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Pawtucket L 10-11
Jackie Bradley Jr: 1-5, E
Allen Craig: 1-4, BB, K
Rusney Castillo: 1-3, BB
Travis Shaw: 2-4, 2B, BB
Garin Cecchini: 2-5, 2B, 2 K
Marco Hernandez: 3-4, 2 2B, BB, E
Matt Barnes: 1.1 IP, 1 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 2 K, 1 HR
Heath Hembree: 0.2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
Edwin Escobar: 0.2 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 0 K
Pawtucket: where starters who are supposed to be good turn into relievers who are supposed to be good turn into relievers who are bad.
Remember Michael Bowden?
Portland W 7-2
Manuel Margot: 3-5, 3B, SB
Carlos Asuaje: 2-5, SB
Sam Travis: 1-5, 2 K
Justin Haley: 5 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 1 HR
Carlos Asuaje refuses to let his star die. Since the All-Star break, he's hitting .366/.469/.537, breathing new life into an underwhelming season.
Salem L 0-3
Wendell Rijo: 0-4, K
Kevin McAvoy: 6.2 IP, 8 H, 3 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 4 K, 2 E
Rijo really needs someone to join him so it's not so relentlessly depressing seeing his 0-fors all alone game after game.
Greenville W 10-2
Yoan Moncada: 1-2, BB, SB
Javier Guerra: 0-1
Michael Chavis: 0-4, 2 BB
Rafael Devers: 1-6, HR
Nick Longhi: 3-5, 2B, HR
Speaking of people who could join Rijo, Greenville has no shortage of players enjoying strong seasons who could be up there today and nobody would blink an eye.
That number may not include Yoan Moncada right now, though, as he was pulled from the game after hurting himself while running the bases. No word yet on if it's going to make him miss any significant time, but something to fret pointlessly over despite a complete lack of agency.
Fandom is fun...
Lowell W 6-5
Luis Alexander Basabe: 3-5, 2B, K
Andrew Benintendi: 0-4, BB
Tate Matheny: 1-5, 2B, 2 K
Victor Acosta: 0-3, BB
Tucker Tubbs: 1-3, 3B, BB, K
Austin Rei: 3-4, 2B, HR, K
Kyri Washington: 0-1, BB, K
Austin Rei produces a big game out of nowhere. He had gone 0-for-18 from July 13 to 21 before turning in three straight games with a hit now. The strikeouts are still sky high, but maybe he's at least waking up for the first time in professional ball.