Red Sox affiliates
12:05 p.m.
Indianapolis Indians – Andy Oliver (3-1, 2.61 ERA, 1.37 WHIP, 54 Ks)
at Pawtucket Red Sox – Rubby De La Rosa (0-1, 3.65 ERA, 1.22 WHIP, 29 Ks)
NOTE: Pawtucket will be seeking a split in their four game series with the Indians. Rubby De La Rosa continues to impress in him limited action having not allowed an earned run in his last 18 1/3 innings. He has thrown 4 innings in each of his last three starts, allowing only five hits and striking out 16.

6:00 p.m.
New Hampshire Fisher Cats – Deck McGuire (2-3, 4.60 ERA, 1.42 WHIP, 39 Ks)
at Portland Sea Dogs – Brandon Workman (5-1, 3.66 ERA, 1.01 WHIP, 54 Ks)
NOTE: There will be nearly 13-feet of pitcher on display to start this game as 6’4” Brandon Workman faces off against 6’6” Deck McGuire. Workman picked up a win against the Fisher Cats last Thursday after allowing 3 runs on 7 hits and a walk in 6 innings. He struck out six in that outing and his 54 Ks on the season are tied for second most in the Eastern League. McGuire has had a nice May, going 1-1 with a 2.65 ERA in three starts. The 2010 first-rounder struck out eight Sea Dogs in a no decision last Wednesday.

Greenville Drive – Frank Montas (1-2, 5.56 ERA, 1.29 WHIP, 41 Ks)
at Hickory Crawdads – Andrew Faulkner (0-0, 0.00 ERA, 1.06 WHIP, 4 Ks)
NOTE: The Drive have not won a road game since they swept a doubleheader in Lexington on April 12th. Greenville is 0-11 away from Fluor Field in May. Frank Montas makes his ninth start of the season. The 20-year-old righty has a team high 41 strikeouts and has allowed only 9 walks, lowest of any Drive starting pitcher. Montas has allowed a home run in each of his last three starts.

7:05 p.m.
Winston-Salem Dash – Chris Bassitt (4-1, 3.25 ERA, 1.26 WHIP, 42 Ks)
at Salem Red Sox – William Cuevas (1-4, 6.60 ERA, 1.47 WHIP, 19 Ks)
NOTE: After enjoying their first off day in two weeks the Salem Red Sox return to action having won four of their last six games. William Cuevas makes his first start at home in May, having gone 0-2 in his last three starts on the road. One of those starts was his shortest of the season, a 3 inning loss to Winston-Salem where he allowed 6 earned runs on 8 hits, two home runs.

New England teams
6:35 p.m.
Binghamton Mets – Jacob deGrom (1-4, 4.86 ERA, 1.41 WHIP, 25 Ks)
at New Britain Rock Cats – Trevor May (2-2, 3.95 ERA, 1.38 WHIP, 40 Ks)
NOTE: Mired in their longest losing streak since May/June of 2010 (8 games), the Rock Cats (20-24) are desperate for a win. Trevor May was the second to last New Britain pitcher to record a ‘W’ and he will get the start tonight for the Cats. May allowed 9 hits and 5 runs against Bowie in his last outing. He has been inconsistent this season, mixing three 4-inning performances with a three 7-inning gems.

Red Sox affiliates

Indianapolis – 8
Pawtucket – 4
WP: Brown (3-0)
LP: Wright (2-2)
HR: IND-Sands (2), Goedert (4); PAW-Bradley Jr. (1), Iglesias (4)
HIGHLIGHTS: A five-run first by the Indians was too much for the PawSox (26-19) to overcome. After hitting 3 long balls to impress the brass in spring training, Jackie Bradley Jr. (2-for-4, HR, double, 2 RBIs, run) finally connected on his first of the regular season. Jose Iglesias (1-for-4) hit a solo home run in the ninth, his fourth of the season and first since April 29th. Reliever Ryan Rowland-Smith struck out 4 in 1 2/3 scoreless innings. On the season Rowland-Smith has allowed just 2 earned runs over 27 innings.

New Hampshire – 7
Portland – 3
WP: Walden (3-4)
LP: Haeger (1-1)
S: Carreno (5)
HR: NH-Schimpf 2 (11); POR-Thomas (5)
HIGHLIGHTS: The Sea Dogs (24-18) have lost five of their last seven, but still remain on top of the Eastern Division in the E.L. The Fisher Cats (23-22) fourth straight win makes them the hottest team in the league and puts them just 2 ½ games back of Portland with three games to play in this series. New Hampshire shortstop Ryan Schimpf (2-for-4, 5 RBIs, 2 runs) hit his league leadings 10th and 11th home runs. Of Schimpf’s 32 hits this season, 20 have been for extra-bases. Portland first baseman Travis Shaw went 0-for-1 with 3 walks, one more than the number of free passes he had drawn in his prior ten games.

Greenville – 2
Hickory – 5
WP: Sadzeck (3-2)
LP: Johnson (1-3)
S: Claudio (7)
HR: HIC-Akins (4), Rua (11)
HIGHLIGHTS: Tonight’s loss pushes the Drive to 3-16 in May and with 11 games remaining in the month they’ll be hard pressed to avoid something they haven’t done since August of 2006, lose 20 games in a month. Starter Brian Johnson struck out a career high 8 batters over 5 innings, but was tagged with the loss after allowing 3 runs in the second inning. He retired the side in order in three of his five innings, and struck out the side in the fifth. A fifth inning single extended the hitting streak of Mookie Betts (1-for-4, run) to 15 games. Aneury Tavarez and Drew Turocy both went 3-for-4.

New England teams

Binghamton - 6
New Britain – 3
WP: Verrett (6-1)
LP: Dean (1-5)
S: Walters (12)
HR: BIN-Dykstra (3); NB-Romero (2)
HIGHLIGHTS: That’s eight straight losses for the Rock Cats (20-24) who drop to 9-12 at home. In his first May start at New Britain Stadium Pat Dean lasted 5 innings, but allowed 8 hits and 6 runs and was tagged with his fifth loss. Reliever Michael Tonkin struck out 3 in a scoreless inning of work. He has not allowed an earned run in his last 11 appearances, striking out 13 over 11 innings. Designated hitter Deibinson Romero (3-for-4, double, RBI, run) hit his second home run in as many games.

For the second time this season former Milford High School and Assumption College standout Chris Colabello was named the Player of the Week in the International League.

Currently in the midst of an 11 game hitting streak the first baseman hit safely in all seven games during the period (May 13-19).

He smacked 15 hits, seven of them for extra-bases, including 3 home runs and also drove in 10 runs and scored six times.

Two of those long balls came off of Jake Odorizzi who MLB.com ranked as the second best pitching prospect in the Tampa Bay Rays system.

Colabello leads the Rochester Red Wings in all major offensive categories (for qualifying players) and is tied for first in the league in home runs (11), third in RBIs (34), third in average (.361), second in slugging (.657) and fifth in on-base percentage (.417).

After seven seasons playing Independent Baseball, Colabello had a breakthrough season with the Double-A New Britain Rock Cats last season and played for Team Italy in the World Baseball Classic this year.

New Hampshire’s Marcus Walden has been named the Eastern League’s Pitcher of the Week for the period of May 13 to 19.

He becomes the first Fisher Cats player to win Eastern League weekly honors since Brad Glenn was named player of the week in the first week of July last year.

Walden had only one start during the period, but made it count as he dominated the Portland Sea Dogs over 7 2/3 scoreless innings.

Walden held the Sea Dogs without a hit for 5 2/3 innings and allowed only 2 singles and 2 walks and struck out 6 in picking his second win of the season. He threw 86 pitches, 59 for strikes and forced 13 ground ball outs.

After allowing 26 hits and 8 earned runs in his first three starts, Walden has settled into the season and in his five starts since he has a 1.97 ERA and has allowed 31 hits in 32 innings.

On the year he is 2-4 with a 2.97 ERA, 1.51 WHIP and 23 strikeouts in 8 starts.

Walden, a 6-foot right hander, was a ninth round selection by the Blue Jays in 2007 out of Fresno City College. Last year he posted a 14-4 record with a 2.97 ERA between Low-A Lansing and High-A Dunedin.

This is Walden’s first Double-A season.

Red Sox affiliates
6:00 p.m.
New Hampshire Fisher Cats – Marcus Walden (2-4, 2.96 ERA, 1.51 WHIP, 23 Ks)
at Portland Sea Dogs – Charlie Haeger (2-0, 3.16 ERA, 1.60 WHIP, 19 Ks)
NOTE: The Sea Dogs (24-17) hold on to the slimmest of leads in the E.L. East (just one game ahead of Binghamton) as the surging Fisher Cats (22-22) roll into Hadlock Field for the first time this season. Charlie Haeger makes his second straight start against New Hampshire after allowing 7 walks over 5 innings last Wednesday. In his three starts this season Haeger has given up 16 free passes. The recently dubbed Eastern League Pitcher of the Week, Marcus Walden, gets his second crack at the Portland lineup. Last Tuesday he mowed down the Dogs, allowing just 2 hits and 2 walks over 7 2/3 innings. The Fisher Cats, who took two of three from Portland last week, have won three in a row and six of their last seven.

