CarL1 Salem RidgeYaks

Salem Red Sox Game Notes

Published on May 12, 2013 under Carolina League (CarL1)
Salem RidgeYaks News Release


Salem's fifth walk-off loss this season extended its losing streak to four games; on Sunday, the Sox look to bounce back in the third tilt of their four-game set in Myrtle Beach.

First pitch at 3:05.

Happy Mother's Day: The Salem Red Sox will aim to honor their favorite women with a Sunday afternoon victory over the Myrtle Beach Pelicans, but it won't be easy. The Pelicans have now won five games in a row and are 14-4 at home this season after Saturday's 9-8 walk-off victory. The setback also sent Salem skidding to its fourth straight loss, matching the longest losing streak of the season thus far. On Sunday, Kyle Stroup returns to the mound after being skipped for one start. It will be his second start of the season against Myrtle Beach. On April 13, Stroup dominated through the first four scoreless innings, but the Pelicans finally got to him in the fifth, scoring twice and loading the bases against him before chasing him from the game. All of the inherited runners scored in a seven-run inning for the Birds, and Myrtle Beach won 7-1.

Homer Happy: The Red Sox jacked a season-best three home runs on Saturday night, but unfortunately they were all solo shots. Myrtle Beach hit three round-trippers too, and they all were two-run blasts. For Salem, Brandon Jacobs crushed his third and fourth home runs of the season, while Henry Ramos launched his first. Jacobs now has 40 minor league home runs, but Saturday was his first multi-home run game of his career. It occurred in his 331st career game. Ramos' blast was his first since August 5 of last year, which also came against a Texas Rangers affiliate. He hit a two-run bomb off Hickory's Nick Martinez, who's scheduled to start for Myrtle on Monday.

Walk-Off Worries: It is pretty amazing to note that of Salem's 18 losses this season, five have been in walk-off fashion. In 2012, the Sox only lost in walk-off style three times all season. The Red Sox were walked off upon twice on opening weekend, falling to Frederick on April 6 and 7. The month of May also began with consecutive walk-off losses, with Salem dropping back-to-back heartbreakers in Wilmington on May 1 and 2. Although it seems that walk-off losses have come in twos, the Sox will do everything they can to avoid another excruciating, dramatic defeat on Sunday. More walk-off details are located on page 10 of the notes.

Cecchini's OK: In a very scary moment, it appeared as if Garin Cecchini was drilled in the head by a fastball. But it turns out the pitch got him on the shoulder and grazed his neck, however Cecchini is alright and hopes to play today. His .368 average leads the league.

Balcom's Back: For the first time since August 22, 2012, Chris Balcom-Miller woke up on Sunday after pitching in an official game the night before. Plagued by a sore back during spring training, the now 24-year-old righthander made his return to the mound on Friday night, dealing a scoreless inning in Salem's 5-1 setback. Although he allowed a walk and a ground-rule double, he stranded both runners in scoring position. Balcom-Miller made seven starts in Salem to begin the 2011 season before pitching in 42 games (including 28 starts) for Double-A Portland over the past season and a half. Acquired at the trade deadline in 2010 for Manny Delcarmen, the San Jose-native hopes to ascend to, at the very least, the triple-A level by the end of the 2013 season.

Evan Lepler Director of Broadcasting & Media Relations Salem Red Sox Professional Baseball Advanced Class "A" Affiliate of the Boston Red Sox 781-223-5526 (Cell) elepler@salemsox.com

Salem's fifth walk-off loss this season extended its losing streak to four games; on Sunday, the Sox look to bounce back in the third tilt of their four-game set in Myrtle Beach...

Check out the Salem RidgeYaks Statistics

Share: Facebook | Twitter/X | LinkedIn | Reddit | Email



Carolina League Stories from May 12, 2013


The opinions expressed in this release are those of the organization issuing it, and do not necessarily reflect the thoughts or opinions of OurSports Central or its staff.

OurSports Central