EL1 Portland Sea Dogs

Portland Sea Dogs Game Notes

Published on May 14, 2011 under Eastern League (EL1)
Portland Sea Dogs News Release


The Sea Dogs and Rock Cats (Twins affiliate) play a doubleheader on Saturday night from New Britain Stadium...Portland has lost three in a row, and 4 of 5 on the roadtrip.

Tonight's Starting Pitcher - Game 1

RHP Stolmy Pimentel (0-4, 5.53)

Pimentel is making his seventh start of the season and his third against the Rock Cats...The righty hurled six scoreless innings in his previous outing.

News and Notes

ROSTER MOVE: RHP MIGUEL GONZALEZ FROM HIGH-A SALEM...LHP TOMMY HOTTOVY TO TRIPLE-A PAWTUCKET...GONZALEZ WILL START GAME 2

LET'S PLAY TWO: Tonight, the Sea Dogs and Rock Cats (Twins affiliate) meet in the third and fourth of their five-game series...The doubleheader will be Portland's first of the 2011 season after the Sea Dogs played in five last year...It will be New Britain's second twin bill of the year...The Rock Cats played one earlier this year against the Harrisburg Senators (Nationals affiliate).

BLANKED AGAIN:

Bobby Lanigan threw eight innings and gave up just three hits to earn his fourth win of the season (2-1 against Portland)...It's the third time the Sea Dogs have been shut out in the last five games, all part of the current road trip...Portland was shut out 1-0 on Monday in New Hampshire and lost 3-0 to the Fisher Cats Wednesday...The Sea Dogs also recorded a shutout victory, 3-0 over New Hampshire Tuesday night.




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