RED SOX MINOR LEAGUE REPORT ● Friday, June 24, 2011 ●

TRIPLE-A PAWTUCKET – NORTH DIVISION (38-34, 3rd, 4.5 GB) 10-innigns R H E WP: Pena (5-3) PAWSOX HOME RUNS: None PAWTUCKET 4 12 0 LP: Hynick (1-7) LOUISVILLE 3 11 0 SV: Williams (2)

NOTES: Tied 3-3 in the top of the 10th inning, LF Daniel Nava (2-for-4) doubled to score RF Matt Sheely giving Pawtucket the lead and eventual win…RHP Tony Pena tossed 2.2 scoreless innings of relief for the W…RHP Kevin Millwood allowed 2 runs on 5 hits through 6.0 frames…He walked 3 and struck out 7 through 6.0 frames in the no- decision.

DOUBLE-A PORTLAND – EASTERN LEAGUE EASTERN DIVISION (25-44, 5th, 17.5 GB) R H E WP: Banuelos (3-1) SEA DOGS HOME RUNS: Spring (2) TRENTON 6 11 1 LP: Balcom-Miller (1-3) PORTLAND 2 8 2 SV: None

NOTES: RHP Chris Balcom-Miller suffered the loss allowing 4 runs (3 ER) on 6 hits through 5.0 frames as the Sea Dogs fell to the Thunder, 6-2…He walked 4 and struck out 4…C Matt Spring was 2-for-4 with a solo .

SINGLE-A SALEM – SOUTHERN DIVISION (0-1, T-3rd, 1.0 GB) R H E WP: Landis (2-0) RED SOX HOME RUNS: Vitek (1) KINSTON 5 6 1 LP: Herold (1-2) SALEM 2 8 2 SV: Guilmet (17)

NOTES: Salem suffered the loss in the 1st game of the 2nd half with LHP Mitch Herold falling to 1-2 on the season allowing 5 runs on 3 hits through 2.1 innings of relief…3B Kolbrin Vitek was 2-for-4 with a solo shot for the Sox…DH Dan Butler (2-for-4) and 2B Zach Gentile (2-for-4) also had multi-hit performances.

SINGLE-A GREENVILLE – SOUTHERN DIVISION (1-0, T-1st, 1.0 GA) R H E WP: Couch (3-1) DRIVE HOME RUNS: Vazquez 2 (8) GREENVILLE 8 10 0 LP: Alaniz (5-5) LEXINGTON 2 4 1 SV: None

NOTES: C Christian Vazquez hit a solo shot and a 2-run blast in Greenville’s 8-2 win over Lexington…RHP Keith Couch held the legends to 2 runs on 3 hits through 6.0 frames…He struck out 6 and did not allow a walk for the W…RHP Juan Rodriguez (2.0) and RHP Garrett Rau (1.0) combined for 1 hit through 3.0 scoreless innings of relief.

SINGLE-A LOWELL – NEW YORK-PENN LEAGUE STEDLER DIVISION (2-4, 4th, 2.0 GB) R H E WP: James (1-0) SPINNERS HOME RUNS: None LOWELL 2 5 1 LP: Cervenka (0-1) TRI-CITY 3 6 2 SV: Cole (1)

NOTES: RHP Michael Lee allowed 1 unearned run on 3 hits through 5.0 frames but did not factor into the decision as Lowell fell to Tri-City, 3-2…Lee walked 1 and struck out 6…LHP Hunter Cervenka suffered the loss allowing 2 runs on 3 hits through 3.0 frames…SS Jose Garcia doubled for Lowell’s only extra-base hit.

ROOKIE-LEVEL GCL RED SOX – GULF COAST LEAGUE SOUTH (2-2, T-2nd, 1.0 GB)

ROOKIE-LEVEL DSL RED SOX – DOMINICAN SUMMER LEAGUE BOCA CHICA NORTH (14-8, 2nd, 0.5 GB)