Greenville Drive – Brian Johnson (1-2, 4.13 ERA, 1.50 WHIP, 20 Ks)
at Hickory Crawdads – Connor Sadzeck (2-2, 2.70 ERA, 1.06 WHIP, 31 Ks)
NOTE: What looked like a decent young staff of arms on paper has turned into an episode of growing pains for the Greenville Drive who own a South Atlantic League worst 5.18 team ERA. Of course the majority of these pitchers are experiencing their first full season of pro ball so some adjustment is expected, but many were hopeful that the results would be a little better than this. Brian Johnson, a first rounder out of Florida last year, is one of these young arms that are just looking to get a foot hold on the season. He had shown some solid results early, allowing just 5 earned runs in his first five starts. However, last time out Johnson ran into some early troubles and got battered for 7 hits and 6 earned runs in just 3 1/3 innings.

7:05 p.m.
Indianapolis Indians – Brooks Brown (2-0, 3.66 ERA, 1.13 WHIP, 26 Ks)
at Pawtucket Red Sox – Steven Wright (2-0, 2.52 ERA, 1.79 WHIP, 23 Ks)
NOTE: In splitting the first two of four games with Indianapolis, the PawSox (26-18) have ripped off 14 runs against the International League’s best pitching staff. The bats will look to remain hot tonight in backing Steven Wright who is 1-1 in three May starts. In his last two outings, both versus Gwinnett, Wright allowed 13 hits and 6 walks over 9 2/3 innings.

New England teams
6:35 p.m.
Binghamton Mets – Logan Verrett (5-1, 3.15 ERA, 0.99 WHIP, 35 Ks)
at New Britain Rock Cats – Pat Dean (1-4, 5.67 ERA, 1.49 WHIP, 24 Ks)
NOTE: Prior to their current seven-game slide the Rock Cats (20-23) were 7-4 in May. A loss tonight will match their longest winless streak from last season. It shouldn’t be too hard for Pat Dean to improve upon his last start. At Bowie, the lefty lasted only 1 1/3 innings after allowing 7 runs, 6 hits and 2 home runs. Dean also allowed two walks, the first free passes he had yielded in over five starts.

Red Sox affiliates

Indianapolis – 3
Pawtucket – 11
WP: Webster (3-0)
LP: Cole (3-2)
HR: IND-Presley (3)
HIGHLIGHTS: The PawSox (26-18) got to Pirates top prospect Gerrit Cole (5 2/3 IP, 8 ER, 6 H, 3 BB, 4 K) and kept rolling for 11 runs, the most that Indianapolis (31-14) has allowed all season. Jose Iglesias (0-for-3), shifted down to the seventh spot in the order, was the only Pawtucket batter without a hit on the day but he still managed an RBI on a 6th inning sac-fly. Starter Allen Webster allowed only 1 run and 1 hit in collecting his third win, but struggled with his command, walking a season high 5 batters. Leadoff man Jackie Bradley Jr. went 1-for-3 with an RBI and 3 runs, giving him a five game hitting streak that stretches back to before his disabled list stint.

Binghamton – 8
Portland – 5
WP: Mazzoni (2-1)
LP: Britton (3-4)
S: Leathersich (2)
HIGHLIGHTS: Down by 3 runs early, Portland (24-17) wrestled the lead from the BMets in the fifth inning but allowed 3 in the sixth and were never able to mount another comeback. Xander Bogaerts went 2-for-5 with a double (his third in four games), 2 RBIs and a run. In an inning of relief Pete Ruiz struck out two batters and has now whiffed 32 over 16 2/3 innings for a 17.3 strikeout rate (Ks per nine innings).

Frederick – 6
Salem – 4
WP: Prado (2-3)
LP: Striz (0-4)
HR: FRE-Bumbry (5)
HIGHLIGHTS: Salem pitchers were pummeled for 16 hits on the day. Starter Mike Augliera allowed a season high 10 hits in his 5 innings of work, but left with the game tied at 3. Sean Coyle went 1-for-4 with a run and stole his eleventh base of the season on his eleventh attempt.

Charleston – 9
Greenville – 7
WP: Wetherell (1-0)
LP: Olivares (0-1)
HR: CHA-Bird (4), Calderon (5), Custodio 2 (3) GRE-Johns (2)
HIGHLIGHTS: The Drive (13-30) let another close one slip away, squandering a late 7-4 lead by allowing 2 runs in both the eighth and ninth innings. Four of Greenville’s last five losses have been by one or two runs. Mookie Betts (2-for-4, double, walk, run) pushed his hitting streak to 14 games. Brian Johns hit his second home run in as many games and drove in three.

New England teams

New Hampshire – 5
New Britain – 0
WP: Stroman (1-0)
LP: Hermsen (1-4)
S: Carreno (4)
HR: NH-Nanita (4), Glenn (3), Nolan (4); NB-Romero (1)
HIGHLIGHTS: The Fisher Cats (22-22) reach the .500 mark for the first time in a month thanks to their three game sweep in New Britain (20-23). The Rock Cats, losers of seven straight, continue to slide towards the bottom of the standings. In his first appearance since serving a 50-game suspension for violating MLBs drug policy, Marcus Stroman (ranked 5th in Blue Jays system by MLB.com) looked to be in top game condition, striking out 6 and allowing only 4 hits and a walk in 5 scoreless innings of work. Joel Carreno, who prior to this season was strictly a starter on the minor league level, picked up his 4th save.

Red Sox affiliates
1:00 p.m.
Binghamton Mets – Cory Mazzoni (1-1, 1.98 ERA, 1.24 WHIP, 14 Ks)
at Portland Sea Dogs – Drake Britton (3-3, 4.35 ERA, 1.50 WHIP, 40 Ks)
NOTE: The Sea Dogs (24-16) can put another game between themselves and the BMets (23-19) before New Hampshire rolls into Hadlock Field for four games starting on Monday. Today’s starter Drake Britton has struck out 5 in each of his last three starts and had a season-high 7 Ks versus Binghamton in a losing cause back on April 16th. On average, Britton is allowing a little over 7.5 hits and walks per game in his eight outings this season.

1:05 p.m.
Indianapolis Indians – Gerrit Cole (3-1, 2.55 ERA, 1.73 WHIP, 36 Ks)
at Pawtucket Red Sox – Allen Webster (2-0, 2.52)
NOTE: This is hands down the pitching matchup of the day, as two of the Top 100 prospects in the game square off at McCoy Stadium. MLB.com had Gerrit Cole, the 2011 #1 overall pick, as the 8th best prospect in the game heading into this season. He has thrown 6+ innings in each of his last four starts. Allen Webster, more moderately ranked at just #66 overall, will be looking to string together his third straight win. In his two May starts he is 2-0 with a 1.64 ERA and 14 Ks.

4:05 p.m.
Frederick Keys – Eduardo Rodriguez (4-2, 3.35 ERA, 1.21 WHIP, 38 Ks)
at Salem Red Sox – Mike Augliera (4-0, 3.12 ERA, 1.19 WHIP, 27 Ks)
NOTE: With four of their last five games going the way of the win column, Salem (19-21) looks to sweep Frederick out of town today. ‘Old reliable’ Mike Augliera hits the hill for start number 8 on the year. He had his best start of the season last Tuesday at Carolina, picking up the win after allowing just 3 hits on the day in 6 innings. In three May starts Augliera has allowed just 3 earned runs.

Charleston RiverDogs – Dan Camarena (0-2, 6.75 ERA, 1.60 WHIP, 23 Ks)
at Greenville Drive – Austin Maddox (0-4, 8.51 ERA, 1.76 WHIP, 28 Ks)
NOTE: There is still hope that the Drive (13-29) can pull off a .500 record in May, but they will need to win 12 of their last 13 games of the month. Austin Maddox will be looking for a positive start in what has been a rough season for the youngster from the University of Florida. In 5 starts he has allowed 19 earned runs and 31 hits in 19 innings.

New England teams
6:35 p.m.
New Hampshire Fisher Cats – Marcus Walden (2-4, 2.96 ERA, 1.51 WHIP, 23 Ks)
at New Britain Rock Cats – B.J. Hermsen (1-3, 4.21 ERA, 1.71 WHIP, 15 Ks)
NOTE: The Fisher Cats (21-22), winners of five of their last six games, will look to even-up their record at .500, a place they haven’t seen since April 19th. On the flip side the Rock Cats (20-22), who were at one point recently just a game back of first place, will look to snap a season-long six game losing streak. The Fisher Cats have Marcus Walden making his ninth start of the year, fresh off of his best outing of the season. On Tuesday, in 7 2/3 innings, he allowed just 2 hits and 2 walks and struck out 6 in a win over Portland. Rock Cats starter B.J. Hermsen wasn’t as lucky last Tuesday, getting tagged with a loss against Bowie although he did not allow any earned runs in 6 innings.

Red Sox affiliates

Indianapolis – 6
Pawtucket – 3
WP: Johnson (4-3)
LP: Morales (0-1)
S: Reid (1)
HR: IND-Sands (1), Harrison (1), Carroll (8)
HIGHLIGHTS: PawSox (25-18) bats were held to just 5 hits by an Indians pitching staff that ranks first in the I.L. in wins (31), saves (19), ERA (2.80) and WHIP (1.15). Andrew Bailey threw an inning in relief in what is expected to be his only rehab appearance before joining the Red Sox on Monday. He served up a home run and struck out two. Franklin Morales allowed 2 home runs in his rehab start which lasted 4 innings. Jeremy Hazelbaker stole his team-leading eleventh base of the season which are sixth most in the league.

