Van Every Powers PawSox Past Red Wings
Jonathan Van Every is really going to miss Rochester.
The PawSox center fielder tied a team record by belting three homers in the PawSox‘ 10-0 whitewash of the Rochester Red Wings in a game shortened to eight innings due to rain. It’s Van Every’s fourth homer in the last two games against the Red Wings.
Van Every’s three homers accounted for five of Pawtucket’s runs. The other runs also came courtesy of the long ball with Jed Lowrie (4 RBI’s) tallying two homers while Gil Velazquez added a solo shot.
No Rochester pitcher was spared from giving up a homer. Starter Brian Duensing (4-8) gave up a pair of two-run homers, to Lowrie in the first and Van Every in the fifth. Casey Daigle gave up three homers, solo taters to Velazquez and Van Every and a two run shot by Lowrie, all in the seventh inning. Julio DePaula surrendered Van Every’s third blast, a two-run bomb in the eighth.
Lost in all the offensive fireworks was the job on the mound put in by PawSox starting pitcher Davern Hansack (4-8). With his seven innings of scoreless ball Hansack has now not allowed an earned run over his last 23 consecutive innings. He held the Red Wings to only two hits, striking out eight and walking no one. Jose Vaquedano pitched 2/3 of an inning in the eighth before the game was halted by rain.
With the win the PawSox now have a 5 game lead over Scranton in the IL’s North Division. Pawtucket heads to Syracuse to open a two game series tomorrow night (7:00pm) with the Chiefs. Clay Buchholz (3-1, 1.87) will throw for Pawtucket against lefty Davis Romero (3-5, 3.48) for the Chiefs.
And in case your wondering, Van Every will be able to celebrate a return to Rochester for two games in late August.
