Red Sox Minor League Report: Mason White's Five RBIs Snaps Greenville's Skid

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Triple-A Worcester Red Sox

Series at Buffalo Bisons (Toronto Blue Jays): 2-4

Season Record: 23-20

Worcester got back in the win column with a 4-0 victory in the series finale. 

Six pitchers made appearances for the WooSox as they emptied out their bullpen. Devin Sweet pitched a scoreless first inning, allowing two walks and striking out one before turning the ball over to Eduardo Rivera. Rivera earned his fourth win of the season for his two innings of work, allowing a hit and a walk while lowering his ERA to 2.13. Jack Anderson got a hold for his three innings of work, the longest outing of the afternoon for Worcester. He also allowed just one hit and one walk before Angel Bastardo came into the game. He pitched a perfect inning, striking out two. Tayron Guerrero also pitched a perfect inning, and Tommy Kahnle closed out the game, allowing one hit but completing the shutout for Worcester. 

It was a successful day at the plate as well for Worcester as they tallied four runs on eight hits. Mikey Romero and Nathan Hickey led the way with two hits and an RBI apiece. Hickey hit his third homer of the year in the third inning, grabbing a 1-0 lead. Romero then added on a run of his own driving in Nate Eaton on a single. Later in the sixth inning, Kristian Campbell doubled, driving in Romero. To cap off the three-run inning, Vinny Capra drove in Campbell on a single as the WooSox put the game out of reach.

Double-A Portland Sea Dogs

Series at Hartford Yard Goats (Colorado Rockies): 3-3

Season Record: 17-21

Portland lost on a walk-off for the second straight game, losing 6-5.

Michael Sansone got the start and notched five frames of work. He allowed four runs on five hits in what was one of his worst starts of the season. He allowed two home runs while striking out three. Caleb Bolden pitched three innings of relief and flipped the script. He gave up two walks and just one hit, striking out one. He lowered his ERA to 4.43 as he rectified Sansone’s rough start. Unfortunately for Portland, the momentum gained by Bolden faltered when Cooper Adams came into the game. Over ⅔ innings of work he allowed two runs on two hits as he relinquished the lead and Hartford won the game on a walk-off fly ball to center.

Franklin Arias has begun to come back to Earth after his scorching start to the season. He went 0-for-4 with a walk as his batting average sunk to .330. Brooks Brannon and Miguel Bleis each tallied two RBIs as they made up the bulk of Portland’s offense. Brannon crushed his seventh homer of the season in the first inning, giving Portland a two run advantage early. Bleis then hit a two-run homer of his own later in the inning as the Sea Dogs took an early four-run lead early. After Hartford tied the game at four runs apiece, Max Ferguson singled in the top of the ninth to score Tyler McDonough and take a one run edge. Despite the homers, Portland couldn’t produce enough to make up for the spotty pitching, falling for the second day in a row.

High-A Greenville Drive

Series vs. Bowling Green Hot Rods (Tampa Bay Rays): 1-5

Season Record: 15-24

Greenville snapped their eight-game losing streak as they beat Bowling Green 12-10.

Alex Bouchard got the nod, starting Sunday’s contest with high hopes for Greenville. He allowed three runs on six hits across four and ⅓ innings. He walked four, but limited the potent Hot Rods offense. P.J. Labriola earned the win for his performance on Sunday. He gave up two runs on two hits but struck out three across one and ⅔ frames of work. Danny Kirwin had trouble keeping Bowling Green in check, allowing four more runs in his one and ⅓ inning appearance. In a close game, Matt McShane entered in a high stakes situation. He handled the pressure well however, allowing nothing but a solo homer as he was just good enough to help Greenville snap their skid.

Greenville’s offense was hot on Sunday, amassing 12 runs on nine hits. Mason White contributed five RBIs as he helped lead the Drive to victory. Jack Winnay carried his excellent performance from Saturday into Sunday, getting Greenville on the board with a one-run single in the first inning. White then drove in Yoeilin Cespedes later in the inning with a single of his own. Freili Encarnacion added the third run of the inning as he drove Winnay in on another single. Yophery Rodriguez joined the party in the third inning, reaching on a throwing error as Winnay and Isaiah Jackson scored. Justin Gonzales then hit his eighth double of the season, adding two runs and extending the lead to six. In the fourth, White collected four more RBIs as he crushed his eighth homer of the season, a grand slam to make the lead ten. Justin Gonzales then hit a homer in the fifth inning as he brought the run total to 12. It was just enough to snap the losing streak as Greenville emerged victorious.

Low-A Salem RidgeYaks

Series at Fredericksburg Nationals (Washington Nationals): 2-4

Season Record: 17-22

Salem lost by one run for the third straight game, this time by a score of 6-5.

Jacob Mayers worked the first two frames of the afternoon, allowing two hits and one run but struck out six as he maintained a respectable 2.41 ERA. Myles Patton took the next one and ⅓ innings, allowing the same stat line as Mayers, one run on two hits. Harry Blum took over in the fourth inning, allowing three runs on three hits and three walks. Wuilliams Rodriguez came out of the bullpen hot. He turned in three innings of perfect ball, striking out two. Nicolas De La Cruz entered in the ninth inning looking to stave off a walk-off from the Nationals. He failed to do so, however, walking three and allowing the walk-off on a wild pitch as Salem fell for the third straight time.

Salem’s offense has been consistent as of late, and this continued into Sunday’s contest. Kleyver Salazar got the scoring started early, driving in Enddy Azocar on a line drive single in the first. Down 5-1 in the eighth, Ilan Fernandez doubled, driving in Anderson Fermin. Later in the inning, Azocar brought Fernandez home on a double of his own. With the lead within reach in the ninth, Luke Heyman scored on a wild pitch to bring the RidgeYaks within one. D’Angelo Ortiz then tied the game with a sacrifice fly to drive in Avinson Pinto. Unfortunately it wasn’t enough for the win as Salem fell just short yet again.

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