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Beat Farming: Pawsox are champions of the International League

The Pawtucket Red Sox have won the 2012 Governors' Cup Championship after sweeping the Charlotte Knights in the 5-game series last night. At least some team in the organization has won a championship. This is Pawtucket's first title since 1984.

Mike Rivera singled home Danny Valencia in the 2nd to give the Pawsox an early 1-0 lead. Two batters later, Che-Hsuan Lin drove in Andy LaRoche via a sacrifice fly, which proved to be the game-winner. Charlotte got one back in the 5th, but that was all they could do. The Pawsox added two more in the 7th, by way of a Jeremy Hazelbaker triple, and J.C. Linares single.

Once again, Pawsox pitching was stellar. Nelson Figueroa had another solid start, going 6 strong, giving up 7 hits, 1 R, 1 ER, and striking out 5. For the 4th consecutive game, the Pawtucket bullpen pitched hit-less ball. Will Inman, Jose De La Torre, and Josh Fields, pitched an inning-a-piece, combining for 4 K's and 1 walk.

AAA baseball is split up into 2 leagues, the International League, and the Pacific Coast League. Teams do not play outside of their leagues aside from the All-Star game and the one-game AAA Championship. The Pawtucket Red Sox will travel to Durham, NC to await the champion of the PCL to take them on in AAA's Super Bowl on Tuesday night.

I would prefer to see at least a best-of-three, but I guess it has gone on long enough.

(Photo: Charlotte Observer)

Stats after the jump.

Beat Farming: Pawsox blank Knights, take commanding 2-0 lead

The Pawtucket Red Sox are now one game away from being crowned champions of the International League after their 2-0 shutout of the Charlotte Knights.

Zach Stewart didn't give Charlotte anything to work with in his 6 innings of work. Stewart scattered just 4 hits, walked 1, and struck out 4 in his outing. Pedro Beato pitched the next 1 1/3 innings, gave up no hits and pitched around 2 walks.  Alex Wilson and Jose De La Torre kept the Knights hit-less and to close out the game.

With another game of great pitching for Pawtucket, they did not need many runs of support. Dan Butler's solo homer in the 2nd inning was all Pawtucket needed. Che-Hsuan Lin added an RBI double in the 5th to score Butler for some insurance.

The series moves to Charlotte tonight and the Pawsox will have 3 chances to close out this best-of-five series to win the Governors' Cup. 

Charlotte Knights
Player	Pos	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
Greg Golson	DH	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.280
Drew Garcia	2B	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.200
Brent Morel	3B	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.217
Seth Loman	1B	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.333
Josh Phegley	C	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.409
Trayce Thompson	CF	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.048
Jared Mitchell	LF	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	.292
Carlos Sanchez	SS	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.150
Brandon Short	RF	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	.294

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Charles Shirek (L, 0-1)	7.0	4	2	2	0	6	1	7.71
Anthony Carter	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	15.43

Pawtucket Red Sox
Player	Pos	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
Jeremy Hazelbaker	LF	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.118
Tony Thomas	2B	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.217
J.C. Linares	DH	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.350
Danny Valencia	3B	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	.200
Bryce Brentz	RF	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.400
Nate Spears	1B	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.273
Dan Butler	C	3	2	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	.267
Jonathan Hee	SS	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.091
Che-Hsuan Lin	CF	3	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	.286

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Zach Stewart (W, 2-0)	6.0	4	0	0	1	4	0	3.27
Pedro Beato (H, 2)	1.1	0	0	0	2	0	0	3.00
Alex Wilson (H, 2)	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.00
Jose De La Torre (S, 3)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.00

Beat Farming: Pawsox take 1-0 lead in IL Finals

The Pawsox took a 1-0 series lead over the Charlotte Knights with a 7-2 victory at McCoy Stadium last night. Pawtucket got 5 of their 7 runs off of homers from Tony Thomas, J.C. Linares, and Danny Valencia. Valencia gave the Pawsox the 3-1 lead in the 3rd by way of a 2-run homer, and the Pawsox never looked back. After Charlotte cut the lead to 3-2 in the 4th, Jason Repko grounded into a fielder's choice which drove in Bryce Brentz in the bottom of the inning to regain the 2 run lead. Tony Thomas and J.C. Linares went back-to-back in the 7th for good measure to put the Knights away.

Pitching was solid again for Pawtucket, as Steven Wright went 7 strong, giving up 6 hits, 2 runs (2 ER), 2 walks, and struck out 6. Alex Wilson and Josh Fields followed with 2 hit-less innings to close out the game.

Game 2 will be played tonight at 7:05 in Pawtucket. Click here for tickets.

