8/25 Cup of Coffee: Pawtucket split a doubleheader with Buffalo. They lost 7-0 in the first contest but came back to take the second game 7-4. The big story of the night was Jacoby Ellsbury who had hits in both games to set a new PawSox consecutive game hitting streak. He has now hit in 20 straight games. In the first game, David Pauley (6-6) started and took the loss. He went 4 2/3 innings allowing 7 runs on 7 hits and 3 BB. He had 4 Ks. Craig Hansen made his first appearance since coming off the DL. He went 2/3 of an inning and did not allow a run although he gave up 2 BB and a hit. He had 1 K. Lincoln Holdzkom pitched 2/3 of an inning and gave up a BB. He had 2 Ks. Bobby Scales, Brandon Moss, Jacoby Ellsbury, and Chris Carter were all 1 for 3 in that game. Devern Hansack (9-7) started the second game and went 5 2/3 innings to earn the win. He allowed 4 runs on 7 hits and 3 BB. He had 4 Ks. Bryan Corey went 1/3 of an inning retiring the only batter he faced. Travis Hughes threw a scoreless inning allowing a BB. He had 1 K. Jacoby Ellsbury went 3 for 4 with 2 runs scored and a RBI. Jed Lowrie went 2 for 4 with a run scored and a RBI. Bobby Scales went 2 for 3 with a RBI. He is now hitting .295. Brandon Moss went 1 for 3 with 2 runs scored. He hit his 16th home run of the season.
Portland ,in their race for the wildcard, doubled the score on New Hampshire 12-6.
Chris Smith (5-8) went 6 innings to earn the win. He allowed 4 runs on 8 hits and a BB. He had 5 Ks. Andrew Dobies went 1 scoreless inning. He allowed 1 hit and had 1 K. Kyle Jackson pitched an inning and gave up 2 runs on 2 hits. He had 3 Ks. Mike James threw a scoreless 9th. He allowed 1 hit and recorded 2 Ks. Aaron Bates went 2 for 5 with a home run, 3 runs scored and 5 RBI. Chad Spann went 3 for 5 with 2 rruns scored and 3 RBI. Cory Keylor went 2 for 5 with a RBI.
Lancaster defeated Stockton 6-4.
Dustin Richardson (3-0) started and went 6 innings to earn the win. He allowed 4 runs on 6 hits and a BB. He had 11 Ks. Blake Maxwell pitched the final 3 innings. He did not allow a run on just 1 hit. He had 1 K. Ryan Khoury went 2 for 4 and scored a run. Zach Daeges went 2 for 3 with 2 runs scored. Mickey Hall went 2 for 4 with a home run and 2 runs scored.
Greenville defeated Kannapolis 7-2.
Brian Steinocher went 4 1/3 innings allowing 2 runs on 7 hits and 3 BB. He had 2 Ks. Jorge Rodriguez (5-1) earned the win going 1 2/3 scoreless frames. He did not allow a hit but walked 2. Chad Povich threw 2 scoreless innings allowing 2 hits and a BB. He had 2 Ks. Josh Papelbon pitched a scoreless 9th allowing 1 hit. Argenis Diaz went 2 for 5 and scored a run. Paul Smyth went 2 for 5 with 2 RBI. He is now hitting .333. Jon Egan went 2 for 4 and scored a run. Jason Place went 2 for 4 with a home run and 3 RBI.
Lowell outslugged Aberdeen 11-10.
Jose Capellan started and went 6 innings allowing 4 runs on 7 hits. He did not allow a BB while recording 7 Ks. Adam Mills blew the save allowing 6 runs( only 2 of which were earned) on 5 hits. He had 3 Ks. Willy Mota (4-3) got the win pitching a scoreless 9th. He allowed 2 hits and had 1 K. Carlos Fernandez-Oliva went 2 for 6 with a run scored and 4 RBI. He is now hitting .317. Oscar Tejeda went 3 for 6 with a run scored and 3 RBI. He is hitting .389. Jorge Jimenez went 4 for 5 with a run scored and 2 RBI. He raised his BA to .305. Ty Weeden went 2 for 4 with a home run and 3 RBI. Pedro Vasquez went 2 for 4 and scored twice.
In the Gulf Coast League, the
Red Sox doubled the Orioles 6-3.
Carlos Almanzar went 2 innings and did not allow a run on 2 hits. He had 2 Ks. Emilis Guerrero (3-0) went 4 innings allowing 1 run on 3 hits and a BB. He had 3 Ks. Armando Zerpa went 2 innings and gave up 2 runs on 3 hits. Victor Galue threw a scoreless 9th giving up 2 hits. Ryan Dent had a perfect night going 4 for 4 with a home run and 3 runs scored. He is now hitting .370. Jared Stanley went 1 for 3 with a home run and 3 RBI.
In the Dominican League, the
Red Sox lost to the Blue Jays 3-2.
Yeiper Castillo (2-2) took the loss giving up 3 runs on 4 hits and a BB in 5 1/3 innings. He had 5 Ks. Juan Bonifaico went 2 for 3 and scored 2 runs.
Player of the Night: Jacoby Ellsbury for establishing a new Pawtucket consecutive game hitting streak. He has now hit in 20 straight games. Honorable mention to Ryan Dent and Jorge Jimenez.
8/25 Cup of Coffee: Pawtucket split a doubleheader with Buffalo. They lost 7-0 in the first contest but came back to take the second game 7-4. The big story of the night was Jacoby Ellsbury who had hits in both games to set a new PawSox consecutive game hitting streak. He has now hit in 20 straight games. In the first game, David Pauley (6-6) started and took the loss. He went 4 2/3 innings allowing 7 runs on 7 hits and 3 BB. He had 4 Ks. Craig Hansen made his first appearance since coming off the DL. He went 2/3 of an inning and did not allow a run although he gave up 2 BB and a hit. He had 1 K. Lincoln Holdzkom pitched 2/3 of an inning and gave up a BB. He had 2 Ks. Bobby Scales, Brandon Moss, Jacoby Ellsbury, and Chris Carter were all 1 for 3 in that game. Devern Hansack (9-7) started the second game and went 5 2/3 innings to earn the win. He allowed 4 runs on 7 hits and 3 BB. He had 4 Ks. Bryan Corey went 1/3 of an inning retiring the only batter he faced. Travis Hughes threw a scoreless inning allowing a BB. He had 1 K. Jacoby Ellsbury went 3 for 4 with 2 runs scored and a RBI. Jed Lowrie went 2 for 4 with a run scored and a RBI. Bobby Scales went 2 for 3 with a RBI. He is now hitting .295. Brandon Moss went 1 for 3 with 2 runs scored. He hit his 16th home run of the season. 