Bard goes 2 scoreless in PawSox victory

4/10 Cup of Coffee: Opening Day saw Pawtucket defeat Buffalo 6-4. Enrigue Gonzalez threw 5 innings allowing 2 runs on 5 hits and 2 walks. He had 5 strikeouts. Fernando Cabrera pitched 1 inning and gave up 2 runs on 3 hits. He had 1 strikeout. Marcus McBeth tossed a scoreless inning allowing 1 hit while striking out the side. Daniel Bard threw 2 perfect innings striking out 4. Paul McAnulty went 2 for 2 with a run scored and 2 RBI. Dusty Brown went 2 for 5 with 2 RBI. Ivan Ochoa went 2 for 3 with a run scored.

Connecticut blanked Portland 3-0. Junichi Tazawa went 5 innings allowing 1 run on 4 hits and a walk. He had 7 strikeouts. Dustin Richardson tossed 2 innings giving up a run on 1 hit. Bryce Cox went 1 inning allowing 1 run on 2 hits. Chad Rhoades threw a scoreless inning allowing 1 hit. Lars Anderson, Aaron Bates and Jon Still all went 1 for 4. Mark Wagner went 1 for 3.

Frederick downed Salem 8-6 in 12 innings. Kyle Weiland threw 2.1 frames allowing 4 runs on 6 hits and 3 walks. He had 1 strikeout. Kyle Fernandes went 3.2 innings allowing 1 run on 2 hits and 2 walks. He had 2 strikeouts. Chad Povich tossed 2 perfect innings recording 3 strikeouts. Ryne Miller threw 2 innings giving up 1 run on 2 hits. He fanned 2. Derrick Loop went 2 innings allowing 2 runs on 5 hits and 1 walk. He had 2 strikeouts. Che-Hsuan Lin went 2 for 6 with a run scored. Yamaico Navarro went 2 for 7 with a run scored. Ryan Kalish went 1 for 4 and had 2 RBI.

Greensboro edged Greenville 6-5 in 10 innings. Stolmy Pimentel went 5 innings allowing 2 runs on 8 hits. He had 1 strikeout. Fabian Williamson threw 4 innings giving up 3 runs on 3 hits and 3 walks. He had 2 strikeouts. Felix Ventura went 0.1 of an inning giving up the winning run on 1 hit. Tim Federowicz went 2 for 4 with a home run and 3 RBI. Ryan Lavarnway went 2 for 4 with a home run.

Player of the Night: Daniel Bard who threw 2 perfect innings while striking out 4 to earn his first save of the season.

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