Deiner Delivers Walk-Off RBI Single in Portland's 8-7 Win in 10
Published on May 29, 2017 under Eastern League (EL1)
Portland Sea Dogs News Release
Danny Mars ties the game in the ninth, 'Dogs beat Trenton in 10 innings
Portland, Maine - Deiner Lopez hit a walk-off, opposite-field single to score Cole Sturgeon from third base and the Sea Dogs (22-23) defeated the Trenton Thunder (32-17) 8-7 in 10 innings on Memorial Day at Hadlock Field.
Sturgeon led off the bottom of the 10th with an infield single off of Colten Brewer (BS 1, L, 0-1). Joseph Monge followed with a single, then both runners advanced a base on a groundout by Jordan Procyshen. Lopez then took the first pitch he saw from Brewer and looped it into left field, where Mark Payton just missed making a diving catch.
Yankory Pimentel (W, 1-0) earned his first win with two innings of relief, allowing one run on one hit.
Trailing 7-5 in the bottom of the ninth, the Sea Dogs tied the game on a two-double by Danny Mars to score Monge and Procyshen.
Rafael Devers gave the Sea Dogs an early lead in the first on an RBI double off the wall in right-center field to score Danny Mars.
The Thunder answered the very next half-inning on an RBI single by Billy Fleming to score Mike Ford and tie the game 1-1.
The Sea Dogs took the lead back in the third. Jordan Procyshen led off with a walk, then went first to third on a Deiner Lopez single. Danny Mars grounded out to first base and Procyshen scored to make it 2-1 Portland. Josh Tobias then reached base on an error by pitcher Ronald Herrera (ND) to allow Lopez to score and make it a 3-1 game.
Once again, Trenton answered the next half-inning. Travis Lakins (ND) walked Thairo Estrada to lead off the inning, then reached second on a throwing error by Lakins to put two on with nobody out. Jacob Dahlstrand entered the game for Portland and walked the first three batters he faced to tie the game 3-3. The bases were still loaded at that point with nobody out, and Trenton took the lead when Rashad Crawford grounded into a 6-4-3 double play. The Thunder made it a 5-3 lead when Billy Fleming reached base on a throwing error by Devers to score Ford.
Lakins allowed three runs (two earned) on just one hit in 5+ innings, he walked four and struck out six. Herrera went six innings and allowed four runs (one earned) on six hits while walking two and striking out five.
Portland got a run back in the bottom of the sixth on two Thunder errors, the first allowing Nick Longhi to reach base and later by Mark Payton in left field on a long fly ball hit by Joseph Monge where Longhi scored and cut the deficit to 5-4.
For the third time, the Thunder responded the next half-inning. Abiatal Avelino led off the seventh with a single off of Dahlstrand, then with two outs Miguel Andujar doubled him in to make it 6-4 Trenton.
Jeremy Barfield cut the deficit back to one run on a solo homer over the Maine Monster in the eighth inning off of Caleb Frare.
Trenton again responded - for the fourth time - in the next half-inning on a solo homer by Thairo Estrada over the monster off of Yankory Pimentel.
The Sea Dogs travel southwest to Reading to begin a road trip tomorrow evening. First pitch from FirstEnergy Stadium is scheduled for 6:35 PM on Tuesday night. LHP Jalen Beeks (5-1, 2.13) takes the mound for the Sea Dogs against RHP Drew Anderson (3-2, 5.14) of Reading.
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