Binghamton – 7
Portland – 10
WP: Huntzinger (3-0)
LP: Walters (0-1)
HR: POR-Spring 2 (5), Thomas (4)
HIGHLIGHTS: The Sea Dogs (24-16) ensured that they would escape the weekend still atop the standings in the E.L. East, putting 2 games between themselves and the BMets with this win. For only the second time in his eight starts Anthony Ranaudo (4IP, 3 H, 3 BB, 2 ER, 5 Ks) allowed more than 1 earned run and it is the first time all year that he did not throw at least 5 innings. Catcher Matt Spring (2-for-5) hit a two-run homer in the fourth and a grand slam in the ninth. Spring has hit all 5 of his home runs this season in the month of May. Xander Bogaerts went 3-for-5 with a stolen base and it now 4-for-4 on steal attempts this year.

Frederick – 2
Salem – 3
WP: Price (1-0)
LP: Walters (0-1)
S: Ogando (1)
HR: SAL-Ramos (2)
HIGHLIGHTS: Three Salem hurlers pitched-in on a 6-hit, 12 strikeout performance with Matt Price picking up his first win at the High-A level. In his 6 innings pitched over his last three relief outings Price has not allowed a run and has yielded only 3 hits while striking out eight. Deven Marrero (2 doubles) and Garin Cecchini both went 2-for-4 at the plate with Marrero’s eighth inning RBI double scoring the eventual game winning run.

Charleston – 10
Greenville – 8
WP: Kukuk (2-5)
LP: Niebla (1-0)
HR: GRE-Johns (1), Betts (7)
HIGHLIGHTS: The Drive rallied in the ninth, but came up short despite a 13-hit effort by the offense. Greenville starter Cody Kukuk lasted only 2/3 of an inning, his shortest outing of the season, after allowing 4 earned runs off of 5 walks and a hit. Infielder Kevin Mager was pressed into action on the mound and fared well, allowing only a walk and a hit in an inning of work. Mookie Betts (2-for-4) RBI, 2 runs) pushed his hitting streak to 13 games and connected on his 7th home run of the season and fourth in his last 8 games. Betts is hitting .373 in May and has raised his average 99 points from .157 at the end of April to .256 after tonight’s game.

New England teams

New Hampshire – 5
New Britain – 0
WP: Nolin (2-0)
LP: Darnell (3-3)
HR: NH-Tolisano (4)
HIGHLIGHTS: The Fisher Cats (21-22) move within a game of .500 for the first time since April 20th. The Rock Cats (20-22) suffered their sixth straight defeat, a season high. Sean Nolin threw 6 scoreless innings for his second win in his third appearance of the season. Tommy Hottovy struck out three in the ninth to shut the door on New Britain. Kevin Pillar (2-for-5, RBI, run) has his third straight multi-hit game and is 6-for-10 in the first two games of this series. John Tolisano (1-for-4, 3 RBI) hit his second home run in four games.

Red Sox affiliates
1:00 p.m.
Binghamton Mets – Mark Cohoon (3-1, 3.15 ERA, 1.70 WHIP, 22 Ks)
at Portland Sea Dogs – Anthony Ranaudo (5-1, 1.38 ERA, 0.85 WHIP, 41 Ks)
NOTE: After last night’s loss the Sea Dogs now hold a slim, one-game lead over the BMets atop the Eastern Division of the E.L. Anthony Ranaudo has gone at least 5 innings in each of his 7 starts this season and has held his opponents scoreless on three of those occasions. He enters the game first in the league in WHIP and second in ERA.

6:05 p.m.
Indianapolis Indians – Daniel Rodriguez (2-3, 6.82 ERA, 1.73 WHIP, 36 Ks)
at Pawtucket Red Sox – Franklin Morales (rehab start)
NOTE: The PawSox welcome Indianapolis to McCoy Stadium for a four game series. Franklin Morales makes his second rehab start with the PawSox. On Monday he allowed 1 run on 2 hits and struck out 4 in 3 innings against Charlotte. Terry Doyle (3-3, 3.63 ERA) will piggyback Morales, looking for better results than on Monday when he allowed 5 runs and 5 hits in an inning of work.

Frederick Keys – Zach Davies (3-2, 4.43 ERA, 1.11 WHIP, 26 Ks)
at Salem Red Sox – Michael McCarthy (2-2, 4.73 ERA, 1.52 WHIP, 29 Ks)
NOTE: The Salem Sox, winners of 3 of their last 4, can inch over the .500 mark at LewisGale Field where they are 8-8 on the year. Michael McCarthy picked up the loss in his start on Monday, allowing 5 earned runs and 9 hits in 4 innings. He has allowed only 1 walk in his last 13 innings of work.

7:05 p.m.
Charleston RiverDogs – Jose Campos (1-1, 3.97 ERA, 1.19 WHIP, 24 Ks)
at Greenville Drive – Cody Kukuk (2-4, 3.99 ERA, 1.30 WHIP, 25 Ks)
NOTE: Last night’s win, only their third of May, helped the Drive halt a five-game losing streak. Cody Kukuk has picked up losses in his last two starts, despite not allowing an earned run over 4 innings last time out versus Asheville. He has allowed 9 walks in those two losses but only 6 hits and on the year he has allowed just 17 hits in 29 1/3 innings.

New England teams
6:35 p.m.
New Hampshire Fisher Cats – Sean Nolin (1-0, 1.93 ERA, 1.39 WHIP, 11 Ks)
at New Britain Rock Cats – Logan Darnell (3-2, 3.06 ERA, 1.45 WHIP, 34 Ks)
NOTE: On Friday night the Fisher Cats tasted victory for only the third time in ten meetings with New Britain this season. Scheduled to be the opening day starter, Sean Nolin was forced to stay behind in Dunedin for extended spring training following a leg injury. He has been worth the wait, allowing 2 runs and striking out 11 over 9 1/3 innings in his first two starts for the Fisher Cats this season. Rock Cats starter Logan Darnell’s 47 innings of work are fifth most in the league. He tossed a season-high 8 innings in a loss against Portland last Sunday.

Red Sox affiliates
Gwinnett – 4
Pawtucket – 5
WP: Carter (1-0)
LP: Obispo (0-2)
HR: PAW-Brentz (7)
HIGHLIGHTS: Bryce Brentz smacked a one-out, three-run, walk-off homer for the PawSox, who earned a split of their four game series with Gwinnett. It was the seventh home run of the season for Brentz who went 2-for-5 with a double, 3 RBIs and 2 runs. Jackie Bradley Jr. went 1-for-3 with a triple, walk and a run in his return from the disabled list.

Binghamton – 6
Portland – 3
WP: Church (2-3)
LP: Couch (1-1)
S: Walters (11)
HR: POR-Almanzar (7)
HIGHLIGHTS: The BMets put up a three-spot in the top of the ninth thanks to a couple of throwing errors by Sea Dogs first baseman Michael Almanzar. Starter Matt Barnes struck out 7 over 6 innings, but left with the game tied 3-3. Right fielder Peter Hissey went 2-for-4 from the leadoff spot with a run scored and his ninth stolen base of the season. He has hit safely in 7 of his last 8 games. Shortstop Xander Bogaerts also made two errors in the game and was hitless in 4 at-bats.

Frederick - 2
Salem – 10
WP: Stroup (2-2)
LP: Petersime (1-4)
HR: SAL-Blair (1)
HIGHLIGHTS: The Salem Six (18-21) pounded out a season-high 15 hits in their route of the Keys. Sean Coyle (3-for-5, double, run), Garin Cecchini (3-for-4, double, 2 RBIs, 2 runs) and Carson Blair (2-for-3, home run, 3 RBIs, 3 runs) led the offensive barrage. Starter Kyle Stroup allowed just one earned run over 5 1/3 innings to notch his first win since April 18th.

Charleston – 6
Greenville – 7
WP: Kraus (2-0)
LP: Smith (2-2)
HR: CHA-Bird (3)
HIGHLIGHTS: A Brian Johns two-out single in the bottom of the 11th plated Dreily Guerrero for a Greenville (13-28) walk-off win. The Drive smacked a season-high 17 hits, led by Drew Turocy’s 4-for-5, 2 RBI night. Mookie Betts (3-for-5, double, walk), one of three Drive batters with 3 hits, extended his hitting streak to 12 games. Reliever Kyle Kraus threw 3 scoreless innings for his first win of the season.

New England teams
New Hampshire - 4
New Britain – 3
WP: Crawford (2-1)
LP: Tonkin (1-2)
S: Carreno (3)
HR: NH-Nolan (3), Loewen (3)
HIGHLIGHTS: The Fisher Cats benefited from a two-out error by Danny Santana, scoring Kevin Pillar (20-22) for the go-ahead run in the ninth inning. Despite putting two runners on in the bottom half of the ninth, the Rock Cats (20-21) could not plate a run. Pillar went 4-for-5 with a double, run and stolen base. He has six multi-hit games in his last ten played and his .339 batting average is third best in the E.L. New Britain catcher Josmil Pinto went 3-for-5 with an RBI and run, raising his average to .335, fifth best in the league.

