May 15, 2009 at 2:18 PM
Fernandes earns promotion to Portland
After posting a 2.66 ERA with 21 strikeouts in 23.2 innings for the Salem Red Sox, Kyle Fernandes has been promoted to Double-A Portland. The lanky lefthander held Carolina League hitters to a .183 average in his 10 appearances, fairing equally well against righthanded hitters (.182) as lefthanded hitters (.185), continuing a trend that began last season in Lancaster. A 23-year-old Massachusetts native, Fernandes was originally drafted by the Red Sox in the twelfth round of the 2005 draft out of Massasoit Community College. He owns a 15-11 record with a 3.98 ERA and 265 strikeouts in 314.2 innings during his five seasons in the Red Sox organization to this point.