June 20, 2008 at 6:22 AM
Dent homers twice in Spinner win
6/20 Cup of Coffee: Columbus downed Pawtucket 4-3 on Thursday. Devern Hansack threw 6 scoreless innings allowing 4 hits and 2 BB. He had 7 Ks. Lincoln Holdzkom (5-2) went an inning giving up 4 runs on 5 hits. Miquel Asencio went 2 innings giving up 2 hits while fanning 1. Joe Thurston went 3 for 5. George Kottaras went 2 for 4 with 2 runs scored. Bryan Pritz went 3 for 4.
Portland defeated New Britain 10-4. Michael Bowden (6-3) went 5.2 innings allowing 2 runs on 5 hits and a BB. He had 5 Ks. Mike James went 2.1 innings giving up 2 runs on 4 hits. He had 3 Ks. TJ Large threw a scoreless 9th allowing 1 hit while fanning 2. Bubba Bell went 3 for 5 with 3 RBI. Mark Wagner went 2 for 4 with 2 homers and 4 RBI. John Otness went 2 for 4 and scored a run. Mickey Hall went 2 for 4 and scored twice. Iggy Suarez went 2 for 4 with a run scored and 2 RBI.
Lancaster defeated Lake Elsinore 7-3. Tony Bajoczky (3-3) went 6 innings giving up 3 runs on 8 hits. He had 2 Ks. Bryce Cox threw 2 clean innings. Brian Steinocher threw a scoreless 9th allowing 2 hits. Jason Place went 2 for 5 with 2 runs scored and a RBI. Jorge Jimenez went 2 for 4 with a RBI. Aaron Reza went 2 for 4 with 2 runs scored and a RBI. Argenis Diaz went 2 for 4 with a run scored and 3 RBI.
Greenville downed Hickory 11-6. Jose Capellan went 3 innings allowing 6 runs on 8 hits and a BB. He had 1 K. Kyle Fernandes threw 4 scoreless innings allowing 3 hits. He had 2 Ks. Ryne Miller (1-0) pitched 2 scoreless innings allowing 2 hits and a BB. He had 1 K. Ryan Kalish went 2 for 4 with a RBI. Yamaico Navarro went 2 for 4 with 2 RBI. Ty Weeden went 2 for 4 with a home run, 2 runs scored and 3 RBI. Kris Negron went 3 for 4 with 2 runs scored and 2 RBI.
Lowell edged Tri-City 7-6. Yeiper Castillo threw 4 innings allowing 4 runs on 4 hits and a BB. He had 7 Ks. Stephen Fife (1-0) went 2 innings allowing 1 run on 2 hits. He had 1 K. Charlie Rosario went 3 innings giving up 1 run on 5 hits. He had 3 Ks. Ryan Dent went 3 for 4 with 2 home runs. Carlos Fernandez-Oliva went 2 for 4 with a run scored and a RBI. Rafael Gil went 2 for 4 with a RBI.
In the DSL, the Red Sox downed the Dodgers 7-4. Felix Sanchez went 3 for 4 and scored a run.
Player of the Night: Ryan Dent who went 3 for 4 with 2 home runs