8/15 MiLB Gameday: Owens, Rodriguez and Ball

[Cuzittt]

Today's Games:

IL:Pawtucket (Henry Owens) vs. Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (Bryan Mitchell) [7:05pm]
EL: Portland (Eduardo Rodriguez) vs. Richmond (Ty Blach) [7:05pm]
CL:Salem (TBD) vs. Myrtle Beach (TBD) [7:05pm]
SAL: Greenville (Trey Ball) @ Savannah (Ricky Knapp) [7:05pm]
NYPL: Lowell (Jake Drehoff) @ Hudson Valley (TBD) [7:05pm]
GCL: GCL Sox vs. GCL Twins [12:00pm]
DSL: DSL Sox vs. DSL Mariners [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

 

[semsox]

Margot promoted to Salem

 

[Cuzittt]

GCL Postponed by rain. Game will likely be made up on the 23rd. They will be finishing off a suspended game tomorrow before the regularly scheduled contest.

 

[mabrowndog]

Kevin McAvoy (3 IP, single, BB, K) and Enfember Martinez (2 IP, 2 K) have combined on a 1-hit road shutout of the McNamara division leaders through 5 innings. McAvoy's season ERA drops to 2.79, with batters hitting .229 against him, and he's got a GO/AO ratio of 3.22.
 
The Spinners offense got 1 in the t-4th (Jordan Betts SF after a Joseph Monge double) and added 4 in the t-5th (3 singles, a bunt + E1, and another SF) for a 5-0 cushion as Hudson bats in the b-6th.

 

[TimScribble]

Owens' night finished.

@PawSox: Henry Owens done after 6 IP, 6 H, 4 R, 0 BB, 7 SO. Hurt by 2 HRA. Throws 84 pitches (60 strikes). PawSox down to Scranton/WB 4-1 after 6.

 

[Bob Montgomerys Helmet Hat]

Ugly, wild night for Trey tonight.  Growing pains.

 

[TimScribble]

@Jaypers413: Portland's Eduardo Rodriguez's line - 6 IP, 8 H, 1 R, 0 BB, 7 K. #RedSox @PortlandSeaDogs

 

[mabrowndog]

@Jaypers413: Portland's Eduardo Rodriguez's line - 6 IP, 8 H, 1 R, 0 BB, 7 K. #RedSox @PortlandSeaDogs

 
I have a feeling the Andrew Miller deal will be looked upon by baseball historians in the same light as the Heathcliff Slocumb trade. This kid is ridiculous -- and he won't turn 22 until April.

 

[Cuzittt]

Spinners win 5-0.

Boxscore

Kevin McAvoy went 3 innings, giving up a hit and a walk; striking out one. Enfember Martinez went 3 innings, giving up a hit and striking out 3. Ellis Jimenez went 3 innings, allowing 3 hits and a walk; striking out 3.

Nick Moore went 2/3 before being replaced by Cisco Tellez who went 0/1. Joseph Monge went 1/3 with a double and a SF. Deiner Lopez went 1/3. Mike Meyers and Alixon Suarez each went 1/4; Meyers with a double. Raymel Flores went 0/2 with a sacrifice. Jordan Betts went 0/3 with a SF. Mauricio Dubon and Danny Mars each went 0/4.

 

[mabrowndog]

Ugly, wild night for Trey tonight.  Growing pains.

 
9 runs in 2 IP so far. Just 4 of them earned, but that doesn't explain away the 4 walks. Or the two line drive doubles. Or the 1st-inning grand slam. Or the three-run blast in the 2nd.
 
Growing pains indeed. This is where that wise sage Tim McCarver might say something oh-so-insightful like, "If baseball was supposed to be easy, they wouldn't need any minor leagues."
 
EDIT - And that's it for Ball, as he hits the showers after just the two frames. 5 H, 1 K, and 29 of 56 pitches for strikes.

 

[Cuzittt]

Pawsox lose 4-1.

Boxscore

Henry Owens went 6 innings, allowing 4 runs on 6 hits (2 HRs) and 2 HBPs; striking out 7. Dalier Hinojosa went 2 innings, striking out one. Heath Hembree went an inning, giving up a hit.

Ryan Lavarnway and Travis Shaw each went 2/4; Lavarnway with a double. Alex Hassan, Blake Swihart and Derrik Gibson each went 1/4. Mookie Betts went 1/5. Carlos Rivero went 0/2 with a walk and a SF. Justin Henry went 0/3 with a walk. Deven Marrero went 0/4.

 

[Cuzittt]

Seadogs win 5-1.

Boxscore

Eduardo Rodriguez went 6 innings, allowing a run on 8 hits; striking out 7. Mike McCarthy went 2 innings, giving up a hit and striking out 2. Noe Ramirez went an inning, giving up 2 hits and a HBP; striking out one.

