May 26, 2009 at 6:14 AM
Buchholz almost perfect in PawSox win
5/26 Cup of Coffee: Pawtucket's Clay Buchholz had retired the first 24 hitters he faced on Monday and entered the 9th inning with a chance to make history. He, however, allowed a single to the first batter he faced before retiring the next 3 hitters to record a complete game, 1 hit 3-0 win over Louisville. He struck out 7. Dusty Brown went 3 for 4 with a home run. Travis Denker went 2 for 3.Connecticut edged Portland 9-8. Adam Mills threw 4.2 innings giving up 7 runs on 7 hits and 3 walks. He fanned 1. Chris Province went 1.2 frames giving up 2 runs on 4 hits and a walk. He struck out 1. Chad Rhoades pitched 1.2 scoreless innings allowing 1 hit and a walk. TJ Large threw a scoreless inning allowing 1 hit. Mark Wagner went 3 for 5 with a run scored and a RBI. Lars Anderson went 2 for 4 with a home run and 2 RBI. Jon Still went 3 for 5 with a run scored. Argenis Diaz went 3 for 5 with 2 runs scored and 2 RBI. Ryan Khoury went 2 for 3 with a run scored and 3 RBI.
Salem was idle on Monday.
Greenville downed Rome 5-1 behind the strong performance of Casey Kelly who threw 6 scoreless innings giving up 1 hit. He struck out 3. Lance McClain threw a scoreless inning allowing 2 hits. Armando Zerpa tossed 2 innings and gave up a run on 3 hits. He fanned 2. Ryan Dent went 2 for 4 with a RBI. Tim Federowicz went 2 for 5 with a run scored and a RBI. Anthony Rizzo went 2 for 4 and scored a run. Kade Keowen went 3 for 4 with a home run and 2 RBI. Mike Almanzar went 2 for 4 with a RBI.
Player of the Night: Clay Buchholz who threw a complete game 1 hit shutout striking out 7 and came within 3 outs of throwing a perfect game