Portland Bats Stay Hot in 9-3 Win
July 3, 2023 - Eastern League (EL)
Portland Sea Dogs News Release
Manchester, New Hampshire - The Portland Sea Dogs (45-30) took the series finale 9-3 over the New Hampshire Fisher Cats (36-38) on Monday night.
Nick Yorke, Marcelo Mayer, and Alex Binelas all recorded multi-hit days at the plate. Binelas and Nathan Hickey both blasted their second home runs of the series in the finale.
A pitcher's duel kept the ballgame scoreless until the top of the fifth when Alex Binelas put Portland on the board with an RBI single to score Niko Kavadas. Nick Yorke continued the momentum with a two-RBI single before Marcelo Mayer hit an RBI single to put Portland on top, 4-0.
New Hampshire plated a run in the bottom of the fifth after an RBI groundout from Steward Berroa.
Binelas blasted his ninth homer of the season in the top of the sixth. With his two-run shot to right field, Portland extended the 6-1 lead.
Damiano Palmegiani hit an RBI single in the bottom of the seventh to score Berroa.
Portland scored two in the top of the eighth after an RBI double from Matthew Lugo (17) along with an RBI triple from Yorke (5) to put Portland up, 8-2.
Riley Tirotta hit a sacrifice fly to center field to score Will Roberston but Portland held the lead.
Nathan Hickey sealed the deal with his eighth homer of the season in the top of the ninth to put Portland on top, 9-3 with the leadoff shot.
Portland's reliever RHP Taylor Broadway (1-0, 0.00 ERA) was awarded the win tossing 2.0 scoreless innings allowing two hits while striking out one. He did not issue a walk. RHP Luis Quinones (3-2, 4.43 ERA) was given the loss tossing 4.2 innings allowing three runs on three hits while walking two and striking out five.
The Sea Dogs return to Hadlock Field tomorrow, July 4, 2023 to host the Binghamton Rumble Ponies for a six-game series. First pitch for game one is slated for 6:20pm. Both probable pitchers have yet to be announced.
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