Keury de la Cruz went 2/3 with a HR and a walk. David Chester went 1/3 with a walk. Heiker Meneses went 1/3 with a double, HBP and SB. Shannon Wilkerson went 1/3 with a walk, SF and SB. Mike Miller and Carson Blair each went 1/4. Michael Almanzar went 0/3 with a SF. Stefan Welch and Kevin Heller each went 0/3 with a walk.

 

[Cuzittt]

Salem wins 3-2 in 11 innings.

Boxscore

Cody Kukuk went 5 innings, allowing 2 runs on 2 hits, 2 WPs and 6 walks; striking out 3. Taylor Grover went 3 innings, giving up a hit and 2 walks; striking out 4. Nate Reed went 3 innings, walking 2 (1 IBB) and striking out 2.

Reed Gragnani went 2/4 with a HR and a walk. Carlos Asuaje went 2/5. Matty Johnson went 1/4 with a walk. Jake Romanski went 1/4. Jose Vinicio went 0/3 with a walk. Mario Martinez, Manuel Margot and Dreily Guerrero each went 0/4; Guerrero with a SB. Jantzen Witte went 0/5.

11th:

Salem Bottom of the 11th

Carlos Asuaje singles on a ground ball to right fielder Royce Bolinger.
Reed Gragnani singles on a ground ball to shortstop Edwin Garcia. Reed Gragnani to 2nd. Carlos Asuaje advances to 3rd, on a throwing error by shortstop Edwin Garcia.
Jantzen Witte grounds out to first baseman Preston Beck.
With Mario Martinez batting, wild pitch by Abel De Los Santos, Carlos Asuaje scores.

 

[Cuzittt]

Drive lose 16-4.

Boxscore

Trey Ball went 2 innings, allowing 9 runs (4 earned) on 5 hits (2 HRs) and 4 walks; striking out one. Sergio Gomez went 2 2/3 innings, allowing 7 runs on 7 hits (1 HR) and 4 walks. Raynel Velette went 3 1/3 innings, giving up 3 hits, 3 walks, a HBP and a Balk; striking out 3.

Cole Sturgeon went 2/4 with a HR and a walk. Tzu-Wei Lin went 2/4 with a double and a walk. Sam Travis and Franklin Guzman each went 2/5; Guzman with a double. Wendell Rijo went 1/3 with a double and 2 walks. Jimmy Rider went 1/4 with a walk. Danny Bethea went 1/5. Carlos Coste went 0/4. Kevin Mager went 0/5.

 

[Cuzittt]

DSL Sox win 3-1.

Boxscore

Daniel Gonzalez went 6 innings, allowing 2 hits and striking out 3. Jervis Torrealba went 3 innings, allowing a run on 3 hits and a walk; striking out 3.

Juan Hernandez went 1/3 with a walk. Gerardo Carrizalez, Luis Yovera and Samuel Miranda each went 1/4. Roldani Baldwin went 0/1 with 3 walks. Carlos Tovar went 0/2 with 2 walks and a SB. Raiwinson Lameda went 0/3 with a walk. Luis Alejandro Basabe went 0/4 with a walk. Yoan Aybar went 0/4.

 

[mabrowndog]

Salem wins 3-2 in 11 innings.

Boxscore

Cody Kukuk went 5 innings, allowing 2 runs on 2 hits, 2 WPs and 6 walks; striking out 3.

 
Crap, he's back to being a full-on spaz again.
 
I'd much rather have him pound the zone and get hit hard than distribute his pitches like a center-pivot lawn sprinkler and walk the ball park.

 

[chrisfont9]

 
I have a feeling the Andrew Miller deal will be looked upon by baseball historians in the same light as the Heathcliff Slocumb trade. This kid is ridiculous -- and he won't turn 22 until April.

And the kicker will be Miller coming back in the offseason on a reasonable deal.

 

[wade boggs chicken dinner]

Crap, he's back to being a full-on spaz again.
 
I'd much rather have him pound the zone and get hit hard than distribute his pitches like a center-pivot lawn sprinkler and walk the ball park.

Well, maybe just part-time spaz and maybe that's a sign of growth.

Kukuk breezed through the first three innings. He unraveled in the fourth - four walks and two WPs will do that to you - but came back in the fifth to strikeout (swinging) the first two batters. The third batter walked but was picked off first.

So it was good that he could limit the damage in the fourth and pull it together for the fifth.

 

[Apisith]

And the kicker will be Miller coming back in the offseason on a reasonable deal.

He'll be one of the top relievers on the market. It won't be a reasonable deal if he comes back.