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.
Pawtucket Red Sox
Lehigh Valley 4, Pawtucket 3 [Providence Journal]
Fans flock to McCoy for opener on a pitch-perfect evening [Providence Journal]
Injury to Buchholz is minor [Providence Journal]
Lehigh Valley IronPigs @ Pawtucket Red Sox 4.18.09 box score [MILB.com]
International League standings
Portland Sea Dogs:
SEA DOGS HOLD ON IN A WILD ONE, BEAT THE METS 8-4 [portlandseadogs.com]
Portland Sea Dogs @ Binghamton Mets 4.18.09 box score [MILB.com]
Salem Red Sox:
Sox Sneak Past Keys, 5-4 [Our Sports Central]
Salem Red Sox @ Frederick Keys 4.18.09 box score [MILB.com]
Greenville Drive:
Drive Shutout ‘Hoppers for the 2nd Time in a Week [greenvilledrive.com]
Greensboro Grasshoppers @ Greenville Drive 4.18.09 box score [MILB.com]
South Atlantic League standings
Lowell Spinners:
The Lowell Spinners will begin their season on June 19th.
Gulf Coast Red Sox
The Gulf Coast Red Sox will start their season in June after the 2009 MLB Draft.