Kluber allowed a hit & struck out 2 in a scoreless 2nd. 29 pitches.Kluber allowed a hit in a scoreless 1st. Only 10 pitches.
Sea Dogs are 2-17 with a walk & 10 strikeouts through 5 innings. Having problems with Lehi lefty Joe Rock.Portland only has 2 hits through 4 innings, singles by Blaze & Meidroth, & are losing 2-0 on a 2-run homer allowed by Dobbins in the 3rd.
Kluber pitched 2.2 scoreless innings, 2 hits & 2 strikeouts, 35 pitches.Kluber allowed a hit & struck out 2 in a scoreless 2nd. 29 pitches.
Meidroth got picked off 1st by the catcher & Hickey struck out to end the 6th, down 3-0.ROMAN got a single to lead off the 6th & stole 2nd, but then got out at 3rd on a FC on a Uorke grounder. Then Yorke stole 2nd & Meidroth walked.
Lots of successful but unproductive base stealing.
Drohan is in for the 4th. So far he has walked 3 of the 1st 4 hitters he faced.Kluber pitched 2.2 scoreless innings, 2 hits & 2 strikeouts, 35 pitches.
Oddanier Mosqueda got the last out of the 3rd.
5 of 6 pitches to the next guy were balls, but he swung at the 3-1 ball inside & shallow flyout on the 3-2 ball high.Drohan is in for the 4th. So far he has walked 3 of the 1st 4 hitters he faced.
& a 3-pitch strikeout to end the inning, nice easy scoreless 29-pitch inning (14 strikes).5 of 6 pitches to the next guy were balls, but he swung at the 3-1 ball inside & shallow flyout on the 3-2 ball high.
& Christian Koss goes b2b.Niko Kavadas solo homer in the bottom of the 4th gives Worcester a 3-0 lead.
Troye allowed 2 walks & had a strikeout in a scoreless 7th.Hunter Dobbins' final line:
6 IP
3 runs
4 hits
2 walks
6 strikeouts
91 pitches, 60 strikes
Christopher Troye in for the 7th.
09/12/23 Worcester Red Sox sent RHP Frank German on a rehab assignment to Greenville Drive. 09/12/23 Portland Sea Dogs activated OF Tyler Esplin. 09/12/23 OF Corey Rosier assigned to Worcester Red Sox from Portland Sea Dogs. 09/12/23 Worcester Red Sox placed 3B Christian Arroyo on the 7-day injured list retroactive to September 11, 2023. Right ankle inflammation. 09/12/23 Worcester Red Sox activated LHP Shane Drohan. 09/12/23 Worcester Red Sox transferred RHP Andrés Núñez to the Development List.
Despite an intervening mound visit, Yorke also walked.Tyler McDonough walk to lead off the bottom of the 8th, & then Roman walked.
1st & 2nd 0 out for Yorke.
Hickey bases-clearing double makes it 4-3 Portland b8.They've brought in a lefty to face Hickey.
Blaze hit an rbi double & then somehow scored on the same play (same thing happened with Campbell in the Greenville game but probably slightly different).Hickey bases-clearing double makes it 4-3 Portland b8.
Still no out.
Drohan walked 2 more in a scoreless 5th.& a 3-pitch strikeout to end the inning, nice easy scoreless 29-pitch inning (14 strikes).
View: https://twitter.com/Hunter_Noll/status/1701752657797337499Meidroth single, everyone moves up a base.
Penrod definitely settling in as the game goes along. 1-2-3 5th with a strikeout.Penrod pitched around a Paulino error & struck out 2 in a scoreless 4th.
View: https://twitter.com/PortlandSeaDogs/status/1701753664904298921Hickey bases-clearing double makes it 4-3 Portland b8.
Still no out.
Then Roman walked to render yet another steal superfluous.Teel singled, got to 2nd on a 2-out TMack walk & stole 3rd.
Drohan actually settling in...Drohan walked 2 more in a scoreless 5th.
Penrod was in fact done.Penrod definitely settling in as the game goes along. 1-2-3 5th with a strikeout.
Up to 98 pitches so I'm guessing that's probably it, but it is the playoffs.
Yorke struck out.Bringing in a righty to face Yorke with the bases loaded & 2 outs.
Both TMac & Roman have already walked twice each this inning.
1-2-3 inning for Hoppe to get the save.Yorke struck out.
Ryan Miller had pitched a scoreless 8th with a walk & a strikeout. Alex Hoppe in for the 9th.
View: https://twitter.com/WooSox/status/1701753137214681400Niko Kavadas solo homer in the bottom of the 4th gives Worcester a 3-0 lead.