April 11, 2009 at 6:29 AM
Reddick's 4 hits lead Portland to win
4/11 Cup of Coffee: Pawtucket blanked Buffalo 9-0 on Good Friday. Michael Bowden got the start and threw 4.2 innings of scoreless ball. He gave up 2 hits and 2 walks while striking out 5. Billy Traber tossed 1.1 innings of hitless relief giving up 1 walk. Jose Vaquedano pitched 2 perfect innings of relief striking out 2. Hunter Jones pitched the 9th, retiring all three hitters he faced. Dusty Brown went 2 for 4 with a RBI. Chip Ambres went 2 for 5 with a home run and 2 runs scored. Gil Velazquez went 3 for 5 and scored a run. Ivan Ochoa went 3 for 5 with 2 runs scored and a RBI.Portland edged Connecticut 3-2 in Eastern League action. Adam Mills got the start and threw 5 innings giving up 2 runs on 7 hits. He did not walk a batter while striking out 4. Richie Lentz tossed 2 innings of perfect middle relief. He fanned 5 of the 6 batters he faced. Chris Province pitched the final 2 frames and did not allow a hit or a walk while striking out 2. Josh Reddick went 4 for 5 with a home run. Lars Anderson went 2 for 4 with a RBI. Ryan Khoury went 2 for 4 with a run scored and a RBI.
Salem completed the perfect day for Sox affiliate teams by defeating Frederick 3-2. Eammon Portice went 6 innings allowing 2 runs on 2 hits. He did not give up a walk while fanning 6. Jason Rice threw 2 scoreless innings allowing 1 hit. He struck out 5. Jason Blackey pitched a scoreless 9th allowing 1 hit. He struck out 1.
The Greenville game against Greensboro was postponed.
Player of the Night: Josh Reddick who had 4 hits including a home run in the Sea Dog win