Thunder Shutout 'Dogs 2-0 on Monday Night
Published on June 30, 2014 under Eastern League (EL1)
Portland Sea Dogs News Release
Trenton, N.J. -- Eric Wooten and two relievers combined on a 5-hit shutout, as the Trenton Thunder (39-45) took the series opener from the Portland Sea Dogs (54-28), 2-0 on Monday night at Arm & Hammer Park. Portland drops their first game of the trip and finished June 16-10.
Trenton scored both runs with two outs, receiving a run-scoring single by Peter O'Brien in the first.
The Thunder added their second run in the fourth. O'Brien led off with a single, followed by a walk to Tyler Austin. After a 6-4-3 double play, Casey Stevenson blooped a run-scoring single to left.
Wooten (3-3) earned the win for Trenton firing 6.1 innings on five hits, two walks and four strikeouts. The lefty held the Sea Dogs 1-for-7 with runners-in-scoring position.
Taylor Garrison entered the game in the seventh inning and recorded five outs for the hold. Tyler Webb pitched a perfect ninth for his sixth save in eight chances.
Despite his third quality start in Double-A, Luis Diaz (2-1) took his first loss in a Sea Dog uniform. The righty gave up both runs over six innings on seven hits. Noe Ramirez closed out the night with two perfect innings.
Derrik Gibson went 1-for-2 with 2 walks and finished June with a .404 average. Gibson has reached base safely 17 times during the trip. Blake Swihart went 2-for-3 with a walk and Matt Spring went 1-for-3 with a double and a walk. Portland had just five hits and finished 1-for-10 with RISP.
The Sea Dogs are 8-5 against Trenton and finished June 16-10.
The Sea Dogs continue a four-game series against the Trenton Thunder (Yankees affiliate) with game two, Tuesday night at 7:05 PM from Arm & Hammer Park. LHP Henry Owens (10-3, 2.25) will go for the Sea Dogs and will face-off against a pitcher that has yet to be named for Trenton. Radio coverage begins at 6:45 PM on the WPEI U.S. Cellular Sea Dogs Radio Network. MiLB.TV coverage begins at 7:00 PM.
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