June 11, 2024 at 7:00 AM
Cup of Coffee: Prado, three relievers, combine for two-hit shutout in DSL
6/11 Cup of Coffee: A rainout in Sarasota led to a lighter-than-usual Monday schedule, with only the DSL squads getting their games in. Sox pitchers combined to allow just five hits between the two games, but were only able to muster a split on the day. Abis Prado was the best of the octet, firing three hitless innings for Team Blue.
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FCL Red Sox @ FCL Orioles, postponed
The threat of rain led to an early postponement in what looks to be a rainy week in Florida. The two teams are scheduled to make this contest up as part of a doubleheader on June 25.
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A quartet of hurlers for the blue squad combined for the two-hitter, with the first two combining for six hitless frames. Abis Prado was dominant, in the first three innings, striking out six of the 11 batters he faced while allowing just two walks. Yoelvin Chirino followed with three more hitless frames, striking out three against two walks. Felix Belisario surrendered a single in the top of the seventh to end the no-hit bit but went two shutout frames, and Denison Sanchez finished things off by giving up one hit in a scoreless ninth. At the plate, Ilan Fernandez blasted a two-run homer in the fourth inning to open up a 3-0 lead. Moises Bolivar and Justin Gonzales had two hits apiece.
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Despite only giving up three hits, Team Red dropped Monday's pitchers' duel on the road. The Sox actually struck first, with Justin Barry delivering an RBI single in the top of the first. Barry went 2 for 4 on the day. Starter Dariel Morillo surrendered just two hits in three innings, but both left the yard, handing him the loss. Relievers Breilin Arredondo, Oscar Sanchez, and Juan Henriquez gave up just one hit in five innings to keep things close, but the offense went 0 for 7 with runners in scoring position after the first.
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Player of the Day: Abis Prado, signed out of Venezuela in January to a $20,000 bonus, is off to a solid start of his professional career. The 17-year-old lefty has struck out nine in 5 1/3 innings while allowing just three hits. All three runs he's allowed thus far have been unearned.