son with a 1-for-4 performance. He now has a .998 OPS on the season."(9-5) Charlotte Knights 5 Felix Hernandez Jersey , (7-6) Gwinnett Stripers 4Box ScoreAustin Riley, 3B: 1-for-4, RBI, .569 OPSAdam Duvall, DH: 2-for-4, 2B, R, .793 OPSTravis Demeritte, RF: 0-for-3, RBI, .840 OPSKyle Wright, SP: 4.0 IP, 7 H, 5 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 2 HRIt was not quite the welcome back to Gwinnett that Kyle Wright was hoping for as the recently optioned pitcher lasted just four innings while surrendering five runs and striking out just two. Wright gave up all five runs in a very rough first inning that culminated in back-to-back homers by the Knights. After that first inning, Kyle found his groove and just allowed a pair of singles the following three innings. The trio of Andres Santiago, Elian Leyva, and Corbin Clouse combined to blank the Knights the following five innings while striking out six, and walking two. Unfortunately for them, the offense could not mount a big enough comeback before ultimately falling to the Knights 5-4.Travis Demeritte drove in the first run of the game for Gwinnett with a sacrifice fly in the second inning that scored Adam Duvall while a single by Ryan LaMarre drove in Alex Jackson to close the gap to 5-2. Gwinnett went on to score two more runs in the five inning - highlighted by an Austin Riley single that drove in Rafael Ortega to close the gap to 5-4 but that was all that Gwinnett could muster. (6-5) Mississippi Braves 3, (4-7) Chattanooga Lookouts 2Box ScoreDrew Waters, CF: 0-for-3 Hisashi Iwakuma Jersey , R, BB, .773 OPSCristian Pache, RF: 1-for-4, 2 RBI, R, .998 OPSCJ Alexander, 1B: 0-for-3, .485 OPSIan Anderson, SP: 4.2 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 3 BB, 5 KIan Anderson was on the mound and struggled with his control by walking three over 4.2 innings before hitting what appears to be the pitch count cap (~75 pitches) that all starters are being held to. Even without his best command - Ian still struck out five (10.4 K/9) and gave up just one unearned run while lowering his ERA to 2.08 on the season which shows his lights out stuff - but he now has surrendered 8 walks on the season (5.5 BB/9). Philip Pfeifer came in relief and gave up an earned run over 2.1 innings of work. Jason Hursh finished out the game with two perfect innings where he struck out one while collecting his first save of the season. Mississippi trailed most of the game, actually, as they were blanked until Cristian Pache took matters into his own hands and homered to left - his first of the season. Daniel Lockhart put Mississippi up the following inning with his first homer of the season as well - a solo shot that extended the lead to 3-1. C.J. Alexander’s rough start to the season continued tonight as he went 0-for-3 and lowered his OPS on the season to a meager .485. Coming into the season as a fast riser in the organization, C.J. has run into his first real rough stretch of games during his short professional career. It was only a matter of time before he ran into one and it’s how he responds to this that really sets the tone for his path. Daniel Lockhart, son of Keith, went 1-for-4 with a homer, and increased his OPS to .833 on the season. (6-8) Florida Fire Frogs 5, (4-10) Clearwater Threshers 2Box ScoreWilliam Contreras, DH: 0-for-3, BB Ken Griffey Jersey , R, .713 OPSGreyson Jenista, CF: 0-for-2, BB, R, RBI, .592 OPSHayden Deal, SP: 6.0 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 4 KOn a night with the likes of Kyle Wright, and Ian Anderson on the mound - it was Hayden Deal who turned in the most impressive performance by surrendering two runs over six innings of work. The two earned runs are actually the most runs he’s surrendered in a game this season which shows how impressive of a start he’s had. While he hasn’t had the strikeout rate you would like to see from a 24 year old in A+ ball, his command has not wavered - sporting a 2.6 BB/9 rate while allowing opponents to hit just .158 off of him. Brandon S. White came into the game in the seventh and pitched two perfect innings while striking out four. That’s five scoreless outings in a row to start the season for Brandon. Sean McLaughlin worked the ninth and picked up his first save of the season.The Florida offense was not particularly dynamic as they were limited to three hits - highlighted by a three run triple by Kevin Josephina in the five run seventh inning. It’s been a pretty tough offensive start of the season for Florida, who didn’t have a single hitter with an OPS over .800 following the game but they are still just two games below .500 because of their strong pitching. (6-7) Columbia Fireflies 2, (5-8) Rome Braves 1Box ScoreJustin Dean, CF: 2-for-4, .917 OPSTrey Harris, RF-LF: 1-for-4, 1.048 OPSJose Olague, SP: 5.0 IP, 9 H, 1 ER, 1 BB http://www.marinersfanproshop.com/authentic-edgar-martinez-jersey , 1 KRome’s offense and defense fell flat in a rough loss to the Fireflies up in Rome, Georgia tonight. Jose Olague took the rough loss while allowing just one earned run while going six innings. It wasn’t easy, as Jose allowed nine hits of which ONE was an extra-base hit, but he got the job done. Alan Randel, Dilmer Mejia, and Lukas Young four innings where they surrendered a combined one unearned run while striking out five and walking zero.Outside of Justin Dean the offense really struggled - scoring just one run because of fielding error by the Fireflies first baseman that allow Greg Cullen to score. Trey Harris went 1-for-4 and is off to a fast start - sporting a 1.048 OPS through 13 games. It’s getaway day in Oakland behind E-Rod, but it’s also Steve Pearce’s first game of the year following his star turn in the World Series. Also Alex Cora is messing with someone, perhaps me."WhiteFanposts Fanshots Red Sox StoriesScheduleRosterStatsYahoo Red Sox NewsYahoo Red Sox Team PageYahoo Red Sox ReportYahoo Red Sox Depth ChartYahoo Red Sox TransactionsYahoo Red Sox PhotosOdds About Masthead Community Guidelines StubHub 鉁昍ed Sox at A’s lineup: The World Series MVP is backNew,1commentIt’s getaway day in Oakland behind E-Rod, but it’s also Steve Pearce’s first game of the year following his star turn in the World Series. Also Alex Cora is messing with someone, perhaps me.EDTShareTweetShareShareRed Sox at A’s lineup: The World Series MVP is backLegend.Kim Klement-USA TODAY SportsDAY GAME! Enter light, exit night. It’s the Reverse Mariano! It’s a testament to how good this song is that even the Yankees can’t kill it:While you were sleeping, by the way, the Sox finally won. They had to rely on yet another comeback to do it, this one featuring Blake Swihart in a starring role, but I’m not complaining. Today they will go for the third victory of the year behind Eduardo Rodriguez with Steve Pearce, the World Series MVP, back on the field as the righty half the first base platoon and thus getting the start against Oakland lefty Brett Anderson. This is the last game in California before the team is off to Arizona for a series against the Diamondbacks before finally, belatedly returning to Boston for Tuesday’s home opener. Here’s the good news:And here are the lineups, which came rudely late and now I’m mad at Alex Cora, even if he had his reasons:No matter. I am aggrieved, and don’t entirely buy this, either — it seems more like Cora is deliberately messing with someone or something and trying explain it away. Game 8 at A’sLineup spotRed SoxA'sLineup spotRed SoxA'sGAMES WITHOUT A LINEUP ERROR (excluding today): 2