September 4, 2008 at 6:32 AM
PawSox and Sea Dogs both drop series opener
9/4 Cup of Coffee: Pawtucket dropped their playoff series opener 7-1 to Scranton/WB. Charlie Zink went 5.1 innings giving up 6 runs on 8 hits and 3 BB. He had 4 Ks. Kyle Snyder threw 1.2 scoreless frames allowing 3 hits. He fanned 3. Marcus McBeth pitched 2 innings allowing 1 run on 2 hits. He had 2 Ks. Jeff Natale went 2 for 3. Gil Velazquez went 2 for 4 with a home run.
Portland lost their playoff game 2-1 to Trenton. Kris Johnson threw 6 innings allowing 2 runs on 4 hits and 2 BB. He had 2 Ks. Miguel Asencio pitched a clean inning with 1 K. Daniel Haigwood retired the 3 batters he faced fanning 1 of them. Aaron Bates went 2 for 4 and scored a run.
Oneonta downed Lowell 14-6. W.Y. Lin went 2.2 frames allowing 4 runs on 4 hits and 2 BB. He had a K. Armando Zerpa threw 1.1 innings giving up 2 runs on 2 hits. He had a K. Dan Buller pitched 3 innings allowing 4 runs on 6 hits. He fanned 3. Scott Lonergan pitched the final inning giving up 4 runs on 3 hits and a BB. He had a K. Pete Hissey went 2 for 4. Will Middlebrooks went 2 for 5 and scored a run. Ronald Bermudez went 2 for 4 and scored a run. Casey Kelly went 3 for 4 with a run scored and 3 RBI.
Player of the Night: Casey Kelly who had 3 hits that resulted in a run scored and 3 RBI