Triple-A Pawtucket
William Cuevas is showing that he should be part of the Red Sox fifth starter competition. Over his last four starts, the righthander has given up just five runs over 24.2 innings (1.82 ERA). His last start was par for the recent course, one run on four hits over eight innings, walking two and striking out five batters. For the season, Cuevas’ ERA is 2.74, allowing just a .220 batting average over 62.1 innings.
Roenis Elias made news this week with a complete game win, allowing just one run on six hits, walking two and striking out eight while throwing 108 pitches. Over his last four starts, Elias’ ERA is 2.48 over 29 innings, walking eight and striking out 33. His ERA for the season is down to 4.00 ERA, allowing 56 hits over 54 innings, walking 27 and striking out 53.
Kyle Martin hit a bump on the road this week while trying to get to the bigs. His 1.2 inning stint on June 4 when he walked four and hit a batter while allowing four runs on four hits was easily his worst of the season. He was given a breather, collecting himself to pitch a scoreless inning on Thursday night, allowing no runs on a hit. That terrible outing caused his ERA to balloon above four, now standing at 4.03 over 29 innings.
Pat Light continued his strong season, pitching his fifth straight scoreless appearance since allowing his last run on May 17. The hard throwing righty might be concentrating on getting outs over strikeouts, averaging just 14 pitches per inning over his last six frames of work. Light’s 2.66 ERA for the season, allowing just a .187 average over 20.1 innings, striking out 23 is certainly getting noticed as a potential option for the big club.
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