May 28, 2009 at 6:11 AM
Zink leads PawSox to 2-0 win
5/28 Cup of Coffee: Charlie Zink tossed 7.1 scoreless 1 hit innings to lead Pawtucket to a 2-0 win over Louisville. He walked 6 and had 2 strikeouts. Jose Vaquedano retired the 2 batters he faced. Fernando Cabrera pitched the 9th and retired three straight striking out 2 of them. John Otness went 2 for 4 with a RBI.New Hampshire edged Portland 7-6. Felix Doubront went 2.2 innings giving up 5 runs on 4 hits and 3 base on balls. He fanned 2. Blake Maxwell threw 2.1 frames allowing 1 run on 2 hits and a walk. He struck out 1. Richie Lentz threw a scoreless inning allowing 1 hit. Justin Hedrick pitched the final 2.2 frames and gave up the winning run in the bottom of the ninth. He allowed 5 hits and a walk. He had 3 strikeouts. Ryan Khoury went 2 for 4 with a run scored and a RBI. Bubba Bell went 2 for 5 with 2 RBI. Jorge Jimenez went 2 for 4 and scored a run. Jon Still went 2 for 4 with a run scored and a RBI.
Lynchburg doubled the score on Salem 4-2. Dave McKae went 1.1 frames allowing 1 run on 3 hits. He had 2 strikeouts. Kyle Fernandes gave up 2 runs on 2 hits an a walk in 2.2 innings of work. He fanned 1. Andrew Dobies made his first appearance of the season and threw 2 innings allowing 1 run on 1 hit. He had a strikeout. Jason Rice threw 2 scoreless, hitless innings giving up 2 walks. He struck out 3. Jon Hee went 2 for 4 with a run scored and a RBI. Chih-Hsien Chiang went 2 for 4 with a RBI.
Greenville split a doubleheader with Rome taking the first game 5-3. Stolmy Pimentel threw 5 innings giving up 3 runs on 3 hits and a walk. He fanned 4. Mitch Herold pitched 2 scoreless innings allowing 2 hits. He had 2 strikeouts. David Mailman went 2 for 4 with a RBI. Kade Keowen went 2 for 4 with a home run and 2 RBI. Oscar Tejeda went 2 for 2 with a run scored and a RBI. Rome took the second contest 4-3 in 10 innings. Brock Huntzinger went 5 innings allowing 3 runs on 6 hits and 2 walks. He struck out 4. Leandro Marin tossed 2 scoreless innings. He did not allow a hit but walked 1. He had a strikeout. Felix Ventura pitched 2 innings giving up the winning run on 2 hits. He fanned 3. Tim Federowicz went 2 for 5 with a run scored. Zach Gentile went 2 for 3.
Player of the Night: Charlie Zink who threw 7.1 scoreless, 1 hit innings in Pawtucket's win