June 14, 2009 at 6:57 AM
Bates homers twice in PawSox win
6/14 Cup of Coffee: Action on Saturday saw Pawtucket down Syracuse 6-2. Michael Bowden went 7 innings allowing 2 runs on 6 hits and a walk. He had 5 strikeouts. Marcus McBeth tossed an clean 8th inning while Fernando Cabrera pitched a clean 9th recording a strikeout. Freddy Guzman went 2 for 5. Aaron Bates went 2 for 3 with 2 home runs, 3 runs scored and 3 RBI. He is hitting .333 since his promotion. Gil Velazquez went 3 for 4 with 2 RBI.Akron defeated Portland 5-1. Junichi Tazawa threw 4.1 frames giving up 5 runs on 9 hits and 2 walks. He struck out 3. Dustin Richardson pitched 2.1 scoreless frames allowing 2 hits. He fanned 5. Blake Maxwell tossed 1.1 scoreless innings and did not allow a hit. He gave up a walk. Josh Reddick went 2 for 5. Lars Anderson went 2 for 3 and scored a run.
Salem downed Myrtle Beach 6-4. Byran Price pitched 5 innings giving up 4 runs on 7 hits and a walk. He fanned 4. Ryne Miller threw 2 scoreless frames allowing 1 hit. He struck out 4. Derrick Loop tossed 2 scoreless, hitless innings allowing a walk. He had 2 strikeouts. Che-Hsuan Lin went 3 for 4 scoring 3 times to go along with a RBI. Luis Exposito went 2 for 4 with 2 RBI.
Greenville blanked Bowling Green 6-0. Brock Huntzinger tossed 6 scoreless innings allowing 4 hits. He did not walk a hitter while recording 5 strikeouts. Felix Ventura pitched 3 scoreless innings giving up 2 hits and a walk. He fanned 4. David Mailman went 2 for 4 with 2 runs scored and a RBI. Tim Federowicz went 2 for 5 with a run scored and a RBI. Anthony Rizzo went 2 for 5 with a RBI. Kade Keowen went 2 for 4 with a run scored and a RBI. Ryan Lavarnway went 2 for 5 with a RBI. Ryan Dent went 2 for 4 and scored a run.
Player of the Night: Aaron Bates who had 2 homers, 3 runs scored and 3 RBI