July 24, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Cup of Coffee: Ehrhard brothers lead Portland to win, Holobetz leads Drive
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Worcester Red Sox @ St. Paul Saints (MIN), postponed
This game was washed out and will be made up today as part of a doubleheader.
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Portland got two huge hits in extra innings from the Ehrhard brothers to seal the win. Zach Ehrhard ripped an RBI single in the top of the 10th to give the Sea Dogs a 4-3 lead. Then, Drew Ehrhard (pictured) singled home Zach before scoring on a wild pitch to give Portland a three-run cushion. Both brothers finished with two hits on the night, with Zach adding a pair of stolen bases. Ahbram Liendo had a big swing as well, belting a three-run home run in the second inning. Eduardo Rivera started and surrendered three runs over 3 1/3 innings of work, striking out a pair and walking three. Cooper Adams and Jacob Webb were both tremendous out of the bullpen, as both tossed 2 1/3 shutout innings with three strikeouts and no free passes. For Adams, it was his first career appearance at Double-A.
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The Drive broke through with a four-run seventh, as Yophery Rodriguez and Will Turner each collected two-run singles to give Greenville the lead for good. Rodriguez and Turner each ended up with two hits, with Turner adding a walk. Franklin Arias went 1 for 5 with a single and a pair of runs scored, while Miguel Bleis ripped his 13th double of the year to go along with a walk. John Holobetz pitched very well for Greenville, allowing just one run over 5 2/3 innings with five strikeouts and no walks. Darvin Garcia struggled, allowing four walks and two runs without recording an out, but Danny Kirwin came on and earned the win with 3 1/3 great innings. The righty only allowed two hits and no runs with three strikeouts and no walks.
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Justin Gonzales and Karim Ayubi led the way on offense, as each went 2 for 4. Ayubi picked up his ninth double of the season and scored a run. Frederik Jimenez singled and scored a run, while Andruw Musett singled and drove in a run. Ben Hansen started and took the loss, allowing three runs on four hits in 3 1/3 frames. He punched out three and walked three. Calvin Bickerstaff allowed two runs on six hits in 2 2/3 innings of relief, but he struck out three and did not issue a free pass. Nathanael Cruz allowed a run despite not surrendering a hit in 1 2/3 frames, while Jay Allmer punched out two in 1 1/3 scoreless innings.
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Player of the Day: John Holobetz continued to pitch very well for Greenville since coming over from Milwaukee in the Quinn Priester trade. The right-hander has pitched 57 2/3 innings for the Drive with a 3.12 ERA, a 1.21 WHIP, 59 strikeouts, and only eighth walks. His start last night was his fifth outing with Greenville in which he struck out at least five hitters with no walks.
Photo Credit: Drew Ehrhard by Kelly O'Connor