Charlotte Knights
Player	Pos	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
Greg Golson	DH	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	.333
Drew Garcia	2B	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.238
Brent Morel	3B	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	.263
Seth Loman	1B	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	.429
Josh Phegley	C	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.444
Trayce Thompson	CF	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.059
Jared Mitchell	LF	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.286
Carlos Sanchez	SS	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.118
Brandon Short	RF	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	.250

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Charles Leesman	0.1	2	1	1	0	0	0	2.16
Andre Rienzo (L, 0-1)	5.2	4	3	3	3	7	1	4.76
Ryan Kussmaul	2.0	3	3	3	1	2	2	9.00

 

Pawtucket Red Sox
Player	Pos	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
Nate Spears	2B-1B	5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	.375
Tony Thomas	DH	4	1	2	0	0	1	2	0	0	.263
J.C. Linares	LF	4	2	2	0	0	1	1	0	1	.438
Danny Valencia	3B	2	1	1	0	0	1	3	1	1	.176
Andy LaRoche	1B	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.158
Ryan Dent	2B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Bryce Brentz	RF	3	1	2	1	1	0	0	1	0	.471
Dan Butler	C	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	.167
Jason Repko	CF	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	.267
Jonathan Hee	SS	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.105

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Steven Wright (W, 1-0)	7.0	6	2	2	2	6	0	2.57
Alex Wilson	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.00
Josh Fields	1.0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0.00

 

 

Beat Farming: Pawsox advance to Governors' Cup final with 7-1 win

The Pawtucket Red Sox have advanced to the Governors' Cup final (final round of IL Playoffs) with their 7-1, game 4 victory over the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees.

The Pawsox jumped out to an early and permanent lead as they scored all 7 runs in the 2nd inning. Danny Valencia had the most notable contribution, a 3-run homer for his first of the playoffs. Pawsox pitching didn't need much help as starter, Nelson Figueroa went 8 strong innings, giving up only 1 run on 2 hits and striking out 8. Alex Wilson closed it out with a 1-2-3 9th.

The Governors' Cup final will open in Pawtucket for games 1 and 2  on Tuesday and Wednesday at 7:05.

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Pawtucket Red Sox
Player	Pos	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
Jeremy Hazelbaker	DH	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	.154
a- Che-Hsuan Lin	PH-DH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000
Tony Thomas	2B	4	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	.200
J.C. Linares	LF	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	.417
Danny Valencia	3B	4	1	1	0	0	1	3	0	0	.133
Andy LaRoche	1B	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.200
Bryce Brentz	RF	3	1	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	.429
Dan Butler	C	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	.200
Jason Repko	CF	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.364
Jonathan Hee	SS	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	.133

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Nelson Figueroa (W, 1-0)	8.0	2	1	1	1	8	1	1.13
Alex Wilson	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00

Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees
Player	Pos	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
Kevin Russo	3B	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.118
Corban Joseph	2B	4	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	.188
Ronnier Mustelier	LF	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.067
Luke Murton	1B	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.214
Melky Mesa	CF	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.267
Cole Garner	RF	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.214
Austin Romine	C	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	.000
Ramiro Pena	SS	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.357
Darnell McDonald	DH	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.083

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Vidal Nuno (L, 0-1)	1.2	7	7	7	1	1	1	37.80
Kelvin Perez	3.1	2	0	0	0	4	0	4.15
Jon Meloan	2.0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0.00
Francisco Rondon	2.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0.00

Beat Farming: Pawsox take 2-0 lead over Yankees

The Pawsox overcame another early deficit to take a 2-0 lead in the best-of-five series over the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees.

The Yankees jumped out to an early 2-0 in the second inning, and held the lead until the Red Sox scored a run in the bottom of the 5th by way of a Bryce Brentz RBI single. Brentz added another RBI single, this time in the 7th to tie the game 2-2. Jonathan Hee followed with a single to left which scored Brentz due to a throwing error by Scranton's right fielder, Cole Garner. That's all the Sox needed. For the second straight night, the bullpen did a fantastic job in relief and pitched scoreless ball.

The Pawsox will have a chance to win the series in tomorrow night as the series moves to Rochester. In case you were wondering and rather than you lose sleep trying to figure out why the series is moving to Rochester, I'll explain. Due to stadium construction in Scranton, the Yankees will be playing their playoff home games in Rochester.

Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees
Player	Pos	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
Kevin Russo	3B	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.111
Corban Joseph	2B	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.250
Ronnier Mustelier	LF	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000
Luke Murton	1B	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.429
1- Doug Bernier	PR	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Melky Mesa	CF	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	.250
Austin Romine	C	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	.000
Cole Garner	RF	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	.375
Ramiro Pena	SS	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	.500
Darnell McDonald	DH	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.167

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Ramon Ortiz (L, 0-1)	6.1	6	3	1	2	3	0	1.42
Juan Cedeno	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.00
Preston Claiborne	1.1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0.00

 

Pawtucket Red Sox
Player	Pos	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
Jeremy Hazelbaker	LF	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.111
Tony Thomas	2B	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.429
J.C. Linares	CF	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	.500
Danny Valencia	DH	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.143
Andy LaRoche	1B	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.250
Nate Spears	3B	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.333
Dan Butler	C	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.167
Bryce Brentz	RF	3	1	2	1	0	0	2	0	0	.429
Jonathan Hee	SS	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Chris Hernandez	6.0	4	2	2	2	5	0	3.00
Scott Atchison (W, 1-0)	1.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
Will Inman (H, 1)	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.00
Jose De La Torre (S, 2)	1.0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0.00

Beat Farming: Pawsox take 1-0 lead over Yankees

The Pawsox took a 1-0 lead over the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees in the 1st round of the IL playoffs.

