Mayer, Teel Power Sea Dogs to 8-3 Win
Portland, Maine – Marcelo Mayer and Kyle Teel combined to drive-in seven runs in an 8-3 win over the Reading Fightin Phils (10-13) on Wednesday night at Hadlock Field. The Sea Dogs (13-8) have now won seven straight home games. Blaze Jordan extended his hit streak to 11 games with
Portland, Maine – Marcelo Mayer and Kyle Teel combined to drive-in seven runs in an 8-3 win over the Reading Fightin Phils (10-13) on Wednesday night at Hadlock Field. The Sea Dogs (13-8) have now won seven straight home games.
Blaze Jordan extended his hit streak to 11 games with a 2-for-4 performance.
Alex Hoppe earned his first win of the season while Jacob Webb earned his first save. Kyle Teel went 2-for-4 with a career-high four RBI after launching his third homer of the season.
A pitcher’s duel would keep the game scoreless on both sides until the top of the fifth. Reading would get on the board first after a single from William Simoneit would record the first hit of the day for the Fightins. A hit by pitch would put one more on before Casey Martin reached on a fielder’s choice to bring home Simoneit. An RBI groundout would score another before a balk with Carlos De La Cruz at the plate would score Martin.
Portland countered with five runs in the bottom of the fifth after sending ten batters to the plate. A two-run double for Marcelo Mayer (8) would put Portland on the board before a two-run single from Teel would put Portland on top for the first time in the ballgame. Matthew Lugo singled to drive in Teel and give Portland a 5-3 lead while also extending a twelve-game hit streak.
Mayer grounded into a force out to score Mickey Gasper from third who reached on a single. In the bottom of the sixth, Portland doubled a 6-3 lead.
Teel crushed his third homer of the season to right center field in the bottom of the eighth. With the two-run shot, he brought home Mayer with him and capped off the 8-3 Portland win.
RHP Alex Hoppe (1-1, 5.63 ERA) earned the win after pitching 2.1 scoreless innings allowing one hit while walking two and striking out three. Jacob Webb (1) earned his first save with 2.0 perfect innings to close with four strikeouts. The loss was issued to RHP Andrew Baker (1-1, 9.72 ERA) after pitching 0.2 innings allowing three runs on three hits while walking two and striking out two.
The Sea Dogs return to Hadlock Field tomorrow, Thursday, May 2nd, 2024 for game three of a six-game series with the Reading Fightin Phils. First pitch for game three is slated for 6:00pm. RHP Hunter Dobbins (1-0, 2.25 ERA) will have the start for Portland while Reading will give the ball to LHP Matt Osterburg (0-2, 5.29 ERA).