*Down on the farm is a series in which every weekend, I will be updating you on weekly results from the Pawtucket Red Sox (AAA). Also, the Portland Sea Dogs (AA), Salem Red Sox (High A) and Lowell Spinners (class a short season). After every team is recapped, individual stats are posted. Also, I will have a prospect of the week section at the end.
Down on the Farm – Pawtucket Red Sox
The Sox started off the week with an 8-5 win. Chavis and Ockimey went deep while Justin Haley got the win by allowing four runs in six innings. Pawtucket won on Sunday by a score of 8-3. Josh Ockimey hit a home run for the second straight night and Chandler Shepherd allowed no runs over six innings. They won by a score of 4-2 on Monday. Rusney Castillo knocked in a run and William Cuevas allowed two runs over seven innings.
The Sox lost by a score of 9-3 on Wednesday. Mike Miller drove in two runs but Marcus Walden gave up four runs in 1.1 innings. Pawtucket won by a score of 5-3 on Wednesday. The lineup tallied eleven hits and Mike Shawaryn allowed two runs over six innings. On Thursday, they lost by a score of 5-4. The offense left 19 runners on base and Rodriguez Jr gave up the game-winning run in the top of the ninth. Pawtucket closed out the week on Friday with a 3-1 loss. The offense was stagnant and Chandler Shepherd allowed two runs over six innings.
Down on the Farm – Portland Sea Dogs
Portland started off the week with a 4-3 win. Quiroz drove in three runs and Dedgar Jimenez allowed one earned run over six innings. The Sea Dogs won on Sunday by a score of 10-2. Bobby Dalbec knocked in three runs and Daniel McGrath gave up two runs over 5.2 innings. They won by a score of 12-6 on Monday. Jantzen Witte knocked in four runs and Trey Ball got the win in three innings of relief.
On Tuesday, Portland lost by a score of 8-4. Quiroz, De La Guerra, and Matheny went deep but Teddy Stankiewicz allowed five runs in as many innings. The Sea Dogs won by a score of 10-9 on Wednesday. De La Guerra went yard for the second straight day and Matt Kent got the win over five innings. On Thursday, they won by a score of 4-2. The offense was quiet and Cooney allowed two runs over three innings. Portland closed out the week with a 4-1 win on Saturday. Lopez drove in two runs and Jiminez allowed no runs over six innings.
Down on the Farm – Salem Red Sox
Salem started off the week with an 8-2 loss. The offense was stymied and Kevin McAvoy allowed three runs in five innings. The Sox lost again on Sunday by a score of 8-3. CJ Chatham drove in a run but Jake Thompson allowed eight runs over 3.2 innings. On Tuesday they won by a score of 6-5. CJ Chatham recorded four hits and Algenis Martinez got the win in three innings of relief. Salem lost by a score of 9-8 on Tuesday. Osinski hit a home run but Rusconi and Glorius allowed one run in relief to pick up the loss. The Red Sox won by a score of 10-3 on Wednesday. The offense only picked up two hits and McAvoy allowed ten runs over four innings. They closed out the week with an 8-0 loss on Friday. The offense was frustrated and Thompson allowed seven runs over 4.2 innings.
Down on the Farm – Lowell Spinners
The Spinners started off the week with a 4-3 loss in ten innings. Granberg picked up three hits and knocked in a run and Kevin Biondic gave up the go-ahead sacrifice fly in the tenth. On Sunday, Lowell lost by a score of 11-3. Trey Ganns drove in two runs but Thad Ward gave up six runs and record only two outs. On Monday, they lost by a score of 6-1. Williams drove in the lone run and Jose Gonzalez gave up three runs over five innings.
On Tuesday, they won by a score of 7-0. Northcut drove in three runs and Machamer allowed no runs in five innings. On Wednesday, they lost by a score of 7-0. The offense could not do anything and Pantoja allowed two runs over five innings. The Spinners lost by a score of 3-2 on Thursday. Marrero drove in a run but Browning allowed two runs in two innings of relief. The Spinners closed out the week with a 5-0 loss. The offense only recorded two hits and Demchak allowed two runs in 1.1 innings of relief.
Prospects of the week
Tzu Wei Lin, Sam Travis, William Cuevas, Bobby Poyner, and Robby Scott are the prospects of the week. They were all called up because of the roster expansion.