EL1 Portland Sea Dogs

Sea Dogs Game Notes

Published on June 8, 2007 under Eastern League (EL1)
Portland Sea Dogs News Release


Portland Sea Dogs (28-26) at Akron Aeros (34-24)

RHP Clay Buchholz (2-2, 1.70) vs. RHP Jake Westbrook (MLB Rehab)

Game #55 - Friday, June 8, 2007 - Canal Park - Akron, OH - 7:05 p.m

SO WE MEET AGAIN: Portland continues their 6-game roadtrip on Friday night, taking on the Southern Division-leading Akron Aeros in game one of a three-game weekend series. The Sea Dogs won their first league title in 13 years by defeating Akron, 8-5 on September 17, 2006 at Hadlock Field...Devern Hansack was the winning pitcher in game one and the clincher in game five....Portland is coming off a series loss in Erie, while the Akron Aeros took two of three from the Fisher Cats at Canal Park.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE: Mike James (0-3) issued a bases loaded walk to Clete Thomas, giving Erie a 9-8, come-from-behind win over Portland on Thursday night. Portland rallied back from a 5-0 deficit, scoring eight unanswered runs but the SeaWolves scored two runs in the final two innings for the series win. Jeff Natale snapped a 5-5 tie with a 3-run homer in the eighth inning off Anthony Tomey. Bryan Pritz had two hits, including a two-out solo home run in the fourth inning. Jeff Corsaletti, Eric Crozier and Andrew Pinckney each had RBI for Portland.

STILL GOING: Jed Lowrie has reached base safely in 36 straight games after his third inning single on Thursday night

All-time on-base streak leaders in franchise history:

1. 62 - Kevin Youkilis - May 12-July 28, 2003 (extended streak to 71 games with Pawtucket)

2. 46 - Kevin Millar - July 12-August 30, 1997 (extended streak to 71 games with AAA-Calgary in 1998 and 1999)

3. 36 - Jed Lowrie - April 29-current (42 walks - Tied for 5th in Minor League Baseball)

T- 3rd. 31 - Mark Kotsay - June 21-August 16, 1997 (Minor League games only - was called up to Florida Marlins on July 11 and stayed through July 27)

5. 29 - Mark Kotsay - April 21-May 25, 1997

GETTING SOME MINOR NOTICE: Lowrie improved his average to .301 by going 2-for-3 in the series finale against Erie...The last time his average was over .300 came after the first three games of the season when he was 4-for-12 (.333)...Lowrie is 9th in the Red Sox Organization in average and ranks 15th amongst all switch-hitters in MILB....Jeff Natale is third in Minor League Baseball with a 20.86 total at-bats per strikeouts (1 SO for every 20.86 at-bats).

HADLOCK HAPPENINGS! June 12: Sea Dogs Monthly Luncheon presented by the Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram (featuring Jed Lowrie).

‘DOGS AT-A-GLANCE

Current Streak: L1

Overall Record: 28-26

Standing: -6.5 GB/T-3rd

vs. Southern Division: 10-6

Roadtrip:1-2

Last 5 Games: 2-3

Last 10 Games: 5-5

June Record: 3-4

Series Record H/R: 4-2-1/3-5-1

Series Sweeps by Dogs H/R: 2/0

Series Sweeps by Opp. H/R: 1/0

Series Finales H/R: 4-3/6-3

Rubber Games H/R: 0-0/3-2

2007 Best Mark: 2x, Last, 26-22

2007 Worse Mark: 18-21

All-Time Record: 967-924

All-Time at Home: 502-440

All-Time on Road: 465-484

Red Sox Affiliate: 317-301

Transactions (DL): 25 (1)

Players Used: 33

Beyeler's Career: 388-373

Beyeler with Boston Org.: 171-170

‘DOGS VS. AKRON

2007 Record (H/R): 0-0 (0-0/0-0)

2006 Record: (H/R): 1-5 (1-2/0-3)

All-Time Record: 62-64

*Portland and Akron are meeting for the first time since Last year's Eastern League Championship series - Portland beat the Aeros in five games...In 2005, Akron captured the E.L.C.S. by defeating the Sea Dogs, 3 games to 1, winning the final game at Canal Park...Portland is 0-6-2 in season series against Akron since 1999 and have lost eight straight regular season games at Canal Park.

UPCOMING PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPS

Saturday, June 9 at Akron (7:05 p.m) - RHP Michael Bowden (2-1, 2.70) vs. RHP Joe Ness (3-0, 5.27)

Sunday, June 10 at Akron (2:05 p.m) - LHP Tommy Hottovy (1-7, 5.28) vs. LHP Reid Santos (3-1, 1.83)

Monday, June 11 - Scheduled Off Day

Tuesday, June 12 vs. Erie (6:00 p.m) - RHP Charlie Zink (5-1, 2.35) vs. RHP Eddie Bonine (4-3, 4.19)

All Games Broadcast on AM-1490 WBAE/AM-1400 WVAE and the U.S. Cellular Sea Dogs Radio Network - online at www.seadogs.com Play-by-play: Mike Antonellis/Studio Host: Mike Snow (20 minute pre-game show at Hadlock and 25 minute minutes on the road)

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