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Hey, Duke Ellis gets another AB in a tie ballgame!

0-2 and he grooves one. Sadly, he has no idea where it’s going.

They are never easy with this bullpen.

I assumed Pedro would let Fedde pitch 7 and be done, but you know the old saying, "When you ass-ume, Pedro is an ass manager."

Lenyn is fighting for his career. Hope he keeps it up.

Indeed. But in those 12 games he's hit 5 HR, which is a lot, and he's had almost no one on base in front of him.

Robert 5HR 8RBI tells you everything you need to know about the Sox offense.

Benintendi with a HR in his first rehab AB. That's jacks in last two plate appearances for those of you scoring at home.

As soon as he had the setback in the Spring, I was pretty confident Stassi was never gonna play for the Sox. I feel bad for him. Seems like a good guy, but hip problems when you're a catcher is a rough deal.

Pedro said he would let Maldonado hit 100% of the time. Forget firing him. Shoot him into space.

Caglianone gets himself out in the 12th by expanding the zone. He has great bat to ball skills, but his out of zone swing rate is alarming.

Banks?!

For the good of baseball, the commissioner should force the Sox to release Maldonado.

Barons win 4-1. 4 game lead with 12 to play.

Tie game, bases loaded, how do you let Maldonado hit there?

Jacob Burke is not the same player he was last year. Really has expanded his zone this year. Not working for him.

Veras HR. It was long. 469 ft. 111 off the bat.

Quero HR. Laser!

DFA Peralta before or after he showers?

Bush is done. 6IP 1 bloop hit 1R 0ER 3bb 2K. He was throwing into a teacup most of the day. Smokies announcers bitching about one call on Gonzalez where he hit a sac fly at the end of a 10 pitch AB. Gonzalez = good situational player. Barons lead 2-1. AHT is in.

Peralta in with a one run lead? They do not care about winning any games, right?

Not sure Charlotte is the place to develop pitching. I would not be surprised to see Bush up in Chicago after the trade deadline.

Error and a blooper that should have been caught, 1-1 in Knoxville. That blooper was only hit Bush has allowed.

Double for Quero. 1-1, 2bb.

Gowens dominated in WS win 8IP 2H 0R 0ER 0bb 6K. Only threw 86 pitches 65 for strikes.