Well, this is what happens when using an opener goes wrong. Of course, Uwasawa wasn’t all that great when he came in, either. In his three appearances since being demoted by the Red Sox, he’s allowed six earned runs in 11 innings of work, while striking out only six hitters. He’s just not missing bats.
Pablo Reyes, on the other hand, seems to like Worcester. He homered and stole two bases.
Portland, W 5-1
Just as people start whispering about a Marcelo Mayer promotion to Worcester, he goes 0-4 with two strikeouts. Frankly, this game exposed the two primary reasons why you wouldn’t want to promote him yet: he still struggles against lefties and he’s still striking out more than you’d like.