Masterson Impressive, PawSox Lead Yankees 1-0 After Two

Justin Masterson has faced the minimum through two innings of work, with the PawSox leading the Scranton/Wilkes Barre Yankees, 1-0 at McCoy.

Masterson, making his PawSox debut, has given up only one hit, a single to Ben Broussard in the second. Broussard was quickly erased on Cody Ransom’s double play. Masterson has thrown 23 pitches through two innings, 16 for strikes

The PawSox got their run in the bottom of the second off Yankee farm hand Dan McCutchen on Chris Carter’s 8th homer of the season. With the hit Carter extended his hitting streak to 9 games.