August 4, 2011 at 5:52 AM
Hissey leads Salem to convincing victory
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In a back-and-forth game, Portland used a three run ninth inning to leap past the Bowie Baysox (BAL), 8-6. Charlie Haeger tossed 4.0 innings in the start, allowing 3 runs on 5 hits and 5 walks, punching out 5. Caleb Clay added 1.2 innings of relief, allowing 3 runs on 1 hit and 5 walks, striking out 1. Josh Fields made his organizational debut, picking up the victory for his 2.1 innings of scoreless relief, allowing a hit and a walk while striking out 4. Cesar Cabral hurled a scoreless ninth inning, allowing a hit and a walk while striking out 3 to record the save. Matt Spring’s RBI double in the first gave Portland a quick 2-0 lead. In the third, Will Middlebrooks cracked a solo home run to put the Sea Dogs on top, 3-0. With the game tied in the sixth, Mitch Dening brought home two runs on his RBI single, giving Portland a 5-3 advantage. The Sea Dogs entered the ninth trailing by a run, but plated three runs on a key error by the Bowie first baseman and back-to-back RBI singles by Middlebrooks and Spring to pull out the 8-6 victory. Middlebrooks was 3 for 5 with a home run, 2 RBI and 2 runs scored to lead the Portland offense.
A rejuvenated Stolmy Pimentel and a 16 hit attack allowed Salem to breeze by the Potomac Nationals (WAS), 10-1. Pimentel was outstanding in his 5.0 shutout innings, allowing 2 hits and 2 walks while striking out 5. Pete Ruiz added 4.0 innings of relief, allowing 1 run on 1 hit and 3 walks while striking out 2 to pick up his first save. With the game scoreless in the fifth, Salem erupted for an eight run inning, bringing home runs on a Kolbrin Vitek RBI single, Bryce Brentz two run home run, a Derrik Gibson bases loaded walk, a Peter Hissey 3-RBI double, and another Vitek RBI single. The Red Sox added two more runs in the seventh on a Brentz sacrifice fly and a Miles Head RBI double. Hissey and Vitek each had 3 hits to lead the Red Sox offense.
Greenville survived a late charge to hold off the Rome Braves (ATL), 7-5. Kyle Stroup picked up his third victory of the year for his 5.0 scoreless innings of work, allowing 3 hits and a walk while striking out 3. Tyler Lockwood added 2.0 innings of relief, allowing 1 run on 1 hit and a walk, punching out 1. Charle Rosario was knocked around in his 1.2 innings out of the bullpen, allowing 4 runs on 6 hits and a walk. Michael Gleason recorded the final out of the ninth inning on a strikeout to pick up his fourth save. A Henry Ramos RBI ground out and a Xander Bogaerts sacrifice fly gave Greenville a quick 2-0 lead. In the third, the Drive brought home five runs on a Ramos RBI single, Bogaerts RBI double, Michael Almanzar RBI single and a Carson Blair RBI double, to take a commanding 7-0 lead. Rome rallied for 5 runs in the final three innings, having the tying run at the plate in the ninth before ultimately succumbing. Wilfred Pichardo was 3 for 3 with a run scored and a stolen base to lead the Greenville offense.
Despite outhitting their opponents 6-2, Lowell lost a heartbreaking 1-0 game in 11 innings to the Aberdeen Ironbirds (BAL). Luis Diaz was brilliant in his 6.0 innings, allowing just 1 hit and 1 walk while striking out 7. Braden Kapteyn added 2.0 scoreless innings of relief, striking out 1. Michael McCarthy picked up this loss for his 3.0 innings of work, allowing 1 run on 1 hit and a walk, striking out 3. In the top of the eleventh, the Ironbirds used a hit batter and an RBI triple to take home the victory.
In a game that was closer than it needed to be, the GCL Red Sox nipped the GCL Rays (TB), 2-1. Raul Alcantara continued his amazing early season run, tossing 6.0 scoreless innings, allowing 1 hit and striking out 4. Renny Parthemore added 3.0 innings of relief for the victory, allowing an unearned run on 2 walks, striking out 2. The Red Sox broke a scoreless tie in the seventh on a Jose Colorado RBI double. After the Rays tied the game in the bottom of the seventh, the Red Sox received a Jose Vinicio RBI single in the eighth to claim a 2-1 advantage. The Rays offense was quiet the rest of the way, as they only scraped out 1 hit. The Red Sox rapped 13 hits, but were a dismal 3 for 12 with runners in scoring position.
In a game with just 5 combined hits, the DSL Red Sox were shutout by the DSL Dodgers (LAD), 2-0. Jonathan Aro dropped to 1-2 on the season for his 6.0 innings of work, allowing 2 runs (1 earned) on 2 hits and a walk, striking out 6. Jose Espitia added 1.1 innings out of the bullpen, allowing 1 hit and striking out 2. The Red Sox were held without a hit until one out in the seventh inning, only managing to receive two singles on the afternoon.
Player of the Night: Peter Hissey, who was 3 for 5 with 3 runs scored, 2 doubles and 3 RBI in Salem’s 10-1 victory over Potomac.