Red Sox Game Notes for July 18

July 18, 2009 - Carolina League (CarL1)
Salem Red Sox News Release

July 18, 2009 - 6:05 PM

Salem Red Sox (45-45, 13-8) @ Lynchburg Hillcats (52-38, 7-14)

Game #91

City Stadium Lynchburg, VA

Probable Starters: RHP Seth Garrison (5-8, 4.08) vs RHP Bryan Morris (2-4, 6.00)

In The Middle of The Night: The Sox made it back-to-back dra- matic victories with their 8-4, 15th inning triumph on Friday night in Lynchburg in a game that ended just before mid- night. The Red Sox offense compiled a season-high 17 hits, while the pitching staff struck out a season-best 19 batters.

For the Longest Time: Friday evening's Sox-Cats game was the longest Carolina League Contest of the season, both in terms of innings and time of game. Salem finally prevailed after four hours and 43 minutes in the 15th inning.

Got to Begin Again: Salem and Lynchburg reunite on Satur- day night at City Stadium. Seth Garrison, 3-1 with a 1.44 ERA since the break, makes the start for the Red Sox.

Carolina League Stories from July 18, 2009

• Dash Survive Marathon, Defeat Pelicans 6-5 in Extras - Winston-Salem Dash
• Myrtle Beach unable to capitalize on late-inning ralies - Myrtle Beach Pelicans
• Wilmington Arms Lead the Way as Blue Crew Takes Two From Keys - Wilmington Blue Rocks
• Potomac Pitching Puts "K" in K-Tribe - Potomac Nationals
• Garrison limits Cats to one run in six innings en route to sixth win - Lynchburg Hillcats
• Frederick Fades Back To .500 Suffering Doubleheader Sweep - Frederick Keys
• Potomac Wins Pitchers' Duel 2-1 - Kinston Indians
• Garrison Delivers Another Strong Performance as Sox Beat Cats 4-2 - Salem Red Sox
• Hillcats Game Notes for July 18 - Lynchburg Hillcats
• Blue Rocks Game Notes for July 18 - Wilmington Blue Rocks
• P-Nats Game Notes for July 18 - Potomac Nationals
• Indians Game Notes for July 18 - Kinston Indians
• Dash Brief Game Notes for July 18 - Winston-Salem Dash
• Red Sox Game Notes for July 18 - Salem Red Sox
• Negron's Two-Run Double Highlights Four-Run 15th as Sox Outlast Cats - Salem Red Sox
• Salem Outlasts Lynchburg In 15-Inning Marathon - Lynchburg Hillcats

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