If Strickland is to be the ongoing fifth starter, all five starters are 19 or under. That's unusual for the NYPL. Could be a future direction for the Sox, holding out high school draftees and young international signings for XST the following year then starting them at Lowell.

Strickland had a perfect game but gave up a ground single up the middle with 2 outs in the fifth.

5 strikeouts so far.

0-0 after 5. Bermudez made a great diving catch according to the announcers on a chinker in front of him.

Edit: He's out of he game now but threw only 51 pitches through 5, almost all strikes.

Weiland in

Edit2: (I've reached my posting limit)
Weiland with 2 perfect innings relief and 2 strikeouts.
Spinner pitchers now have 51 Ks against only 9 BBs this year.
0-0 after 7

Edit3:
Weiland with 3 innings no hit 2K's 1BB. Interesting inning to listen to, 2 good defensive plays including a runner thrown out at home and an error by WMB. A 2 run saving great play by Dent for the third out on a leaping line drive catch and a passed ball by Cooney.
0-0 9th
Hale in to pitch, his debut.

Edit4:
Hale: flyout, flyout deep, single, stolen base, 3 pitch strikeout (Vermont's clean-up hitter)
Bottom of the 9th. only 5 hits and 2 walks in the game so far, 3 hits and 1 BB for the Spinners.

Hee led off the 9th with a BB
Double play after Dent failed to get down the sac bunt.
BB Denning
Strikout Bemudez

Bonus baseball time, 0-0 top of 10th

Edit5
Hale gave up a leadoff HR
Vermont 1-0 middle of the 9th
CFO, Sumoza, WMB due up

Edit6
lineout, strikeout, strikeout, game over

tomorrow's matchup Huntzinger / Peacock

Edit 7:
In other games Carter, Bailey & Bell have HRs
I'm listening to the Drive game now, Povich is perfect through 3, looks like turning him into a starter has gotten off to a great start. Drive up 1-0.
Hickory announcers saying Povich is completely fooling them.
Drive run was a solo by Stanley but I wasn't listening at the time.

Edit 8:
4th Inning
Povich gave up a BB but in a pitchout, Expo threw the runner out.
BB, double, runners on 2nd and 3rd 1 out Still 1-0 Drive
Double, Hickory Crawdads up 2-1
Single, run scores, announcers said Expo missed the tag.
pop out
all the hits so far were almost caught by the fielders. the two doubles were well hit
flyout deep, nice Kalish catch against the wall
Drive down 3-1 middle 4th

Edit 9:
Drive scored a run on a Stanley double followed by a Weeden RBI double.
Stanley now has a HR & Double. Weeden 2 Doubles
Crawdads 3-2 end of 4

Edit 10:
BB,BB
Povich has completely lost his command, pitching change
Craft in , Runners on 1st & 2nd no outs, povich's ERA about to take a hit ?

Edit 11:
Yup, Double, tape measure HR
Drive down 7-2
signing out...