Fernandes tosses 3 scoreless, hitless innings of relief

5/11 Cup of Coffee: On Sunday, Columbus downed Pawtucket 4-1. Daisuke Matsuzaka pitched 4 scoreless innings allowing 4 hits and 2 walks. Charlie Zink took over and tossed 2.1 frames giving up 4 runs on 3 hits and 5 walks. He had 2 strikeouts. Billy Traber threw 1.2 innings and did not allow a run. He gave up 1 hit. The PawSox managed just 3 hits in the game and they were spread between 3 different players.

The Portland/New Britain game was postponed due to rain.

Salem defeated Lynchburg 7-4. Dave McKae threw 6 innings allowing 4 runs on 6 hits and a walk. Kyle Fernandes entered the game with his team trailing and threw 3 scoreless, hitless innings to allow his team the chance to stage a come from behind win scoring 4 runs in the final 3 innings. HE did allow 2 base on balls while striking out 3. Jon Hee went 3 for 5 with a run scored and 2 RBI. Ryan Kalish went 3 for 4. Chih-Hsien Chiang went 2 for 4 and scored a run. Mike Jones went 2 for 4 with a run scored and a RBI.

Greenville was not scheduled to play yesterday.

Player of the Night: Kyle Fernandes who tossed three hitless innings of relief giving his team the opportunity to produce a come from behind win

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