Exposito's 2 run double in 8th gives Salem win

7/6 Cup of Coffee: Pawtucket saw their doubleheader against Sceanton/WB postponed on Sunday.

Portland downed New Hampshire 9-3. Blake Maxwell went 5 innings allowing 1 run on 4 hits. He struck out 2. Andrew Dobies threw 2 innings giving up a run on 2 hits. He fanned 2. Dustin Richardson pitched an inning giving up a run on 2 hits and 2 walks. He had a strikeout. Chad Rhoades pitched a clean 9th inning. Josh Reddick went 2 for 6 with a run scored and a RBI. Ryan Kalish went 3 for 5 with a home run, 2 runs scored and 2 RBI. Jorge Jimenez went 3 for 5 with a home run, 2 runs scored and 2 RBI. Argenis Diaz went 2 for 4 with 2 RBI.

Salem defeated Myrtle Beach 6-4. Eammon Portice threw 5 innings giving up 4 runs on 7 hits and 3 walks. He fanned 5. Robert Coello tossed 2 scoreless innings allowing 1 hit. He struck out 4. Kyle Fernandes pitched a scoreless inning allowing 1 hit. Derrick Loop threw a scoreless inning allowing 1 hit. He had a strikeout. Che-Hsuan Lin went 3 for 5. Luis Exposito went 3 for 4 with a run scored and 3 RBI. His double in the 8th inning scored 2 runs breaking a 4-4 deadlock. He raised his batting average to .301.

Savannah downed Greenville 4-2. Stephen Fife threw 5.1 innings giving up 3 runs on 8 hits and a walk. He struck out 7. Mitch Herold tossed 2 innings allowing a run on 2 hits and a walk. He had 2 strikeouts. Felix Ventura pitched the final 1.2 frames and did not allow a run on a hit. He fanned 2. Zach Gentile went 3 for 4 and scored a run. Ryan Lavarnway went 2 for 2 with a RBI. Will Middlebrooks went 2 for 3.

Staten Island defeated Lowell 7-3. Yeiper Castillo went 5 innings allowing 3 runs on 6 hits and a walk. He had 5 strikeouts. Chad Povich threw 1.1 frames giving up 3 runs on 4 hits and a walk. He had a strikeout. Anatanaer Batista pitched 1.2 innings allowing a run on 3 hits. He struck out 2. Chris McGuiness went 2 for 4 with a RBI. Shannon Wilkerson went 2 for 4 with a run scored and a RBI. Thomas Di Benedetto went 3 for 4 with a RBI.

In rookie ball, the Rays blanked the Red Sox 1-0 scoring a run in the bottom of the 9th for the win. Roman Mendez threw 5 scoreless, 1 hit innings allowing a walk. He struck out 5. Kyle Stroup threw 2 scoreless innings giving up a hit. He had a strikeout. Justin Erasmus pitched 1.2 innings giving up a run on 3 hits. Reymond Fuentes went 3 for 4.

Player of the Night: Luis Exposito who had 3 hits and 3 RBI in the game including a tie breaking 2 run double in the 8th inning to give Salem the win

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