Scranton jumped out to a 4-0 lead by the 3rd before the Pawsox started their comeback. Pawtucket grabbed 3 runs in the bottom of the 3rd by way of a J.C. Linares 2-run homer and a solo homer from Andy LaRoche. LaRoche drove in another 2 runs in the 5th to give the Pawsox the 5-4 lead and they didn't look back. Bryce Brentz added a 2-run homer in the 8th to cap off the scoring and give the Pawtucket the 7-4 victory in game 1.

Zach Stewart went 5 innings, giving up all 4 runs on 7 hits, walked 2 and struck out only 1. I would say that is an improvement since the last time we saw him. The bullpen did a great job containing the Yankees by combining for only 2 hits and 7 strikeouts over the final 4 innings.

Game 2 is tonight at 7:05 in Pawtucket. Get your tickets here.

Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees
Player	Pos	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
Kevin Russo	3B	5	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	1	.200
Corban Joseph	2B	4	1	2	1	0	0	0	1	2	.500
Ronnier Mustelier	LF	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Luke Murton	1B	4	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	1	.250
Melky Mesa	CF	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.250
Austin Romine	C	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000
Cole Garner	RF	4	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	3	.250
Ramiro Pena	SS	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500
Darnell McDonald	DH	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	.250

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
John Maine (L, 0-1)	4.2	7	5	5	2	6	2	9.64
Chase Whitley	2.1	2	0	0	1	3	0	0.00
Kelvin Perez	1.0	2	2	2	0	0	1	18.00

 

Pawtucket Red Sox
Player	Pos	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
Jeremy Hazelbaker	DH	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	.200
Tony Thomas	2B	4	2	3	2	0	0	0	0	1	.750
J.C. Linares	LF	3	2	1	0	0	1	2	1	2	.333
Danny Valencia	3B	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.333
Andy LaRoche	1B	4	1	2	1	0	1	3	0	1	.500
Dan Butler	C	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.333
Bryce Brentz	RF	4	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	2	.250
Jason Repko	CF	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.250
Jonathan Hee	SS	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Zach Stewart (W, 1-0)	5.0	7	4	4	2	1	2	7.20
Alex Wilson (H, 1)	2.0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0.00
Pedro Beato (H, 1)	1.1	2	0	0	0	2	0	0.00
Jose De La Torre (S, 1)	0.2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0.00

Beat Farming: The final day of the season

Who has the time to keep up with all of the Sox' minor league teams? We'll do all the work to keep you updated with the beat on the farm.

The minor league season has come to an end and the Pawtucket Red Sox were the only team in the Red Sox' system to finish above .500 and clinch a playoff berth.

Notable Performances:

J.C. Linares (RF): 2-for-6, 2-run HR (8), 2B

Jonathan Hee (SS-P): 3-for-5, 2 RBI, BB, R | 1 IP (W), 0 H

Jose De La Torre (RP): 2 IP,  1 H, 2 K

Scott Atchison: 1 IP, 0 H

Box Score

First 2 games at McCoy Stadium:

Game 1: Wed., Sept. 5 @ 7:05

Game 2: Thur., Sept. 6 @ 7:05

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Beat Farming: Farm system catches Sox fever; everyone loses

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Notable Performances:

Nate Spears (3B): 2-for-4, RBI

Che-Hsuan Lin (CF): 2-for-4, BB

Box Score

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Beat Farming: Pawsox clinch wild card

Who has the time to keep up with all of the Sox' minor league teams? We'll do all the work to keep you updated with the beat on the farm.

The Pawtucket Red Sox will open the 2012 IL playoffs at McCoy Stadium on Tuesday, September 5 at 7:05 PM. Get your tickets here.

Notable Performances:

Dan Butler (C): 2-for-3, 2 HR (3), 2 RBI

Nelson Figueroa (SP): 8 IP, 4 H, BB, 6 K

Box Score

Notable Performances:

Zach Gentile (2B): 3-for-4, 2B, 3 RBI, 2 R

Ronald Bermudez (DH): 3-for-3, 2B, 3 RBI

Stolmy Pimentel (SP): 6 IP, 1 H, 2 BB, 6 K

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Beat Farming: Pawsox sweep Braves in 4, close to clinching wild card

Who has the time to keep up with all of the Sox' minor league teams? We'll do all the work to keep you updated with the beat on the farm.

Notable Performances:

Jeremy Hazelbaker (DH): 1-for-3, 2B, RBI

Ivan De Jesus (2B): 2-for-3, 2B

Billy Buckner (SP): (CG) 7 IP, 4 H, 2 BB, 3 K

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Notable Performances:

Dan Butler (C): 2-for-3, 2 R

Jose De La Torre (RP): 2 IP, 1 H, BB, K

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