July 20, 2008 at 6:12 AM
Exposito leads Jethawks to 9-7 win
7/20 Cup of Coffee: On Saturday, Toledo defeated Pawtucket 13-5. Charlie Zink (11-3) lasted 1.2 innings allowing 9 runs on 8 hits and 1 BB. Jose Vaquedano threw 2.1 scoreless frames allowing 1 hit and 2 BB. He had 1 K. Lincoln Holdzkom went 2.2 innings allowing 2 runs on 3 hits and a BB. He had 3 Ks. Michael Tejera went 1.1 innings giving up 1 run on 2 hits and a BB. Eric Hull pitched the final inning and gave up 1 run on 2 hits. He had 2 Ks. George Kottaras went 3 for 4 with a home run (his 18th) and 2 RBI. Joe Thurston went 2 for 5. Jon Van Every went 2 for 4 with a RBI. Keith Ginter went 2 for 4. David Ortiz homered for his third straight game going 1 for 4 in the game.
Portland were swept in a doubleheader by Trenton by scores of 5-4 and 3-0. In the first game, Kyle Jackson went 3.1 innings giving up 3 runs on 4 hits and 3 BB. Miguel Asencio threw 1.2 innings and gave up 1 run on 2 hits. Mike James (3-4) pitched 2 innings allowing 1 run on 2 hits. Bryan Pritz went 2 for 4 and scored 2 runs. Mickey Hall went 2 for 3 with a run scored and 2 RBI. Zach Daeges went 2 for 3 and scored a run. In the second game, Adam Mills threw 6 scoreless innings allowing 3 hits while striking out 6. TJ Large (0-1) pitched the final inning and allowed 3 runs on 3 hits and 2 BB. He had 2 Ks. The Sea Dogs managed just 2 hits in this game.
Lancaster defeated High Desert 9-7. Tony Bajoczky (5-4) went 6 innings allowing 3 runs on 10 hits and a BB. He had 3 Ks. Felipe Garcia went 1 inning giving up 3 runs on 5 hits. He had 1 K. Cody McAllister threw 2 innings allowing 1 run on 2 hits. He had 3 Ks. Josh Reddick went 2 for 4 with a home run and 2 runs scored. Mike Jones went 3 for 5 with a home run and 2 runs scored. Luis Exposito went 3 for 5 with 2 runs scored and 2 RBI. Zak Farkes went 2 for 4 with a home run and 2 RBI.
Greenville downed Lake County 7-5. Felix Doubront (10-6) went 5 innings allowing 2 runs on 4 hits. He had 2 Ks. Ryne Miller threw 1.2 frames allowing 3 runs on 5 hits and a BB. Felix Ventura pitched 2.1 scoreless innings to close out the game. He allowed 1 BB. Manny Arambarris went 2 for 2.
Tri-City edged Lowell 9-8. Kyle Weiland went 4 innings allowing 1 run on 2 hits and a BB. He had 6 Ks. Charlie Rosario threw 2.1 frames allowing 3 runs on 3 hits and a BB. He had 2 Ks. Dennis Neuman threw 1.2 frames giving up 3 runs on 4 hits. He had 2 Ks. Seth Garrison (2-1) went 0.1 of an inning allowing 2 runs on 2 hits. He had 1 K. Jeff Natale went 3 for 4 with a run scored and 2 RBI. Luis Sumoza went 4 for 4 with a home run.
In the Dominican League, the Red Sox downed the Yankees 7-2. Roman Mendez (3-0) threw 6 innings allowing 1 run on 3 hits. He had 2 Ks. His ERA so far is 0.67.
Player of the Night: Luis Exposito who had 3 hits which produced a home run, 2 runs scored and 2 RBI