June 21, 2009 at 6:40 AM
Rizzo scores 3 runs and drives in 3 in Drive win
6/21 Cup of Coffee: On Saturday, Pawtucket edged Durham 4-3. Enrique Gonzalez went 5.1 innings giving up 3 runs on 5 hits and 2 walks. He struck out 8. Javier Lopez threw a scoreless inning allowing a hit and a walk. He had a strikeout. Hunter Jones pitched 2.2 scoreless, hitless innings allowing a walk. He had 3 strikeouts. Travis Denker went 2 for 2 with a RBI.Akron swept both games of a doubleheader over Portland. The Areros took the first game 1-0 scoring the winning run in the top of the 9th. Junichi Tazawa went 5.1 scoreless frames allowing 2 hits and 4 walks. He had 5 strikeouts. Andrew Dobies pitched 1.2 scoreless, hitless innings. He fanned 2. Bryce Cox threw 2 innings allowing 1 run on 2 hits and a walk. He had 2 strikeouts. The Sea Dogs had 7 hits spread out among 7 different players. Akron trounced the Sea Dogs 8-1 in the second contest. Ryne Lawson went 4.1 innings giving up 3 runs on 4 hits and 3 walks. He had 2 strikeouts. Chris Province went 1.2 frames and did not allow a run. He gave up a hit and had a strikeout. Richie Lentz threw 0.2 of an inning giving up 5 runs on 3 hits and 2 walks. Chad Rhoades struck out the only hitter he faced. Jorge Jimenez went 1 for 3 with a home run.
The scheduled doubleheader between Salem and Potomac was cancelled due to rain.
Greenville hammered Lexington 15-3, and in doing so clinched the South Atlantic League championship for the first half of the season. Hunter Strickland went 5 innings allowing 3 runs on 6 hits and a walk. He fanned 5. Fabian Williamson threw 4 scoreless innings giving up 3 hits and a walk. He had 5 strikeouts. David Mailman went 2 for 5 with a run scored and a RBI. Anthony Rizzo went 3 for 5 with 3 runs scored and 3 RBI. Ryan Lavarnway went 2 for 5 with a home run, 2 runs scored and 3 RBI. Mitch Dening went 2 for 5 with 2 runs scored and a RBI. Will Middlebrooks went 3 for 5 with 2 RBI. Ryan Dent went 2 for 4 with a home run, 2 runs scored and 3 RBI. Tim Federowicz had a home run in 3 at bats.
Lowell edged Vermont 4-3. Jose Alvarez pitched 6 innings allowing 1 run on 3 hits. He struck out 7. Anatanaer Batista threw 2 innings giving up 2 runs on 3 hits. He fanned 2. William Latimer pitched a clean 9th inning. The Spinners had 7 hits spread out among 7 different players.
Player of the Night: Anthony Rizzo who had 3 hits which produced 3 runs scored and 3 RBI