Pawsox Take Game One in Fight for Cup
Wednesday, September 11, 2013
They're off to a good start. One down, two to go.
Trailing 1-0 in the 8th inning, the Pawtucket Red Sox got a one out single from Brock Holt, scoring Justin Henry and Heiker Meneses to grab a 2-1 lead over the Durham Bulls...a lead that they managed to hold onto for the win and a one-to-nothing lead in the best-of-five series for the International League Governors' Cup championship.
Relief pitcher Anthony Carter managed to stop a Durham threat in the bottom of the 9th inning, as the Bulls loaded the bases with only one out - and the winning run at second base. But Carter forced Durham's Shelley Duncan to pop out to third, and Brandon Guyer flew out to right field to end the threat, and the game.
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Game Two of the best-of-five series continues Wednesday night in Durham, NC, with the series shifting to Pawtucket's McCoy Stadium for Game 3 Friday night...with Games 4 and 5 also at McCoy if necessary.
