•HIGHLIGHTS: The PawSox set a franchise record for wins in a season with 84. “I’m actually very excited about it,” said PawSox manager Ron Johnson. “When you think of this franchise and how long it, and the quality of people have been here, it’s really quite an honor.” The 2003 PawSox posted an 83-61 record and then lost in the Governors’ Cup final to Durham . . . Last night’s PawSox starter, Edgar Martinez, improved to 8-3 with six scoreless innings and allowed only four hits, with two walks and five strikeouts. . . Pawtucket’s bullpen finished the job. Reliever Hunter Jones worked two innings and surrendered one unearned run while Bo Vaughn recorded his first Triple-A save.

•KEY OF THE GAME: Joe Thurston crushed a two-run homer in the bottom of the third inning to propel the PawSox to victory. For Thurston, who was named the club’s MVP prior to the game, it was his 11th homer of the season and his league-leading 158th hit. A close second for the key play of the game goes to PawSox center fielder Sean Danielson. With Pawtucket holding a two-run lead in the top of the seventh, the IronPigs had one out and runners on second and third when leadoff hitter Brandon Wilson hit a soft liner to center. Danielson closed on the ball, snared it and threw a strike to the plate to keep the runner 90 feet away from scoring.

•THEY SAID IT: “That was good to see,” said Johnson, referring to Martinez’s outing. “His last three he scuffled a little bit — not a lot. We brought him back a day early and he threw the ball very well. I really liked the way the ball was coming out of his hand. It was a nice way for him to finish up.”

•NOTES: Major-league rosters expand today, and there’s still no word — officially — on who the Red Sox will recall from Pawtucket. It’s likely Thurston, outfielder Chris Carter, pitcher Chris Smith and catcher George Kottaras will get the call after the PawSox’ season ends. Pawtucket will close out its regular season today and begin a five-game playoff series Wednesday at home against Scranton.

•UP NEXT: The PawSox send Bartolo Colon (2-1, 2.45) to the mound against IronPigs right-hander Travis Miniz (0-0 4.50) today (1:05). Colon, who remains in Pawtucket on rehab, will join the Red Sox after today’s game.