June 2012
Sea Dogs and Senators – Notes and Lineups
Drake Britton had his scoreless streak of 23 innings snapped in his last start.
The Sea Dogs continue their three-game homestand on Wednesday night against the Harrisburg Senators (Nationals affiliate) from Hadlock Field…Portland has won 9 of their last 12 games at Hadlock Field…Lefty Drake Britton (1-0, 1.10) makes his fourth start of the season for Portland.
Lineups for Wednesday (7:00 PM start)
Harrisburg: Kobernus 4, Walters 6, Valdez 9, Pahuta 3, Van Ostrand 7, Bloxom DH, Mayorson 5, Ivany 2, Lozada 8, Pucetas RHP
Portland: Hazelbaker 7, Tejeda DH, Linares 8, Rodriguez 3, Brentz 9, Smith 5, Butler 2, Gibson 6, Natoli 4, Britton LHP
RADIO NETWORK: Catch every game on the U.S. Cellular Sea Dogs Radio Network: Flagship Stations: WPEI 95.9 FM & WPPI 95.5 FM (Portland/Topsham)…Network Affiliates: WOXO 92.7 FM Norway, WTBM 100.7 FM Mexico, WERZ 1240 AM Lewiston/Auburn, WTME 780 AM Rumford, WKTQ 1450 AM South Paris…Online: seadogs.com & milb.com and IPAD/Smartphone: Tunein app – search Portland Sea Dogs Radio Network.
Stats are misleading, ‘Dogs and ‘Sens from Hadlock Field
Despite a team-high six losses, Chris Hernandez is eighth in the Eastern League with a 2.89 ERA (photo by Jill Brady from Mainetoday.com)
The Sea Dogs open up a short three-game homestand on Tuesday night against the Harrisburg Senators (Nationals affiliate) from Hadlock Field…Portland has dropped six of seven, including a tough 5-4 loss in 10-innings on Sunday afternoon in Richmond…Lefty Chris Hernandez (pictured on the left) gets the start in the opener…Hernandez proves that stats can be very misleading…Let’s take five with Hernandez
- First loss of the season, Portland scored only one run.
- In two of his losses, the ‘Dogs have scored one and three runs
- In his three wins, Portland has scored 12 total runs.
- The biggest one of all – PORTLAND HAS BEEN SHUTOUT IN FOUR OF HIS SIX LOSSES
- Hernandez is seeking his team-leading fifth quality start on Tuesday night
Lineups for Tuesday (7:00 PM start)
Harrisburg: Kobernus 4, Walters 6, Valdez 9, Pahuta DH, Rahl, 8, Van Ostrand 7, Bloxom 3, Ivany 2, Mayorson 5, Rosenbaum LHP
Portland: Hazelbaker DH, Tejeda 7, Linares 8, Brentz 9, Smith 5, Butler 2, Gibson 6, Dent 4, Hernandez LHP
RADIO NETWORK: Catch every game on the U.S. Cellular Sea Dogs Radio Network: Flagship Stations: WPEI 95.9 FM & WPPI 95.5 FM (Portland/Topsham)…Network Affiliates: WOXO 92.7 FM Norway, WTBM 100.7 FM Mexico, WERZ 1240 AM Lewiston/Auburn, WTME 780 AM Rumford, WKTQ 1450 AM South Paris…Online: seadogs.com & milb.com and IPAD/Smartphone: Tunein app – search Portland Sea Dogs Radio Network.
Happy Father’s Day from Richmond, VA
The Diamond in Richmond, VA was once the Triple-A affiliate of the Atlanta Braves…Former Sea Dogs’ Pitching Coach Mike Cather pitched here in 1997-99.
The Sea Dogs end their six-game roadtrip this afternoon in Richmond, VA against the Flying Squirrels…With a win today, Portland will clinch their first ever season-series win over the Squirrels…The ‘Dogs are 8-9 during a 21-game stretch against the Western Division.
