Sea Dogs Fall to Yard Goats 6-1 in Hartford
July 26, 2022 - Eastern League (EL)
Portland Sea Dogs News Release
Hartford, Connecticut - The Portland Sea Dogs fell to the Hartford Yard Goats 6-1 on Tuesday night at Dunkin' Donuts Park. With the loss, the Sea Dogs fall to 44-47 overall and 14-8 in the second half, dropping out of first place in the Northeast Division of the Eastern League. The Yard Goats improve to 14-7 in the second half, moving into first place in the division, 0.5 game ahead of Portland.
Matt Barnes tossed 1.0 inning in a Major League rehab assignment with the Sea Dogs. He tossed one shutout inning allowing one hit while striking out two. He did not issue a walk. Barnes threw 16 pitches, 11 for strikes.
In the bottom of the third inning, Bryan Mata issued three consecutive walks to begin the inning. Willie MacIver then scored on an RBI groundout by Hunter Stovall putting the Yard Goats on the board, 1-0. Grant Lavigne then drove home Isaac Collins with a single to right field and Hartford led, 2-0.
In the top of the fifth inning, Wil Dalton reached on an infield single and then advanced to second base on a throwing error by the pitcher, Nick Bush. David Hamilton lined an RBI double to centerfield, scoring Dalton and the Sea Dogs continued to trail, 2-1.
Hunter Stovall blasted his seventh homer of the year in the bottom of the fifth inning, extending Hartford's lead, 3-1. Willie MacIver smashed his 13th home run of the year with a two-run blast in the bottom of the sixth inning and the Yard Goats led, 5-1.
The final blow by Hartford came in the bottom of the seventh inning with Stovall's second home run of the night, extending the Yard Goats' lead, 6-1.
Noah Gotsis (4-2, 3.86 ERA) earned the win tossing 2.0 shutout innings allowing two hits while striking out two. Bryan Mata (1-1, 1.42 ERA) was given his first loss of the year for Portland, pitching 2.2 innings allowing two runs on two hits while walking four and striking out one.
The Sea Dogs and Yard Goats meet again tomorrow Wednesday, July 26th at 7:05pm at Dunkin' Donuts Park. Portland will send RHP Victor Santos (7-7, 4.73 ERA) to the mound while RHP Mitch Kilkenny (2-5, 5.88 ERA) will be on the bump for Hartford.
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