MOOSIC, Pa. – The Pawtucket Red Sox jumped on the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders for six runs early and held serve the rest of the way in a 6-2 win on Friday night at PNC Field. The loss snapped a six-game winning streak, dating to last July, in the series for the RailRiders (7-8). The Red Sox improved to 10-5.
Kyle Davies (1-1) suffered the defeat after allowing six runs on nine hits in three innings. Tyler Webb and Branden Pinder combined for the final six frames, holding Pawtucket to just three hits. Henry Owens (1-0) earned his first win despite issuing four walks. The southpaw allowed two runs on five hits over five innings of work.
The PawSox jumped on Davies early by recording three consecutive hits out of the gate. After rallying back to strike out Bryce Brentz looking, Davies surrendered a two run double to Quintin Berry. Luke Montz followed with a sacrifice fly to left for a 3-0 advantage.
Pawtucket added two more runs in the second inning. Deven Marrero singled and moved to third on a double by Jemile Weeks. With no one out, Jackie Bradley Jr. bounced to second, allowing Marrero to score. Blake Swihart followed with his second hit of the night, scoring Weeks for a 5-0 lead.
The RailRiders cut into the deficit in the bottom of the stanza. Austin Romine worked a walk off Owens with one away and moved to second on a hit by Jonathan Galvez. Slade Heathcott worked the count to his favor and blistered a triple to the wall in right-center. Romine and Galvez scored, trimming the advantage to three.
However, the PawSox countered in the third. Montz hustled a double to begin the inning on a fly ball to left that was lost in the lights. Matt Spring doubled to the alley in left-center, moving Montz to third. Marrero earned the final tally of the night with a sac-fly to left.
Heathcott added two more hits on the night and now owns eight in his last 10 at-bats.
The RailRiders continue their series against Pawtucket (Boston Red Sox) on Saturday with a doubleheader. Game one is set to begin at 4:05 p.m. Right-hander Bryan Mitchell (1-1, 2.51) gets the start in the first game against southpaw Eddie Rodriguez (1-0, 2.31). The first 2,500 fans through the gates on Saturday will receive a RailRiders umbrella, presented by the Times-Tribune. For more information please call (570) 969-BALL (2255) or visit swbrailriders.com.
Luis Severino had his least-efffective Double-A outing Friday night in Portland. Errors also contributed. (Jessica Kovalcin)
Errors Help Doom Severino, Thunder in Portland
Apr 24th, 2015 |
PORTLAND, ME – A season-high five errors by the Thunder defense contributed to seven unearned runs which were the difference in a 10-3 Friday night to the Portland Sea Dogs at Hadlock Field.
Luis Severino took the ball for the Thunder in his third start of the season, but the No. 1 overall prospect in the New York Yankees organization put forth his least effective career Double-A outing. In five-plus innings, Severino surrendered eight hits and six runs-though only three runs were earned. He struck out six batters, but picked up his second loss of the season. In the 21-year-old’s first eight career Double-A starts he had not allowed more than two runs in a game before allowing six Friday night.
In relief, Andury Acevedo entered for Severino with two runners on and no outs in the 6th inning. He allowed both inherited runners to score plus a run of his own runners to score in a five-run inning that stretched a 2-0 lead entering the inning to a 7-0 lead for the Sea Dogs. Portland added three more unearned runs off Acevedo in the 7th inning to make the game 10-0 entering the 8th inning.
Trenton scored a run in the top of the 8th inning and a pair of runs in the 9th inning to avoid being shut out 10-0 for the second time in less than a week. The loss snaps a three-game winning streak and drops the Thunder to 9-6 on the season.
The Thunder get back to action with a Saturday afternoon game against the Sea Dogs when RHP Brady Lail (0-1, 2.00) opposes Portland’s RHP William Cuevas (1-1, 6.75) for a scheduled 1:00 p.m. first pitch. Coverage begins on the Thunder Radio Network beginning at 12:45 p.m. with the Trenton Thunder Pre-Game Show.
Shortstop Tyler Wade continues to be a secret weapon in the T-Yanks success lately. (Bryan Green)
The Tampa Yankees have had some late rallies as of late that have helped secure some tight wins, Friday night however was a different situation as they took on the Daytona Tortugas in the second game of the series. After taking an early 4-0 lead in the first, a third inning offensive push helped the T-Yanks beat the Tortugas 12-7 and secure the series win.
LHP Conner Kendrick (ERA 14.63) took the hill for the Yanks and had an easy 1-2-3 first inning. the bottom of the first was a mess for Daytona but yet very profitable for the T-Yanks. Mark Payton was hit by a pitch to start the inning and after a wild pitch by Daytona’s Nick Howard (ERA 3.75) would advance to 2nd. With bases loaded, Kyle Higashioka would walk and Payton would score. A three run double by Ericson Leonora then helped put the Yanks up 4-0.
The Tortugas would tack one on in the top of the 2nd and then four more in the top of the 4th as Kendrick began to struggle. Unable to get a third out in the fifth inning, Kendrick would go just 4 2/3 inning allowing 7 hits and 6 runs; striking out 4. Andrew Bailey (ERA 4.15) got the T-Yanks out of the 5th inning and would earn the win (2-0). Chad Taylor (ERA 3.00) then pitched the next four innings of just 1 hit, 1 run ball; striking out 2 batters.
Stats: Mark Payton:1 for 3; 3 R; RBI Tyler Wade: 1 for 3; RBI Miguel Andujar: 1 for 5; 2 R; 2 RBIs Matt Snyder: 1 for 4; RBI Mike Ford: 1 for 2; 2 R; RBI Kyle Higashioka: 1 for 3; RBI Ericson Leonora: 2 for 4; DBL; 3 RBIs Angelo Gumbs: 1 for 4; RBI
Next Game: The Tampa Yankees will take on the Daytona Tortugas in the third and final game of the series on Saturday night at George M. Steinbrenner Field.
He hasn't pitched in any games yet. He's probably down at Tampa rehabbing.
I'm starting to get concerned about Clarkin.. he hasn't pitched in any games yet and they're trying to play it off as a way to limit his innings. But I read this week he got shut down with elbow soreness. Not a good sign.