Father’s Day Story on Sea Dogs’ PA Announcer Dean Rogers
Lineups for Sunday (2:05 PM start)
Portland: Tejeda DH, Smith 5, Linares 7, Brentz 9,Butler 2, Spring 3, Hissey 8, Dent 4, Natoli 6, Pimentel RHP
Richmond: Brown 8, Liles 7, Mayora 5, Joseph 2, Mitchell 3, Perez 9, Minicozzi DH, Ciraco 6, Cavan 4, Reichard RHP
RADIO NETWORK: Catch every game on the U.S. Cellular Sea Dogs Radio Network: Flagship Stations: WPEI 95.9 FM & WPPI 95.5 FM (Portland/Topsham)…Network Affiliates: WOXO 92.7 FM Norway, WTBM 100.7 FM Mexico, WERZ 1240 AM Lewiston/Auburn, WTME 780 AM Rumford, WKTQ 1450 AM South Paris…Online: seadogs.com & milb.com and IPAD/Smartphone: Tunein app – search Portland Sea Dogs Radio Network.
Martin starts in Richmond…Hello Mr. Smith
The Diamond in Richmond, VA was once the Triple-A affiliate of the Atlanta Braves…Former Sea Dogs’ Pitching Coach Mike Cather pitched here in 1997-99.
The Sea Dogs continue their six-game roadtrip on Saturday night against the Richmond Flying Squirrels from The Diamond in Richmond, VA…Portland snapped a five-game losing streak on the road with last night’s 4-2 win over the Flying Squirrels…The ‘Dogs are 8-8 during a 21-game stretch against the Western Division.
Sea Dogs made four roster moves before the game:
Marquez Smith was signed by the Red Sox today from the Camden Riversharks (Atlantic League)…Smith hit .278 with Triple-A Iowa (Cubs affiliate) last season.
and assigned to Portland…Smith was originally an 8th round pick by the Chicago Cubs in the 2007 draft out of Clemson University, and began the season with Pirates de Campeche of the Mexican League (May 1-13), hitting .261 (12-for-46) with a homer and 6 RBI in 12 games…With the Camden Riversharks, Smith hit .363 (33-for-91) with 3 homers and 20 RBI.
Lineups for Saturday (6:35 PM start)
Portland: Hazelbaker DH, Tejeda 7, Linares 8, Rodriguez 3, Brentz 9, Smith 5, Spring 2, Dent 4, Natoli 6, Martin RHP
Richmond: Brown 8, Ciriaco 6, Mayora 5, Joseph DH, Mitchell 7, Perez 9, Minicozzi 3, Monell 2, Cavan 4, Ronick LHP
RADIO NETWORK: Catch every game on the U.S. Cellular Sea Dogs Radio Network: Flagship Stations: WPEI 95.9 FM & WPPI 95.5 FM (Portland/Topsham)…Network Affiliates: WOXO 92.7 FM Norway, WTBM 100.7 FM Mexico, WERZ 1240 AM Lewiston/Auburn, WTME 780 AM Rumford, WKTQ 1450 AM South Paris…Online: seadogs.com & milb.com and IPAD/Smartphone: Tunein app – search Portland Sea Dogs Radio Network.
Off to Richmond, ‘Dogs continue their Western stretch
The Diamond in Richmond, VA was once the Triple-A affiliate of the Atlanta Braves…Former Sea Dogs’ Pitching Coach Mike Cather pitched here in 1997-99.
The Sea Dogs continue their six-game roadtrip on Friday night against the Richmond Flying Squirrels from The Diamond in Richmond, VA…Portland has lost five straight road games, and dropped the first three games of this trip to the Bowie Baysox…The ‘Dogs are 7-8 during a 21-game stretch against the Western Division...Tomorrow night the ‘Dogs open up a three-game weekend series in Richmond (Giants affiliate).
- Just one hit for the Sea Dogs in their last 49 at-bats
- Two straight shutouts recorded by Bowie to close out the three-game set
- Drake Britton has won three straight starts for the first time in his professional career from May 25-June 5
- Since Bryce Brentz’s grand slam with one out in the sixth inning of Tuesday’s game, the Sea Dogs have not scored.
- Portland has dropped five straight road games.
Lineups for Friday (6:35 PM start)
Portland: Hazelbaker 7, Dent 6, Linares 9, Rodriguez 3, Brentz DH, Butler 2, Hissey 8, Natoli 5, Johns 4, Britton LHP
Richmond: Brown 8, Liles 7, Mayora 5, Joseph 2, Mitchell 3, Perez 9, Adrianza 6, Minicozzi DH, Cavan 4, Fitzgerald RHP
- INF Bryan Johns made his Double-A debut last night and went 0-for-3, getting the start at second base.
- Richmond Hitting Coach Ken Joyce is a native of Portland, Maine.
