Murphy tosses gem in 11-0 Sea Dogs victory

Sea Dogs hold Binghamton to one hit, while retiring 23 consecutive batters

August 17, 2021

Portland, Maine- Chris Murphy held the Binghamton Rumble Ponies (40-49) to one hit over seven shutout innings leading the Portland Sea Dogs (54-35) to an 11-0 victory Tuesday night at Hadlock Field. Murphy allowed a single to Jake Magnum and walked Brett Baty with one out in the first inning,

Portland, Maine- Chris Murphy held the Binghamton Rumble Ponies (40-49) to one hit over seven shutout innings leading the Portland Sea Dogs (54-35) to an 11-0 victory Tuesday night at Hadlock Field.

Murphy allowed a single to Jake Magnum and walked Brett Baty with one out in the first inning, then retired the next 20 batters. He struck out seven tossing 89 pitches, 56 for strikes. The 23-year-old improved to 2-0 and lowered his ERA to 2.12

It was just the third Double-A start for Murphy, who was called up from High-A Greenville on August 24th. Murphy was drafted by the Red Sox in the sixth round of the 2019 draft.

Jose Disla relieved Murphy tossing a perfect eighth inning, making it 23 consecutive batters retired by the Sea Dogs.

Tyler Olson walked the first batter of the ninth to end the streak and hit a batter, but retired the side to close out the game.

Meanwhile, the Sea Dogs offense produced 11 runs on 14 hits. Triston Casas went 3-for-5 with two doubles and three RBI and Ronaldo Hernandez was 2-for-4 with two doubles and four RBI to lead the offensive attack.

The Sea Dogs jumped out to a quick 3-0 lead in the first inning. Ronaldo Hernandez connected for a two-run double. Hudson Potts followed with a double of his own to score Hernandez.

In the third inning, Portland extended the lead to 5-0 when Triston Casas doubled and scored on a two-run homer by Devlin Granberg, his 8th of the season.

Casas added an RBI single in the fourth inning and a two-run double in the sixth inning.

In the eighth inning, Hernandez connected for his second two-run double of the game and Hudson Potts added an RBI single to complete the scoring for Portland.

The Sea Dogs and Rumble Ponies will play game two of the six-game series on Wednesday at 6:00 PM. Right-handed pitcher Frank German (3-7, 4.92) will get the start for the Sea Dogs. He will be opposed by Binghamton righty Dustin Beggs (2-3, 4.81). Radio coverage on the WPEI Sea Dogs Radio Network, built by General Dynamics/ Bath Iron Works, begins at 4:45 PM. The game is also available on MiLB.TV.