Written by Greg Fertel
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04 September 2008
Scranton defeats Pawtucket, 7-1 (Leads Best of Five, 1-0)
* Chase Wright got the start and allowed 1 run on 4 hits and 5 walks in 4 2/3 innings of work, striking out 4 in the process. He also had a 8-1 groundout-flyout ratio and threw 87 pitches, 47 of them going for strikes.
* David Robertson allowed a hit and 2 walks in his 1 1/3 shutout innings of work, striking out 3.
* Justin Christian was 2 for 3 with a double, homerun, walk, and stolen base.
* Melky Cabrera was 1 for 4.
* Eric Duncan was 3 for 4 with a walk and a stolen base.
* Shelley Duncan was 0 for 5.
* Juan Miranda was 1 for 4.
* Ian Kennedy pitches tomorrow. Check out the complete preview and today's coverage over at Chad Jennings' blog.
Trenton defeats Portland, 2-1 (Leads Best of Five, 1-0)
* Eric Hacker got the start and allowed 1 run on 5 hits and 1 walk in 5 2/3 innings of work, striking out 6.
* Mike Dunn followed with a scoreless inning of work.
* Jhonny Nunez pitched 2 1/3 perfect innings of relief, striking out 4.
* Reegie Corona, Ramiro Pena, and Colin Curtis were 1 for 4. Reegie and Colin walked once.
* Austin Jackson was 0 for 3 with a walk.
* Frankie Cervelli was 0 for 2.
* Edwar Gonzalez was 1 for 3.
* Jeff Marquez pitches tomorrow. Check out the complete preview and today's coverage over at Mike Ashmore's blog.
Staten Island edges Aberdeen, 9-8
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Hector Noesi got the start and allowed 1 run on 4 hits and 1 walk in 5 innings of work, striking out 6.
* Michael Obradovich allowed 5 runs on 4 hits as he recorded no outs in his pitching appearance, striking out 1.
* Brad Rulon struck out 5 in 3 perfect innings of relief.
* Pat Venditte allowed 2 unearned runs on 2 hits in his inning of work, striking out 2.
* Raymond Kruml was 2 for 5 with a double.
* Dave Adams, Brian Baisley,
Dan Brewer, and Jahdiel Santamaria were 1 for 4. Dave, Brian, and Jahdiel doubled. Dave and Brian walked once.
* Mike Lyon was 1 for 5.
* Braedyn Pruitt was 1 for 3 with a double and a walk.
* Jack Rye was 2 for 2 with 2 walks.
