EL1 Chesapeake Baysox

Bowie Loses Early 2-0 Lead, Falls To Portland, 7-2

June 16, 2004 - Eastern League (EL1)
Chesapeake Baysox News Release


Portland, ME- The Baysox jumped out to an early 2-0 lead on RBIs from Keith Reed and new acquisition James Lofton but lost their footing for a 7-2 loss. Portland's Mike O`Keefe broke a 2-2 tie in the fifth inning with his eighth home run of the season to put Portland ahead for good. The Baysox (36-28) have lost three of four contests, while the Sea Dogs (30-34) are winners in two of their least three games with the series concluding on Thursday.

The Baysox scored in the first and the third inning but could not post another run while they gave up seven and the game. Reed singled in Val Majeski and Lofton came up big for Bowie going 2-for-3 with an RBI double that drove in Tony Mota. The Baysox led by two after three until the Sea Dogs scored for the first time in the fourth.

O'Keefe's round-tripper sparked a five-run inning as Portland broke open a tie ball game. Edgar Martinez and Jimmy Alvarez followed with RBI doubles to give the Sea Dogs a 5-2 advantage. Portland tacked on two more runs in the inning on RBI singles by Sean McGowan and Jeff Bailey. O'Keefe finished the game 2- for-3 with a run scored and two RBI.

Ryan Larson (3-0) picked up the win in relief of starter Chris Smith. In two innings, he allowed one hit and struck out two.

Chris Smith (4-4) was handed the loss for Bowie. He gave up nine hits, five earned runs, walked two and struck out one in five innings. Jeff Hundley also gave up two runs in the sixth, while Craig House did not allow a run over the final two innings.

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