Today's Probable Pitching Matchups 5/9/10

Happy Mother's Day...or as we like to say in these parts, Happy Mutha's Day!

New Hampshire Fisher Cats (Luis Perez 3-1, 3.09)
vs. Binghamton Mets (Dylan Owen 1-1, 3.76) @ 1:05pm
WGIR AM 610 (Fisher Cats Radio Network)

Portland Sea Dogs (Kyle Weiland 0-2, 7.00)
vs. New Britain Rock Cats (Mike McCardell 0-3, 4.71)@ 1:35pm
AM 1490 & 1400 (Sea Dogs Radio Network)
WTIC FM 96.4 (Rock Cats Radio Network)

Pawtucket Red Sox (Michael Bowden 0-1, 6.86)
vs. Charlotte Knights (Lucas Harrell 1-2, 5.28) @ 2:15pm
WHJJ AM 920 (Paw Sox Radio Network)


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Last Night's Results 5/8/10

Deolis Guerra from the bump

Middle Frames Crack Fisher Cats
Fisher Cats 5 Binghamton 13
W: Eddie Kunz (3-2)
L: Bobby Bell (2-2)
NOTES ... Darin Mastroianni extended his hitting streak to 14 games ... New Hampshire pitchers have given up the most home runs in the Eastern League, 28 (despite not giving up one yesterday) ... Mastroianni is still at the top of the stolen base leader board in the Eastern League, tied at 13 with Trenton's Daniel Brewer ... Binghamton tied a team record with eight doubles on the day ...
"On a day when a stiff wind blowing out to right-center field seemed like a sure catalyst for a home run display, the Binghamton Mets would have none of it." Full recap

Another Blown Save Sinks Rock Cats
Sea Dogs 4 Rock Cats 3
W: Ryne Lawson (2-2)
L: Matthew Williams (0-1)
S: Jason Rice (5)
NOTES ... The Rock Cats are 4-8 in one run games this season, the Sea Dogs are 5-2 ... Portland batters have only struck out 166 times this season, the fewest whiffs in the Eastern League ... The New Britain bullpen has blown seven saves this year ...
"Another ninth-inning nightmare for the New Britain Rock Cats invoked a degree of sympathy Saturday night from Portland Sea Dogs Manager Arnie Beyeler." Full recap

Knights Check Paw Sox
Paw Sox 4 Charlotte 8
W: Dan Hudson (4-1)
L: Kris Johnson (1-2)
S: Ryan Braun (5)

HR: PAW - Tug Hulett (3); CHA - Javier Colina (1)

NOTES ... Pawtucket reliever T.J. Large went 2.2 innings giving up only one hit while striking out five ... Lars Anderson had two hits for the third time in the last five games ... Bruce Crabbe was acting manager for the Paw Sox yesterday as Terry Lovullo attended to some family matters back home. Crabbe is set to manager the Single-A Lowell Spinners this season ...
"The Pawtucket Red Sox couldn’t quite close the deal on a big comeback Saturday night, rallying from six runs down but dropping an 8-4 decision to the Charlotte Knights..." Full recap

Today's Probable Pitching Matchups

New Hampshire Fisher Cats (Bobby Bell 2-1, 6.12)
vs. Binghamton Mets (Eddie Kunz 2-2, 6.94) @ 1:35pm

Portland Sea Dogs (Ryne Miller 1-1, 4.30)
vs. New Britain Rock Cats (Deolis Guerra 1-1, 3.91)@ 6:35pm

Pawtucket Red Sox (Kris Johnson 1-1, 6.11)

vs. Charlotte Knights (Dan Hudson 3-2, 6.56) @ 7:15pm

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Back to Business

Luis Exposito at the plate (Jim Allen)

So we've been out of the mix for the last few days and for that I apologize. Here is a quick rundown of what you may have missed:

- On Wednesday night the Rock Cats finally ended their 10 game losing streak, while in the process ending the Fisher Cats eight game winning streak. New Britain went on to win 3-2 on Thursday, earning them a split of the four-game series, and a meager 2 game winning streak.

