Murton and Johnson power Thunder in win
May 12, 2012 - Eastern League (EL1)
Portland Sea Dogs News Release
Portland, Maine - The Trenton Thunder (17-16) notched three in the sixth and two more in the seventh in the 5-1 win over the Portland Sea Dogs (12-23) Saturday night at Waterfront Park.
Trailing 1-0 in the sixth, with a runner on second, Trenton's first baseman Luke Murton powered a homerun off of Portland starter Billy Buckner and put the Thunder out in front for good at 2-1. Cody Johnson followed suit and went back-to-back with Murton, with a solo homerun to center off of the righty.
The Sea Dogs scored their lone run in the top of the first inning on back-to-back doubles with two out by Oscar Tejeda and Reynaldo Rodriguez. Cory Arbiso (1-0) silenced the Portland bats after the first and finished his night after seven innings. The righty allowed just the one run on four hits, he walked two, and struck out two.
Buckner (1-3) had cruised through the first five innings before running into trouble in the sixth. The righty scattered two hits, struck out five Thunder hitters, and walked just one before Abraham Almonte earned a free pass to begin the sixth inning.
Caleb Clay came on in relief and allowed two runs on a Murton double in the seventh. Josh Fields was the final Portland pitcher out of the pen and delivered a perfect eighth.
Prime Motor Group Players of the Game: Reynaldo Rodriguez 1-4, 2B, RBI
The Sea Dogs continue a seven game road trip on Sunday with a 1:05 PM game against the Trenton Thunder from Waterfront Park in Trenton, New Jersey. Right-handed pitcher Chris Balcom-Miller (2-2, 5.12) will get the start for the Sea Dogs. Trenton will send righty Craig Hyer (2-2, 4.28) to the hill. The Sea Dogs can be heard on the U.S. Cellular Sea Dogs radio network with 95.5/95.9 FM WPEI serving as the flagship station.
The Sea Dogs return to Hadlock Field May 18-20 for a three game series with the Binghamton Mets. Tickets are available for all remaining 2012 Sea Dogs' home games. Book your nine inning vacation by calling the Sea Dogs Ticket Office at 207-879-9500 or log on to www.seadogs.com.
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