Portland Shutout in the Finale, Lose 6-2
Published on August 2, 2009 under Eastern League (EL1)
Portland Sea Dogs News Release
(Harrisburg, PA) - RHP Luis Atilano (6-7) fired 7 strong innings and Harrisburg blasted two homers in a 6-2 win in the series finale over the Portland Sea Dogs (51-56) on Sunday afternoon at Metro Bank Park. The Sea Dogs finished the roadtrip at 2-5 (lost 3 of 4 in Reading and 2 of 3 in Harrisburg) and have not won a series in six tries against the Southern Division this season.
Atilano yielded only six hits, one run (unearned) without a walk or strikeout in his 18th start of the season. RHP Adrian Alaniz recorded the final four outs to earn his first professional save. RHP Blake Maxwell (3-7) retired 15 of the final 17 batters faced but suffered the loss for Portland. Maxwell yielded three hits, three runs (one earned) over 5 IP.
Harrisburg struck for 3 runs in the first inning off Maxwell. 2B Ofilio Castro blasted his fourth homer of the season to give the Senators a 1-0 lead. RF Leonard Davis reached on an error by 1B Lars Anderson and stole second base. 3B Joel Guzman was hit-by-a-pitch and LF Bill Rhinehart walked to load the bases. 1B Matt Whitney and DH Marvin Lowrance hit into run-scoring fielder's choices.
The Sea Dogs scored an unearned run off Atilano in the sixth inning. With one out, SS Yamaico Navarro reached on a shortstop's error, CF Ryan Kalish singled and 3B Jorge Jimenez reached on a fielder's choice, sending Navarro to third base. DH Jon Still followed with a run-scoring single to right field and improved his organizational-leading RBI total to 72nd.
RHP Ryne Miller relieved Maxwell in the sixth inning and yielded a single to Whitney and a 2-run homer to Lowrance, giving the Senators a 5-1 lead. The Sea Dogs scored their 2nd unearned run of the game in the eighth inning off the Senators' bullpen. Kalish led off with a double and scored on an error by the second baseman. In the eighth inning, LHP Tommy Hottovy relieved RHP Ryne Miller and surrendered a 2-out, run-scoring double to SS Freddie Bynum for the final run of the series.
Portland and the rest of the Eastern League have a schedule off-day on Monday. The Sea Dogs begin a 6-game homestand on Tuesday night at Hadlock Field against the Altoona Curve - game time is 7:00 PM. Catch all the action on the U.S. Cellular Sea Dogs Radio Network beginning at 6:35 PM with the Pre-Game Show built by CorrectDeck.
Notes...Former Sea Dog OF Josh Reddick hit his first Major League home run (solo) in the third inning off RHP Brian Bass...Miller has allowed three runs over his last 2 appearances...Jimenez improved his team-leading multi-hit game total to 33...Navarro went 3-for-14, 2 RBI in the lead-off spot during the series...Maxwell has worked five innings in 3 straight starts.
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