Williamson tosses 5 scoreless innings in Drive win

8/16 Cup of Coffee: Action on Saturday saw Tim Wakefield make his rehab start in Gwinnett's 10-1 win over Pawtucket. He went 3.2 innings giving up 2 runs on 3 hits and a walk. He struck out 3. Randor Bierd went 1.2 innings allowing 5 runs on 3 hits and 3 walks. He fanned 3. Enrique Gonzalez tossed 1.2 innings allowing a run on a hit and 2 walks. Javier Lopez pitched the final inning and gave up 2 runs on 2 hits and a walk. He struck out 2. Bubba Bell went 2 for 4 in the game. The game marked the 30th loss out of the last 40 games for the Rhode Island team.

Bowie edged Portland 4-3. Jarod Plummer pitched 6 innings giving up 4 runs on 9 hits and 2 walks. He fanned 4. Chris Province tossed a scoreless inning allowing 1 hit. Richie Lentz threw a scoreless inning giving up 2 hits. He had 2 strikeouts. The Sea Dog offense managed 5 hits spread out among 5 different players.

Kinston downed Salem 5-1. Stephen Fife went 5 innings allowing 1 run on 5 hits and 2 walks. He struck out 8. Kyle Fernandes tossed an inning giving up 3 runs on 2 hits and 2 walks. Jose Capellan pitched 2 innings giving up a run on 2 hits and a walk. He had 3 strikeouts. Derrick Loop threw a clean 9th inning. Anthony Rizzo went 2 for 4 with a RBI.

Greenville defeated Greensboro 6-1. Fabian Williamson started and went 5 scoreless innings allowing 2 hits. He had 4 strikeouts. Jeremy Kehrt went 3 innings and gave up a run on a hit and a walk. William Latimer pitched a clean 9th inning recording 1 strikeout. Pete Hissey went 2 for 5. Casey Kelly went 2 for 4 and scored a run. Ryan Lavarnway went 2 for 3 and scored a run. Will Middlebrooks went 3 for 4 with 2 runs scored and 2 RBI.

Mahoning Valley edged Lowell 7-6. Cesar Cabral went 4 innings giving up 4 runs on 7 hits and 2 walks. He had 3 strikeouts. Charlie Rosario pitched 3 innings giving up 3 runs on 3 hits and 3 walks. He struck out 3. Kyle Rutter threw a clean inning with 1 strikeout. Derrik Gibson went 3 for 4 and scored a run. Daniel Butler went 2 for 5 with a RBI. Wilfred Pichardo went 3 for 4 with a home run, 2 runs scored and 3 RBI.

In rookie ball, the Twins despite being outhit edged the Red Sox 2-1. Hunter Cervenka started and went 3 innings allowing a run on 2 hits and 2 walks. He fanned 3. Pete Ruiz pitched the final 5 innings and gave up a run on 2 hits and a walk. He struck out 7. Ken Roque went 2 for 4. Tyler Yockey went 2 for 3 with a home run.

Player of the Night: Fabian Williamson who threw 5 scoreless innings in the Drive win. He gave up just 2 hits and did not allow a walk. He had 4 strikeouts.

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