8/18
Pawtucket L 0-2
Che-Hsuan Lin: 0-4
Jose Iglesias: 1-3, BB
Juan Carlos Linares: 1-4, 2 K
Chris Hernandez: 6 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 4 K, 1 HR
-Hernandez has been pretty middling with his K:BB numbers in six games in Pawtucket, but he's started to get the ground balls he's needed in his last three.
Chris Carpenter: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
Jackie Bradley Jr. getting back on track after the jump?
Portland Game 1 W 9-2
Jackie Bradley: 2-4
Jeremy Hazelbaker: 2-4, 3B
Bryce Brentz: 0-2, K
Travis Shaw: 0-4, K
Xander Bogaerts: 0-4, 2 K
Stolmy Pimentel: 4 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 K
-Even when Stolmy is doing well, he gets his start cut short by rain.
Rich Hill: 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
Portland Game 2 L 2-4
Jackie Bradley: 1-3, BB, K
Jeremy Hazelbaker: 1-4
Travis Shaw: 0-3
Xander Bogaerts: 2-3, 2B, HR
-After 15 homers in 384 Salem ABs, Bogaerts has three in 37 in Double-A. Still hasn't walked, but the way he's hitting...
Salem L 4-7
Brandon Jacobs: 0-1, 2 BB
Adalberto Ibarra: 0-4
Greenville L 2-12
Cody Koback: 1-5
Garin Cecchini: 0-3, BB
Keury De La Cruz: 1-4, K
David Renfroe: 1-3, BB, K
Henry Ramos: 1-4, K
Blake Swihart: 1-3
Miguel Pena: 5 IP, 10 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 4 K, 1 HR
-Pena hadn't given up so much as six hits in an outing since June 25.
Kyle Kraus: 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
Lowell L 5-6
Deven Marrero: 1-4, K
Mookie Betts: 1-4
Brian Johnson: 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
-Went down with broken orbital bones after taking a line drive to the face. Tough luck for the early draft pick.
GCL Red Sox L 1-2
Tzu-Wei Lin: 0-4, 2 K
Nathan Minnich: 0-4, 2 K
Frank Montas: 4 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 5 K
8/19
Pawtucket W 4-1
Jose Iglesias: 3-3
-As hot as hot can be. Worth reminding ourselves, from time to time, that Iglesias could stay in Pawtucket for another two years before he's really old for making the jump.
Daniel Nava: 0-1, 2 BB
-Crawford replacement?
Juan Carlos Linares: 0-3, K
-Probably won't be, since he's not on the 40-man, but might be a more interesting replacement.
Pedro Beato: 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K
Portland W 7-4
Jackie Bradley: 1-4, 2B, K
Jeremy Hazelbaker: 1-4
Travis Shaw: 0-3, BB, K
Xander Bogaerts: 2-4, 2 2B
-His .784 SLG and .406 ISO are both SSS and incredibly awesome.
Christian Vazquez: 0-3, BB
Brandon Workman: 5 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 1 HR
Greenville L 3-6
Cody Koback: 1-3, 2 K
Garin Cecchini: 1-4, K
Keury De La Cruz: 1-4, 2 K
David Renfroe: 1-4, HR, 2 K
Henry Ramos: 2-4, K
Blake Swihart: 2-4, 2B
Henry Owens: 5 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 3 K
Lowell L 1-2
Deven Marrero: 0-3, BB, K
Mookie Betts: 0-2
Justin Haley: 3 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 K