5/18 Cup of Coffee: Heartbreaking losses for Portland and Salem were offset by impressive pitching for Worcester and a power surge for Greenville. Brooks Brannon in Portland and Justin Gonzales (pictured) in Greenville keep on tearing the cover off the ball, while Enddy Azocar continues to make the case for a top-10 ranking in the system.
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The WooSox pieced together a shutout with six different bullpen arms to break a three-game losing streak. The only pitchers to throw multiple innings were Eduardo Rivera and Jack Anderson. Rivera struck out one and allowed one hit over two innings, while Anderson limited Buffalo to two baserunners in his three frames. The number nine hitter was the star of the day offensively as Nathan Hickey went 2 for 2 with a home run and two walks. Both Mikey Romero and Kristian Campbell drove in a run as Romero went 2 for 5 with an RBI single and Campbell went 1 for 4 with an RBI double…