- In Portland, the Sea Dogs dropped Wednesday night's game to the Reading Phillies 2-1. The next night they turned the tide and took out Reading 7-6, thanks in part to 10 walks by Phillies pitchers. Reading took two out of three games from the Sea Dogs, with Tuesday's game being postponed due to rain.

- The Paw Sox had an off day on Wednesday before heading to Charlotte to face off against the Knights for the last four games of their road trip. On Thursday evening the Knights jumped all over Adam Mills in the bottom of 6th with two home runs and two doubles. The Paw Sox blew a 3-0 lead and eventually lost 6-3.

Last Night's Results 5/7/10

Late Rally Equals Huge Comeback for Fisher Cats
Fisher Cats 7 Binghamton 5
W: Vince Bongiovanni (3-0)
L: Derrick Ellison (1-1)
S: Danny Farquhar (9)
HR: BIN - Kirk Nieuwenheis (4)
NOTES ... Darin Mastroianni extended his hitting streak to 13 games ... Danny Farquhar leads all of AA baseball with 9 saves ... New Hampshire (19-9) has the best record in the Eastern League ...
"New Hampshire managed just one hit through the first seven innings, but scored seven runs in the top of the eighth inning for a 7-5 win over Binghamton on Friday night..." Full recap

Rock Cats Blow Chance at Three Straight
Sea Dogs 4 Rock Cats 2
W: Eammon Portice (3-1)
L: Santos Arias (0-5)
S: Bryson Cox (4)
NOTES ... New Britain had an announced crowd of 7,065, their highest on the season ... Santo Arias has now blown three save opportunities ... Portland is 7-0 on the season versus New Britain ...
"The Portland Sea Dogs were down to their final two strikes, as the New Britain Rock Cats could smell the taste of victory." Full recap

Hit-Fest Paces Paw Sox
Paw Sox 12 Charlotte 4
W: Fabio Castro (1-2
L: Matt Zaleski (4-1)
HR: PAW - Daniel Nava (4), Josh Reddick (5), Dusty Brown (1); CHA - Dayan Viciedo (6), Robert Hudson (3)
NOTES ... Josh Reddick made the first and last outs of the 6-run sixth inning ... The 13 hits collected by Pawtucket was their most in a game so far this season, their prior best was 12 hits back on opening day ... Boof Bonser saw his first action since April 13th ...
"Boof Bonser pitched three solid innings Friday night as he began a rehab effort and his teammates banged out three homers and 13 hits..." Full recap

Last Night's Results 5/4/10

Adam Loewen gets a hold of one of his two home runs on the day

Rock Cats Losing Streak Hits 10
Rock Cats 4 New Hampshire 8
W: Luis Perez (3-1)
L: Mike McCardell (0-3)
S: Danny Farquhar (8)
HR: NH - Brad Emaus (3), Adam Loewen (3, 4), Eric Thames (7); NB - Joe Benson (3)
"Adam Loewen belted two home runs and Brad Emaus went 3-for-5 with a homer and 3 RBIs as the New Hampshire Fisher Cats matched a club record by winning their eighth straight game..." Full recap

Pawtucket Ends Georgia Draught
Paw Sox 6 Gwinnett 5

W: Joe Nelson (2-1)

L: Cory Gearrin (0-1)

S: Robert Manuel (2)

HR: PAW - Lars Anderson (1)

"Pawtucket finally solved the riddle in Georgia." Full recap

Reading Sea Dogs PPD
Rescheduled as part of a single-admission doubleheader on June 5th


Today's Probable Pitching Matchups

Reading Phillies (Drew Naylor 1-3, 5.56)
vs. Portland Sea Dogs (Casey Kelly 0-1, 9.00) @ 6:00pm
AM 1490 & 1400 (Sea Dogs Radio Network)

New Britain Rock Cats (David Bromberg 1-0, 1.13)
vs. New Hampshire Fisher Cats (Kyle Drabek 4-1, 3.49) @ 6:35pm
WTIC FM 96.4 (Rock Cats Radio Network)
WGIR AM 610 (Fisher Cats Radio Network)

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Last Night's Results 5/3/10

Bubba Bell drives in two runs for the PawSox. (Photo by Gwinnett Braves)

