Bulls Sweep Doubleheader From PawSox
PAWTUCKET, RI - Playing in their second-straight doubleheader, the Pawtucket Red Sox (30-40) were swept in a pair of one-run affairs by the Durham Bulls (44-27), dropping game one 4-3 and then game two 5-4.The PawSox struck first in game one. Gorkys Hernández scored the game's first run on an
PAWTUCKET, RI - Playing in their second-straight doubleheader, the Pawtucket Red Sox (30-40) were swept in a pair of one-run affairs by the Durham Bulls (44-27), dropping game one 4-3 and then game two 5-4.
The PawSox struck first in game one. Gorkys Hernández scored the game's first run on an RBI single from
Durham got on the board in the fourth when
The Bulls took the lead in the sixth inning on back-to-back RBI knocks from
Making his first appearance with the PawSox on his rehab assignment,
In his Triple-A debut,
In game two, Pawtucket scored first again. They grabbed a run in the third on an RBI double off the bat of
Durham scored four times in the fourth to take a 4-1 lead.
The PawSox responded in the bottom half on
They got another in the fifth on Rusney Castillo's solo shot. Castillo has 3 home runs over his last 6 games.
Trailing 5-4 with two outs and two strikes in the last half of the seventh,
In the eighth, Durham got a pinch-hit, run-scoring single from
The PawSox play game two of this three-game series with the Bulls tomorrow night at 7:05 p.m. Pawtucket right-hander
The homestand runs through Tuesday, June 25. Tomorrow night, the PawSox will play for a second straight year as the Pawtucket Hot Wieners. On June 21 (Friday), fans can receive Jason Varitek replica jerseys. In addition, Roger Clemens will be inducted into the PawSox Hall of Fame. On June 22 (Saturday), fans will be treated to Post-Game Fireworks set to a Beatles theme. Before that game, PawSox manager Billy McMillon and former team general manager Lou Schwechheimer will be inducted into the International League Hall of Fame in special pre-game ceremonies. June 23 (Sunday) is a Sunday Funday with a pre-game catch on the field and post-game run the bases.
Good tickets are available, and fans can visit the McCoy Stadium box office, which is open Monday-Friday from 9 a.m. through 5 p.m., and during all home games. Fans can also call (401) 724-7300 or log on to PawSox.com for tickets.