Eighth Inning Rally Sinks Sea Dogs in Reading
August 16, 2022 - Eastern League (EL)
Portland Sea Dogs News Release
Reading, Pennsylvania - David Hamilton went 2-for-4 and scored a run as the Portland Sea Dogs (54-55, 24-15) dropped the series opener 8-2 to the Reading Fightin Phils (49-60, 20-20) on Tuesday at FirstEnergy Stadium.
Portland initiated the scoring, bringing a run across in the top of the first against Reading starter Noah Skirrow. David Hamilton led off the game with a double down the right field line. Wilyer Abreu grounded out to second, advancing Hamilton to third. Ceddanne Rafaela lifted a sacrifice fly to right field, plating Hamilton, and giving the Sea Dogs a 1-0 lead.
The Fightin Phils offense quickly got to work, answering with a run in the bottom of the first against Sea Dogs starter Thaddeus Ward. Johan Rojas led off the inning with a walk and stole second base. Kevin Vicuna singled to center, putting runners on the corners. One out later, Aldrem Corredor hit a base hit down the left field line, driving in Rojas, tying the game 1-1.
Reading took their first lead of the game in the bottom of the third inning with Ward still pitching. Rojas reached on an infield single and proceeded to steal his second base of the night. Vicuna made it back-to-back singles, grounding a ball into center, scoring Rojas from second and the Fightin Phils took a 2-1 lead.
The Sea Dogs were able to tie the game again in the top of the sixth inning with Skirrow still pitching. With one out, Cameron Cannon walked. Hamilton advanced him to second with a base hit, putting runners on first and second. Abreu loaded the bases hit a single, and in the next at-bat, Cannon came home to score on a wild pitch from Skirrow, tying the game 2-2.
Reading regained the lead in the bottom of the fifth inning, exploding for five runs off Portland relievers Oddanier Mosqueda and Rio Gomez. Wendel Rijo singled and stole second. Corredor singled and Jhailyn Ortiz drove in Rijo with an RBI base hit to center. McCarthy Tatum was hit by a pitch to load the bases and Herbert Iser plated Corredor with a single to center. Madison Stokes scored the next run on an RBI groundout, making it 5-2. Mosqueda balked home Tatum to give Reading a 6-2 lead. Gomez entered the game and allowed an RBI single to Guzman and Rojas knocked in the final run with a base hit to center, lengthening the Fightin Phils lead to 8-2. The Sea Dogs threatened but could not score a run in the top of the ninth, losing 8-2.
Trevor Bettencourt (1-2, 2.93 ERA) picked up the win, pitching 2.0 scoreless innings in relief, walking one and striking out two. Mosqueda (4-3, 4.72 ERA) pitched 0.2 innings, allowing five runs on four hits in his third loss of the season.
The Sea Dogs and Fightin Phils play the second game of a six-game series on Wednesday with a 7:00 PM first pitch at FirstEnergy Stadium. Portland sends RHP Brian Van Belle (4-2, 4.14 ERA) to the mound against Reading LHP Ethan Lindow (4-3, 3.64 ERA).
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