PawSox Game Notes: July 16

JULY 16^th                         PAWTUCKET (44-47)   at   CHARLOTTE (42-51)      7:04 pm         
Pawtucket Red Sox RHP Chandler Shepherd (4-7, 3.76) v Charlotte Knights LHP Matt Tomshaw (4-4, 5.38)
Hello Strangers - The Pawtucket Red Sox and the Charlotte Knights (AAA-White Sox) meet for the first time this year when they open a 4-game series at sparkling BB&T Ballpark in uptown Charlotte over the next four nights…tonight through Thursday all at 7:04 pm (the 7:04 pm start time in honor of the Charlotte area code of 704). The Sox and Knights will face each other again in about a week and a half for a 3-game weekend set at McCoy Stadium in Pawtucket from July 27-29 in their only other series against each other this season.
The Road Ahead - The PawSox flew to Charlotte this morning for their annual southern roadtrip (7-games) that will take them to Charlotte, NC and then Gwinnett, GA. After this series in Charlotte the next four nights, Pawtucket will head further south over the weekend for a 3-game set in Lawrenceville, GA against the Braves this Friday & Saturday nights and Sunday afternoon. Pawtucket is off a week from today (Monday, July 23) before beginning their next homestand at McCoy from July 24-29 that will feature 3-game sets against both Columbus and these Charlotte Knights. The regular-season ends seven weeks from today (Monday, September 3) as the PawSox have just 48 games remaining (27 on the road and 21 at home).     
Repeat After Me - The PawSox have currently won two in a row for the first time in three weeks…since June 24 (8-1 vs. Syracuse) and June 25 (3-2 at Buffalo). Tonight they bid to make it 3 straight for the first time since a 4-game winning streak from June 19-22. Pawtucket has gone win, loss, loss, win, loss, win, loss, win, loss, win, win to get to 6-5 in July.
Series Business - Pawtucket most recently took 3 of 4 at home from Syracuse to win a series (of multiple games) for the first time since taking 2 of 3 from the Chiefs at McCoy from June 22-24. Pawtucket is 11-15-4 in their first 30 series of the season (11 wins, 15 losses, and 4 splits). They have posted three 3-game sweeps this season along with a 2-game sweep and a 1-game sweep (in Rochester on July 4).
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