Pawtucket Goes Down in Georgia...Again
Paw Sox 2 Gwinnett 4
W: James Parr (2-2)
L: Michael Bowden (0-1)
S: Craig Kimbrel (6)
"Since the Atlanta Braves moved their Triple-A affiliate from Richmond to Gwinnett County, GA, the PawSox have not been able to beat the Braves in their new home." Full recap

Late Dogs Rally Falls Short
Reading 4 Sea Dogs 3
W: Yohan Flande (1-2)
L: Eammon Portice (2-1)
S: Sergio Escalona (4)
HR: POR - Nate Spears (3)
"The Reading Phillies snapped a six game slide be defeating the Portland Sea Dogs 4-3 in game one of a four game series Monday night..." Full recap

Five Run Rally Leads to Seventh Straight Win for Fisher Cats
Rock Cats 9 New Hampshire 10
W: Bobby Buzachero (2-0)
L: Chris Province (1-1)
S: Danny Farquhar (7)
HR: NH - Callix Crabbe (3); NB - Joe Benson (2), Chris Parmelee (3), Steve Singleton (1), Juan Portes (3)
"The Fisher Cats scored five runs in the bottom of the seventh inning to complete a 10-9 comeback victory over New Britain Monday night..." Full recap


Today's Probable Pitching Matchups

Reading Phillies (Ty Taubenheim 0-1, 43.20)
vs. Portland Sea Dogs (Casey Kelly 0-1, 9.00) @ 6:00pm
AM 1490 & 1400 (Sea Dogs Radio Network)

New Britain Rock Cats (Mike McCardell 0-2, 3.97)
vs. New Hampshire Fisher Cats (Luis Perez 2-1, 2.36) @ 6:35pm
WTIC FM 96.4 (Rock Cats Radio Network)
WGIR AM 610 (Fisher Cats Radio Network)

Pawtucket Red Sox (Randor Bierd 2-2, 4.74)
vs. Gwinnett Braves (Chris Resop 2-1, 1.40)@ 7:05pm
WHJJ AM 920 (Paw Sox Radio Network)

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Yesterday's Results 5/2/10

Ryan Kalish is tagged out at the plate in the first inning. (By Jeff Schools/ CMSB Media)

Sea Dogs Sweep; Rock Cats Drop 8th Straight

Rock Cats 5 Sea Dogs 6
W: Tommy Hottovoy (2-0)
L: Tyler Robertson (0-2)

S: Jason Rice (3)
"The Sea Dogs scored five times in the first three innings en route to a 6-5 victory over the New Britain Rock Cats..." Full recap

Paw Sox Pitching Chopped
Paw Sox 2 Gwinnett 11
W: Tim Gustafson (2-1)
L: Fabio Castro (0-2)
"Things have not exactly been peachy for the PawSox when they've played in the Peach State." Full recap

Fisher Cats Lumber Away
Reading 5 New Hampshire 16

W: Zach Stewart (2-1)
L: Ty Taubenheim (0-1)
HR: NH - Callix Crabbe (2), Brian Jeroloman (3); REA - Domonic Brown (3)
"New Hampshire broke a 5-5 tie with seven runs in the bottom of the fifth inning and went on to a sixth straight win beating the Reading Phillies 16-5..." Full recap


Today's Probable Pitching Matchups

Reading Phillies (Michael Cisco 1-3, 3.68)
vs. Portland Sea Dogs (Kyle Weiland 0-2, 9.00) @ 6:00pm
AM 1490 & 1400 (Sea Dogs Radio Network)

New Britain Rock Cats (Deolis Guerra 1-1, 3.32)
vs. New Hampshire Fisher Cats (Bobby Bell 2-1, 6.00) @ 6:35pm
WTIC FM 96.4 (Rock Cats Radio Network)
WGIR AM 610 (Fisher Cats Radio Network)

Pawtucket Red Sox (Michael Bowden 0-0, 7.20)
vs. Gwinnett Braves (James Parr 1-2, 3.86)@ 7:05pm
WHJJ AM 920 (Paw Sox Radio Network)

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