Destination Red Sox Nation is our look at how the minor league teams of the Boston Red Sox fare each night. Game story and box score links as well as links to team rosters, team stats and league standings are after the jump.
While the season has ended for three of their minor league affiliates (Pawtucket, Portland, GCL Red Sox), the Red Sox have three teams that will be competing for championships in their respective leagues. The Salem Red Sox (Carolina League), Greenville Drive (South Atlantic League) and Lowell Spinners (NY-Penn League).
The Salem Red Sox and Greenville Drive will both start their playoff series tomorrow while the Spinners will start tonight.
If you would like to listen to any of the Red Sox minor league affiliates’ games, MILB.com offers them for free.
Pawtucket Red Sox
Chiefs 5, PawSox 3: Miserable season ends with a thud [Providence Journal]
Pawtucket Red Sox @ Syracuse Chiefs 9.7.09 box score [MILB.com]
International League standings
Portland Sea Dogs:
Still having fun, Sea Dogs win the season finale 12-4 [PortlandSeaDogs.com]
Sea Dogs entertain to the end [Portland Press Herald]
Sea Dogs Notebook: Jimenez gets his reward [Portland Press Herald]
Sea Dogs Announce Team Awards [OurSports Central]
Mike Antonellis Named Eastern League Broadcaster of the Year [OurSports Central]
Sea Dogs Surpass 400,000 Fans in 2009 [OurSports Central]
New Hampshire Fisher Cats @ Portland Sea Dogs 9.7.09 box score [MILB.com]
Salem Red Sox:
Salem Red Sox are postseason bound [Roanoke Times]
Salem Strides To Playoffs with 6-5 Comeback Win [OurSports Central]
Red Sox clinch playoff berth, Game 3 to be held in Salem Friday [OurSports Central]
Salem Red Sox @ Lynchburg Hillcats 9.7.09 box score [MILB.com]
Greenville Drive:
Drive End Regular Season with 3rd Straight Win Over Tourists [GreenvilleDrive.com]
Asheville Tourists @ Greenville Drive 9.7.09 box score [MILB.com]
South Atlantic League standings
Lowell Spinners:
The Spinners were off on Monday. They begin their quest for a NY-Penn League championship tonight in Staten Island.
Spinners aim for playoff payoff [Lowell Sun]
Gulf Coast League Red Sox
The season is over for the GCL Red Sox.