PawSox Game Notes: June 23

SYRACUSE (29-42)     at    PAWTUCKET (36-36)      6:15 pm         
Syracuse Chiefs LHP Tommy Milone (3-4, 4.99) vs. Pawtucket Red Sox RHP Chandler Shepherd (4-4, 3.36)
The Drive for Five and Over .500 - The Pawtucket Red Sox bid to match their longest winning streak of the season tonight when they host the Syracuse Chiefs (AAA-Washington) in the middle game of their 3-game weekend series tonight at 6:15 pm (live on myRITV). The PawSox have presently won 4 in a row to match their second longest winning streak of the season behind a 5-game winning streak from May 27-31. Pawtucket's current 4-game winning streak has brought them back to even at 36-36 on the season - the first time they have been at .500 since May 11 (16-16). With a victory tonight they would move above .500 for the first time since May 8 at 15-14.
This Series - Last night the PawSox edged Syracuse, 5-4 in the first appearance for the Chiefs at McCoy Stadium this season (the Chiefs were the last team from the IL North to visit). Just over a week ago the PawSox swept a 3-game series in Syracuse from June 11-13 by scores of 3-1, 5-3, and 5-1. So Pawtucket has now won 4 in a row over the Chiefs. The teams also met in Syracuse from May 10-13 with the Chiefs winning 3 of 4 during that series. Their next series against each other will also come here at McCoy - a 4-game set just after the All-Star break from July 12-15.
This Homestand - This 7-game homestand (4-1 thus far after the Sox took 3 of 4 from Buffalo earlier this week and are up 1-0 vs. Syracuse) continues tonight and will feature Beatles post-game fireworks. The homestand concludes tomorrow (Sunday at 1:35 pm) and will be highlighted by a tribute to the Armed Services before the game and Run the Bases after. The PawSox will be gone all of next week for a 7-game roadtrip that begins with 4-games in Buffalo from Monday - Thursday (with the first three games at 7:05 pm and the finale at 1:05 pm) before a 3-game weekend set at Scranton/Wilkes-Barre next Friday (7:05 pm), Saturday (6:35 pm), and Sunday (1:05 pm). The Sox will head home after the Sunday afternoon game in Moosic, PA and be back at McCoy for just two games - the traditional July 2 & 3 patriotic firework games (both at 6:15 pm vs. Rochester).
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