Sea Dogs Fall 5-3 to Fisher Cats
Published on July 13, 2018 under Eastern League (EL1)
Portland Sea Dogs News Release
Portland, Maine - Jordan Betts homered and Teddy Stankiewicz worked seven strong innings but New Hampshire (Blue Jays) held off a late Portland rally for a 5-3 win on Friday night at Hadlock Field.
Tayler Saucedo (W, 1-1) , making just his second start at Double-A, earned his first win for the Fisher Cats. He worked into the sixth inning, allowing five hits and two runs (one earned). Saucedo walked two and struck out five. Zach Jackson, Danny Young and Travis Bergen worked in relief with Bergen nailing down his first save by securing the final four outs.
New Hampshire (50-39) scored twice in the top of the first inning. Bichette doubled and Panas homered for a 2-0 lead. The Fisher Cats extended the lead to 4-0 in the second inning. Jon Berti walked and Eduard Pinto singled. Dalton Pompey reached on an error as Berti scored and Bichette delivered an RBI single for New Hampshire.
Portland (35-54) scored a run in the bottom of the third inning. Jeremy Rivera reached on an error, moved to second on a single by Danny Mars, scoring on a base hit by Michael Chavis to make it 4-1.
New Hampshire made it 5-1 in the top of the fourth inning. Pompey walked, stole second and scored on a single by Bichette.
Jordan Betts led off the bottom of the fourth inning with a home run which cleared the Maine Monster. The Sea Dogs cut the lead to two with two outs in the bottom of the eighth inning. Tate Matheny doubled and Austin Rei was hit by pitch. Nick Lovello ripped a single to draw Portland to within 5-3.
Teddy Stankiewicz (L, 5-8) allowed five runs (three earned) in seven innings. He allowed six hits, walked three and struck out five. Trey Ball and Adam Lau each worked a scoreless inning in relief.
The teams meet again on Saturday at 6:00 p.m. RHP Mike Shawaryn (4-7, 3.65) starts for Portland against New Hampshire RHP T. J. Zeuch (6-3, 3.21). Radio coverage begins at 5:45 PM on the WPEI U.S. Cellular Sea Dogs Radio Network. MiLB.TV starts at 5:55 PM.
Maine Native and American Ninja Warrior Jesse Labreck is scheduled to make an appearance on Saturday at Hadlock Field. Tickets can be purchased at seadogs.com or 207-879-9500.
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