Cup of Coffee: Winnay goes deep twice; Witherspoon goes five scoreless

6/1 Cup of Coffee: Five shutout innings from Kyson Witherspoon and home runs from Justin Gonzales, Jack Winnay (pictured), and Isaiah Jackson made Greenville the place to be on Sunday. Worcester got shutout, while Portland took advantage of a big miscue to take down the Rumble Ponies. Salem's pitching staff locked down Hickory, led by Cole Tolbert. 

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Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (NYY) 1, Worcester Red Sox 0

A solo home run in the first inning was all the RailRiders needed to take the series finale. Singles from Vinny Capra, Anthony Seigler, and Tsung-Che Cheng was all the offense Worcester could muster. Capra and Seigler got back-to-back hits in the fourth, but the inning ended the next batter with a double play. Alec Gamboa was solid aside from the early home run. He allowed the one run over four innings while striking out four without issuing a free pass. A group of four relievers followed with one inning apiece, led by Seth Martinez striking out three and Angel Bastardo striking out two. 

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