Still leads the Sea Dogs to a 4-3 win
Published on July 25, 2009 under Eastern League (EL1)
Portland Sea Dogs News Release
(Portland, ME) - DH Jon Still's 2-run single in the sixth inning drove in the tying and go-ahead runs in Portland's (48-51) 4-3 come-from-behind victory over the New Hampshire Fisher Cats (46-54) on Saturday night in front of a sellout crowd of 7,368 at Hadlock Field. Portland looks to win the 3-game series on Sunday afternoon beginning at 1:00 PM.
RHP Ryne Lawson (2-8) tossed six solid innings on four hits and three runs to pick up his first win since beating the Connecticut Defenders on May 24 at Hadlock Field. LHP Andrew Dobies worked 2 perfect innings and fanned three to earn his 3rd hold of the season. In the ninth inning, RHP Bryce Cox danced around 2 singles and retired CF Darin Mastroianni on a fly out to center field to end the game. Cox earned his 8th save in 9 opportunities and has allowed 2 ER in his last 10 IP.
Mastroianni established a Fisher Cats franchise record with 4 outfield-assists, nabbing two runners at the plate (Still twice and (Otness) and RF Matt Sheely at third base.
LHP Edgar Estanga (3-4) suffered the loss for New Hampshire, yielding three hits, two runs, one walk and four strikeouts. RHP Kenny Rodriguez made the start for the Fisher Cats and took a no-decision, surrendering five hits and two runs.
Portland took a 1-0 lead in the first inning on a 2-out RBI double by 1B Lars Anderson. The Fisher Cats rallied back in the second inning off Lawson. RF Nick Gorneault walked and scored on LF Adam Calderone's double. After a walk and a sac-bunt, SS Luis Sanchez brought in the go-ahead run with a ground out to second base. New Hampshire struck for a run in the fifth inning on 3B Scott Campbell's run-scoring double.
2B Ryan Khoury led off the fifth with a double and scored on Sheely's second hit of the game, a single to center field. In the sixth, Jimenez walked, Anderson singled and both runners moved up on a wild pitch. Still's 2-run hit improved his organizational leading RBI total to 64 (T5th in the Eastern League with Akron's Carlos Santana).
Portland and New Hampshire play the rubber-game of their series on Sunday afternoon beginning at 1:00 PM from Hadlock Field. Catch all the action on the U.S. Cellular Sea Dogs Radio Network beginning at
12:35 PM with the Pre-Game Show built by CorrectDeck.
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