The Providence Journal
Jim Mandelaro - Red Wings 5, PawSox 1 -- Ross homers, but PawSox fail to clinch playoff spot
David Ross hit a home run in his PawSox debut, and reliever Beau Vaughan allowed only one run (a Garrett Jones homer) in 3 2/3 innings.
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The PawSox managed just five hits against right-hander Philip Humber, one of four New York Mets prospects acquired by the Minnesota Twins in the offseason for pitcher Johan Santana. Humber went the distance, walking none and striking out eight. He threw 118 pitches.
PawSox starter Edgar Martinez (7-3) allowed four runs in 3 1/3 innings.
Full Version: Sox Minor League News Links, Sat. Aug. 23, 2008
Harrisburg makes early lead stand up; The Senators use a pair of two-out rallies and strong relief pitching to edge Portland.
Portland got a run back in the fourth. Lars Anderson walked and scored on Tony Granadillo's single with two outs.
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Adam Carr took the mound in the eighth with Portland pinch-runner Argenis Diaz at second base. He got out of the inning when Josh Reddick fouled out to the catcher, then pitched a perfect ninth inning for his 11th save.
Dustin Richardson (7-8) had seven strikeouts through five innings for the Sea Dogs, but gave up four hits and two runs.
Seven Sea Dogs had a hit, but Portland dropped to 1-3 on its six-game trip.
Mickey Hall led the Sea Dogs, going 3 for 4 with a walk and a double, but he struck out to end the game.
Kevin Thomas - The kids are rising
Negron is tearing up the California Legaue (.381). In a 9-0 win at Bakersfield (little wind, by the way), Negron went 5-5 with two home runs ... Doubront got the win in his Lancaster debut (5 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 9 K).
In Greenville, Tejada (.264) remains hot (.405 in last 10 games) and was 3-for-5 on Friday ... Almanzar (.200) has been grinding it out since his promotion to Greenville. He went 2-for-4 Friday. Reminder: He is 17.
Drive clip Grasshoppers
GREENSBORO, N.C. -- Michael Almanzar's eighth-inning double broke a 4-4 tie and the Greenville Drive held on to beat the Greensboro Grasshoppers, 6-4, Friday night in South Atlantic League baseball.
Oscar Tejeda led off the Drive eighth with a single and stole second base against former Clemson standout Kris Harvey (0-2). Almanzar greeted Greensboro reliever Andrew Battisto with a double to left field to drive in Tejeda.
Greenville added a run in the ninth on a single by Carlos Ferndez-Oliva and a double by Jered Stanley.
Tejeda had three hits and David Marks had a home run for Greenville.
Greenville reliever Javier Garcia (3-1) struck out five batters in two innings.
The Lowell Sun
Lowell nearing a berth
BROOKLYN, N.Y. -- Luis Sumoza belted his 10th homer of the season, a solo shot with one out in the top of the ninth, powering the Lowell Spinners to a 2-1 New York-Penn League triumph over the Brooklyn Cyclones last night at KeySpan Park.
Sumoza's bomb, which made him only the second player in Spinners' history to hit 10 homers or more, broke a tie created when the teams traded a pair of unearned runs.
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Starting pitcher Kyle Weiland, turning in Lowell's second consecutive strong performance in this series, faced the minimum 15 batters over his five-inning stretch.
Weiland allowed just one hit while fanning three and issuing no walks.
Lowell only allowed 2 hits. Charle Rosario also pitched well in relief before closer Seth Garrison, making his 20th appearance this season, registered his eighth save in 10 opportunities with a 1-2-3 ninth.
Mitch Herold (3-0) got the win.
Lowell nearing a berth
BROOKLYN, N.Y. -- Luis Sumoza belted his 10th homer of the season, a solo shot with one out in the top of the ninth, powering the Lowell Spinners to a 2-1 New York-Penn League triumph over the Brooklyn Cyclones last night at KeySpan Park.
Sumoza's bomb, which made him only the second player in Spinners' history to hit 10 homers or more, broke a tie created when the teams traded a pair of unearned runs.
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Starting pitcher Kyle Weiland, turning in Lowell's second consecutive strong performance in this series, faced the minimum 15 batters over his five-inning stretch.
Weiland allowed just one hit while fanning three and issuing no walks.
Lowell only allowed 2 hits. Charle Rosario also pitched well in relief before closer Seth Garrison, making his 20th appearance this season, registered his eighth save in 10 opportunities with a 1-2-3 ninth.
Mitch Herold (3-0) got the win.
Kris Negron Powers JetHawks to Sweep Over Blaze
BAKERSFIELD, CA) - It is hard to pitch a shutout, strike out nine batters in your debut, and get overshadowed. But despite Felix Doubront's brilliant debut with the JetHawks, it was second baseman Kris Negron who stole the show. Negron had a career night, hitting two home runs for the first time in his career, getting five hits and five RBI for the first time, and falling just a double shy of the cycle as the JetHawks shut out the Bakersfield Blaze 9-0.
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Lancaster was dominant throughout, taking the lead in the first inning. Jason Place and Negron both singled, then Ryan Kalish hit a three-run homer. It was his second home run of the series and Kalish drove in seven over the three games. Luis Exposito added his tenth home run of the season in the first inning as well.
That would be plenty for the pitchers. Doubront used excellent control of his fastball to befuddle Blaze hitters. He matched his career high with nine strikeouts in the 20-year old's JetHawks debut. Derrick Loop added three scoreless frames and Craig Molldrem turned in one to complete Lancaster's second shutout in the three game series.
Tony Graham - Week in Review: Kalish advancing through Sox system
Since being elevated from low Class A Greenville of the South Atlantic League, where he batted .281 with three home runs, 32 RBI, and 18 stolen bases, the outfielder has been on a tear for the Lancaster JetHawks of the Class A Advanced California League.
With a 3-for-5 showing on Thursday, Boston's No. 6 prospect according to Baseball America, was batting .324 with one home run and 13 RBI.
He had 11 hits over a seven-game run (.354).
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