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May 14, 2007
Bowden close to Portland

Here's a quick look at some Red Sox minor leaguers, before heading to Fenway tonight for the Dice-K vs. Nate Robertson match-up.
Michael Bowden continues to impress in Advance Class A Lancaster.

He threw a one-hitter over seven innings in his last outing and has not been scored upon in his last three games. Bowden, 20, carries a 1.37 ERA, with 46 strikeouts and eight walks over 46 innings.
Since Bowden was drafted in the same year (2005) as Clay Buchholz, their comparisons have been natural. Buchholz, 22, has a 1.85 ERA with Portland, also with 46 strikeouts, and only four walks, over 34 innings.
If Buchholz gets a promotion to Pawtucket, maybe Bowdern will be his replacement here?
In Triple-A Pawtucket, Brandon Moss stroked a pinch-hit, two-run double in the bottom of the ninth Sunday, leading to a 10-inning Pawtucket win. Jacoby Ellsbury went 2-for-4 with a stolen base. He's now batting .263.
In Class A Greenville, 19-year-old first baseman Lars Anderson continues to hit with a .304 average. He went 1-for-2 Sunday with his third home run.
Another 19-year-old, infielder Chih-Hsien Chiang of Taiwan has joined Greenville. He's hitting .312 in eight games.
One final note from Greenville: The story of Papelbon II continues as Jonathan Papelbon's bother, Joshua, recorded his sixth save Sunday. He has not been scored upon in 14 of his 15 appearances and carries a 1.45 ERA.

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Kevin covers baseball for the Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram. He first reported on spring training games for the St. Petersburg Times in 1978. He wisely moved to Maine in 1994 and now writes about the Portland Sea Dogs and Boston Red Sox—when he's not coaching Little League baseball.

He is married to Nancy, and the couple recently completed their lineup card with the birth of their ninth child.



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