The Pawsox held onto their 2-0, then 3-0 lead for 7 innings before blowing the series winner in the 8th and 9th innings.
Bryce Brentz and Mike Rivera hit back-to-back solo homers for the Pawsox to give them the 2-0 in the 2nd inning. Pawtucket held that lead and increased it to 3-0 in the 8th on a J.C. Linares RBI triple. Starting pitcher, Billy Buckner (don't read too much into the name) was solid (6.1 IP, 1 H, 1 BB, 7 K) and was on his way for the victory before the bullpen blew it for him. Scranton got a run back in the bottom of the 8th, cutting the Pawsox lead to 3-1. Then it all went wrong in the 9th and the Yankees walked off with the win after scoring 3 runs in the bottom of the 9th to avoid the sweep.
Game 4 is tonight at 7:05 in Rochester.
| Pawtucket Red Sox | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Pos | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
| Jason Repko | LF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .375 |
| Tony Thomas | 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .273 |
| J.C. Linares | DH | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .444 |
| Danny Valencia | 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .091 |
| Andy LaRoche | 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .182 |
| Bryce Brentz | RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .364 |
| Mike Rivera | C | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .500 |
| Jonathan Hee | SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .091 |
| Che-Hsuan Lin | CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| Pitcher |
IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA |
| Billy Buckner | 6.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Brock Huntzinger (H, 1) | 1.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5.40 |
| Tony Pena Jr. (H, 1) | 0.1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54.00 |
| Pedro Beato (BS, 1)(L, 0-1) | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5.40 |
| Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Pos | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
| Kevin Russo | 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .154 |
| Corban Joseph | 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 |
| Ronnier Mustelier | LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .091 |
| Luke Murton | 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .300 |
| Melky Mesa | CF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .333 |
| Cole Garner | RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .273 |
| Gustavo Molina | C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .333 |
| Ramiro Pena | SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .364 |
| Darnell McDonald | DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .111 |
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA |
| Michael O'Connor | 6.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3.00 |
| Manny Delcarmen | 1.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6.75 |
| Ryota Igarashi (W, 1-0) | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 |