Right as the Christmas hangover was kicking in for many, Boston and Pittsburgh announced a trade that seemed to sure up the Sox bullpen when they received Pirates closer Joel Hanrahan.

In full the trade was Hanrahan and minor league infielder Brock Holt, for back-end reliever Mark Melancon, shortstop Ivan De Jesus Jr., outfielder Jerry Sands and minor league pitcher Stolmy Pimentel.

In the wake of Hanrahan’s season-ending Tommy John surgery, let us take a look at how this trade truly breaks down (no pun intended) for both teams up to this point in the season.

Of course Hanrahan’s 2013 can now be deemed a complete bust. He never seemed comfortable coming out of the gate in the ninth inning, routinely allowing base runners even in the four games in which he would earn a save.

His ERA was 9.82, he allowed 10 hits (4 home runs), 6 walks and opponents were hitting .333 against him.

April set-backs and a hamstring issue forced Hanrahan to the disabled list, he rehabbed for two games with Pawtucket (allowing 2 runs, 2 hits and a walk in 2 innings) and in his third appearance after returning to Boston he tore the flexor tendon muscle in his pitching arm…season over.

So with Hanrahan down and out, the Red Sox focus on this trade turns to Brock Holt, a 2009 ninth round pick of the Pirates who has graduated through four levels in the minors in as many seasons, garnering all-star honors at three of those stops.

Last year with Altoona, Holt’s .322 batting average was best in the Eastern League, he was bumped to Triple-A Indianapolis where he hit .432 in 24 games, earning him a late-season call to the big leagues and he continued to hit, collecting 19 hits in 24 games with Pittsburgh.

Holt - a career .317 hitter in the minors - was assigned to Pawtucket, but hasn’t even approached the production that made him a favorable addition to the trade.

Through 31 games he has just 20 hits and is batting .190, eighth worst in the International League for players who average 2.7 plate appearances per game.

So far, not so good for the Red Sox.

As it stands Hanrahan is only signed for this season and is Holt can't regain his stroke, he may be a complete wash as well.

On the flip side, the Pirates are getting results on their end, starting with Mark Melancon who has been near flawless at times serving as the setup man for Jason Grilli on a team with the exact same record as the Red Sox, 24-17.

Brought in as a closer option for Boston last season, Melancon failed miserably and was relegated to Pawtucket in April, unable to get back to the big club until June.

He managed to get stronger upon his return to a lesser role and by September was one of the more reliable arms in the Red Sox bullpen, posting a 0.90 ERA in the final month of the season.

That momentum has carried over in his move to the Pirates and in 21 games he has allowed just 1 earned run while striking out 22.

He has a 0.43 ERA, 0.71 WHIP, opponents are hitting just .182 against him and his 14 holds are most in the majors.

Melancon alone (and the money saved on Hanrahan) makes this trade a win for the Pirates, who hope to get some additional production from the other pieces that they obtained.

Ivan De Jesus Jr. was not long for the Red Sox after coming over in the blockbuster trade with the Dodgers last season.

He played 7 games with Pawtucket (batting .385) and got into 8 games with Boston late in the season, but couldn’t muster a hit in 8 at-bats.

Now with Triple-A Indianapolis this season De Jesus has regained the bat that makes him an ideal Quadruple-A guy, hitting .326, second best on the Indians.

De Jesus also has a .929 fielding percentage, splitting time between second, third and shortstop, while also DH’ing twice.

Much like Holt, Jerry Sands has not enjoyed the change of scenery as he has been unable to find that rarified air that he had in Albuquerque (some 5,300 feet above sea level) where he launched 55 home runs over two seasons.

So far, in 38 games with Indianapolis he has yet to send an offering over the fences and is batting .154, second worst in the I.L.

Now Holt, De Jesus and Sands are pretty much organizational depth guys at best, so not much should have been expected of them on a big league level to begin with it.

But Stolmy Pimentel, who teeters on the brink of prospectdom (was ranked 16th best prospect in Red Sox system by Baseball America prior to 2012 season), came storming out of the gates in April, giving Pittsburgh the notion that they have a steal in the 6’ 3” Dominican righty.

In the season’s first month, the 23-year-old allowed just one run for the Double-A Altoona Curve, posting a league best 0.30 ERA while holding opponents to a .179 batting average.

He has since come crashing back to earth in May, going 0-1 with a 7.71 ERA in three starts, but he seems to have turned a major corner just two years after going 0-9 in 15 starts with Portland.

As it stands now the Pirates have become the big winners in this trade and if Pimentel can turn into a viable option for the Pirates than it will be looked back on with much more contempt from Red Sox nation in the future.

Maybe more concerning for the Red Sox is that they must continue to search for a reliable replacement for Jonathan Papelbon.

Red Sox affiliates
6:00 p.m.
Binghamton Mets – Erik Goeddel (3-2, 5.45 ERA, 1.62 WHIP, 36 Ks)
At Portland Sea Dogs – Matt Barnes (3-1, 4.65 ERA, 1.52 WHIP, 38 Ks)
NOTE: This will be the third time these two teams have gotten together this season. Portland (23-15) has a 4-2 lead in the season series and maintains a two game lead over the second place BMets (22-18) in the E.L. Eastern Division. Matt Barnes has been solid over his last three starts, going 2-0 with a 1.06 ERA and 21 strikeouts while holding his opponents to a .177 batting average.

7:05 p.m.
Gwinnett Braves – Daniel Rodriguez (2-3, 6.82 ERA, 1.73 WHIP, 36 Ks)
at Pawtucket Red Sox – Alfredo Aceves (2-1, 3.50 WHIP, 1.39 WHIP, 17 Ks)
NOTE: After winning 10 straight games against Gwinnett (going back to the 2012 season), the PawSox will now look to escape with a series split after dropping two in a row to the Braves. Currently Pawtucket (24-17) is one game back of Buffalo in the I.L. North. Alfredo Aceves gets his fourth start but is coming off of a loss where he allowed 5 runs on 5 hits and 4 walks. He did pick up a win against Gwinnett back on May 7th, scattering 9 hits over 7 innings.

Frederick Keys – Zach Petersime (1-3, 7.06 ERA, 1.77 WHIP, 13 Ks)
at Salem Red Sox – Kyle Stroup (1-2, 4.18 ERA, 1.64 WHIP, 24 Ks)
NOTE: This will be the first time that Salem (17-21) has seen Frederick since they were swept in three games by the Keys to open the season. Kyle Stroup had his best outing of the season in that series, dealing 5 scoreless innings in a no-decision. Over his last three starts Stroup has allowed 23 hits in 13 2/3 innings.

Charleston RiverDogs – Evan Rytckyj (4-2, 5.22 ERA, 1.67 WHIP, 24 Ks)
at Greenville Drive – Pat Light (1-3, 7.71 ERA, 1.86 WHIP, 22 Ks)
NOTE: It doesn’t help that the Drive (12-28), who could desperately use a few wins, are facing off against the hottest team in the South Atlantic League for three more games. Pat Light will look to stop the bleeding for both the team and himself, having picked up losses in his last three starts, including his worst as a pro his last time out. On Sunday he allowed 8 earned runs and 9 hits in 3 1/3 innings.

New England teams
6:35 p.m.
New Hampshire Fisher Cats – Tyson Brummett (0-3, 6.11 ERA, 1.57 WHIP, 24 Ks)
at New Britain Rock Cats – Alex Meyer (2-1, 3.58 ERA, 1.49 WHIP, 47 Ks)
NOTE: A current four-game losing streak puts the Rock Cats (20-20) back at .500 and four games behind Portland in the E.L. Eastern Division. The Fisher Cats (19-22) are a game and a half behind New Britain. Alex Meyer picked up a win in his lone start against New Hampshire back on April 25th, allowing only a run over 6 innings while striking out 7. He has allowed 11 earned runs over his last three starts. Tyson Brummett, still in search of his first win of the season, will make his seventh start for the Fisher Cats. In three May appearances batters are hitting .350 against Brummett.

Red Sox affiliates

Gwinnett – 6
Pawtucket – 4
WP: Poveda (3-2)
LP: De La Rosa (0-1)
S: Rasmus (7)
HR: GWI-Cunningham (2)
HIGHLIGHTS: The PawSox (24-17) made a valiant effort at a comeback with 3 runs in the ninht, but fell short and split their four-game series with Gwinnett. Rubby De La Rosa got hooked with the loss despite only allowing one run which was unearned. In four innings he struck out 3 and allowed just 1 hit, but also walked 4 batters. Jose Iglesias went 1-for-4 with an RBI after an off day. The shortstop stole his fifth base of the season, but was also caught stealing for the third time this year.

Portland – 15
New Hampshire – 4
WP: Workman (5-1)
LP: Tepera (4-3)
S: Celestino (1)
HR: POR-Shaw (3), Almanzar (6); NH-Pillar (4), Schimpf (9)
HIGHLIGHTS: The Sea Dogs (23-15) used a season-high 15 runs to take one win away from their trip to neighboring New Hampshire. Travis Shaw went 4-for-5 with 2 doubles, a 3-run homer in the third inning and 4 RBIs. Michael Almanzar went 3-for-5 with 5 RBIs, connecting on his first home run since April 28th. Brandon Workman allowed 3 runs and struck out 6 in 6 innings for the win. Kevin Pillar (3-for-5, RBI, 2 R) took Workman’s second pitch of the game over the right field wall.

