Middlebrooks Returns to Lead the Sea Dogs to 10-6 Win
June 30, 2011 - Eastern League (EL1)
Portland Sea Dogs News Release
Portland, Maine- Will Middlebrooks returned to the lineup from the disabled list Thursday night and led the Sea Dogs to a 10-6 victory over the first place New Hampshire Fisher Cats (46-31) with a 2-for-3 night with two RBI and two runs scored. It was the third straight win for the Sea Dogs who improve to 28-49.
Middlebrooks, who had been sidelined since June 11 with a right triceps strain, returned to the lineup and reached base four times. He doubled in the second and scored on an Oscar Tejeda RBI single as Portland took a 1-0 lead.
Mitch Dening blasted his third home run of the year and Middlebrooks plated runs with a single in the third as Portland took a 4-0 lead. Middlebrooks also stole a base.
Stephen Fife surrendered a solo home run to Anthony Gose and three run homer to Mark Sobolewski in the fourth as the Fisher Cats tied the game at four.
Tim Federowicz, 3-for-4, broke the tie with a two run double off the Maine Monster in the fifth. Reynaldo Rodriguez added a RBI double and Tejeda his second RBI single of the game to give the Sea Dogs a few insurance runs as they extended the lead to 8-4.
Ryan Khoury added a RBI triple in the eighth and scored on a Chih-Hsien Chiang single to cap the scoring.
The Eastern League All-Star, Fife, earned his ninth win of the season, tying him with Harrisburg's Brad Peacock for the Eastern League lead. Fife improved to 9-3 tossing six innings and allowing four runs on six hits.
Charle Rosario made his Double-A debut in relief of Fife and allowed just an unearned run in two innings of work notching three strikeouts.
Robert Ray (0-2) suffered the loss for New Hampshire yielding seven runs on seven hits in 4.1 innings of work.
The two clubs continue the series Friday night at 7:00 at Hadlock Field. Right-handed pitcher Stolmy Pimentel (0-8, 9.20) will start for Portland. New Hampshire will counter with righty Joel Carreno (6-5, 3.33). The first 1,500 fans to enter the ballpark will receive a 2011 team baseball card set, courtesy of Wendy's. The Sea Dogs will also welcome the seven millionth fan in franchise history Friday night. Tickets are available and can be purchased by calling the Sea Dogs Ticket office at 207-879-9500 or online at www.seadogs.com.
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