Sea Dogs Win Series in Sunday Victory
May 22, 2022 - Eastern League (EL)
Portland Sea Dogs News Release
Portland, Maine - Pedro Castellanos extended his hit-streak to 13 games and knocked in two RBI, boosting the Portland Sea Dogs (19-20) to a 4-2, series-clinching win over the Harrisburg Senators on Sunday at Hadlock Field in front of a sell-out crowd of 7,368.
Portland drove in the first run of the game in the bottom of the first against Harrisburg starter Richard Guasch. Wil Dalton and Nick Sogard got the inning started with back-to-back walks. Pedro Castellanos knocked in Dalton with a single to center, giving the Sea Dogs the first lead of the day, 1-0.
The Senators brought in their first run in the top of the second against Sea Dogs starter Chris Murphy. K.J. Harrison led off with a base hit and Jack Dunn moved him to second with a walk. Jacob Rhinesmith hit a soft single to right, bringing in Harrison, tying the game 1-1.
The Sea Dogs offense got back to work in the bottom of the second with Guasch still on the mound. Kole Cottam took a base hit to right field with one out. Dalton ripped a double to center, driving in Cottam, regaining the lead 2-1. Portland added on in the bottom of the third with a walk from Tyreque Reed and an RBI triple from Christian Koss, expanding the Sea Dogs lead to 3-1.
Harrisburg got back on the scoreboard in the top of the eighth inning with a solo homer from Drew Millas, cutting into Portland's lead 3-2. The Sea Dogs had an answer in the bottom half of the inning. Devlin Granberg led off with a double and Castellanos plated him with a double of his own, expanding the Sea Dogs lead to 4-2. Chase Shugart kept the Senators quiet in the top of the ninth, locking up a win and a series victory for the Sea Dogs, 4-2.
Murphy (2-2) tossed 5.1 innings, allowing just one run on four hits, walking two, and striking out four in his second win of the season. Guasch (2-6) hurled 4.0 innings, allowing three runs on four hits while walking three and striking out five in his sixth loss of the year.
The Sea Dogs enjoy a league wide off-day on Monday before welcoming in the Somerset Patriots for a six-game series starting on Tuesday. First pitch is set for 6:00 PM at Hadlock Field.
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