Nearly A Perfect Night For The Sea Dogs
May 1, 2007 - Eastern League (EL1)
Portland Sea Dogs News Release
Portland, Maine- The Sea Dogs certainly have a flare for the dramatics, taking the series opener from the Bowie Baysox, 4-1 on Tuesday night at Hadlock Field. Cory Keylor, who played the last two seasons in Bowie, snapped a 1-1 tie in the eighth inning, with a two-out three-run homer into the U.S. Cellular Pavilion. Clay Buchholz took a tough no-decision for Portland, despite working six perfect innings before the bid came to an end in the seventh.
Kyle Jackson (2-0) surrendered a lead off home run to Oscar Salazar on the first pitch of the eighth inning - tying the game at one. Jackson retired six of the next seven batters to seal the game and earn his fifth Double-A win.
Fredy Deza (1-2) surrendered the Keylor home run in the eighth inning and suffered his second straight loss.
Buchholz's perfect game ended in the top of the seventh inning when Paco Figueroa singled on a 0-2 pitch. Figueroa was caught stealing for the first out and Buchholz retired the next two to face the minimum of 21 for the evening. The righthander fanned nine, tying a career-high that he established last year with the Greenville Drive.
Jed Lowrie knocked in the game's first run with an RBI single in the fourth inning, scoring Keylor, who began the inning with a double. Radhames Liz scattered two hits and one run but took the no-decision for Bowie in his fifth start of the year.
Jacoby Ellsbury did not play for the second straight game and was replaced in center field by Bryan Pritz. In the sixth inning with two outs, Pritz made a diving catch to keep Buchholz's perfect game intact.
Notes...Portland played their first team in the Southern Division...Dusty Brown's hitting streak was snapped at four games but he's now thrown out five of six runners on the season...Jeff Natale extended his hitting streak to five straight.
Allied Home Mortgage Big Dogs of the Game - Clay Buchholz and Cory Keylor
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