All-Star breaks are done in the upper minors, too! That means more interesting games and fewer days where just one team plays.
Yep, we had one of those. And here it is:
7/12
Greenville L 7-8
Sean Coyle: 1-3, HR, 2 K
Brandon Jacobs: 0-5, K
Christian Vazquez: 2-5, HR, K
Henry Ramos: 2-5, K, CS
Xander Bogaerts: 1-4
David Renfroe: 1-4, 2B, K
Manny Rivera: 4.2 IP, 6 H, 6 R, 5 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 4 HR
-It's funny how Manny Rivera's many homers come. Gives up six in two games, goes six without, and then gives up four at once.
Juan Rodriguez: 2.1 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
7/13
Salem L 3-8
Kolbrin Vitek: 2-5, K
Bryce Brentz: 1-3, BB, 2 K
Miles Head: 1-3, 2B, BB, K
Stolmy Pimentel: 2 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 3 BB, 1 K, 1 HR
-Yes, this is a level lower. Wondering if there's any benefit to him finishing the year, or if he's just going to end up further buried.
Greenville W 7-6 (In 11)
Brandon Jacobs: 1-5, BB, 3 K, POCS
Christian Vazquez: 1-5, HR
Henry Ramos: 1-4, BB, K, SB
Xander Bogaerts: 3-5, 2B, K
David Renfroe: 2-4, BB, K
Brandon Workman: 5 IP, 6 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 3 BB, 3 K
Lowell W 5-4 (In 11)
Keury De La Cruz: 1-5, K, 2 SB, E
Travis Shaw: 1-4, K, E
Boss Moanaroa: 1-4, HR, BB, K
Seth Schwindenhammer: 1-5, 2 K
Garin Cecchini: 0-1
Pinch hit for catcher late in the game.
GCL Red Sox Game 1 W 7-1 (In 7)
Kendrick Perkins: 1-3, 2B, BB, CS
Jose Vinicio: 2-2, 2 BB, 2 SB, 2 E
Oscar Perez: 1-4, 2 K, SB
GCL Red Sox Game 2 W 7-5
Kendrick Perkins: 0-4, K
Jose Vinicio: 1-4
7/14
Pawtucket W 3-2
Che-Hsuan Lin: 0-4
Ryan Lavarnway: 2-4, K
Lars Anderson: 1-4, 2B, K
Scott Atchison: 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
Michael Bowden: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 2 K
Portland L 4-5
Jeremy Hazelbaker: 1-5, HR, K
-Power numbers getting a big boost from four homers in three games after starting very weak in Double-A. That'll tend to do it.
Alex Hassan: 2-4
Will Middlebrooks: 1-3, HR, BB
-Double digits in long balls now, if you don't count the ones he put up seemingly every day in Lowell.
Tim Federowicz: 1-4, 2B
Oscar Tejeda: 0-4
Junichi Tazawa: 3.1 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 4 K
-Tazawa has been rather better since his televised appearance. Still needs to work the stamina back up, amongst other things, but getting there.
Salem L 5-6
Kolbrin Vitek: 2-4, BB, K, CS
Bryce Brentz: 0-4, K
Miles Head: 2-4, HR
Drake Britton: 3 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 6 K
-Maybe Britton's best game of the year. Looks good combined with his 3:0 K:BB from his last game.
Kendal Volz: 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
Greenville W 5-1
Sean Coyle: 0-2, 2 BB, 2 K
Brandon Jacobs: 0-2, 2 BB
Christian Vazquez: 3-4
Henry Ramos: 0-3, BB, K
Xander Bogaerts: 0-3, BB, K, CS
David Renfroe: 0-4, 2K
Keith Couch: 7 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 8 K
Lowell L 1-3
Keury De La Cruz: 0-4
Garin Cecchini: 2-2, 2B, 2 BB, 2 SB
Travis Shaw: 0-4, K
Boss Moanaroa: 0-4, K
Seth Schwindenhammer: 0-3, BB, 2 K
GCL Red Sox L 4-7
Kendrick Perkins: 0-1, 3 BB, K
Jose Vinicio: 0-4, K, E
Oscar Perez: 1-4, K
Yunior Ortega: 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K