Salem – 4
Carolina – 5
WP: Tejada (1-2)
LP: Ott (2-4)
HIGHLIGHTS: The Mudcats rallied for 3 in the bottom of the ninth to sink Salem (17-21). Sean Coyle broke out of a 0-for-26 slump with a 2-for-4 night, scoring 3 runs and stealing 3 bases. Keury De La Cruz and Brandon Jacobs also had 2-for-4 nights at the plate. De La Cruz has hit safely in five straight games and Jacobs has done so in seven straight. In 5 innings of work Henry Owens allowed 1 earned run, 8 hits, no walks and struck out four.

Charleston – 6
Greenville – 3
WP: De Paula (4-2)
LP: Taveras (0-1)
S: Smith (2)
HR: CHA-Bichette (3), Bird (2); GRE-Tavarez (2), Betts (6)
HIGHLIGHTS: Tonight’s loss is the fifth straight for Greenville (12-28), their 13th loss in May, two shy of their April loss total with 15 to play in the month. Mookie Betts extended his hitting streak to 11 games with a solo home run in the eighth inning, his sixth of the year. Aneury Tavarez went 2-for-4 with 2 RBIs on a fourth inning home run. Drive batters struck out 14 times, Charleston starter Rafael De Paula dealt out 11 of them in 6 innings.

New England teams

New Britain – 1
Bowie – 9
WP: Wright (5-0)
LP: May (2-2)
HIGHLIGHTS: The Rock Cats were swept down in Bowie, getting outscored 28-6 in the three game series. They have now lost a season high four straight games. Right fielder Danny Ortiz (1-for-4) threw out two on the base paths and drove in the only run for New Britain. Starter Trevor May lasted only 4 innings, allowing 9 hits and 5 earned runs.

Red Sox affiliates
7:05 p.m.
Gwinnett Braves – Omar Poveda (2-2, 2.56 ERA, 1.55 WHIP, 25 Ks)
at Pawtucket Red Sox – Rubby De La Rosa (0-0, 4.35 WHIP, 1.21 WHIP, 26 Ks)
NOTE: The PawSox ten game win streak over the Gwinnett Braves (dating back to last season) was snapped on Wednesday night. Prior to last night’s game Pawtucket manager Gary DiSarcina said of tonight’s starter Rubby De La Rosa, “He’s progressed really nice. He’s kind of growing in front of our eyes…he’s been one of the bright points so far, watching him develop.” De La Rosa is still limited in his action, throwing around 65 pitches or 4 innings per outing. In his last four outings he has logged 14 scoreless innings, allowing only 8 hits and 4 walks while striking out 19 batters.

Portland Sea Dogs – Brandon Workman (4-1, 3.54 ERA, 0.96 WHIP, 48 Ks)
at New Hampshire Fisher Cats – Ryan Tepera (4-2, 2.65 ERA, 1.10 WHIP, 27 Ks)
NOTE: Sea Dogs (22-15) pitchers allowed more walks on Wednesday (14) than tonight’s starter Brandon Workman has allowed (10) in 40 2/3 innings this season. Workman is 3-1 in road games with a 2.88 ERA, holding opponents to a .198 batting average. The Fisher Cats (19-21) three-game win streak ties their longest of the season. New Hampshire starts Ryan Tepera has allowed an equal number of hits and walks in each of his last four starts. Tepera’s 1.10 WHIP is tied for fifth best in the Eastern League, Workman’s 0.96 is tied for second best.

Charleston RiverDogs - Robert Whitenack (N/A)
at Greenville Drive – Frank Montas (1-4, 5.90 ERA, 1.31 WHIP, 38 Ks)
NOTE: Swept out of Ashville, the Drive return home to Fluor Field to host Charleston for four games. They opened the season with a four-game series split against the RiverDogs. Tonight’s starter, Frank Montas, has struck out 20 batters over his last 13 innings and has walked only 1 batter in his last five outings.

7:15 p.m.
Salem Red Sox – Henry Owens (3-1, 3.57 ERA, 0.99 WHIP, 45 Ks)
at Carolina Mudcats – (0-3, 5.91 ERA, 1.52 WHIP, 27 Ks)
NOTE: Henry Owens returns to the hill for the Salem Sox (17-20) looking to shake off his shortest outing of the season last Saturday. He did manage to strike out 5, despite only going 3 1/3 innings, and his 45 Ks on the year are second most of any Red Sox farm hand.

New England teams
7:05 p.m.
New Britain Rock Cats – Trevor May (2-1, 3.20 ERA, 1.25 WHIP, 37 Ks)
at Bowie Baysox – Mike Wright (4-0, 4.33 ERA, 1.50 WHIP, 30 Ks)
NOTE: The Rock Cats come into the night having lost three in a row. It’s the fourth time this season they have dropped three straight. In back-to-back starts versus Portland, Trevor May allowed only 1 run on 5 hits and 3 walks in 14 innings of work. He also struck out 13, including a season-high 10 last Friday.

Red Sox affiliates

Gwinnett – 6
Pawtucket – 4
WP: Loe (2-0)
LP: Godfrey (2-3)
S: Rasmus (6)
HR: GWI-Mejia (11); PAW-Diaz (1)
HIGHLIGHTS: A four-run first for the PawSox looked like it was the start of something good at McCoy Stadium, until the Braves chipped away with 2 runs in the fourth, fifth and seventh innings. In the first inning Jonathan Diaz launched a solo shot over everything in left field. Bryce Brentz went 2-for-3 to extend his hitting streak to seven games. He has 2 hits in each of his last four games, and five of his last six. Chris Martin threw 2 scoreless innings in relief and has not allowed a run in 23 innings this season (3 innings since being called up to Pawtucket this week).

Portland – 4
New Hampshire – 5
WP: Carreno (2-1)
LP: Latimer (0-3)
HR: NH-Tolisano (3)
HIGHLIGHTS: It was an odd one in Manchester where Sea Dogs pitching allowed 14 walks on the night but only 4 hits. Down 4-1 in the ninth, Portland scored three to pull even but New Hampshire won it on a Brad Glenn sac fly in the bottom half of the inning. Fisher Cats third baseman Ryan Schimpf went did not register an at-bat on the night, but earned five free passes. Portland starter Charlie Haeger allowed 7 walks in his five innings and was followed by Daniel Bard who gave up 5 walks and 2 earned runs in just one inning of work.

Salem – 5
Carolina – 4
WP: Quevedo (1-2)
LP: Lee (0-4)
HIGHLIGHTS: Each team collected 8 hits but Salem got five of them in the seventh to plate 4 runs and take a lead that they would hold on to. Matt Gedman (1-for-4) plated two of those runs on a double and has now hit safely in all four games since arriving in Salem. Second baseman Sean Coyle went 0-for-3 and is now hitless in his last seven games.

Greenville – 1
Ashville – 8
WP: Oakes (4-3)
LP: Johnson (1-2)
HIGHLIGHTS: The Tourists used a 7-run fourth inning to sink the Drive (12-27) who are now 2-12 in May. Greenville has lost four straight. Starter Brian Johnson got lit up for 7 runs, 6 earned, on 7 hits and 2 walks. Anuery Tavarez, Jordan Weems and Jose Vinicio all went 2-for-4 on the day, accounting for 6 of the 8 Greenville hits. The Drive return to Fluor Field tomorrow to start a four game series with the Charleston RiverDogs.

New England teams

New Britain – 3
Bowie – 10
WP: Gamboa (1-3)
LP: Dean (1-4)
HR: BOW-Joseph (6), Waring (2), Wheeler (1)
HIGHLIGHTS: Rock Cats starter Pat Dean (Boston College) took it on the chin in this one, allowing 7 earned runs in his shorting outing of the season, 1 1/3 innings. Daniel Ortiz had New Britain’s only extra-base hit, his eleventh double of the season, tied for second most in the Eastern League.

Red Sox affiliates
11:00 a.m.
Greenville Drive – Brian Johnson (1-1, 2.18 ERA, 1.31 WHIP, 17 Ks)
at Ashville Tourists – Ben Hughes (3-3, 6.95 ERA, 1.78 WHIP, 19 Ks)
NOTE: Of the Drive’s 11 loses in May, four have been by one run, including the last two. Brian Johnson has gone 5 innings in each of his last two starts and is coming off of his first win as a pro last Friday versus Augusta.

6:35 p.m.
Portland Sea Dogs – Charlie Haeger (2-0, 3.50 ERA, 1.55 WHIP, 15 Ks)
at New Hampshire Fisher Cats – Deck McGuire (2-3, 5.11 ERA, 1.43 WHIP, 31 Ks)
NOTE: Despite Tuesday’s 3-0 loss the Sea Dogs (22-14) remain 2 ½ game up in the Eastern League’s Eastern Division. Charlie Haeger makes his third start for Portland, both prior starts having come against New Britain. Haeger has allowed only 6 hits in 10 2/3 innings, but has walked nine. The Fisher Cats (18-21) will look to pull to .500 at home (10-11) with a victory tonight. The inconsistencies of Deck McGuire continue, but he is coming off of his second win of the season. Unfortunately he is 0-2 with an ERA of 11.00 in two starts at Northeast Delta Dental Stadium this season.

