Reading with a 6-5 Win on Saturday over Portland
Published on April 30, 2017 under Eastern League (EL1)
Portland Sea Dogs News Release
Late run does the job for Reading, beat the 'Dogs 6-5
Lin homers for the third time in four games
Reading, PA - Andrew Pullin's RBI double in the seventh was lost in the twilight sky by the Portland infielders, snapping a 5-5 tie, and giving the Reading Fightin Phils (11-7) a 6-5 win over the Portland Sea Dogs (9-8) on Saturday night at FirstEnergy Stadium.
The hit previous to Pullin was a double by Scott Kingery, lost in the twilight sky by centerfielder Joseph Monge . Luis Ysla (0-1) suffered the tough-luck loss, allowing one run on two hits over 1.1 IP.
Tom Windle (1-1) retired Rafael Devers in the seventh, the only batter he faced, earning his first win of the season . In the ninth, Jessen Therrien fanned Cole Sturgeon with two on to end the game.
Portland jumped on Tyler Viza (ND) in the second inning when Devers led off the fourth with a homer on the first pitch of the inning. Devers' homer was his second of the year, and came in his first at-bat hitting clean-up in Double-A.
Teddy Stankiewicz allowed five runs for Portland over six innings of work, surrounding all three homers on the first pitch. Jiandido Trump gave Reading a 2-1 lead with a two-run shot in the second.
The Sea Dogs jumped ahead with a four-run fourth inning. Tzu-Wei Lin extended his hitting streak to 11-games, blasting a two-run homer. Lin had six career homers entering 2017, but has three in his last four games. Heiker Meneses built the lead to 5-2 with a two-run single.
Reading responded with three runs in the fourth inning off Stankiewicz. Mitch Walding led off the frame with a homer and Joel Fisher clubbed a two-run shot to left.
Aneury Tavarez singled in the ninth to extend his on-base streak to 28 games, the second longest active streak in minor league baseball.
The two teams wrap up their three-game series on Sunday afternoon beginning at 2:05 PM. LHP Jalen Beeks (2-1, 2.87) makes his fourth start of the year for the Sea Dogs. The Fightins counter with RHP Shane Watson (2-0, 5.02).
Listen live on the U.S. Cellular Sea Dogs Radio Network beginning at 1:50 PM and watch on MiLB.TV starting at 2:00 PM.
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