August 20, 2008 at 5:59 AM
Negron's 4 hits lead Lancaster to win
8/20 Cup of Coffee: Syracuse downed Pawtucket 4-2. Charlie Zink (13-5) threw 7 innings allowing 2 runs on 3 hits. He had 7 Ks. Chris Smith pitched 1 inning giving up 1 run on 1 hit. Marcus McBeth pitched the 9th and allowed 1 run on 1 hit. He had 1 K. George Kottaras went 2 for 4 with a home run. Jeff Corsaletti went 2 for 3.
Altoona edged Portland 7-6. Kris Johnson (8-8) went 5.2 frames allowing 6 runs on 10 hits. He fanned 3. Richie Lentz threw 1.1 innings and allowed 1 run on 1 hit. He had 2 Ks. Mike James pitched a scoreless inning allowing 2 BB. He had 2 Ks. Zach Daeges went 2 for 4 with a home run and 3 RBI. He is now hitting .321.
Lancaster defeated High Desert 8-5. Chris Province went 4 innings giving up 4 runs on 7 hits and 2 BB. Craig Molldrem pitched 2 innings giving up 1 run on 3 hits. He had 2 Ks. Felipe Garcia (1-0) threw 2 scoreless innings allowing 1 hit. He fanned 3. Cody McAllister pitched a clean 9th. He fanned 1. Kris Negron went 4 for 5 and scored 2 runs. Ryan Kalish went 2 for 5 and drove in 3 runs. Mike Jones went 2 for 4 with a home run. Luis Exposito went 3 for 5 with a RBI. Aaron Reza went 2 for 4 with a home run and 2 runs scored.
Greenville doubled the score on Greensboro 12-6. Chad Povich went 5 innings giving up 4 runs on 4 hits and 2 BB. He had 8 Ks. Ryne Miller (2-3) pitched 2.2 frames allowing 2 runs on 3 hits and 3 BB. He had 2 Ks. Felix Ventura went 1.1 frames and did not allow a run on 1 hit and a BB. He had 2 Ks. Carlos Fernandez-Oliva went 3 for 6 and scored 2 times. Jared Stanley went 2 for 3 with 2 runs scored and a RBI. David Marks went 2 for 5 with 2 runs scored and 3 RBI. Oscar Tejeda went 3 for 5 with a run scored and 2 RBI. Michael Almanzar went 2 for 4 and scored 2 times. Will Vazquez went 2 for 4 and drove in a run.
In the N.Y./Penn League All Star game, Mitch Dening went 1 for 2 with a RBI.
The Red Sox/Reds game in the Gulf Coast League was postponed.
In the Dominican League, the Red Sox downed the Royals 4-2. Wilfi Santana (6-1) threw 6 innings allowing 1 run on 4 hits and a BB. He had 5 Ks. Pedro Gonzalez went 3 for 3 with 3 RBI.
Player of the Night: Kris Negron who went 4 for 5 and scored 2 times