7:05 p.m.
Gwinnett Braves – Tim Corcoran (1-3, 3.48 ERA, 1.55 WHIP, 25 Ks)
at Pawtucket Red Sox – Steven Wright (2-1, 2.57 WHIP, 1.67 WHIP, 20 Ks)
NOTE: The PawSox (24-15) moved into a tie atop the I.L. North with their 5-3 win on Tuesday. Steven Wright picked up a win in his start at Gwinnett last Thursday, but allowed a season high 6 hits and 3 earned runs.

7:15 p.m.
Salem Red Sox – Williams Cuevas (1-4, 6.66 ERA, 1.44 WHIP, 19 Ks)
at Carolina Mudcats – Jacob Lee (0-3, 5.91 ERA, 1.52 WHIP, 27 Ks)
NOTE: Prior to their six-game losing streak the Salem Sox (16-20) has their heads just about the .500 mark. They’ll look to start treading towards the surface by adding to the momentum of Tuesday’s win with William Cuevas getting his seventh start of the year. The 6-foot righty from Venezuela has been tagged with a loss in his last three starts, allowing 10 earned runs in 13 innings.

New England teams
7:05 p.m.
New Britain Rock Cats – Pat Dean (1-3, 4.23 ERA, 1.33 WHIP, 22 Ks)
at Bowie Baysox – Eddie Gamboa (0-3, 4.14 ERA, 1.23 WHIP, 32 Ks)
NOTE: With Tuesday’s 8-2 loss the Rock Cats (20-18) squandered a chance to pull within 2 games of Portland. Former Boston College lefty Pat Dean is making his eighth start having picked up his first victory in his last start against New Hampshire a week ago. Dean has not allowed a walk in 5 straight starts, a span of 30 2/3 innings.

Red Sox affiliates

Gwinnett – 3
Pawtucket – 5
WP: Webster (2-0)
LP: Gilmartin (2-2)
S: Carter (5)
HR GWI-Boggs (3)
HIGHLIGHTS: The PawSox continued their winning ways against Gwinnett, taking their fifth straight against the Braves behind some solid pitching that allowed only 6 hits on the night. Starter Allen Webster walked 4 in his 5 innings, but allowed only 1 run (a Brandon Boggs solo homer) and struck out five. Justin Henry went 3-for-4 from the top of the order, scoring twice and swiping his sixth base of the season, and Bryce Brentz went 2-for-4 with 2 RBIs to lead the PawSox offense.

Portland – 0
New Hampshire – 3
WP: Walden (2-4)
LP: Britton (3-3)
S: Stilson (1)
HIGHLIGHTS: Marcus Walden put together his best outing of the season for the Fisher Cats (18-21), holding the Sea Dogs to just two hits. He forced 13 ground ball outs and struck out 6 over 7 2/3 innings of work. Portland shortstop Xander Bogaerts did not reach base for the first time in 22 games. New Hampshire outfielder Kevin Pillar snapped an 0-for-15 streak, going 3-for-4 on the night with a RBI and a run, raising his batting average to .325. Brad Glenn (2-for-4) and Nashua native Kevin Nolan (2-for-3) also had multi-hit games for the Fisher Cats. The Sea Dogs move to 22-14 on the season.

Salem – 2
Carolina – 1
WP: Augliera (4-0)
LP: Anderson (4-2)
S: Striz (2)
HR: SAL-Gedman (1)
HIGHLIGHTS: Mike Augliera put together a solid outing, allowing only 3 hits in 6 scoreless innings, striking out 4 and allowing no free passes. The win snapped Salem’s six-game losing streak. In his third game since arriving from extended spring training Matt Gedman hit his first home run of the year, a solo shot in the 8th that turned out to be the difference in the game. Gedman has hit safely in all three games with Salem. Shortstop Deven Marrero went 0-for-4, striking out three times. Catcher Blake Swihart (2-for-3, RBI) stole his third base of the season.

Greenville – 8
Ashville – 9
WP: Fernandez (1-1)
LP: Haley (0-6)
HR: GRE-Roberson (1); ASH-Jones (6), Sosa (7)
HIGHLIGHTS: The Drive (12-26) suffered a heartbreaker in this one, giving up 3 runs in the bottom of the ninth after they had taken a lead of their own with 2 in the top half of the inning. Tim Roberson’s two-run for Greenville broke a 6-6 tie, but Justin Haley loaded the bases with one out and a two-error play on a Tom Murphy fly ball to center field plated all three runs. Roberson went 3-for-5 with his first home run of the season and 5 RBIs. Catcher Jayson Hernandez also went 3-for-5, raising his average to .352. Mookie Betts extended his hitting streak to 10 games.

New England teams

New Britain – 2
Bowie – 8
WP: Jones (1-2)
LP: Hermsen (1-3)
S: Gurka (3)
HR: BOW-Waring (1), Urrutia (3)
HIGHLIGHTS: The Rock Cats (20-18) bats were cold in Bowie, managing only 4 hits while striking out 10 times. New Britain also staked the Baysox four runs on two errors, but despite the Rock Cats getting within one, Bowie pulled away with 4 runs off of Bobby Lanigan in the eighth inning. Second baseman Jason Christian (1-for-4, run) picked up his second triple in four games, but led the strikeout parade with 3 on the night.

Red Sox affiliates
6:35 p.m.
Portland Sea Dogs – Drake Britton (3-2, 4.46 ERA, 1.43 WHIP, 35 Ks)
at New Hampshire Fisher Cats – Marcus Walden (1-4, 3.55 ERA, 1.71 WHIP, 17 Ks)
NOTE: The Sea Dogs (22-13) remain in first place in the Eastern Division of the Eastern League as they pull into Manchester for the first time this season. Sox top prospect Xander Bogaerts has reached base in 22 straight games and 26 of 28 games on the year. Starter Drake Britton has pitched 6 innings in each of his last three starts, compiling a 2-0 record with 17 strikeouts. The Fisher Cats (17-21) enter the series with 29 home runs, second most in the E.L., as 5’9” third baseman Ryan Schimpf leads the power surge with a league high 8 round trippers. New Hampshire’s starter Marcus Walden has yielded 55 hits on the season, third most in the league.

7:05 p.m.
Gwinnett Braves – Sean Gilmartin (2-1, 2.70 ERA, 1.34 WHIP, 20 Ks)
at Pawtucket Red Sox – Allen Webster (1-0, 2.70 WHIP, 0.90 WHIP, 26 Ks)
NOTE: The PawSox (23-15) return home after a successful 5-2 road trip that leaves them 1 game back of Buffalo in the International League North. Outfielder Jeremy Hazelbaker hit 5 home runs in April, but has not gone yard since April 25th. Allen Webster returns to the hill for Pawtucket following a brutal outing in his return trip to the big club where he allowed 8 runs in 1 2/3 innings versus the Twins. In his last start for the PawSox on May 3rd – which followed his big league debut – Webster dominated the Durham Bulls for 6 innings, allowing only a run on 2 hits while striking out nine.

Greenville Drive – Justin Haley (0-5, 6.66 ERA, 1.87 WHIP, 27 Ks)
at Ashville Tourists – T.J. Oakes (3-3, 6.47 ERA, 1.81 WHIP, 20 Ks)
NOTE: The Drive (12-25) could only muster 2 hits last night, which was not enough to back their pitchers who allowed just 5 hits and 1 run. Mookie Betts extended his hitting streak to nine games with a third inning single in last night’s 1-0 loss. Tonight’s starter Justin Haley has gone 5 or more innings only once in his 7 starts this season. Over his last three starts he has allowed 14 earned runs, 14 hits and 9 walks in 10 1/3 innings.

7:15 p.m.
Salem Red Sox – Mike Augliera (3-0, 3.67 ERA, 1.31 WHIP, 23 Ks)
at Carolina Mudcats – Cody Anderson (4-1, 2.93 ERA, 1.15 WHIP, 28 Ks)
NOTE: The road-weary Salem Red Sox (15-20) continue on their tour of the Carolina League as they play their tenth road game of the month having lost six in a row. Mike Augliera remains a model of consistency, logging at least 5 innings in each of his starts, allowing only 7 earned runs in his last 23 1/3. Reliever Chris Balcom-Miller pitched 2 scoreless innings in last night’s 8-3 loss to Myrtle Beach, his second appearance since returning from a back injury that had him start the season in extended spring training.

New England teams
7:05 p.m.
New Britain Rock Cats – B.J. Hermsen (1-2, 5.49 ERA, 1.88 WHIP, 11 Ks)
at Bowie Baysox – Devin Jones (1-2, 5.23 ERA, 1.68 WHIP, 19 Ks)
NOTE: The Rock Cats (20-17) hit the road for just these three games in Bowie, the first meeting of these teams in 2013. Starter B.J. Hermsen picked up his first win of the season in his last outing, despite allowing 8 hits and 2 walks over 5 innings. Catcher Josmil Pinto is batting .348 in May with 3 home runs, 11 RBIs and 9 runs scored.

