August 30, 2007 at 6:15 AM
Kottaras hits 3 run homer in bottom of 9th to tie game
8/30 Cup of Coffee: Last night, Pawtucket trailed 6-3 in the bottom of the ninth when George Kottaras 1 for 4 stepped to the plate and hit a 3 run homer to send the game into the 10th inning. Brandon Moss 1 for 4 then drove in the winning run in the bottom of the 10th to give the PawSox a 7-6 win over Buffalo. David Pauley went 5 innings allowing 3 runs on 5 hits and 2 BB. He had 4 Ks. Craig Breslow went 1/3 of an inning and gave up 3 runs on 3 hits. Craig Hansen went 1 2/3 scoreless innings and struck out 2. Bryan Corey went 1 1/3 innings and did not allow a run or a hit. He had 3 Ks. Travis Hughes (7-6) went 1 2/3 innings and did not allow a run, hit or a BB. He had 2 Ks. Jacoby Ellsbury went 1 for 5 to take his consecutive hit streak to 24 straight games. Jed Lowrie went 3 for 5 and scored 2 runs. Jeff Bailey went 3 for 4 with 2 runs scored and a RBI. Bobby Scales went 2 for 4 with a run scored and a RBI.
Portland split their doubleheader with Trenton. They took the first contest 5-1. Chris Smith (6-8) went 6 innings allowing 1 run on 3 hits and 4 BB. He had 3 Ks. Hunter Jones threw a scoreless inning allowing 1 hit. He had 2 Ks. Jeff Natale went 2 for 2 with a run scored and a RBI. Iggy Suarez went 1 for 3 with a home run. Bryan Pritz went 1 for 3 with 2 RBI. The Sea Dogs fell 4-3 to Trenton in the second game. John Barnes started and went 4 1/3 innings giving up 3 runs on 4 hits and 7 BB. He had 2 Ks. Kyle Jackson (4-9) threw 1 2/3 innings allowing 1 run on 3 BB. He had 1 K. Andrew Dobies retired the 3 batters he faced. John Otness went 2 for 3 with 3 RBI.
Lancaster edged San Jose 6-5. Travis Beazley started and went 5 innings allowing 4 runs on 7 hits and 2 BB. He had 3 Ks. Jason Blackey (4-0) went 3 innings giving up 1 run on 2 hits and a BB. He had 2 Ks. Chad Rhoades threw a perfect 9th recording 2 Ks. Steve Garrabrants went 2 for 5 with a run scored and a RBI. Brad Correll went 2 for 4 with a run scored and a RBI. Lars Anderson went 2 for 4 with a run scored and a RBI. Scott White went 2 for 4 with a RBI. Christian Lara went 1 for 2 with a home run and 2 RBI.
Oneonta blasted Lowell 8-2. Jose Capellan (4-3) went 5 2/3 innings giving up 7 runs on 9 hits and 2 BB. He had 4 Ks. Adam Mills went 1 1/3 innings giving up 1 run on 2 hits and 2 BB. Eric Beattie threw a scoreless inning allowing 1 hit and a BB. He had 1 K. Che-Hsuan Lin went 2 for 4 with a run scored. He is now hitting .375. David Marks went 2 for 3.
Player of the Night: George Kottaras who hit a dramatic 3 run home run in the bottom of the ninth to send the PawSox into extra innings