Drake Britton has worked 20.1 scoreless innings, dating back to May 25th with Salem…He was recently named the E.L. Pitcher of the Week
RADIO NETWORK: Catch every game on the U.S. Cellular Sea Dogs Radio Network: Flagship Stations: WPEI 95.9 FM & WPPI 95.5 FM (Portland/Topsham)…Network Affiliates: WOXO 92.7 FM Norway, WTBM 100.7 FM Mexico, WERZ 1240 AM Lewiston/Auburn, WTME 780 AM Rumford, WKTQ 1450 AM South Paris…Online: seadogs.com & milb.com and IPAD/Smartphone: Tunein app – search Portland Sea Dogs Radio Network.
Sea Dogs and Bowie meet for the final time
Prince George’s Stadium is celebrating it’s 20th Anniversary this season
The Sea Dogs continue their six-game roadtrip on Wednesday night against the Bowie Baysox from Prince George’s Stadium…Portland has lost three straight games to the Baysox after winning the first two games of the season series…The ‘Dogs are 7-7 during a 21-game stretch against the Western Division...Tomorrow night the ‘Dogs open up a three-game weekend series in Richmond (Giants affiliate).
Lineups for Thursday (7:05 PM start)
Portland: Gentile 5, Tejeda 7, Linares DH, Rodriguez 3, Brentz 9, Spring 2, Hissey 8, Natoli 6, Johns 4, Hernandez LHP
Bowie: Richardson 8, Schoop 4, Hughes DH, Waring 3, Machado 6, Barfield 9, Britton 7, Wheeler 5, de San Miguel 2, Pettit RHP
- INF Bryan Johns was received today from Low-A Greenville…Johns is in the lineup, batting ninth and playing second base…INF Derrik Gibson was placed on the temporary inactive list retroactive to June 13.
- Sea Dogs added 31-year old lefty Jesse Carlson to the active roster yesterday..Carlson made his season debut on Tuesday night, allowing 5 hits and 3 runs over 1 IP.
- Peter Hissey returned to the lineup for the first time since April 13th, and went 2-for-4 with an RBI double in the series opener
RADIO NETWORK: Catch every game on the U.S. Cellular Sea Dogs Radio Network: Flagship Stations: WPEI 95.9 FM & WPPI 95.5 FM (Portland/Topsham)…Network Affiliates: WOXO 92.7 FM Norway, WTBM 100.7 FM Mexico, WERZ 1240 AM Lewiston/Auburn, WTME 780 AM Rumford, WKTQ 1450 AM South Paris…Online: seadogs.com & milb.com and IPAD/Smartphone: Tunein app – search Portland Sea Dogs Radio Network.
Sea Dogs in Bowie, Brett Hart visits Prince George’s Stadium
Chih-Hsien Chiang leads the franchise with three grand slams…Bryce Brentz hit the franchise’s 46th last night.
The Sea Dogs continue their six-game roadtrip on Wednesday night against the Bowie Baysox from Prince George’s Stadium…Portland suffered an 11-6 loss last night, but Bryce Brentz hit his second career grand slam – the 46th in team history…The ‘Dogs are 7-6 during a 21-game stretch against the Western Division…WWE Superstar Brett “Hit Man” Hart will make a special appearance in Bowie…I’m really looking forward to just seeing him at the park. Hopefully I’ll get a few pictures for the blogs.
Lineups for Wednesday (7:05 PM start)
Portland: Hazelbaker 9, Tejeda 7, Linares 8, Rodriguez 3, Brentz DH, Butler 2, Dent 6, Gentile 4, Natoli 5, Ranaudo RHP
Bowie: Richardson 8, Britton 7, Hughes 3, Widlansky DH, Machado 6, Wheeler 5, Ward 2, Adair 4, Bumbry 9, Clark RHP
Brett Hart makes his Prince George’s Stadium debut on Wednesday night
- Sea Dogs added 31-year old lefty Jesse Carlson to the active roster yesterday..Carlson made his season debut last night, allowing 5 hits and 3 runs over 1 IP.
- Peter Hissey returned to the lineup for the first time since April 13th, and went 2-for-4 with an RBI double last night.