Red Sox affiliates
7:05 p.m.
Salem Red Sox – Mike McCarthy (2-1, 3.49 ERA, 1.38 WHIP, 27 Ks)
at Myrtle Beach Pelicans – Nick Martinez (3-2, 2.41 ERA, 29 Ks)
NOTE: Salem (15-19) will be looking to avoid a four-game sweep at the hands of the Pelicans, winners of six in a row. Shortstop Deven Marrero was back in the lineup for the first time since April 22nd after a DL stint for a hamstring injury. The 2012 first-rounder went 1-for-4 in his return. Second baseman Sean Coyle has gone hitless in his last 5 games and his average has dropped from .317 to .242 since the start of May.

Greenville Drive – Cody Kukuk (2-3, 4.62 ERA, 1.22 WHIP, 22 Ks)
at Ashville Tourists – Eddie Butler (3-1, 1.76 ERA, 0.98 WHIP, 38 Ks)
NOTE: The Drive (12-24) had their modest two-game win streak snapped on Sunday. Pat Light had his toughest outing as a pro, allowing 8 runs on 9 hits in just 3 1/3 innings. After their brief four game home stand (which they split with Augusta) Greenville hits the road for a quick three games at Ashville. It will be the first time these two teams have met this season. Mookie Betts brings an 8-game hitting streak into the game.

7:15 p.m.
Pawtucket Red Sox – Terry Doyle (3-2, 2.56 ERA, 1.27 WHIP, 33 Ks)
at Charlotte Knights – Zach Stewart (1-4, 4.22 ERA, 1.29 WHIP, 30 Ks)
NOTE: Charlotte ended the PawSox (23-14) season-high 6-game win streak with a 6-4 win on Sunday. Jose Iglesias was without a hit for the third straight game and is 0 for his last 12 at-bats. Pawtucket is 8-2 in May as they wrap up their four-game series in Charlotte before returning home. Knights starter Zach Stewart was 3-5 with a 3.94 ERA in 11 starts with the PawSox a season ago after coming over from the Chicago White Sox in the Kevin Youkilis trade.

Three Red Sox farm hands earned their respective league’s player of the week honors for the period of May 6th through May 12th thanks to their work at the plate.

Garin Cecchini took the Carolina League’s nod for the second time in three weeks.

The Salem Red Sox third baseman strung together 7 hits on the week including 3 doubles and 2 home runs to go along with 6 RBIs, 7 runs and a stolen base.

Cecchini walked 3 times, struck out only twice and after catching a fast ball on the helmet Saturday he proceeded to go 2-for-3 with a double and solo home run on Sunday.

For the season Cecchini leads the C.L. in batting (.376), on-base percentage (.471) and slugging (.675) and is tied for the league lead in doubles (12).

In the International League, Pawtucket’s Mark Hamilton hammered his way to the team’s first weekly honor of the season.

The first baseman launched 4 of his 6 home runs during the period, including a 2-homer game versus Charlotte on Saturday.

Hamilton hit safely in all seven games during the week, posting a .400 batting average with 10 RBIs and 7 runs. His 27 RBIs on the season ranks him third in the I.L.

Coming into the week Greenville’s Mookie Betts was batting .150 on the season and in just seven games raised his average 79 points to .229, earning him the South Atlantic League’s player of the week.

Betts has hit safely in 8 straight games and during the period he had 12 hits, drove in 5, scored 7 runs, stole 2 bases and had a 4-for-5 night against Augusta on Wednesday.

Most notably the second baseman jacked 3 homers, giving him 5 on the year, after not hitting one in 71 games with Lowell a year ago.

Red Sox affiliates
1:35 p.m.
Portland Sea Dogs – Anthony Ranaudo (4-1, 1.64 ERA, 0.82 WHIP, 36 Ks)
at New Britain Rock Cats – Logan Darnell (3-1, 3.00 ERA, 1.46 WHIP, 29 Ks)
NOTE: The Rock Cats (20-16) had only six hits on Saturday, but used a 3-run eighth inning to complete a comeback victory, 5-4, over the Sea Dogs (21-13). Curt Smith’s two-run homer off of Miguel Celestino was the difference in this one. In 2/3 of an inning in relief Daniel Bard allowed 4 walks and a run in the sixth inning. A win by New Britain will pull them within one game of Portland atop the Eastern Division of the Eastern League.

2:15 p.m.
Pawtucket Red Sox – Alfredo Aceves (2-0, 1.38 ERA, 1.23 WHIP, 12 Ks)
at Charlotte Knights - John Danks (rehab start)
NOTE: PawSox (23-13) pitching held the Knights to just 2 hits in a 4-0 win on Saturday. Rubby De La Rosa (4 innings) and Chris Hernandez (5 innings) combined for 12 strikeouts on the day. Alfredo Aceves makes his third start for Pawtucket while John Danks is making his second rehab start with Charlotte. The PawSox have a season-high six game win streak intact coming into the day.

3:05 p.m.
Salem Red Sox – Kyle Stroup (1-2, 4.30 ERA, 1.65 WHIP, 20 Ks)
at Myrtle Beach Pelicans – Alec Asher (2-2, 2.94 ERA, 0.98 WHIP, 31 Ks)
NOTE: Henry Owens struggled through his shortest outing of the season (3 1/3 innings) in yesterday’s 9-8 loss to Myrtle Beach. The Salem Sox (15-18) have lost four in a row for the second time in less than two weeks. In the sixth inning third baseman Garin Cecchini, the Carolina’s League’s leading hitter, was struck in the helmet with a fastball and was removed from the game. He was able to get up and walk off on his own.

4:05 p.m.
Augusta GreenJackets – Jose Reyes (1-3, 7.56 ERA,
at Greenville Drive – Pat Light (1-2, 5.09 ERA, 1.53 WHIP, 19 Ks)
NOTE: The GreenJackets seem to be just what the Drive (12-23) ordered as they have put together back-to-back wins for the first time since mid-April. In Saturday’s 6-5 win David Chester connected for a home run for the third straight game.

New England teams
1:05 p.m.
New Hampshire Fisher Cats – Sean Nolin (0-0, 5.40 ERA, 2.10 WHIP, 3 Ks)
at Trenton Thunder – Jose Ramirez (0-0, 0.69 ERA, 0.77 WHIP, 17 Ks)
NOTE: The top five hitters in the New Hampshire lineup went 0-for-17 as the Fisher Cats (16-21) dropped a 6-2 decision on Saturday. The team’s scheduled starter, Chad Jenkins, was recalled by Toronto prior to the game. Nashua, New Hampshire native Kevin Nolan connected on his second home run of the season in the losing effort. Sean Nolin makes his second start of the season since returning from a groin injury. He has not lost a game since 2011 (Nolin was 10-0 in 2012).

Red Sox affiliates
6:35 p.m.
Portland Sea Dogs – Matt Barnes (3-1, 5.19 ERA, 1.38 WHIP, 31 Ks)
at New Britain Rock Cats – Alex Meyer (2-1, 3.31 ERA, 1.42 WHIP, 40 Ks)
NOTE: The Sea Dogs (21-12) and Rock Cats (19-16) split their Friday doubleheader, with New Britain pitcher Trevor May standing out in game two, tossing a complete game (7 innings), 2-hit shutout, with 10 strikeouts. Portland took game one, 6-4, with reliever Chris Martin running his season long scoreless streak to 21 innings. Saturday's matchup features the top pitching prospects for the Red Sox and the Twins. Meyer is 1-0 in three starts against the Sea Dogs this season, allowing 10 runs over 15 2/3 innings. Barnes has two starts against New Britain this season, winning one of them while getting hit up for 5 runs in a 2 1/3 inning no decision in the other.

7:05 p.m.
Salem Red Sox – Henry Owens (3-1, 2.25 ERA, 0.88 WHIP, 40 Ks)
at Myrtle Beach Pelicans – Jerad Eickhoff (2-2, 3.90 ERA, 1.24 WHIP, 22 Ks)
NOTE: Friday's 5-1 loss gives Salem (15-17) a 7-8 record at LewisGale Field this season. Henry Owens enters the game with a Carolina League best 0.88 WHIP to go with 40 strikeouts, tied for fourth most. Owens has won his last three starts.

Augusta GreenJackets – Joe Biagini (1-0, 5.57 ERA, 1.48 WHIP, 21 Ks)
at Greenville Drive – Frank Montas (1-4, 6.23 ERA, 1.35 WHIP, 32 Ks)
NOTE: The Drive (11-23) picked up their first win of May on Friday as 2012 first-rounder Brian Johnson picked up his first win of the season. David Chester hit a home run for the second straight game and Mookie Betts went 4-for-5 to extend his hitting streak to six games.

7:15 p.m.
Pawtucket Red Sox – Rubby De La Rosa (0-0, 5.40 ERA, 1.32 WHIP, 19 Ks)
at Charlotte Knights – Jason Berken (2-2, 3.19 ERA, 1.25 WHIP, 30 Ks)
NOTE: A 3-1 victory in Charlotte on Friday gave the PawSox (22-13) a five-game win streak, tying a season high. Rubby De La Rosa will hit the mound with a 10-inning scoreless streak (stretched over three starts) in hand. He has struck out 12 batters in that span.

