August 28, 2008 at 6:25 AM
Weiland tosses 5 no hit innings to lead Lowell
8/29 Cup of Coffee: On Wednesday, Pawtucket blasted Lehigh Valley 14-4. Edgar Martinez lasted 2 innings giving up 4 runs on 6 hits and 4 BB. Lincoln Holdzkom (6-5) threw 4 scoreless innings allowing 1 hit and a BB. He had 2 Ks. Jon Switzer threw a scoreless frame giving up 1 hit. Hunter Jones went 2 scoreless innings allowing 1 hit and a BB. Every one of the PawSox hitters had at least 1 hit with 7 of the 9 having multiple hit games. Josh Wilson went 3 for 6 and scored 2 runs. Chris Carter went 3 for 5 with a run scored and a RBI. Gil Velazquez went 3 for 5 with a home run, 3 runs scored and 3 RBI.
New Britain blanked Portland 2-0. Dustin Richardson (7-9) went 6 innings giving up 2 runs on 5 hits and a BB. He had 6 Ks. TJ Large threw 2 scoreless innings allowing 2 hits. He had 4 Ks. Daniel Haigwood pitched a scoreless, hitless inning allowing 2 BB. The offense managed just 3 hits spread among 3 players.
Stockton defeated Lancaster 7-2. Felix Doubront (1-1) went 4 innings giving up 4 runs on 7 hits and 2 BB. He had 5 Ks. Felipe Garcia went 2 innings allowing 3 runs on 2 hits and 3 BB. He fanned 2. Josh Papelbon tossed 2 perfect innings of relief recording 2 Ks. Mike Jones went 2 for 4 with a run scored.
Greenville downed Asheville 9-4. Jose Alvarez (8-8) went 6 innings allowing 1 run on 3 hits and a BB. He fanned 6. Ryne Miller threw 1.1 innings giving up 3 runs on 5 hits. He had 1 K. Lance McClain pitched 1.2 clean frames. He had 3 Ks. Oscar Tejeda went 2 for 5 with a run scored and a RBI. Zach Penprase went 2 for 2 with 2 runs scored and a RBI. David Marks went 2 for 5 with 2 runs and 3 RBI. Michael Almanzar went 2 for 5 with a home run and 2 RBI. Will Vazquez went 2 for 4 and scored a run.
Lowell downed Hudson Valley 5-3. Kyle Weiland (3-2) threw 5 scoreless, no-hit innings. He allowed 1 BB while striking out 8. Armando Zerpa went 2 innings allowing 1 run on 2 hits. He fanned 3. Seth Garrison went an inning giving up 1 run on 2 hits. He had 1 K. Robert Romero pitched 1 inning allowing 1 run on 2 hits. He had a K. Mitch Dening went 2 for 5 with a RBI. Will Middlebrooks went 2 for 4 with a RBI. Casey Kelly went 2 for 4 and scored 2 runs.
In the Gulf Coast League, the Red Sox defeated the Orioles 6-3. Scott Lonergan threw 2 innings allowing 1 run on 2 hits. He had 1 K. Swen Huijer pitched 3 innings giving up 1 run on 3 hits. Manuel Jimenez went 3 innings allowing 1 run on 1 hit and 2 BB. Leandro Marin pitched a clean 9th with 1 K. Bryan Peterson went 2 for 5 with a run scored and 2 RBI. Chih-Hsiang Huang went 2 for 4 with a home run and 2 RBI. Joantoni Garcia went 3 for 5 and scored a run. Ken Rogue went 2 for 4 with a RBI.
Player of the Night: Kyle Weiland who threw 5 scoreless, no hit innings with 8 Ks to lead Spinners to win