Meneses inside-the-park home run not enough as Dogs fall 7-2
April 16, 2013 - Eastern League (EL1)
Portland Sea Dogs News Release
(Binghamton, N.Y.) - The Portland Sea Dogs fell Tuesday night to the Binghamton Mets 7-3 at NYSEG Stadium. Portland concludes their six- game roadtrip on Wednesday night, and can finish with a winning trip.
Heiker Meneses had an inside-the-park home run in the second inning. It was Meneses' second home run of the year and the first inside-the-park home run for a Sea Dogs hitter since George Lombard's inside-the-park grand slam on June 24 th, 2004 at Erie. It was the sixth inside-the-park home run in franchise history and the second as a Red Sox affiliate.
Drake Britton (1-2) took the loss and threw five innings for Portland giving up three runs (all earned). He struck out seven, gave up six hits, and walked one. Logan Verrett (2-0) earned the win. He threw six and two thirds innings of two run ball.
Binghamton right-hander Logan Verrett (2-0) earned the win. He worked six and 2/3 innings on four hits and two runs. Jeff Walters pitched the final 1.1 innings for his third save of the year.
T he Sea Dogs got on the board in the top of the first inning. Tony Thomas' RBI double scored Xander Bogaerts to make it 1-0 Portland. Thomas has now knocked in a run in five straight games. Meneses' inside-the-park homer made it 2-0.
Binghamton would take the lead in the bottom of the fourth. The Mets knocked in their first run in the home half of the fourth on a Cesar Puello RBI triple to right. Puello would later score on a Britton wild pitch. Francisco Pena hit an RBI double to put Binghamton in the lead 3-2.
Binghamton busted it open in the home half of the eighth. Corey Vaughn would put Binghamton in the lead 4-2 with an RBI single to left. Vaughn leads the Mets with nine RBIs. A Daniel Muno walk with the based loaded and a Pena sacrifice fly made the score 6-2 Binghamton. Alonzo Harris' RBI groundout put the Mets ahead 7-2.
Christian Vazquez drove in Portland's third and final run of the ballgame in the ninth.
There was a thirty-seven minute rain delay in the bottom of the 7 th inning
Prime Motor Group Player of the Game: Heiker Meneses (1-for-4) - inside-the-park-home run
The Sea Dogs conclude their three-game series with the Binghamton Mets on Wednesday night from NYSEG Stadium. Righty Brandon Workman (2-0, 4.91) makes his third start of the season for Portland. Right-hander Tyler Pill (0-1, 9.00) takes the hill for the B-Mets. Radio coverage begins at 6:15 PM on the U.S. Cellular Sea Dogs Radio Network and via the Tune-In Radio app for smartphones and tablets. Portland returns home on April 18th to celebrate their 20th season with an appearance from Charles Johnson. Tickets are available online at seadogs.com or by calling 207-879-9500 .
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