RADIO NETWORK: Catch every game on the U.S. Cellular Sea Dogs Radio Network: Flagship Stations: WPEI 95.9 FM & WPPI 95.5 FM (Portland/Topsham)…Network Affiliates: WOXO 92.7 FM Norway, WTBM 100.7 FM Mexico, WERZ 1240 AM Lewiston/Auburn, WTME 780 AM Rumford, WKTQ 1450 AM South Paris…Online: seadogs.com & milb.com and IPAD/Smartphone: Tunein app – search Portland Sea Dogs Radio Network.
Sea Dogs in Bowie, Britton earns honors, Gibson Interview
Drake Britton has worked 20 scoreless innings, dating back to May 25th with Salem…He was recently named the E.L. Pitcher of the Week
The Sea Dogs open up a six-game roadtrip on Tuesday night in Bowie, Maryland against the Baysox…Portland took two of three from Bowie last week at Hadllock Field…The ‘Dogs are 7-5 during a 21-game stretch against the Western Division.
Lineups for Tuesday (7:05 PM start)
Portland: Hazelbaker 7, Dent 5, Linares DH, Rodriguez 3, Brentz 9, Butler 2, Gentile 4, Gibson 6, Hissey 8, Pimentel RHP
Bowie: Richardson 8, Britton 9, Hughes 3, Widlansky DH, Machado 6, Waring 5, Schoop 4, Barfield 7, de San Miguel 2, Bundy RHP
- Sea Dogs added 31-year old lefty Jesse Carlson to the active roster today…Carlson made his debut in the Eastern League with the New Hampshire Fisher Cats in 2005…Carlson was a non-roster invitee to Red Sox Spring Training, after missing last season due to surgery to repair his left rotator cuff…Marco Duarte is back with the Sea Dogs after spending one day in Pawtucket.
- Peter Hissey is back in the lineup after only playing in 5 games in April…Hissey was hit by Zack Wheeler on the left hand April 13th against Binghamton. RADIO NETWORK: Catch every game on the U.S. Cellular Sea Dogs Radio Network: Flagship Stations: WPEI 95.9 FM & WPPI 95.5 FM (Portland/Topsham)…Network Affiliates: WOXO 92.7 FM Norway, WTBM 100.7 FM Mexico, WERZ 1240 AM Lewiston/Auburn, WTME 780 AM Rumford, WKTQ 1450 AM South Paris…Online: seadogs.com & milb.com and IPAD/Smartphone: Tunein app – search Portland Sea Dogs Radio Network.
Sea Dogs look for first 3-game sweep at home since 2010
This why I love my job
The Sea Dogs have not swept a series of more than two games at Hadlock Field since the end of the 2010 season, that could changed today with a victory over the Richmond Flying Squirrels…The ‘Dogs are 6-4 during a 21-game stretch against the Western Division
Sea Dogs Patriotic Caps are up for auction
Lineups for Sunday (1:00 PM start)
Richmond: Brown 8, Liles 7, Mayora 5, Joseph DH, Perez 9, Minicozzi 3 , Adrianza 6, Monell 2, Cavan 2, Westcott RHP
Portland: Hazelbaker DH, Tejeda 7, Linares 8, Rodriguez 3, Brentz 9, Spring 2, Gibson 6, Dent 4, Natoli 5, Britton LHP
- Sea Dogs Roster Moves:INF Ryan Dent activated from the disabled list…RHP Marco Duarte promoted to Triple-A Pawtucket…OF Peter Hissey activated from the disabled list…INF Heiker Meneses and OF Shannon Wilkerson assigned to High-A Salem.
- Great read by Alex Speier – Minor League Roundup
- Kevin Thomas with a great piece on Portland’s latin players
Sea Dogs (26-34) vs. Richmond (28-33)
The Sea Dogs and Richmond Flying Squirrels meet in the second game of a three-game set on Saturday night at Hadlock Field…Portland took two of three from the Bowie Baysox (Baltimore Orioles) in the first part of the homestand…The ‘Dogs are 6-4 during a 21-game stretch against the Western Division
Sea Dogs Patriotic Caps are up for auction
Lineups for Saturday (6:00 PM start)
Richmond: Brown 8, Mayora 5, Perez 9, Joseph 2 , Mitchell 7, Ciriaco 7, Adrianza 6, Cavan 6, Minicozzi DH, Fitgerald RHP
Portland: Hazelbaker 7, Tejeda DH, Linares 8, Rodriguez 3, Brentz 9, Butler 2, Gibson 6, Gentile 4, Meneses 5, Hernandez LHP
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