'Cats Scratch the 'Dogs, 4-2 in the Hadlock Field Finale
Published on August 30, 2018 under Eastern League (EL1)
Portland Sea Dogs News Release
Portland, Maine - The New Hampshire Fisher Cats (75-59) scored twice in the seventh inning and defeated the Sea Dogs (60-75) 4-2 in the final game at Hadlock Field in 2018.
Portland and New Hampshire split the four-game series as well as the 22-game season series.
With the game tied 2-2 in the top of the seventh, Jon Berti led off the inning with a triple off of Harrison Cooney (L, 0-1). Bo Bichette hit an infield single to break the tie, then after a walk to Max Pentecost Harold Ramirez doubled to give the 'Cats a 4-2 advantage.
Josh DeGraaf (W, 7-5) earned the win with three scoreless innings in relief of Hector Perez. DeGraaf struck out six and allowed just two hits. Perez went five innings and allowed two runs (one earned) on four hits while walking one and striking out seven. Corey Copping earned his second save of the year with a scoreless ninth and stranded the tying runs on base to end the game.
Kyle Hart made his 24th and final start of the season for Portland, the southpaw went six innings and allowed two runs on eight hits with one walk and six punch-outs. The quality start was Hart's team-leading 13th of the year.
New Hampshire took a 2-0 lead in the top of the first on an RBI singles by Bichette and Santiago Espinal. Bichette, Berti, and Espinal each had three hits apiece, while Ramirez had two.
Portland tied the game in the fourth on an RBI single by Chris Madera and an RBI groundout by Deiner Lopez.
The Sea Dogs drew 346,341 fans through the gates at Hadlock Field in 2018. Single game tickets for 2019 go on sale Saturday, November 3rd.
The Sea Dogs open up their final series of the season on Friday night against the Binghamton Rumble Ponies (Mets affiliate) at NYSEG Stadium. LHP Dedgar Jimenez (9-7, 4.59) is on the mound for Portland. Binghamton counters with RHP Harold Gonzalez (0-8, 7.85). Radio coverage begins at 6:50 PM on the WPEI U.S. Cellular Sea Dogs Radio Network. MiLB.TV starts at 7:00 PM.
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