Boston Red Sox prospect Durbin Feltman hurled another 2 scoreless and hitless innings for Double-A Portland on Friday. He allowed two walks and stuck two. He earned his third save in the Sea Dogs’ 3-1 win over Akron.

Feltman — who many thought heading into 2019 would earn a fairly swift promotion to Boston — has struggled with command issues. He has a 4.62 ERA in 21 outings (25 1/3 innings) this season.

The 100th-overall selection in the 2018 draft has held the opposition to a .174 batting average. But he has walked 19 and struck out 24.

The righty has pitched better lately. Feltman has allowed only two earned runs in his past 12 outings (16.1 inning) since May 8. He has walked 10, struck out 15 and allowed eight hits during the stretch.

Bryan Mata dominates again

Red Sox right-handed prospect Bryan Mata pitched 6 scoreless innings, allowing just three hits and two walks wile striking out five in High-A Salem’s 1-0 win over Frederick on Friday.

The 20-year-old Mata, who spent some time on the IL with a shoulder strain, has a 1.56 ERA, 0.97 WHIP and .171 batting average against in eight starts. He has 41 strikeouts and 14 walks in 40 1/3 innings.

Northcut, Jimenez both go 3-for-4

Nick Northcut — a 2018 11th-round draft pick out of William Mason High in Ohio — went 3-for-4 with three doubles, three RBIs and one run to help Short Season Lowell win its opener 6-3 over Connecticut.

Northcut is a talented third baseman who just turned 20 on Thursday.

Gilberto Jimenez also went 3-for-4 for Lowell. The Red Sox signed Jimenez as an international free agent out of the Dominican Republic in August 2017. He turns 19 on July 8.

SoxProspects.com ranks Jimenez the No. 16 prospect in the system and Northcut No. 17.