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Salem Sox vs. Blue Rocks - Game Notes - August 13, 2013

Published on August 13, 2013 under Carolina League (CarL1)
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Hold Your Breath: For the fifth straight time, the Salem Sox reached the .500 mark but could not surge above water as a result of Monday's loss in Wilmington. Salem was a .500 ballclub at 15-15, 47-47, 48-48, 58-58, and 59-59, but lost each of the ensuing game to slip a game below. Despite last night's loss, however, the Salem Sox remained just a game and a half behind the Carolina Mudcats in the race for the final playoff spot in the Southern Division. Following tonight's rubber game against the Blue Rocks and the upcoming three-game set in Winston, seven of Salem's next 10 games will be against the Mudcats, beginning Saturday night at LewisGale Field.

Best Betts: On Monday, Mookie Betts helped the Salem Sox continue their streak of consecutive weeks receiving a weekly honor. With the second-baseman earning the Carolina League Player of the Week award, it is the sixth straight week that a Salem player has picked up either the Player of the Week or Pitcher of the Week honor. While Betts' nine game hitting streak ended with an 0-for-2, two walk performance last night, he's still he's batting .494 (13-for-33) with seven walks and 12 RBI in his last 10 games. He has homered twice in his last four games, going deep on Friday in Salem and on Sunday in Wilmington. He drove in a career high five-runs on Sunday, and he's a perfect 13-for-13 in stolen base attempts since being promoted from Greenville, he has not been caught since a July 6 game in the South Atlantic League. Between the two levels, he has 31 steals in 33 tries on the season.

Deven to Double-A: Following a strong five-game stretch, in which he reached base 13 times, Salem shortstop Deven Marrero earned a promotion to Double-A Portland. The promotion also comes a day after Marrero went deep for just the second time this year. The almost 23-year-old (He'll turn 23 on August 25) hit .256 in 85 games for the Red Sox, with 20 doubles, two homers, and 21 RBI, stealing 21 bases in 23 attempts. In his final five games with Salem, Marrero hit .389 (7-for-18) with five RBI and six walks.

Winning William: Salem righthander William Cuevas tossed seven powerful innings on Sunday evening, setting the tone for a 6-1 victory over Wilmington. With the triumph, Cuevas improved to 6-1 in his last 12 starts, in which he possesses a 4.04 ERA. Across the Advanced-A level, only Modesto's Ben Alsup has more wins than Cuevas over the past two months. Alsup is 7-1 since June 11, albeit with a 5.37 ERA. In two starts in August, Cuevas owns a 2.24 ERA, permitting just three earned runs over 12 innings on the hill.

Quality Wasted: Salem starter Mickey Pena could be 6-0 in his last six starts, but the Sox had only scored 13 runs of support for him in his last half a dozen outings. Consequently, Pena suffered another loss on Saturday night, despite permitting just one run over six innings. All of his last six starts have been quality, but Pena has gone just 2-3 over the stretch. The lefthander has a 2.08 ERA in his last six starts, permitting nine runs on 29 hits in 39 innings since July 11, holding opponents to a .218 average.

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