July 22, 2008 at 5:11 AM
Fernandez-Oliva's 3 hits lead Drive to win
7/22 Cup of Coffee: On Monday, Columbus downed Pawtucket 4-1. Michael Bowden (0-1) went 4 innings allowing 3 runs on 7 hits. He had 4 Ks. Michael Tejera threw 2 scoreless innings allowing 1 hit and a BB. Eric Hull pitched the final 2 frams giving up 1 run on 3 hits and 2 BB. He had 2 Ks. Chris Carter went 2 for 4. Sean Danielson went 2 for 4 with a run scored.
Portland defeated Connecticut 8-2. Dave Gassner (2-5) went 6 innings giving up 2 runs on 3 hits. He had 1 K. Richie Lentz threw a clean inning of relief with 1 K. Daniel Bard threw a scoreless, hitless inning allowing 1 BB. He fanned 2. Beau Vaughn threw a scoreless 9th allowing 1 hit. David Ortiz went 2 for 3 with a run scored and a RBI.
High Desert downed Lancaster 11-5. Chris Province went 5 innings allowing 4 runs on 10 hits and a BB. He had 2 Ks. Craig Molldrem (1-1) threw 1.1 frames and gave up 5 runs on 5 hits. He had 1 K. Jason Blackey went 1.2 innings giving up 2 runs on 3 hits and a BB. He had 2 Ks. Matt Sheely went 3 for 5 and scored a run. Jon Still went 2 for 5 with a home run and 2 RBI.
Greenville defeated Hagerstown 5-2. Terumasa Matsuo threw 5.2 frames allowing 2 runs on 3 hits and 2 BB. He had 10 Ks. Kyle Fernandes (3-1) went 2.1 scoreless innings allowing 1 hit.He fanned 2. Felix Ventura earned the save pitching a scoreless 9th allowing 1 hit. He had 1 K. Carlos Fernandez-Oliva went 3 for 4 and scored 2 runs. Michael Almanzar went 2 for 4 with a RBI. David Mailman went 1 for 4 with a home run, 2 runs scored and 3 RBI.
Lowell edged Tri-City 5-4. Bryan Price threw 3 scoreless innings allowing 3 hits and a BB. He had a K. Yeiper Castillo went 3.2 frames giving up 2 runs on 3 hits and 1 BB. He had 5 Ks. Mitch Herold (2-0) pitched 1.1 innings allowing 2 runs on 3 hits. Seth Garrison threw a scoreless innings allowing 1 hit. He had 1 K. Mitch Dening went 2 for 5 with a home run. He is hitting .346. Rafael Gil went 2 for 3 with a home run. Will Middlebrooks went 2 for 4.
In the Gulf Coast League, the Pirates swept a doubleheader from the Red Sox by scores of 5-1 and 9-1. In the first contest, Swen Huijer threw 3 innings allowing 1 run on 5 hits. Michael Lennox (0-2) went 3 innings giving up 4 runs on 6 hits and a BB. Joantoni Garcia went 2 for 3. In the second game, Cesar Cabral (1-2) went 1.1 innings allowing 7 runs on 7 hits and 2 BB. He had 1 K. Manuel Jimenez threw 2.2 frames allwing 1 run on 5 hits and 2 BB. Anatanaer Batista went 3 innings allwing 1 run on 2 hits. He had 5 Ks. Chih-Hsiang Huang went 2 for 3.
In the Dominican Summer League, the Red Sox downed the Blue Jays 4-2. Manuel Rivera threw 6 scoreless innings on 4 hits. He had 2 Ks.