June 29, 2008 at 7:04 AM
Almanzar leads Gulf Coast Sox to win
6/29 Cup of Coffee: Saturday's games saw Rochester down Pawtucket 8-6 in 10 innings. The PawSox actually led by a run going into the bottom of the 10th. Charlie Zink went 6 innings giving up 5 runs on 9 hits and 3 BB. He had 4 Ks. Mike Timlin threw a perfect inning of relief fanning 2 of the 3 hitters he faced. Lincoln Holdzkom went 2.1 frames without allowing a run or a hit. He had 1 K. Jon Switzer (3-1) did not retire a hitter but allowed 3 runs on 3 hits. Joe Thurston went 3 for 4 with a run scored and 2 RBI. Jed Lowrie went 2 for 5 with a RBI. Gil Velazquez went 2 for 5 with a home run and 2 runs scored. Jon Van Every went 2 for 5 with a home run.
Trenton defeated Portland 7-4. Matt Goodson went 2 innings allowing 2 runs on 3 hits and 3 BB. He had 1 K. Carlos Vasquez threw 3 innings giving up 2 runs on 2 hits and 3 BB. He had 4 Ks. Chad Rhoades (2-2) went 3 frames allowing 3 runs on 4 hits and a BB. He had 2 Ks. TJ Large pitched a clean 9th recording 1 K. Zach Daeges went 2 for 5 with a run scored and a RBI. Sandy Madera went 2 for 4 with a run scored. Aaron Bates went 2 for 3 with a RBI. John Otness went 2 for 5 with a RBI. Mickey Hall went 3 for 4 with a run scored.
Inland Empire edged Lancaster 7-6. Tony Bajoczky went 7 innings allowing 3 runs on 4 hits and 2 BB. He had 3 KS. Josh Papelbon (0-3) threw an inning giving up 2 runs on 1 hit and 2 BB. He had 1 K. Chris Jones went 1 inning and gave up 2 runs on 3 hits and a BB. Lars Anderson went 2 for 3 and scored a run. Chih-Hsien Chiang went 2 for 3 with a run scored and 3 RBI.
Greenville defeated Asheville 4-1. Felix Doubront (8-5) threw 6 innings allowing 1 run on 3 hits and a BB. He had 7 Ks. Ryne Miller threw 2 scoreless, hitless innings giving up a BB. He had 2 Ks. Felix Ventura pitched a scoreless, hitless 9th giving up 1 BB. He fanned 1. Yamaico Navarro went 2 for 3 with a run scored and 2 RBI.
Vermont downed Lowell 5-1. Drake Britton went 3 innings giving up 1 run on 3 hits and 3 BB. He had 2 Ks. Charlie Rosario (0-1) went 2.2 frames allowing 4 runs on 5 hits and a BB. He had 2 Ks. Seth Garrison threw 2.1 scoreless innings allowing 2 hits while fanning 4. Kade Keowen went 2 for 4 with a RBI.
In the Gulf Coast League, the Red Sox defeated the Orioles 7-5 in 10 innings. Wang-Yi Lin went 4 innings allowing 2 runs on 4 hits. He had 1 K. Jorge Rodriguez threw 2 innings allowing 1 run on 2 hits and a BB. Pedro Perez (1-0) went 3 innings giving up 2 runs on 3 hits and a BB. He had 4 Ks. Dustin Mercadante pitched a clean 10th recording a K. Joantoni Garcia went 2 for 5 with a run scored. Andrew Frezza went 2 for 6 with 2 runs scored. Michael Almanzar went 3 for 3 with 3 runs scored and 2 RBI. Tyler Yockey went 3 for 5 with 2 RBI.
In the Dominican League, the Red Sox downed the Mets 11-5. Danny Dilon (2-1) went 5 innings allowing 1 run on 4 hits and 3 BB. He had 2 Ks.
Player of the Night: Michael Almanzar who went 3 for 3 with 3 runs scored and 2 RBI