Sea Dogs Shutout in Series Finale
Published on May 1, 2022 under Eastern League (EL)
Portland Sea Dogs News Release
Bridgewater Township, New Jersey - Kole Cottam collected the lone hit for the Portland Sea Dogs (10-11) as they lost the final game of the series, 5-0, to the Somerset Patriots (14-7) on Sunday at TD Bank Field in Bridgewater Township, New Jersey.
Somerset drove in the first run of the game in the bottom of the third against Portland starter Chris Murphy. Mickey Gasper led off the inning with a single to left and Anthony Volpe walked to put runners on first and second. Brandon Lockridge followed with a triple to centerfield, scoring Gasper and Volpe, giving the Patriots the lead, 2-0.
The bats showed up again for the Patriots in the bottom of the fifth against Sea Dogs reliever Joan Martinez. Anthony Volpe blasted a solo homer with one out in the inning to extend the lead to 3-0. In the next at-bat, Brandon Lockridge singled, and Andres Chaparro brought him home with a two-run long ball, making the score 5-0. Portland went down in order in the final three innings, dropping the series finale, 5-0.
Jhony Brito (2-1) tossed 7.0 scoreless innings, giving up just one hit and one walk while striking out six in his second win of the year. Murphy (0-2) pitched 4.0 innings, allowing two runs on two hits, walking four and striking out four in his second loss of the season.
The Sea Dogs enjoy a league wide off-day on Monday before returning to Hadlock Field to take on the Reading Fightin Phils on Tuesday for a six-game series. First pitch is set for 6:00 PM ET on Tuesday to start the series.
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