May 10, 2023 Sea Dogs Game Notes
Published on May 10, 2023 under Eastern League (EL)
Portland Sea Dogs News Release
SOMERSET TAKES GAME ONE The Portland Sea Dogs fell to the Somerset Patriots last night, 8-4. A two-run home run off the bat of Jason Dominguez would put the Patriots on the board first, 2-0 in the first inning. With the bases loaded in the bottom of the second inning, a balk would be called on Blas Castano to bring Scott home to score and Portland was on the board, 2-1. The Patriots plated another run in the top of the third inning when Everson Pereira hit a solo home run over the Maine Monster to extend the lead, 3-1. In the top of the fourth, Tyler Hardman hit a lead off triple to right field before Anthony Seigler singled to allow Hardman to score. Somerset continued to lead, 4-1. In the top of the fifth, a two-run blast to right center field by Austin Wells would score Dominguez and extend the Somerset lead, 6-1. The inning continued when Caleb Durbin singled to the third base side before going on to steal second base. A walk by Seigler would put two on before a double by Eric Wagaman would score Durbin and Somerset continued to lead, 7-1. In the bottom of the fifth inning, Phillip Sikes crushed a solo home run to left field over the Maine Monster to record his second home run of the season. In the bottom of the sixth, back-to-back singles would put Portland on base early. Matthew Lugo singled on a line drive to left field before a single by Alex Binelas put Portland in scoring position. A walk drawn by Christian Koss would load the bases before an RBI single by Corey Rosier brought Lugo home to score but Somerset continued to lead, 7-3. With Sikes at the plate, a balk was called on Steven Jennings would bring Binelas home to score but Portland continued to trail, 7-4. In the top of the seventh, Wells hit a lead off double before a single by Durbin advanced Wells to third base. A double steal executed by the runners brought Wells in to score after stealing home and Somerset continued to lead, 8-4.
STREAKING NICK YORKE Portland's second baseman, Nick Yorke, has had two instances of 10+ consecutive games of reaching base. Currently, Yorke is riding a 13 game on base streak. During the streak, he is hitting .327 with four doubles, a triple and home run. He also has eight RBI and has drawn eight walks. Previously, he had a 10 game on base streak from April 6th until April 19th. During that streak, he hit .235 with 10 walks.
CHIH-JUNG LIU NAMED EASTERN LEAGUE PITCHER OF THE WEEK Liu pitched a complete game, seven-inning no-hitter in the first game of a doubleheader on Friday, May 5th against the Akron RubberDucks in Akron, Ohio. In seven shutout innings, Liu walked two and struck out six. It was the sixth no-hitter in franchise history, which came one year ago to the day when Brayan Bello tossed a complete-game seven-inning no-hitter at Hadlock Field in game two of a doubleheader against the Reading Fightin Phils. In five games this season, the 24-year-old Liu has notched a 3-1 record with a 3.65 ERA. He has recorded 29 strikeouts over 24.2 innings. Liu a native of Tainan City, Taiwan was signed by the Red Sox as an international free agent on October 22, 2019.
WELCOME TO PORTLAND Prior to yesterday's game, C Nathan Hickey, INF Chase Meidroth and P Ryan Zeferjahn were added to Portland's roster. In 18 games with Greenville, Hickey is hitting .294 with six doubles and four home runs. Meidroth is hitting .338 in 20 games with the Greenville Drive with four home runs. Zeferjahn returns to Portland after appearing in six games with the Sea Dogs last year. He was 3-0 with a 0.84 ERA.
THIS DAY IN SEA DOGS HISTORY May 10, 2018 - Portland swept a doubleheader by scores of 7-2 against Binghamton at Hadlock Field. Tate Matheny had a pair of triples in the opener, as Matt Kent earned his first Double-A win. In game two, six Sea Dogs had multi-hit games, and Dedgar Jimenez fired a complete-game, fanning nine.
PITCHING PREVIEW LHP Shane Drohan takes the mound tonight for Portland. He last tossed 6.0 shutout innings on May 4th at Akron and allowed just one hit while walking two and striking out four. He did not allow a hit until two outs in the fifth inning.
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