September 10, 2021 Sea Dogs Game Notes
September 10, 2021 - Eastern League (EL)
Portland Sea Dogs News Release
BACK AT IT AGAIN - After five cancelled games, the Portland Sea Dogs will host the Binghamton Rumble Ponies Thursday-Sunday at Hadlock Field. The Sea Dogs last played on Saturday, September 4 against the New Hampshire Fisher Cats in Manchester, New Hampshire. The Rumble Ponies have not played since August 29th, also against the Fisher Cats.
SEA DOGS WIN FOURTH STRAIGHT - The Portland Sea Dogs continued their winning ways 7-1 victory over the New Hampshire Fisher Cats on Saturday night. Triston Casas mashed two more home runs, while Jay Groome was dominant in his first Double-A start for Portland. Groome cruised through 5.0 innings allowing just two hits. The Fisher Cats' lone run of the game came in the bottom of the ninth inning with a bases loaded single by Vinny Capra.
CASAS CONTINUES TO SMASH BASEBALLS - Triston Casas connected for two more long balls Saturday night at Delta Dental Stadium. He hit a two-run blast in the third inning then again in his final at-bat in the top of the ninth inning. Both came with two-outs. Casas has hit five home runs in his last ten at-bats. In his last five games, Casas is 8-for-17 (.471) with five home runs, 11 RBI, 4 walks and only two strikeouts. He is slashing .571/1.353/1.924.
JAY GROOME DAZZLES IN DOUBLE-A DEBUT - On Saturday, Jay Groome set the tone for the game in this bottom of the first inning, striking out the side. He tossed 5.0 shutout innings allowing just two hits while striking out a career-high 10 batters. He did not issue a walk. A member of the Red Sox' 40-man roster, he began the season ranked by Baseball America as one of the Red Sox' top 10 prospects in 2017 (No. 3), 2018 (No. 1), 2019 (No. 4), 2020 (No. 8), and 2021 (No. 6). Also ranked by Baseball America as having the best curveball among Red Sox minor leaguers entering the 2020 and 2021 seasons. Groome began the 2021 season with A+ Greenville Drive
ACTIVE STREAKS - Rio Gomez and Joan Martinez continued their scoreless streaks last series. LHP Rio Gomez has not allowed a run in his last 14 appearances spanning 22.0 innings with only 13 hits and 24 strikeouts. RHP Joan Martinez has not allowed a run in his last nine games (11.0 innings) while allowing seven hits and striking out 13.
ON THE MOUND - LHP Chris Murphy will start tonight for the Sea Dogs. Murphy last pitched 8/31 at New Hampshire. He tossed 5.0 innings allowing five earned runs on five hits while walking career-high five and striking out 11. Murphy has faced the Rumble Ponies once 8/4 in his Double-A debut. He pitched 6.0 innings allowing two runs on seven hits while walking one and striking out eight.
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