Game 2 & Game 3 PawSox vs. Indianapolis

Here is a rundown of the pitchers for today's doubleheader at McCoy:

INDIANAPOLIS:

TODAY’S GAME 1 STARTING PITCHER
Ty Taubenheim

MAJOR LEAGUE TOTALS: Pitched in 13 games for Toronto (2006-07) ... Posted a 1-5 record and 5.40 ERA in 40.0 innings.

MINOR LEAGUE TOTALS: Has suited up for six different teams during his first five years as a pro (2003-2007) ... Entered the season with a 31-24 record and 3.63 ERA in 130 career appearances.

2007: Started the season with Triple-A Syracuse (N.Y.) ... Went 4-7 with a 6.37 ERA in 19 appearances for the Chiefs ... Recalled by Toronto on June 20 ... Allowed five earned
runs in his only start for the Blue Jays ... Optioned to Syracuse on June 28 ... Assigned to Double-A New Hampshire on Aug. 8 ... Turned in a 2-1 record and 2.01 ERA in five
starts for the Fisher Cats ... Claimed off waivers by Pittsburgh on Dec. 3.

2006: Began the campaign with Syracuse ... Registered a 2-4 mark and 2.85 ERA in 18 appearances for the Chiefs ... Promoted to Toronto on May 19 and made his Major
League debut the next day ... Posted a 1-5 record and 4.89 ERA in 12 appearances for the Blue Jays ... Placed on the disabled list July 15 with an infection in his left foot ...
Reinstated from the DL and optioned to Syracuse on July 30.

2005: Started the year with High-A Brevard County (Fla.) ... Posted a 10-2 record, 2.63 ERA and two complete games in 16 starts for the Manatees ... Promoted to Double-A
Huntsville (Ala.) on July 7 ... Recorded a 2-6 mark and 4.36 ERA in 11 starts for the Stars.

TODAY’S GAME 2 STARTING PITCHER
Luiz Munoz

MINOR LEAGUE TOTALS: Has suited up for seven different Pittsburgh affiliates during his first seven seasons as a pro (2001-07) ... Owns a 37-25 record and 3.80 ERA in 125 career appearances.

2007: Spent most of the campaign with Double-A Altoona (Pa.) ... Posted a 12-5 record, 3.63 ERA and 80 strikeouts in 25 appearances for the Curve ... Ranked third in the Eastern League in wins ... Went 2-1 with a 3.12 ERA in three spot starts for Triple-A Indianapolis ... Ranked first among Pittsburgh farmhands in wins (14), second in ERA (3.57)
and third in strikeouts (105).

2006: Began the season with Low-A Hickory (N.C.) ... Turned in a 6-2 record and 3.28 ERA in 16 appearances for the Crawdads ... Promoted to High-A Lynchburg (Va.) on June 17 ... Tallied a 4-3 record and 3.82 ERA in 11 starts for the Hillcats ... Returned to Hickory on June 18 ... Promoted to Lynchburg on July 13.

2005: Started the season with Hickory and pitched just 2.2 innings ... Assigned to Short-Season Williamsport (Pa.) in mid-June ... Went 6-3 with a 3.81 ERA in 16 games forthe Crosscutters.

PAWSOX:

TODAY’S GAME 1 STARTING PITCHER
30-DAVID PAULEY, RHP 6-6, 4.33 in ‘07

NOTES:

► Appeared in 1 spring training game with Boston, going 1-0 with a 0.00 ERA (2 IP, 2 H, 0 R).
► Spent all of last season with Pawtucket, leading the team in starts (26) and innings (153.2) while finishing 2nd on the team in strikeouts (110).
► Was 4-1 with a 3.15 ERA on June 14 (25 ER in 71.1 IP in 12 outings). Went 2-5 with a 5.36 ERA after that in his final 15 starts (49 ER in 82.1 IP). Was 0-3 in his last 10 starts with his final win coming on July 12th at Syracuse.
► Pitched at 3 levels in 2006, making his major league debut on May 31 at Toronto when David Wells left the rotation with a knee injury. Made the jump from Double-A Portland to the big leagues, making 3 starts for the Red Sox (0-2, 7.88)
► Best start for Boston was on June 6, 2006 at Yankee Stadium, enduring a tough-luck 2-1 setback to Chien-Ming Wang (6.2 IP, 2 R).
► In his 4th year in the Red Sox organization after being acquired from San Diego with OF Jay Payton, INF Ramon Vazquez and cash for OF Dave Roberts in 2004.
► Drafted by the Padres in the 8th round in 2001.

TODAY’S GAME 2 STARTING PITCHER
16-CHARLIE ZINK, RHP 11-6, 4.63 in ‘07

NOTES:

► Ranked 3rd among Red Sox minor leaguers with a career-high 11 wins last year between Double-A Portland and Triple-A Pawtucket. Finished with a combined record of 11-6 with a 4.63 ERA in 24 starts. Zink was 2-3 with the PawSox with a 5.89 ERA in 8 starts.
► In 16 starts for Portland last year, Zink was 9-3 with a 3.98 ERA (92.2 IP, 41 ER). If you eliminate his last start for Portland (12 ER in 4 IP on 7/29), Zink’s ERA drops to 2.94. Charlie was selected to take part in the Eastern League All-Star Game, but did not pitch in the rain-shortened game.
► Led the PawSox in wins in 2006, going 9-4 with a 4.03 ERA in 23 games (15 starts). Allowed 3-or-fewer earned runs in 13 of his 15 starts.
► Entered 2008 with a career minor league record of 43-39 and an ERA of 4.34 in 7 pro seasons.
► Began pro career as a conventional-style pitcher, before becoming a knuckleballer in 2003.
► Was undrafted coming out of college. Signed by the Red Sox as a free agent on April 1, 2002.
► Was coached by Luis Tiant at the Savannah College of Art and Design.