EL1 Portland Sea Dogs

Reading holds on to beat Portland, 4-3

Published on July 27, 2009 under Eastern League (EL1)
Portland Sea Dogs News Release


(Reading, PA) - Philadelphia Phillies top pitching prospect RHP Kyle Drabek (7-1) tossed seven strong innings on two runs and seven hits as the Reading Phillies (56-45) took game 1 of the series 4-3 over the Sea Dogs (49-52) on Monday night at First Energy Stadium. The Sea Dogs remain one game behind the Trenton Thunder for the second playoff spot in the Northern Division.

RHP Chance Chapman worked a perfect ninth inning to seal the win and earn his first Double-A save. CF Josh Reddick flied out to the warning track for the third out.

The Sea Dogs took a 1-0 lead in the first inning on LF Ryan Kalish's solo-homer over the right-field wall. Reading tied the game in the bottom of the second inning on a 2-out infield single by RF Gus Milner to score LF Kevin Mahar.

In the third inning, RF Tim Kennelly walked with one out and scored on a 2-out RBI double by DH Jeremy Slayden. In the fifth, Portland SS Yamaico Navarro laced a triple to left-center field and scored on RF Reid Engel's ground out to first base. Slayden made Doubront pay for a second 1-out walk to Kennelly by doubling him home to give Reading a 3-2 through five innings.

Doubront (6-3), who suffered his first loss since May 5, did not have a strikeout through five innings and yielded four hits, three runs and tied a season-high with four walks.

Reading capitalized on 2B Ryan Khoury's throwing error to score an unearned run and take a 4-2 lead in the seventh inning. RHP Chris Province plunked Kennelly to start the frame and Slayden reached on a fielder's choice. On the play, Khoury's throw was off the mark and hit the shortstop's (Navarro) glove to put two runners on with no outs. Mahar hit into a 5-4-3 double play but 3B Neil Sellers socked a run-scoring double off the left-field wall.

Portland nabbed a run off Reading's bullpen in the eighth inning but stranded the bases loaded. Reddick greeted LHP Jason Mackintosh with a walk and scored on C Juan Apodaca's double over the leftfielder's head, cutting the deficit to 4-3. After Anderson walked, RHP Francisco Butto entered the game and walked DH Jon Still but retired Navarro on a pop out to third base.

Portland continues their 4-game set with the Reading Phillies on Tuesday night at First Energy Stadium beginning at 7:05 PM. RHP Blake Maxwell will take on LHP Joe Savery, who leads the Eastern League in wins (12). 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...C John Otness left the game in the first inning with an undisclosed injury after blocking a curveball by Doubront...Apodaca has hit safely in 8 of 11 games in July: 13-for-31 (.419), HR and 12 RBI...Reddick finished with 2 hits and picked up his 20th multi-hit game of the season...Former Sea Dog 2B Carlos Leon went 0-for-5...LHP Tommy Hottovy worked a scoreless ninth and Province fanned four over 2 IP (allowed one unearned run).

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