PawSox drop opening game of series to Gwinnett
Published on May 2, 2010 under International League (IL1)
Pawtucket Red Sox News Release
The Gwinnett Braves scored three runs in the bottom of the 9th inning to seal a come-from-behind 7-6 win over the Pawtucket Red Sox on Saturday night at Coolray Field in Georgia.
The PawSox jumped on the board early by scoring 4 runs on 5 hits in the 1st inning. Jorge Jimenez went 2-for-5 with 2 RBI, while Tug Hulett was 1-for-5 with 2 RBI. Newcomer, Lars Anderson got his first hit in a PawSox uniform also. Braves pither Ryan Reynoso settled down from there. Cristhian Martinez got the win for the Braves.
Starter Kris Johnson pitched five innings and allowed 3 runs while striking out 2 and walking 2, but Cabrera (0-3) blew the save and took the loss for Pawtucket by giving up 3 runs in 0.1 IP.
The PawSox play Gwinnett again on Sunday in the second game of a four-game series starting at 7:05 p.m. at Coolray Field.
Braves RHP Tim Gustafson (1-1, 6.75 ERA) is scheduled to face LHP Fabio Castro (0-1, 8.10 ERA) of the PawSox.
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