New England teams
6:35 p.m.
New Hampshire Fisher Cats – Chad Jenkins (0-0, 3.60 ERA, 0.80 WHIP, 1 K)
at Trenton Thunder – Matt Tracy (3-2, 8.31 ERA, 2.00 WHIP, 23 Ks)
NOTE: The Fisher Cats (16-20) comeback efforts came up short in a 3-2 loss at Trenton. New Hampshire made it interesting, scoring two, two-out runs in the bottom of the ninth before leaving the bases loaded to end it. Chad Jenkins, the Blue Jays 2009 first-round pick, makes his second start of the season. He went 5 innings against New Britain on Monday, allowing 2 runs, 3 hits and a walk in a no decision.

Red Sox affiliates
4:30 p.m.
GAME 1
Portland Sea Dogs – Charlie Haeger (1-0, 1.80 ERA, 1.47 WHIP, 14 Ks)
at New Britain Rock Cats – Trevor May (1-1, 3.90 ERA, 1.42 WHIP, 27 Ks)

GAME 2
Portland Sea Dogs – Brandon Workman (4-0, 2.80 ERA, 0.82 WHIP, 42 Ks)
at New Britain Rock Cats – Cole DeVries (rehab start)
NOTE: Friday’s doubleheader is actually a makeup of a rainout from April 12th and not last night’s washout which will be made up later in the season. The Sea Dogs (20-11) took two of three games on their last trip to New Britain back in early April. On the year Portland is 7-3 against the Rock Cats (18-15). Brandon Workman’s 42 strikeouts are fifth best in the Eastern League, but all those ahead of him have made one more start. His 0.82 WHIP is tied with teammate Anthony Ranaudo as the low mark in the league.

7:05 p.m.
Salem Red Sox – William Cuevas (1-3, 7.84 ERA, 1.40 WHIP, 16 Ks)
at Myrtle Beach Pelicans – Victor Payano (2-2, 5.34 ERA, 1.29 WHIP, 37 Ks)
NOTE: The Salem Sox (15-16) dipped under .500 after getting swept by Carolina in Thursday’s doubleheader. They make their first trip of the season to Myrtle Beach for a four game set. The Sox took two of three at home versus the Pelicans back in April. Second baseman Sean Coyle is in the midst of a 1-for-19 slump since slugging two home runs on May 4th. His batting average has dropped 51 points - from .324 to .273 - since last Saturday.

Augusta GreenJackets – Kendry Flores (2-1, 1.23 ERA, 0.78 WHIP, 22 Ks)
at Greenville Drive – Brian Johnson (0-1, 2.30 ERA, 1.40 WHIP, 14 Ks)
NOTE: The Drive (10-23) chalked up loss number 8 of May last night with a 6-3 loss at Fluor Field. First baseman David Chester launched his team leading 5th home run.. Tonight’s starter Brian Johnson is coming off of a season high 6-strikeout performance last Friday versus Rome where he allowed only 2 hits and a walk over 5 innings.

7:15 p.m.
Pawtucket Red Sox – Graham Godfrey (1-2, 4.50 ERA, 1.67 WHIP, 19 Ks)
at Charlotte Knights – Roman Colon (0-1, 4.32 ERA, 1.32 WHIP, 5 Ks)
NOTE: The PawSox (21-13) roll into Charlotte for four games with the momentum of a four game sweep in Gwinnett. In Thursday’s 14-9 slugfest Ryan Lavarnway went 2-for-5, giving him 5 multi-hit games and 10 RBI over his last ten games. Six other PawSox had a multi-hit game yesterday, including Jose Iglesias who went 2-for-6 with 2 runs scored.

New England teams
7:05 p.m.
New Hampshire Fisher Cats – Ryan Tepera (4-1, 2.78 ERA, 1.08 WHIP, 22 Ks)
at Trenton Thunder –Mikey O’Brien (1-2, 4.39 ERA, 1.54 WHIP, 34 Ks)
NOTE: The Fisher Cats (16-19) evened the season series (4-4) with the Thunder last night behind an 8-3 victory. Outfielder Kevin Pillar went 3-for-5, raising his batting average to .340, third best in the E.L. It was his third straight multi-hit game, and fourth in his last six games.

Red Sox affiliates
10:35 a.m.
Pawtucket Red Sox – Steven Wright (1-1, 1.69 ERA, 1.69 WHIP, 14 Ks)
at Gwinnett Braves – Roman Colon (0-1, 4.32 ERA, 1.32 WHIP, 5 Ks)
NOTE: The PawSox (20-13) will be looking for their fourth straight win. They beat the Braves, 4-1, on Wednesday and Jose Iglesias went 1 for 5 in his first action since Saturday.

5:30 p.m.
GAME 1
Carolina Mudcats – Cody Anderson (3-1, 3.18 ERA, 1.18 WHIP, 23 Ks)
at Salem Red Sox – Mike Augliera (3-0, 4.12 ERA, 1.31 WHIP, 18 Ks)

GAME 2
Carolina Mudcats – Jacob Lee (0-2, 5.13 ERA, 1.56 WHIP, 25 Ks)
at Salem Red Sox – William Cuevas (1-3, 7.84 ERA, 1.40 WHIP, 16 Ks)
NOTE: Wednesday’s rainout was the third of the season for Salem (15-14). A sweep of the doubleheader will make it five wins in a row for the Sox. Third baseman Garin Cecchini’s .379 batting average is best in the Carolina League.

6:35 p.m.
Portland Sea Dogs – Charlie Haeger (1-0, 1.80 ERA, 1.47 WHIP, 14 Ks)
at New Britain Rock Cats – Trevor May (1-1, 3.90 ERA, 1.42 WHIP, 27 Ks)
NOTE: The Sea Dogs (20-11) took two of three games on their last trip to New Britain back in early April. On the year Portland is 7-3 against the Rock Cats (18-15).

7:00 p.m.
Augusta GreenJackets – Chris Stratton (2-2, 2.83 ERA, 1.01 WHIP, 36 Ks)
at Greenville Drive – Justin Haley (0-4, 6.14 ERA, 1.73 WHIP, 24 Ks)
NOTE: The month of May has been unkind to the Drive (10-22) who are 0-7 since the calendar turned. The pitching staff boasts the highest ERA (4.89) in the South Atlantic League and the second lowest team batting average (.224).

New England team
7:05 p.m.
New Hampshire Fisher Cats – Deck McGuire (1-3, 5.34 ERA, 1.34 WHIP, 29 Ks)
at Trenton Thunder –Zach Nuding (1-3, 2.27 ERA, 1.57 WHIP, 27 Ks)
NOTE: The Fisher Cats (15-19) are in the midst of a three game losing streak. It is the fourth time this season they have had such a run of loses. The team’s 25 home runs are one behind Altoona in the Eastern League.

The 2013 season couldn’t have started any better for Jose Iglesias, but now the sure-handed shortstop prospect is mired in a sea of doubt, leading to a benching that has left many to speculate the issues behind it all.

The Red Sox top defensive prospect found himself with the big club to start the season, taking over for the position that many expected him to inherit by this point for 6 games before being optioned to Pawtucket to make room for Stephen Drew.

In his time with Boston he hit .450 with 2 doubles and 3 runs scored, making many believe that the guy who had a .262 average in his three minor league seasons might actually turn into a decent hitter.

But alas Drew came off of the disabled list and Iglesias found himself back in Pawtucket for the third straight season.

The hot bat did not make the trip and Iglesias has a .232 average since joining the PawSox, despite a career high three home runs.

On Tuesday night the shortstop found himself out of the lineup for the third straight night.

It seemingly starts on Saturday (and most likely a little before that), when in the fourth inning versus Durham, Iglesias grounded a one-strike pitch to the first baseman and failed to run down the line on what was a sure out.

He was replaced by Jonathan Diaz at shortstop when the team took to the field in the top of the fifth and he hasn’t played since.

Manager Gary DiSarcina called it a “manager’s decision” and echoed that statement to Pawtucket Times writer Brendan McGair on Sunday when Iglesias’ name was not in the starting lineup.

In the presence of the “big brotherly” David Ortiz, who rehabbed with Pawtucket for 6 games, Iglesias seemed a bit more upbeat and emotionally invested, tagging alongside the slugger in the clubhouse and on the bench.

All reports since Ortiz rejoined the big club point to a much more discontented Iglesias, including Sean McAdam’s which quotes Boston manager John Farrell as saying that the shortstop is, “dealing with some things."

Iglesias is healthy and capable of playing, but has shown at times that he would rather be elsewhere...that elsewhere being Boston of course.

Ultimately, it seems clear that Iglesias is having a tough time with his struggles at the plate on the Triple-A level, and after hitting well in the majors (albeit over a very small time frame) it all starts tying together in his mind, possibly leading to an issue in his attitude where he feels that he should have never been back to this point.

However, he is back to this point because the Red Sox went out and got Drew in the offseason to play shortstop because they were unsure of Iglesias' readiness to be an everyday big-leaguer.

With attitude issues the club may have more to be unsure about, but are hoping that maybe some off days will quell this situation all-together.

Craig Forde can be reached by email at cforde@globe.com and follow him on Twitter @OnDeckBDC.