8/2
Pawtucket W 4-3
Che-Hsuan Lin: 0-1, 4 BB, SB
-Lin in a nutshell
Jed Lowrie: 1-3
Ryan Lavarnway: 0-1, K
Lars Anderson: 2-3, HR, BB, SB
Luis Exposito: 1-3, BB
Jose Iglesias: 0-3, BB
Scott Atchison: 1.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
Hideki Okajima: 1.1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
Jason Rice: 0.2 IP< 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
Portland Game 1 L 6-7 (In 8)
Alex Hassan: 0-4, K
Will Middlebrooks: 0-3, BB, K
Oscar Tejeda: 1-4, 3 K
Alex Wilson: 4 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 1 HR
Portland Game 2 L 4-5 (In 7)
Jeremy Hazelbaker: 1-3, HR, BB, K, SB
Alex Hassan: 1-3
Will Middlebrooks: 0-2, BB, K
Oscar Tejeda: 1-3
Salem W 3-0
Kolbrin Vitek: 2-4, 2 2B, SB
Bryce Brentz: 2-3, 2 HR, BB, K, E
-That's one way to snap a slump.
Miles Head: 2-4, 3B, 2 K
Chris Hernandez: 7 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 5 K
-July was a terrific month for Hernandez, and he's kept it going right into August.
Greenville W 5-3
Sean Coyle: 1-4, BB, E
Brandon Jacobs: 0-4, BB, 2 K
Christian Vazquez: 2-5, 2B, K
Henry Ramos: 1-3, 2 BB,
David Renfroe: 0-3, 2 BB, 2 K, E
Lowell W 5-4
Keury De La Cruz: 1-4, K
Seth Schwindenhammer: 1-4, 2 K
Boss Moanaroa: 0-3, K
Madison Younginer: 4.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 5 BB, 3 K
-Only the second time Younginer has walked more than two men in a game. BB/9 figure isn't good overall, but until this it was improving.
GCL Red Sox W 6-2
Williams Jerez: 2-5, K, 2 SB
Kendrick Perkins: 2-4, 2B, K
Adalberto Ibarra: 3-5, 2B, 2 K
Jose Vinicio: 2-4, 2B, E
Yunior Ortega: 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
8/3
Portland W 8-6
Jeremy Hazelbaker: 1-4, K, POCS
Alex Hassan: 0-5
Will Middlebrooks: 3-5, HR, K, E
Oscar Tejeda: 0-4, 2 K
Cesar Cabral: 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K
Salem W 10-1
Kolbrin Vitek: 3-4, BB
Bryce Brentz: 1-4, HR, 2 K, A
Miles Head: 2-5, 2B, K, E
Stolmy Pimentel: 5 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 5 K
-And Stolmy picks up his first win--and first good start--of the year. It took 20 starts and a demotion, but there you go.
Greenville W 7-5
Sean Coyle: 0-3, 2 BB, SB
Henry Ramos: 1-5, K, SB
Xander Bogaerts: 2-4, 2 2B
David Renfroe: 0-3, BB
Lowell L 0-1 (In 11)
Keury De La Cruz: 3-5, 2B, K, A
Seth Schwindenhammer: 2-5, 2 K
Boss Moananaroa: 0-4, K
GCL Red Sox W 2-1
Williams Jerez: 1-5, K
Cody Koback:3-5, 2B
Jordan Weems: 0-3, BB, 2 K
Adalberto Ibarra: 2-4
Jose Vinicio: 3-4, 3B, SB
-Finally starting to see the bat from the 18-year-old. .285/.338/.438 on the season after 10 games at .395/.425/.579.
Raul Alcantara: 6 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K
8/4
Pawtucket L 4-5 (In 10)
Jed Lowrie: 2-3, 2B, BB
Ryan Lavarnway: 0-5, K
-Slumping hard the last couple weeks, bringing hisOPS all the way down to...1.064
Lars Anderson: 1-3, 2 BB
Jose Iglesias: 1-4
Scott Atchison: 1.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
Michael Bowden: 1 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
Portland W 3-2
Jeremy Hazelbaker: 0-4, BB, K, E
Alex Hassan: 0-3, BB
Will Middlebrooks: 0-2, 2 K
-Left after fouling a couple of balls off of his foot, but is apparently fine.
Junichi Tazawa: 3 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 5 K
Salem W 4-3
Kolbrin Vitek: 2-4, 2B, BB
Bryce Brentz: 1-5
Miles Head: 1-4, 2B, BB, K
Lowell L 1-9
Ryan Kalish: 0-2, BB
Keury De La Cruz: 2-4
Seth Schwindenhammer: 0-4, 3 K, E
Boss Moanaroa: 3-4
GCL Red Sox W 2-1 (In 10)
Kendrick Perkins: 1-4, K
Jordan Weems: 1-4, K
Jose Vinicio: 1-4
Yunior Ortega: 2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
8/5
Pawtucket W 6-5
Che-Hsuan Lin: 2-4, 2B, BB, K
Jed Lowrie: 1-4, BB
Lars Anderson: 1-4, HR, BB, K
Luis Exposito: 1-3, BB, K
Jose Iglesias: 0-4
Kevin Millwood: 6 IP, 8 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 1 HR
Hideki Okajima: 1.2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 0 K
Jason Rice: 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
Portland L 0-5
Oscar Tejeda: 1-3
Chris Balcom Miller: 5.1 IP, 8 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 2 BB, 4 K
Salem L 2-10
Kolbrin Vitek: 1-4, HR, K, 2 E
-Vitek is back on a good streak, hitting .359/.432/.538 over his last 10 games.
Bryce Brentz: 0-3, BB, 2 K
Miles Head: 0-2, 2 BB, K
Drake Britton: 2.1 IP, 3 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 4 BB, 5 K, E
-Just when he was starting to get a little consistency, too.
Greenville W 11-10 (In 11)
A 4-run rally in the ninth for the Drive. I'm honestly a bit baffled how they scored 11 runs on 14 baserunners. Sox take note.
Sean Coyle: 2-5, 2 2B, BB, K
Brandon Jacobs: 1-5, E, A
Christian Vazquez: 1-5, K, E
Henry Ramos: 0-5, K
Xander Bogaerts: 1-5, HR, K
Brandon Workman: 5 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 7 K
Lowell L 1-6
Keury De La Cruz: 1-4
Seth Schwindenhammer: 0-4, K
GCL Red Sox W 8-6
Williams Jerez: 0-5, 2 K
Kendrick Perkins: 1-3, HR, 2 BB, K
-Perkins has quietly turned his season around after a dismal start in June. Looking impressive in every aspect since then.
Cody Koback: 2-4, 2B, K
Jordan Weems: 0-3, K
Jose Vinicio: 4-5, 2B, 3B, 2 SB