•THE HIGHLIGHTS: The PawSox are doing everything right, winning six in a row and 12 of 14. They now have the best record in the I.L.

In this one, Clay Buchholz pitched beautifully. The offense produced seven runs, driven in by seven different players, before the fourth inning was over. And the defense turned two double plays. One was a ground ball back up the middle that Joe Thurston and Jed Lowrie turned into a DP, the other a short fly ball to right that Sean Danielson caught, then rifled a strike to first base to catch a Richmond runner before he could return.

The decision on the 29th annual Armed Services Night was decided early. Pawtucket scored two in the second on a double by Bryan Pritz, then five more in a wild fourth. George Kottaras started it with a towering home run to right, the first of his two homers in the game. Pritz had another double. The PawSox drew four walks for two more runs, then Chris Carter singled in two more.

•RED HOT: Pritz, who had struggled early on after beginning the season on the disabled list, is on fire. The doubles the former University of Richmond star had in the second and fourth gave him 14 hits in his last 28 at-bats in nine games. Pritz was retired on a fly ball in the sixth, but lined a bases-loaded single in the seventh.

•POWER DISPLAY: With the two home runs last night, Pawtucket has hit homers in 18 of its last 20 games, a total of 36 in all.

•INJURY REPORT: There was progress to report on two of the guys on the disabled list, Kyle Snyder and Bobby Kielty. Snyder, out since June 3 because of a recurring a groin strain, threw 35 pitches in a side session with pitching coach Rich Sauveur. All went well, manager Ron Johnson reported. It is possible Snyder soon could be sent to Florida to get in more work.

Kielty, who like Snyder as been on the DL twice this season (first with an injured left hand and since June 9 with a strained oblique), took batting practice for the first time. He reported that he felt fine. He will meet with the medical personnel to decide how to proceed from there.

•TONIGHT: David Pauley (9-2, 3.78) goes for Pawtucket in the series finale, with lefty Chuck James (3-2, 1.88) scheduled for Richmond at 7:05 p.m.

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