8/6
Pawtucket W 11-1
Che-Hsuan Lin: 0-3, 2 BB, K
Jed Lowrie: 3-5, 3 2B, K
-Not that it matters terribly now that he's back in the majors.
Ryan Lavarnway: 1-4, BB, K
Lars Anderson: 1-4, HR, BB, K
-Lars' third homer in four games. He's now hitting .291/.404/.608 since the All-Star game.
Portland L 5-7
Jeremy Hazelbaker: 1-4, BB, A
Alex Hassan: 0-3
Will Middlebrooks: 0-4
Oscar Tejeda: 2-4
Josh Fields: 1.2 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 4 K
-Fields' reclamation work starts down in Double-A, which seems reasonable. He's got eight strikeouts in his first four innings with the team.
Greenville L 2-3
Sean Coyle: 0-3, BB, 2 K
Christian Vazquez: 0-4, K
Henry Ramos: 0-4, 3 K
Xander Bogaerts: 0-4, 2 K
David Renfroe: 2-3, 2B, 3B
Keith Couch: 6 IP, 7 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 5 K, 1 HR
Lowell W 6-2
Ryan Kalish: 3-4, K
Keury De La Cruz: 1-4, K
Boss Moanaroa: 1-4
Felix Doubront: 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K
-A successful start to his rehab. The question for me is if it will end with a return to the Triple-A rotation, or a trip to Boston.
GCL Red Sox W 4-3
Williams Jerez: 0-4, 2 K
Kendrick Perkins: 1-2, 2 BB
Adalberto Ibarra: 1-3, K
Jose Vinicio: 1-4, K
Mario Alcantara: 4 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 2 K, 1 HR
Yunior Ortega: .1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
8/7
Portland W 7-2
Jeremy Hazelbaker: 2-5, 2 K, 2 SB, POCS
Alex Hassan: 1-3, BB, K
Will Middlebrooks: 2-5, 2B, K
Oscar Tejeda: 0-4, BB, 2 K
Alex Wilson: 6 IP, 6 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 5 K
-After giving up walk totals of 5 and 4 in three games, Wilson has walked just the lone batter in 15 innings.
Cesar Cabral: 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
Salem Game 1 W 5-1 (In 7)
Kolbrin Vitek: 2-4, 2 K
Bryce Brentz: 0-4, 2 K
Miles Head: 2-4, 2 2B, 2 K
Anthony Ranaudo: 5 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 4 BB, 5 K
-The first time Ranaudo has walked so many in his time in Salem.
Salem Game 2 L 1-2
Bryce Brentz: 1-4, K
Miles Head: 2-3, BB
Greenville W 9-4
Sean Coyle: 2-4, BB, K
Brandon Jacobs: 2-3, 3B
Henry Ramos: 2-5, K
Xander Bogaerts: 1-4, BB, K
David Renfroe: 2-4, 2B, HR, K
Manny Rivera: 3.2 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 8 K, 2 HR
-Manny's homer problems continue to undermine his solid K/BB totals.
8/8
Salem W 2-1
Kolbrin Vitek: 1-3, BB
Bryce Brentz: 2-4, 2 K
Miles Head: 0-3, 2 BB
-Head is coming around in High-A, hitting .364/.475/.636 in his last ten games after struggling early.
Chris Hernandez: 5 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 3 BB, 3 K
Greenville W 6-5 (In 10)
Sean Coyle: 1-4, 3 K
Brandon Jacobs: 1-4, K
Christian Vazquez: 2-5, 2B, K
Xander Bogaerts: 4-5, HR, K
Lowell L 0-10
Keury De La Cruz: 0-3
Boss Moanaroa: 0-3, 2 K
Seth Schwindenhammer: 0-2, BB, 2 K
Madison Younginer: 4 IP, 6 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 3 BB, 2 K
-So much for the signs of development.