8/12 MiLB Gameday: Stiff Upper Lip

[Cuzittt]

Today's Games:

IL:Pawtucket (Steven Wright) @ Gwinnett (Cody Martin) [6:35pm]
EL: Portland (Brian Johnson) vs. Akron (Joseph Colon) [7:05pm]
CL:Salem (Joe Gunkel/Pat Light) @ Potomac (Hector Silvestre/Dakota Bakus) [5:05pm]
SAL: Greenville (Teddy Stankiewicz) vs. Rome (Matt Marksberry) [7:05pm]
NYPL: Lowell (TBD) @ Brooklyn (TBD) [7:05pm]
GCL: GCL Sox @ GCL Orioles [12:00pm]
DSL: DSL Sox vs. DSL Orioles2 [10:30am]

Notes:

Scoreboard:

Boston Red Sox Minor League Scores

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

 

[Plympton91]

It's been pouring rain all day at Potomac Nationals stadium, which has terrible drainage, so not guaranteed they'll play yet. Weather improving a bit this hour.

 

[mabrowndog]

It's been pouring rain all day at Potomac Nationals stadium, which has terrible drainage, so not guaranteed they'll play yet. Weather improving a bit this hour.

 
I'd love to know the last time the Sox or one of their affiliates have had weather postponements on 4 consecutive schedule dates.
 
It's somewhat reminiscent of the '75 Series when, after an off day for travel from Cincinnati following Game 5, it poured in Boston for three straight days & nights before Game 6 could be played. 117 hours & 38 minutes elapsed between the end of G5 and the first pitch of G6.

 

[mabrowndog]

* Heri Quevedo will get the start for Lowell tonight.
 
* The Sox have been taking it really, really, super-duper, ultra-slow with 1st rounder Michael Kopech. He's now made 6 starts for GCL since July 12 -- a month to the day -- and he's thrown a grand total of 9.2 innings. Today he tossed 3 hitless frames with 1 BB & 2 K, which is nice to see. And despite two outings where he was charged with 3 ER in 1.1 IP and 2 ER in 0.1 IP respectively, he's held 39 batters to a .176/.282/.235/.517 line while striking out more than a quarter of them. Hopefully they're just being careful with workload due to pitch count concerns going back to his HS season and any associated pre-draft showcase work, but I can't help wondering if there's an injury issue they're delicately working around.

 

[Cuzittt]

Lowell postponed by rain. Doubleheader tomorrow.

Salem postponed by rain again. They will now play a doubleheader on Thursday in addition to Wednesday. Another game has been cancelled. 4 consecutive rain outs for Salem/Potomac... neither team has played since Thursday the 7th.

 

[Cuzittt]

Jordan Betts added to the NYPL All-Star Roster.

 

[Cuzittt]

DSL Sox win 6-5.

Boxscore

Jhonathan Diaz went 5 innings, allowing 3 runs on 4 hits and 2 walks; striking out 3. Alejandro Rodriguez faced 3 batters, allowing 2 runs on 2 HRs and a walk. Algenis Martinez went 4 innings, giving up 2 hits and striking out 3.

Luis Alejandro Basabe went 2/2 with 3 walks. Carlos Tovar went 3/4 with a double and a walk. Gerardo Carrizalez went 1/3 with a walk. Juan Hernandez went 1/1 after replacing Jesus Perez who went 0/3. Yoan Aybar and Raiwinson Lameda each went 1/5. Roldani Baldwin went 0/2 with 3 walks and a SB. Isaias Lucena went 0/3 with 2 walks. Pablo Urena went 0/4.

 

[Cuzittt]

GCL Sox win 2-1.

Boxscore

Michael Kopech went 3 innings, walking one and striking out 2. Javier Rodriguez went 4 innings, giving up 5 hits and a walk; striking out 5. Carlos Garcia went 2 innings, allowing a run on 3 hits and 2 walks (1 IBB); striking out 2.

Trenton Kemp went 1/3 with a double. Ben Moore went 1/3 with a walk. Derek Miller, Javier Guerra, Luis Alexander Basabe and Michael Chavis each went 1/4; Miller and Guerra with a CS. Darwin Pena and Jeremy Rivera each went 0/3. Rafael Devers went 0/4.

 

[Bob Montgomerys Helmet Hat]

Margot has a nice game going.  3-3 with a double and a triple.
 
 
EDIT--And Stank with an excellent outing for Greenville.  A lot to like in their game tonight.

 

[Cuzittt]

Pawsox lose 4-3.

