LOWELL SPINNERS (Single-A New York Penn League) 33-29 (3rd place, -5.5)

NO FREE PASSES: RHP Jarrett Gardner has yet to walk a batter this season in 50.0 innings...overall, he is 5-3 with a 3.78 ERA (21 ER/50.0 IP) and 21 strikeouts...he is 4-1 with a 2.89 ERA (9 ER/28.0 IP) at home this season.

REYES OF HOPE: 2B Melvin Reyes is hitting .341 (15-for-44) in August with 9 RBI and 7 runs...he has 2 or more hits in 3 of his last 5 games, going 7-for-15 (.467) with 4 RBI and 2 runs.

PITCHING IN: LHP Tom Cochran has not allowed a run in his last 4 outings (9.1), collecting one win and one save...he has 7 strikeouts and no walks during that span...RHP Jose Vaquedano is 3-1 in his last 4 outings (2 starts) with a 1.77 ERA (4 ER/20.1 IP)...he has 26 strikeouts and no walks during that stretch...RHP David Penny is 2-0 with a 0.90 ERA (1 ER/10.0 IP) in his last 2 outings, (one start)...he is 4-1 with a 2.40 ERA (13 ER/48.2 IP) this season.

A WORKING DRAFT: LHP Abe Alvarez, the Sox' 3rd pick in the 2003 draft, has 12 strikeouts and only one walk in 12.0 innings and has not allowed an earned run in 7 starts...3rd-rounder RHP Beau Vaughan boasts a 2.74 ERA (7 ER/23.0 IP) in 9 games (6 starts)...4th rounder RHP Jonathan Papelbon has 30 strikeouts in 28.0 innings this season, an average of 9.6 strikeouts per 9.0 innings...5th-round pick LHP Brian Marshall has 4 saves and a 0.96 ERA (1 ER/9.1 IP) in 9 outings...16th-round pick LHP Kevin Ool is 3-1 with one save and a 2.25 ERA (8 ER/32.0 IP) in 20 outings...30th-round pick LHP David Sanders boasts a 1.59 ERA (2 ER/11.1 IP) in 6 appearances.

LOWELL'S LEADERS: OF Scooter Jordan is 3rd in the league with 22 stolen bases...1B/DH Jeremy West is tied for 3rd with 38 RBI.