Series tied at two games apiece
August 27, 2008 - Eastern League (EL1)
Portland Sea Dogs News Release
(Portland, ME) - Kyle Aselton (7-6), Robert Delaney and Jose Mijares combined a 3-hit shutout, leading the New Britain Rock Cats (60-76) to a 2-0 victory over the Portland Sea Dogs (72-63) on Wednesday night at Hadlock Field. The two teams will meet for the final time on Thursday night in the rubber game of the series.
Dustin Richardson (7-9) suffered his second consecutive loss for Portland. The lefty worked six innings on five hits and two runs.
Aselton (7.1 IP, 3 H, 0 BB, 8 SO) retired the first 13 batters until Lars Anderson delivered an infield single in the fifth inning. Portland had two more hits off Aselton on doubles by Tony Granadillo (sixth inning) and Mark Wagner (lead-off the eighth). Delaney retired all three batters faced and Mijares worked .2 IP on a walk to pick up his second save of the year.
The Rock Cats first run came in the second inning on Daniel Berg's infield RBI single with the bases loaded. Drew Butera clubbed a one-out homer in the fourth inning over the Maine Monster for the second run.
Portland went 0-for-8 with runners-in-scoring position but had the tying run come to the plate in three of the final four innings.
T.J. Large worked two scoreless innings and fanned four for the 'Dogs. Daniel Haigwood pitched around two walks in the ninth inning for his 8th straight scoreless outing.
The Sea Dogs and Rock Cats meet for the final time on Thursday night at Hadlock Field. RHP Adam Mills (0-4, 4.31) makes his 11th start of the season for Portland. RHP Jeff Manship (2-6, 4.84) gets the nod for New Britain.
Notes...New Britain's pitchers retired 27 of 31 batters...Dustin Richardson has allowed only 4 runs in his last 11.2 IP but is 0-2.
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