gave up 3 runs on 2 hits. He did not retire a batter. Chad Povich (1-0) blew the save but picked up the win. He allowed 2 runs on 2 hits and a BB. He had 1 K. Josh Papelbon closed the game out throwing 2 scoreless innings. He allowed 1 hit. Argenis Diaz went 3 for 6 with a run scored and 3 RBI. Josh Reddick went 3 for 5 with a home run, 3 runs scored and 3 RBI. Paul Smyth went 2 for 5 with a RBI. Jason Place went 2 for 5 with a run scored and 2 RBI. Chih-Hsien Chiang went 2 for 4 with a run scored. Kris Negron went 4 for 5 with 3 runs scored and a RBI. He also stole 2 bases bringing his total to 28 for the season.
Lowell defeated Oneonta 5-3. Felix Doubront threw 5 innings allowing 3 runs on 7 hits. He had 4 Ks. Eammon Portice went 2 scoreless innings allowing 1 hit. He had 4 Ks. Willy Mota (5-3) threw 2 perfect innings. He had 4 Ks. Ryan Dent went 2 for 4 with a run scored and 1 RBI. Yamaico Navarro went 1 for 3 with a run scored and a RBI.
Player of the Night: Felix Diaz who threw a complete game one hit shutout for the Sea Dogs