May 3, 2009 at 6:26 AM
Carter leads PawSox to win
5/3 Cup of Coffee: Despite being outhit 15 to 7, Pawtucket downed Gwinnett 8-5 on Saturday. Enrique Gonzalez threw 6 innings allowing 4 runs on 11 hits and 2 walks. He had 4 strikeouts. Fernando Cabrera tossed 2 innings giving up 1 run on 2 hits. He had 2 strikeouts. Daniel Bard pitched a scoreless 9th inning despite allowing 2 hits. He fanned 1. Chris Carter led the PawSox attack going 2 for 4 with a home run, 2 runs scored and 2 RBI. Iggy Suarez went 2 for 4.Connecticut defeated Portland 8-5. Blake Maxwell threw 5.1 frames giving up 4 runs on 8 hits. He had 2 strikeouts. Bryce Cox went 0.2 of an inning and did not allow a run or a hit. He gave up a walk. Dustin Richardson tossed an inning allowing a run on a hit and 2 walks. He had 2 strikeouts. Justin Hedrick pitched a scoreless inning allowing a hit. Aaron Bates went 2 for 4 with 2 RBI. Matt Sheely went 2 for 3 and scored a run.
Salem pounded out 16 hits on way to a 10-4 win over Myrtle Beach. Kyle Weiland pitched 5 innings allowing 2 runs on 3 hits. He fanned 2. Ryne Miller went 2 innings giving up a run on 4 hits. He had a strikeout. Kyle Fernandes tossed 2 innings giving up a run on a hit. Kris Negron went 2 for 5 and scored a run. Jonathan Hee went 2 for 5 with a home run. Jason Place went 3 for 5 with 2 runs scored and a RBI. Che-Hsuan Lin went 2 for 3 and scored 3 times. Luis Exposito went 3 for 5 with 2 RBI. Luis Segovia went 2 for 4 with 2 RBI.
Charleston blanked Greenville 2-0. Byran Price pitched 5 innings giving up 2 runs on 5 hits and a walk. He struck out 5. Mitch Herold tossed 2 scoreless innings allowing a hit and 2 walks. He fanned 3. Felix Ventura retired the 2 hitters he faced. The Drive managed just 4 hits in the game and Tim Federowicz had half of them going 2 for 4.
Player of the Night: Chris Carter who homered, scored twice and drove in 2 others