Red Sox Minor Lines: Tough starts down on the complex

FCL L 1-5

Brainer Bonaci, SS: 0-4, 1 K

Nick Decker, LF: 0-3, 1 K

Blaze Jordan, 3B: 0-4, 1 K

Bryan Gonzalez, DH: 0-3, 1 K

Danny Diaz, 1B: 0-3, 1 K

Eduardo Vaughan, CF: 0-3

Antoni Flores, 2B: 0-3, 3 K

Freddy Valdez, RF: 1-2, 1 BB, 1 R, 1 K

Jhonathan Diaz, C: 1-2, 1 2B, 1 BB, 1 RBI, 1 K

Wilkelman Gonzalez (SP; L): 1.1 IP, 7 H, 5 R, 1 BB, 2 K

Miguel Suero: 2.2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K

Bryan Lucas: 3 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K

This was a total beatdown for the FCL Sox, who have gotten off to a very tough start thus far. They’ve lost each of their first five games on the season, with the offense in particular just not getting going. They had only the two hits in this game, and of their starting nine only two have an OPS even as high as .500. Valdez is one of those two hiters, though, and he’s actually off to a nice start with a couple of nice games in a row. But the Red Sox will be looking for more from guys like Decker, Jordan and Bonaci as well. On the mound, it was a nice day for Suero, who made it as high as Greenville for a short stint in 2019 but is back on the complex as a 24-year-old, hoping he can latch on in the bullpen. He’s allowed just one unearned run through 3 ²⁄₃ innings to start this season, striking out three without a walk.

Player of the Day: Miguel Suero

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