Ninth Inning Rally Falls Short in Sea Dogs Loss
Published on June 1, 2022 under Eastern League (EL)
Portland Sea Dogs News Release
Manchester, New Hampshire - Christian Koss collected a multi-hit game with an RBI as the Portland Sea Dogs (22-25) fell to the New Hampshire Fisher Cats (21-25) by a score of 4-3 on Wednesday at Delta Dental Stadium.
Portland brought in the first run of the game in the top of the fourth inning against New Hampshire reliever Andrew Bash. Devlin Granberg reached on a dropped third strike. Two outs later, Koss doubled to right, scoring Granberg and giving the Sea Dogs a 1-0 lead.
The Fisher Cats answered in the bottom of the fourth against Sea Dogs starter Brett Kennedy. Tanner Morris led off with a double and Orelvis Martinez singled to right, putting runners on the corners. In the next at-bat, Spencer Horwitz walked to load the bases. Phillip Clarke was hit by a pitch, forcing in Morris, and tying the game 1-1. LJ Talley followed with a walk, pushing in another run, giving New Hampshire the lead 2-1.
New Hampshire added to their lead in the bottom of the seventh inning with Portland reliever Caleb Simpson on the mound. Talley led off with a walk and Will Robertson moved him to third on a ground ball that drew an errant throw. Cam Eden doubled to right, plating both, expanding the Fisher Cats lead to 4-1.
The Sea Dogs didn't go down quietly in the top of the ninth. With two outs, Koss tripled to left. Hudson Potts followed with a double, scoring Koss, cutting into the lead 4-2. Kole Cottam kept the momentum going with an RBI base hit, driving in Potts, and bringing the Sea Dogs within one run 4-3. That was all the offense the Sea Dogs could muster, falling to the Fisher Cats 4-3.
Bash (2-1) tossed 3.2 innings while allowing one run on four hits and striking out four in his second win of the year. Kennedy (0-1) worked through 6.0 innings, giving up two runs on five hits, walking two, and striking out four in his first loss of the season.
The Sea Dogs and Fisher Cats play the third game of a six-game series on Thursday with a 6:35 PM first pitch. Portland sends LHP Chris Murphy (2-3, 2.28 ERA) to the mound against New Hampshire RHP Brady Lail (1-2, 5.52 ERA).
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