June 16, 2021 Sea Dogs Game Notes
June 16, 2021 - Eastern League (EL)
Portland Sea Dogs News Release
STREAK IS SNAPPED - With the 9-6 victory last night over the Rumble Ponies, the Portland Sea Dogs snapped the four-game losing streak. The Sea Dogs remain in second place in the Double-A Northeast League - Northeast Division 2.5 games behind the Somerset Patriots.
TWO TRIPLES - The Sea Dogs recorded a season-high two triples in one game last night. Grant Williams led off the seventh inning with a triple to right centerfield then came home to score when the next batter, Jeisson Rosario, singled him home. Triston Casas hit his second triple of the season in the top of the ninth inning, driving home two runs and securing the win for Portland.
CASTELLNOS IN JUNE - So far in the month of June, Pedro Castellanos is hitting .324 with a double, triple and four home runs. He also has 7 RBI with 9 runs. He leads the team currently in average (.324) and slugging (.730) in the second month of the season.
BLAIR AND KELLY REMAIN STRONG - Two Sea Dogs relievers have not allowed a run in the month of June. Zack Kelly has appeared in five games in June, tossing 6.1 shutout innings allowing four hits while striking out 11 opposing batters. Seth Blair has pitched 7.2 shutout innings allowing one hit while walking two and striking out 10.
SECOND LONGEST GAME OF THE SEASON - Last night's game turned out to be the second-longest game of the season. The longest game of the season was 3 hours and 37 minutes long and actually occured twice: 5/7 vs. New Hampshire and 5/18 at New Hampshire. Last night's contest took 3 hours and 31 minutes to complete.
WELCOME TO DOUBLE-A - Devlin Granberg has been promoted to Portland from Greenville ahead of tonight's game. Granberg hit .326 with Greenville with 7 doubles, 1 triple, 7 home runs and 29 RBI in 27 games. In 2018, he ranked 4th among Red Sox minor leaguers in AVG (.300) and led Short-A Lowell in hits (67), runs (40), doubles (18), and RBI (29). He has made 78 starts at 1B and 30 in the OF. He played baseball at Creighton University (2015), Cisco College (2016), and Dallas Baptist University (2017-18). Granberg hit a school-record .408 over 2 seasons at DBU.
ON THE MOUND - RHP Josh Winckowski makes his eighth start of the season tonight and first against Binghamton. He last pitched 6/10 vs New Hampshire and tossed 5.2 innings allowing two runs on six hits while walking one and striking out five. Winckowski not allowed a home run in last three outings.ÃÂ
Eastern League Stories from June 16, 2021
- Curve Bounce Back with 7th Inning Rally - Altoona Curve
- Donny Sands Hits Walk-Off Homer for Patriots Extra Inning Win - Somerset Patriots
- Peralta Pitches Five Shutout Innings As Baysox Win 1-0 - Chesapeake Baysox
- Flying Squirrels Drop Extra-Inning Battle against Patriots - Richmond Flying Squirrels
- Sea Dogs Take Game Two in 10 Innings - Portland Sea Dogs
- Ponies Drop Nail Biter to Sea Dogs in Extras - Binghamton Rumble Ponies
- Lead Slips Away from Erie Late on Wednesday - Erie SeaWolves
- Baysox Even Series, Shut out RubberDucks, 1-0 - Akron RubberDucks
- Erie SeaWolves vs. Altoona Curve - Game Information - Erie SeaWolves
- R-Phils Present 'The Office' Night, Meredith Meet, Greet & Bobblehead Packages Available for Purchase - Reading Fightin Phils
- Corredor's Five RBIs Open Path the Senators Win - Harrisburg Senators
- Two Homers from Reading Not Enough against Harrisburg - Reading Fightin Phils
- June 16, 2021 Sea Dogs Game Notes - Portland Sea Dogs
- 100% Funn at 100% Capacity in Mirabito Stadium - Binghamton Rumble Ponies
The opinions expressed in this release are those of the organization issuing it, and do not necessarily reflect the thoughts or opinions of OurSports Central or its staff.
