August 1, 2007 at 6:10 AM
Smyth's 2 homers and 6 RBI lead Greenville to win
8/1 Cup of Coffee: On Tuesday, Pawtucket behind the stellar performance of Curt Schilling defeated Columbus 5-4. He went 7 scoreless innings allowing 4 hits. He did not walk a hitter while recording 4 Ks. Craig Breslow went 1 1/3 innings giving up 4 runs on 4 hits. He had 3 Ks. Bryan Corey (4-6) picked up the win pitching 2/3 of an inning. He did not allow a hit or a BB. He had a K. Travis Hughes pitched a scoreless final inning. He allowed 1 hit while fannung 1. Jed Lowrie went 2 for 5 and scored a run. Jeff Bailey went 2 for 5 with a run scored. George Kottaras went 3 for 3 with 2 runs scored and a RBI. Alex Prieto went 2 for 4 with 2 RBI.
Portland edged Bowie 4-3. Justin Masterson had another strong performance going 7 innings and allowing 2 runs on 5 hits and 3 BB. He had 3 Ks. Hunter Jones (2-0) blew the save but picked up the win. He allowed 1 run on 2 hits. He had 4 Ks. Iggy Suarez went 2 for 4 with a home run and 2 RBI. Cory Keylor went 2 for 3 with a home run.
Lancaster defeated Rancho Cucamonga 7-4. Travis Beazley (3-1) threw 7 scoreless innings. He allowed 4 hits and did not walk a batter. He had 7 Ks. Cody McAllister pitched 1 inning allowing 2 runs on 3 hits. Blake Maxwell threw 1 inning and gave up 2 runs on 2 hits and a BB. He had 2 Ks. Aaron Bates went 2 for 4 with 2 home runs and 4 RBI. Scott White went 2 for 4. Mickey Hall went 2 for 4 and scored a run.
Greenville defeated Lake County 11-9 in 14 innings. Daniel Bard went 2 1/3 innings. He gave up 6 runs on 2 hits and 5 BB. He had 2 Ks. Brantley New went 2 2/3 innings. He gave up 1 run on 3 hits and a BB. Bryce Cox threw 2 innings allowing 1 run on 1 hit and 2 BB. He had 1 K. Richie Lentz went an inning giving up 1 run on 2 hits and 2 BB. He had 1 K. Josh Papelbon threw 2 scoreless frames. He did not allow a hit but gave up 3 BB. Chris Province (2-0) went 3 scoreless innings giving up 2 hits and a BB. He had 2 Ks. Chris Jones closed the game out throwing a clean 14th. He had 2 Ks. Jon Still went 3 for 4 and scored 2 runs. Paul Smyth went 4 for 7 with 2 home runs, 3 runs scored and 6 RBI. Matt Sheely went 2 for 6 with a run scored and a RBI.
Brooklyn defeated Lowell 9-5. Felix Doubront went 3 1/3 innings allowing 3 runs on 4 hits and a BB. He had 2 Ks. Joseph Guerra (0-3) threw 2 2/3 frames and gave up 4 runs on 6 hits. He had 2 Ks. Scott Lonergan went 2 innings giving up 2 runs on 2 hits and a BB. He had 3 Ks. Eric Beattie pitched a scoreless final inning but gave up 3 BB. He had 1 K. Ty Weeden went 3 for 4 with a home run and 2 RBI.
In the Gulf Coast League, the Pirates edged the Red Sox 4-3 in 11 innings. Ryan Colvin threw 5 innings allowing 2 runs on 5 hits and a BB. He had 4 Ks. Ryne Miller went 1 inning giving up 1 run on 2 BB. He had 1 K. Alberto Gil pitched 3 scoreless frames. He allowed 1 hit while recording 1 K. Mauricio Mendez (0-1) took the loss giving up 1 run on 2 hits and 2 BB in an inning of work. He had 1 K. Che-Hsuan Lin went 2 for 5 with a RBI. Emmanuel Solano went 2 for 5 with a run scored.
In the Dominican League, the Red Sox got by the Blue Jays 7-5. Alberto Gonzalez (2-1) threw 4 scoreless innings allowing 1 hit and 2 BB. He had 4 Ks. Pedro Gonzalez went 3 for 4 with 2 runs scored and 2 RBI.
Player of the Night: Paul Smyth who went 4 for 7 with 2 home runs, 3 runs scored and 6 RBI.