Collin McHugh returns to Fenway
And now, the main event. Last year, the Mets’ AA affiliate played the Red Sox AA affiliate in Futures at Fenway. This year, the AAA clubs got into the action as the Buffalo Bisons took on the Pawtucket Red Sox in the 100 year old Fenway Park. Pitching in such an iconic stadium can be intimidating, so it was awfully convenient that last year’s B-Mets starter Collin McHugh had his turn in the rotation come up today. McHugh came into the game with six scoreless innings pitched at Fenway, not bad for a guy who has yet to pitch in a major league game.
Josh Satin and Brad Emaus are clearly plotting something as Lucas May, C.J. Nitkowski, and Dylan Owen sign autographs
I didn't see anything
The Bisons wasted no time moving in after the Renegades finished off the Spinners, but you probably don’t want to hear about autograph signings, warmup tosses, or Josh Satin getting worked over with a roller. You want some action, so I give you Lucas Duda:
Duda hit a line drive to center in the top of the 1st for the first hit of the game. That would be the only hit for Duda, but nobody else fared better; six Bisons would get hits, but just one each. Of course, Josh Satin doesn’t need hits.
I told you they were up to something
Satin worked a walk, advanced to third on a double, and then scored on a Brad Emaus groundout. With that quick tour of the Fenway bases, the Bisons were ahead 1-0.
It was Mike Nickeas’s turn to get a hit in the 5th, but a strikeout ended the inning with him stranded at first.
Eek! A home run!
Josh Rodriguez used his hit in the 6th to send a ball into the Green Monster seats, where fans reacted with surprised panic. 2-0 Bisons.
Matt den Dekker was next with a single in the 7th. He advanced to second on a groundout and was left stranded one out later.
Zach Lutz doubled in the 8th, but like den Dekker, he was stranded at second. And that concludes tonight’s offense. What’s that, you didn’t hear anything about the Red Sox offense? That could have something to do with these guys:
Collin McHugh, Robert Carson, Elvin Ramirez, and Fernando Cabrera combined for nine scoreless innings, with McHugh’s seven extending his Fenway scoreless innings streak to 13. Robert Carson was pulled with two outs in the 8th after issuing a walk; Elvin Ramirez struck out J. C. Linares to finish off the inning.
"Sit tight Lucas, I got this one."
Fernando Cabrera came in for the 9th and narrowly avoided giving up a leadoff hit when Matt Tuiasosopo snagged a line drive from Andy LaRoche, stopping the Red Sox rally before it started. A strikeout left Nate Spears as Pawtucket’s only hope. He only managed a grounder back to Cabrera, (thankfully) nothing like the way this day started.
Bisons win, 2-0.
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