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Red Sox Prospect Makes History With 'Immaculate' Pitching Performance

Chris Murphy needed just nine pitches of his last start to achieve something nobody has ever done in a Worcester Red Sox uniform.

Scott Neville

Red Sox Prospect Makes History With 'Immaculate' Pitching Performance
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The Boston Red Sox farm system appears to make organizational history on a regular basis at this point. 

The organization's No. 12 prospect according to MLB Pipeline, Chris Murphy, decided to make the fourth inning of his most recent start a memorable one.

As noted in the video above, Murphy tossed an immaculate inning against the Lehigh Valley IronPigs Friday night. He finished his six-inning outing with four runs allowed (two earned) along with six hits, a pair of walks and eight strikeouts.

The southpaw dominated earlier in the year with the Double-A Portland Sea Dogs (2.58 ERA, 91-to-31 strikeout-to-walk ratio in 76 2/3 innings) but has struggled since his promotion to Triple-A Worcester. He's logged a 5.62 ERA in 57 2/3 innings for the WooSox with a much less impressive 45-to-35 strikeout-to-walk ratio.

Still, his eight strikeout night could be a positive sign for the 24-year-old southpaw. 

The achievement comes just one day prior to middle infield prospect David Hamilton breaking the Sea Dogs' single-season stolen base record with 65.

The budding Red Sox farm system has had a lot to celebrate as of late.

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Scott Neville
SCOTT NEVILLE

Scott Neville covers the Boston Red Sox for Sports Illustrated's new page "Inside The Red Sox." Before starting "Inside The Red Sox", Neville attended Merrimack College, where he earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Communication and Media with a minor in Marketing. Neville spent all four years with Merrimack's radio station WMCK, where he grew as a radio/podcast host and producer.  His propensity for being in front of a microphone eventually expanded to film, where he produced multiple short films alongside his then-roommate and current co-worker Stephen Mottram. On a journey that began as a way to receive easy credits via film classes, he received a call from "It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia" star Charlie Day. Day advised him to make a feature-length film, which he completed his senior year. While writing the film, Neville completed an internship for United Way as part of their NFL Partnership Program. Neville ran the blog for a team of interns and hosted an internet show called "United Way's NFL Partnership Series" where he interviewed NFL alumni. After college Neville wrote for SB Nation's "Over The Monster," a Red Sox sister site of the flagship brand. His work would eventually lead him to a job as a content producer with NESN, where he would cover all sports. After developing as a writer with the top regional network in the world, he was given the opportunity to join the Sports Illustrated Media Group in his current endeavor as the publisher of "Inside The Red Sox." The successful launch and quick rise of "Inside The Red Sox" led to Neville joining the Baseball Essential ownership group, a national baseball site under SIMG. Follow him on Twitter: @ScottNeville46 Email: nevilles@merrimack.edu

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