Pitching Matchups; Game of the Day 8/9/11

12:15pm
Pawtucket Red Sox (Matt Fox 6-4, 4.73)
vs. Charlotte Knights (N/A)
The completion of Monday’s suspended game will be played prior to the regularly scheduled game. The PawSox lead in that game 2-1 going into the 3rd inning.

7:00pm
Akron Aeros (Matt Packer 5-10, 4.38)
vs. Portland Sea Dogs (Charlie Haeger 1-0, 4.50)

7:05pm
Erie Seawolves (Casey Crosby 6-5, 4.08)
vs. New Hampshire Fisher Cats (Joel Carreno 7-8, 3.48)

Altoona Curve (Jeff Locke 6-8, 4.22)
vs. New Britain Rock Cats (David Bromberg 1-1, 3.86)

Vermont Lake Monsters (J.C. Menna 2-4, 5.09)
vs. Auburn Doubledays (Christian Meza 1-1. 7.71)

Jamestown Jammers (Jose Urena 4-4, 3.66)
vs. Connecticut Tigers (Wilsen Palacios 2-3, 4.81)

Lowell Spinners (Luis Diaz 3-2, 3.35)
vs. Hudson Valley Renegades (N/A)

Game of the Day – Vermont vs. Auburn – Two first place teams lock up for three games at Centennial Field when the Lake Monsters welcome Pinckney Division leaders Auburn to town. The Doubledays (30-21) are currently hemmed up with Mahoning Valley atop their division, with both teams sporting identical records. The Lake Monsters (25-25) are trying to keep their heads above .500, but thankfully they have a cushion of 3 games over Connecticut in the Stedler. Expect ample runs to be scored tonight as both teams throw starters with ERAs north of 5 to the hill. The Doubledays have Christian Meza going in his seventh start of the season. Meza has allowed 22 earned runs in 25 2/3 innings. Tonight’s start will be Meza’s first on the road this year. Lake Monsters’ starter J.C. Menna started the season 2-0 but has since dropped four games over his last six starts and hasn’t won since June 30th. Menna has walked 17 batters over his last 20 2/3 innings. This series should be a nice test for the Lake Monsters who want to prove their playoff mettle despite their mediocre record…Vermont SS Chih Fang Pan and C Nick Rickles both currently have seven game hit streaks going…Auburn has scored 284 runs and their team OPS is .746, both tops in the NYPL.

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