August 22, 2007 at 6:19 AM
Wagner drives in 4 in Jethawk win
8/22 Cup of Coffee: Last night, Pawtucket defeated Syracuse 9-7. Charlie Zink started and went 6 innings. He gave up 5 runs on 8 hits and 4 BB. He had 4 Ks. Craig Breslow (2-2) blew the save but was credited with the win. He threw an inning allowing 1 run on 2 hits and 2 BB. Bryan Corey pitched a clean inning and had 2 Ks. Travis Hughes pitched the 9th and allowed 1 run on 1 hit and a BB. Brandon Moss went 2 for 3 with 2 home runs and 3 RBI. Bobby Scales went 2 for 4 with a home run and 2 runs scored. Ed Rogers went 2 for 4 with a run scored and 2 RBI.
Binghampton blanked Portland 6-0. John Barnes (1-2) went 5 innings and gave up 2 runs on 2 hits and 7 BB. He had 6 Ks. Kyle Jackson threw 1 inning giving up 3 runs on 4 hits and 3 BB. He had 2 Ks. Andrew Dobies pitched 2 scoreless innings. He allowed 3 hits. Jose Vaquedano pitched the 9th and allowed 1 run on 1 hit. Bryan Pritz went 2 for 4 in the game.
Lancaster defeated Rancho Cucamonga 6-4. Adam Cox went 5 2/3 innings giving up 4 runs on 5 hits and 4 BB. He had 4 Ks. Kyle Fernandes (2-0) went 1 1/3 perfect innings with 1 K. TJ Large pitched 2 clean innings recording 2 Ks. Brad Correll went 2 for 4 with a home run, 2 runs scored and 2 RBI. Mark Wagner went 3 for 4 with 4 RBI. He is now hitting .320.
Augusta defeated Greenville 8-3. Jimmy James (2-4) took the loss allowing 8 runs on 7 hits and 2 BB in 3 2/3 innings. Chad Povich threw 3 1/3 scoreless frames allowing 3 hits and a BB. He had 3 Ks. Brantley New pitched the final 2 innings and did not allow a run on 1 hit. Aaron Reza went 2 for 4. Josh Reddick went 3 for 5 and scored twice. Paul Smyth went 2 for 4 and scored a run. Chih-Hsien Chiang went 2 for 4.
Lowell blasted Tri-City 13-0. Nick Hagadone started and threw 3 scoreless innings. He allowed 1 hit and a BB. He had 3 Ks. Adam Blackley (2-1) pitched 4 scoreless innings giving up 1 hit and 2 BB. He had 8 Ks. Eric Beattie threw a scoreless inning allowing 1 hit and a BB. Felix Ventura pitched a clean 9th inning recording 1 K. Carlos Fernandez-Oliva went 2 for 5 with 2 runs scored and a RBI. Oscar Tejeda went 3 for 5 with a run scored and a RBI. The youngster is now hitting .400 since being called up to the Spinners. Yamaico Navarro went 3 for 6 with 2 runs scored and a RBI. Rafael Cabreja went 2 for 6. Ty Weeden went 3 for 4 with 2 runs scored and a RBI. Pedro Vasquez went 2 for 3 with a home run, 3 runs scored and 3 RBI.
The Gulf Coast League Red Sox edged the Twins 8-7. Carlos Almanzar threw 2 scoreless innings. He did not allow a hit or a BB and had 4 Ks. Pedro Perez went 2/3 of an inning allowing a run on 2 hits and a BB. He had 1 K. Arbert Jimenez went 3 1/3 innings. He allowed 2 runs on 3 hits. He had 5 Ks. Alberto Gil (4-1) blew the save but was credited with the win. He allowed 4 runs on 5 hits and a BB. He had 1 K. Ryne Miller went 1 1/3 innings retiring the 4 batters he faced. He had 1 K. Che-Hsuan Lin went 2 for 4 with a run scored and 2 RBI. Anthony Rizzo went 2 for 4 with a home run, 3 runs scored and 2 RBI. Jared Stanley went 3 for 4 with a run scored and 2 RBI.
In the Dominican League, the Red Sox and the Marlins played to a 3-3 tie in a game that lasted only 6 innings. Randy Consuegra pitched 4 1/3 innings allowing 3 runs on 5 hits and 5 BB. He had 3 Ks. Wilfredo Pichardo went 3 for 3 and scored 2 runs.
Player of the Night: Mark Wagner who drove in 4 runs in the Jethawk win