Sea Dogs Continue Slide with 6-1 Loss
For the second game in a row it was Josh Rodriguez that delivered the go ahead hit for the Mets. With one out in the sixth, Rodriguez singled home Jefry Marte and gave Binghamton the 2-1 lead. In the inning, Binghamton picked up four straight hits off of Portland reliever Will Latimer and plated three runs, the final coming on a double steal that scored Rodriguez from third. The Mets added two more runs in the eighth to bump their lead to five runs.
Latimer (1-1) took over for starter Chris Martin, and could not get through the sixth pitching two-thirds of an inning. Martin delivered a solid outing for the second time in as many starts. The tall righty gave up an earned run, on two hits, did not walk a batter, and fanned three in five innings of work.
Lefty Mark Cohoon took the mound for the B-Mets and faced the minimum through the first two innings. With one down in the third, Matt Spring delivered a solo home run to left and gave the Sea Dogs the early 1-0 lead. Cohoon (1-2) settled in after the home run and delivered seven innings of one-run, seven hit ball before his outing was over, he did not walk a batter and struck out three Sea Dogs' hitters. Kolbrin Vitek extended his league-high consecutive on-base streak to 17 games with a single in the fourth.
Prime Motor Group Players of the Game: Matt Spring 2-3, HR, RBI Chris Martin 5IP, 2H, 1R, 1ER, 0BB, 3K
The Sea Dogs continue their seven game road trip with the finale of a four game series against the Binghamton Mets Sunday afternoon at 1:05 PM at NYSEG Stadium. Portland will send right-handed pitcher Brock Huntzinger (0-3, 7.50) to the mound. Binghamton will counter with righty Collin McHugh (2-1, 2.16). The Sea Dogs can be heard on the U.S. Cellular Sea Dogs radio network with 95.5/95.9 FM WPEI serving as the flagship station.
The Sea Dogs will return home to Hadlock and host the Reading Phillies on Friday, April 27th at 6:00 PM. Tickets are available for all Sea Dogs' home games. Tickets can be ordered by calling the Sea Dogs Ticket Office at 207-879-9500 or online at www.seadogs.com