Boxscore

Steven Wright went 8 innings, allowing 4 runs (3 earned) on 9 hits, a walk and a WP; striking out 2.

Mookie Betts went 2/3 with a walk. Garin Cecchini went 2/4 with a HR and a SB. Justin Henry and Matt Spring each went 1/3; Spring with a double. Carlos Rivero went 1/4. Bryce Brentz went 0/3 with a walk. Alex Hassan, Ryan Lavarnway and Deven Marrero each went 0/4.

 

[Apisith]

Johnson again.

 

[Apisith]

Garin, too.

 

[Cuzittt]

Drive win 8-1.

Boxscore

Teddy Stankiewicz went 7 innings, allowing a run on 4 hits (1 HR) and a walk; striking out 7. Oscar Perez went 2 perfect innings.

Manuel Margot went 3/4 with a double, triple, walk and CS. Cole Sturgeon and Tim Roberson each went 2/4 with a double. Danny Bethea went 2/4. Tzu-Wei Lin went 1/4 with a HR and a walk. Sam Travis and Franklin Guzman each went 1/4 with a double. Wendell Rijo and Jimmy Rider each went 1/4.

 

[Cesar Crespo]

Is DSL Basabe a prospect or is he going to get Jaired? I know they got the same signing bonus. No clue what Xander or Jair got though.

Good to see Garin on a small hot stretch, he's teased before though. Hopefull he can end the season on a tear.

 

[Cuzittt]

Portland's normally solid bullpen blows up, Seadogs lose 5-4.

Boxscore

Brian Johnson went 6 innings, allowing a run on 4 hits (1 HR) and 2 walks; striking out 5. Pete Ruiz went an inning, hitting a player. Robby Scott went an inning, allowing 2 runs on 3 hits and a walk. Noe Ramirez went an inning, allowing 2 runs on 4 hits; striking out one.

Keury de la Cruz went 3/4 with a double and a walk. Stefan Welch went 3/5 with a double. Shannon Wilkerson went 2/4 with a walk. Mike Miller went 1/3 with a walk, HBP and SB. Carson Blair went 1/4 with a double and a walk. Michael Almanzar went 1/5 with a HR. Jonathan Roof went 0/4 with a walk. Ryan Dent went 0/4 with a HBP. Heiker Meneses went 0/5.

 

[mabrowndog]

Is DSL Basabe a prospect or is he going to get Jaired? I know they got the same signing bonus. No clue what Xander or Jair got though.

 
The DSL Basabe (Luis Alejandro, who I'm going to start calling "Laj" because I'm getting sick of typing their full names) doesn't appear to be nearly at the level of his twin brother. Both have great speed, but Luis Alexander (who I'll call "Lax") has been the better hitter of the two and profiles further up in the lineup. Last season Lax hit primarily lead-off for DSL. They played in roughly the same number of games last year, but Lax had 268 PA to Laj's 198.
 
This season, Laj missed about a month due to injury, the nature of which wasn't publicized by the club. He returned to action with DSL on July 24, a day after Lax made his GCL debut. Lax started out hitting in the 7 and 6 holes as he was weaned into a new league and country (he was dropped to 8th for 2 starts vs LHP). But since August 2 he's batted 5th exclusively, usually ahead of Chavis or Ockimey.
 
After Lax left DSL, Laj replaced him hitting leadoff. But it seems like they're trying to shoehorn him into role he's not fit for, because so far Laj hasn't responded well (.159/.339/.182/.521 in 57 PA)
 
As you note, they did get the same bonus ($450,000 apiece for anyone else wondering). As for the Bogaerts boys, Xander got $510,000 while Jair got $180,000.

 

[mabrowndog]

Portland's normally solid bullpen blows up, Seadogs lose 5-4.

Robby Scott went an inning, allowing 2 runs on 3 hits and a walk. Noe Ramirez went an inning, allowing 2 runs on 4 hits; striking out one.

 
That's 3 straight blown saves for Noe (4 IP, 4 ER, 8 H, 2 BB, 4 K) after going 13-for-13 in save opps.
 
As for Scott, he went nearly a month after July 10 without being tagged for any runs (8 IP over 7 G), but he's now been scored on in his last two outings.

 

[Cesar Crespo]

LAj and LAx work, I was going with DSL and GCL. Hopefully it remains to annoy us as it means both are doing well. Looks like LAx is really seperating himself though and primed to make a run at the top 10 in the system next year.

 

[jscola85]

Seriously, Margot is on some kind of tear. OPS is now over 800 for the year and is an insane 1.239 in August. Another week like this and I hope he at least gets a taste of action in Salem as a reward.