In all, Painter threw 60 pitches, including working himself out of a bases loaded jam to cap off a 30-pitch third inning.

Painter, who is recovering from Tommy John surgery on his pitching elbow, rung up five of the first eight batters he faced, including WooSox left-fielder Roman Anthony, the top prospect in all of baseball, who went down on four pitches, flailing at a 12-to-6 curveball for strike three to lead off the game.

Overall, Painter threw 34 of 60 pitches for strikes (eight swing-and-misses) and held his own against some of the top Boston Red Sox minor leaguers. His fastball maxed out at 98 mph and averaged closer to 96.