SLDS: Boston vs Charlotte

Game 1: Cristobal Gonzalez allowed one run while striking out 9 in 6 2/3 innings. Tommy Masuda had 4 hits and drove in 3 runs as Boston took the opener 6-2.

Game 2: Juan Tapia hit a 2-run homer in the 5th, and in the bottom of the 8th Charlie Jennings broke a 2-2 tie with a homer as Charlotte won 3-2 to even the series. Malcolm Sherman allowed one run over 5 innings and Adrian Banuelos struck out 2 in the 9th to earn the save.

Game 3: Masuda homered and drove in 3, Raul Saldana scored 3 runs, and Eduardo Nunez had 3 hits as Boston won 7-3. Larry Moody allowed 3 runs over 5 innings, and Jeremy Byers closed out the last 2 innings while allowing just one walk.

Game 4: Lynn Buck homered, drove in and scored 3 runs. Richie Jackson and Raul Saldana had 3 hits each as Boston cranked out 9 runs for a 9-3 win. Steven Stephens had 4 hits, including a homer, for Charlotte but got little help from the rest of the lineup. Nacho Robles struck out 12 over 5 2/3 innings and Byers pitched the last 2 innings to finish the series.