4/7 MiLB Gameday: Hernandez, McCarthy, Alcantara

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Today's Games:

IL:Pawtucket (Chris Hernandez) vs. Syracuse (Blake Treinen) [6:15pm]
EL: Portland (Mike McCarthy) @ Trenton (Matt Tracy) [7:05pm]
CL:Salem - OFF
SAL: Greenville (Mario Alcantara) @ Charleston (Caleb Smith) [7:05pm]
NYPL: Lowell - Opening Day - June 13th vs. Vermont
GCL: GCL Sox - Opening Day - June 20th vs GCL Twins
DSL: DSL Sox - Opening Day - May 31st

Notes:

Salem has won 15 straight games dating back to last year... a franchise record. They last lost August 28th. With 1 more win, they will tie a 64 year old Carolina League Record for consecutive wins (Winston-Salem - 1950).

Salem will attempt to tie the record tomorrow in their Home Opener. Against... Winston-Salem.

Salem is 34-8 since July 30th 2013.

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

 

[wade boggs chicken dinner]

Not to jinx them, but Salem's collective pitching stat line is:
 
36.0 IP; 29 hits; 5 runs; 4 ERs; 1 HR; 2 HB; 5 BB; 44 Ks; 0.94 WHIP.
 
Wow.

 

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Portland postponed due to rain. No make up date made yet.

Greenville postponed due to rain. Will be made up as part of a doubleheader May 27th.

 

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Pawsox win 3-2 in 10 innings.

Boxscore

Craig Breslow started and pitched a perfect 1st inning. Chris Hernandez followed with 4 2/3 innings, allowing an unearned run on 7 hits and a walk; striking out 2. Alex Wilson went 1 1/3 innings, giving up a hit and a HBP; striking out 2. Rich Hill went 2/3rds of an inning, allowing a run on a hit and a walk; striking out one. Brayan Villarreal went 1 1/3 innings, giving up a hit, 2 walks and 2 WPs; striking out 2. Chris Resop went an inning, walking one and striking out 2.

Corey Brown went 1/4 with a double and a walk. Brandon Snyder, Garin Cecchini, and Dan Butler each went 1/4; Butler with a double. Justin Henry went 0/3 with 2 walks and a SB. Mike McCoy went 0/2 with a walk and a sacrifice. Bryce Brentz went 0/3 with a walk. Heiker Meneses went 0/4. Christian Vazquez went 0/5.

10th for Pawsox:

Heiker Meneses grounds out, shortstop Zach Walters to first baseman Brock Peterson.
Justin Henry walks.
Christian Vazquez strikes out swinging. Justin Henry steals (1) 2nd base.
Daniel Stange intentionally walks Corey Brown.
With Brandon Snyder batting, wild pitch by Daniel Stange, Justin Henry to 3rd. Corey Brown to 2nd.
With Brandon Snyder batting, wild pitch by Daniel Stange, Justin Henry scores. Corey Brown to 3rd.

 

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STORIES

PAWSOX

Game Story

After blowing a late lead with untimely wild pitches, the Pawtucket Red Sox gladly benefitted from similar wildness in a 3-2 win in 10 innings Monday night.

Clinging to a 2-1 lead in the eighth inning, Pawtucket reliever Rich Hill retired two hitters but then gave up a single and a walk. Brayan Villarreal came on in relief and promptly uncorked a wild pitch, then issued a walk. Then came a second wild pitch, this one sending the runner home from third with the tying run.

In the 10th inning, Justin Henry reached on a one-out walk and then stole second on a strikeout. After an intentional walk, Syracuse pitcher Daniel Stange threw a wild pitch to move the runners into scoring position. With Brandon Snyder at the plate and a light rain falling, Stange threw a second wild pitch and Henry cruised home with the winning run.

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Manager Kevin Boles is blessed with a fortunate problem of having three good catchers on his roster. Christian Vazquez caught Monday, his third start in five games, and flashed his powerful throwing arm by tossing out a runner looking to steal second base, and then nabbing a runner lingering too far off first base. Ryan Lavarnway and Dan Butler have both caught one game apiece, as well as seeing time at first base and designated hitter.

“These things will play out,” Boles said. “We’re going to make sure we make sure they get the time behind the plate, and in the bullpen. Lavarnway and Butler will also DH and Lavarnway will play some first base.”