Sea Dogs fight back from 10-0 deficit, but fall short 13-10
Portland, Maine - The Trenton Thunder (10-4) nearly blew a 10-run lead but held on and prevailed 13-10 over the Sea Dogs (3-9) in a wild game on Friday night at Hadlock Field.
Portland, Maine - The Trenton Thunder (10-4) nearly blew a 10-run lead but held on and prevailed 13-10 over the Sea Dogs (3-9) in a wild game on Friday night at Hadlock Field.
Trenton jumped out to a 10-0 lead in the first five innings on 12 hits and dominant pitching from starter
2-0) was terrific and allowed one run on three hits over six innings with a walk and six strikeouts.
In the seventh everything changed. Trailing 10-1, Portland notched another run off reliever
However, catcher's interference was called on
Trenton answered in the top of the eighth on a two-run homer from Jorge Saez off of
CJ Chatham delivered a two-out RBI single off of
Chatham had two hits and four RBIs in the ballgame.
Trenton again added another run in the top of the ninth. After a triple by
Trenton set a new season high with 13 runs and 17 hits. It also marked season highs in runs and hits allowed by Portland.
Sea Dogs' starter
Kaleb Ort (S, 1), ended up earning a save by pitching the final two innings for Trenton.
Trenton goes for their second straight series sweep tomorrow afternoon as they meet the Sea Dogs at 1:00 pm at Hadlock Field. RHP
The Sea Dogs and Trenton Thunder (Yankees affiliate) wrap-up their three-game series on Saturday afternoon with a 1:00 PM start at Hadlock Field. RHP Tanner Houck (1-1, 8.00) is slated to start for Portland against RHP Nick Green (0-1, 8.03) of Trenton. Radio coverage on the WPEI U.S. Cellular Sea Dogs Radio Network begins at 12:45 PM. The game is available on the tune-in app and MiLB.TV.
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