Here are all the happenings from a busy Thursday night in the Red Sox farm system.
TRIPLE-A PAWTUCKET RED SOX (27-30): W, 5-1 vs. Louisville
-- Rusney Castillo, Ivan de Jesus Jr., and Mike Ohlman all homered in the win.
-- Starting pitcher Chandler Shepherd earned his fourth win of the season, dealing six innings without allowing an earned run.
-- Third baseman Tzu-Wei Lin collected two hits, including a double, and scored a run. His batting average increased to .280 on the year.
DOUBLE-A PORTLAND SEA DOGS (21-37): L, 7-5 at Bowie
-- The Sea Dogs allowed six unearned runs on three costly errors.
-- Right fielder Danny Mars went 2-for-3 with a double and a RBI.
-- Starting pitcher Matthew Kent allowed one earned run in six innings, while striking out seven. His WHIP sits at a meager 1.15 on the season.
HIGH-A SALEM RED SOX (28-28): W, 7-3 at Winston-Salem
-- Shortstop Santiago Espinoza blasted a two-run homer, increasing his total to seven on the year. Espinoza is hitting .317 on the season and owns an impressive .885 OPS.
-- Catcher Roldani Baldwin drove in three runs in the win. He has driven in seven runs in the past five contests.
-- Matthew Gorst earned his eighth save, anchoring a bullpen which dealt four scoreless frames.
SINGLE-A GREENVILLE DRIVE (19-39): W, 5-4 at Augusta
-- Right fielder Victor Acosta drove in two runs on three hits, increasing his average to .317. He has recorded a hit in his last 11 games.
-- Starting pitcher Alex Scherff struck out seven in 4 2/3 innings, surrending a lone earned run.
-- Devon Fisher notched his second save. He struck out three in two innings. Fisher has not allowed a run since May 19.