5/15/18 MiLB Gameday: A Morning Double

[Cuzittt]

Today's Games:

International League Pawtucket Red Sox (William Cuevas) vs. Buffalo Bisons [TOR] (Chris Rowley) [6:15pm]
Eastern League Portland Sea Dogs (Matt Kent/Dedgar Jimenez) @ Reading Fightin' Phils [PHI] (Jerad Eickhoff/TBD) [10:35am]
Carolina League Salem Red Sox (Jake Thompson) @ Potomac Nationals [WAS] (Joan Baez) [7:05pm]
South Atlantic League Greenville Drive (Kutter Crawford) @ Lexington Legends [KCR] (TBD) [7:05pm]

(Season Begins Later)
New York Penn League Lowell Spinners - Opening Day - June 15th
Gulf Coast League GCL Red Sox - Opening Day - June 18th
Dominican Summer League DSL Red Sox 1 - Opening Day - June 2
Dominican Summer League DSL Red Sox 2 - Opening Day - June 2

Notes:

Portland will be the HOME team in the second game of today's doubleheader.

Scoreboard:

Scoreboard

Media:

MiLB TV
MiLB Radio

Local Media:

Pawsox:

Providence Journal
Pawtucket Times

Seadogs: Portland Press Herald

Salem: Roanoke Times

Greenville: Greenville Online

Lowell: Lowell Sun

 

[Cuzittt]

Portland wins game one, 8-4.

Boxscore

Matt Kent went six innings and three batters, allowing four runs on seven hits – including homers by Deivi Grullon and Brandon Bednar – and two walks while whiffing a trio. Trevor Kelley struck out two of the three men he faced in the seventh; leaving the bases loaded.

Jantzen Witte whipped Reading pitching with two doubles and a homer in four jaunts; reaching on catcher's interference as well. Tony Renda and Luke Tendler each roped a single and a double in four at-bats. Jeremy Rivera and Austin Rei each reached on a hit and a walk in four appearances; Rei with a bomb. Nick Lovullo laced a double in three trips. Josh Ockimey singled and struck out thrice. Danny Mars earned a free pass in three matchups. Tate Matheny managed a sacrifice fly in his four treks.

Game two was suspended entering the bottom of the ninth due to rain. Portland will get last ups, down 9-7, before today's scheduled game.

 

[Cuzittt]

Drive can't hold on to an early lead, lose 4-3.

Boxscore

Kutter Crawford went five solid frames, allowing a solo moonshot from MJ Melendez for the only run he gave up. Crawford gave up four other hits and a wild pitch while striking out eight. Angel Padron pitched the final 3 1/3 innings, yielding three runs (two earned) on four hits – including long balls from Ricky Aracena and the walk-off from Cal Jones – a hit by pitch, and two wild pitched; whiffing a pair.

Ricardo Cubillan chipped two singles and dropped a sacrifice bunt in four appearances. Marino Campana and Everlouis Lozada each contributed two hits in four excursions; Lozada with a double, Campana with a homer. Frankie Rios reached with a single and a hit by pitch in four forays. Lorenzo Cedrola, Cole Brannen, and Zach Sterry each launched one hit in five at-bats; Cedrola with a triple. Charlie Madden managed a base on balls in four tries. Jagger Rusconi suffered four junky jaunts.

 

[Cuzittt]

Pawtucket and Salem were both postponed due to rain. Salem will play two today, PawSox have rescheduled the postponed game for the next time Buffalo is in town in June.