Scott, Wilson homer in 6-4 loss to SeaWolves

August 7, 2022

Portland, Maine – Stephen Scott and Izzy Wilson both launched solo home runs, but the Portland Sea Dogs (49-53, 19-13) couldn’t hold off the Erie SeaWolves (60-41, 21-11) on Sunday, losing 6-4 at Hadlock Field. The SeaWolves brought in the first run in the top of the second inning against

Portland, Maine – Stephen Scott and Izzy Wilson both launched solo home runs, but the Portland Sea Dogs (49-53, 19-13) couldn’t hold off the Erie SeaWolves (60-41, 21-11) on Sunday, losing 6-4 at Hadlock Field.

The SeaWolves brought in the first run in the top of the second inning against Portland starter Brett Kennedy. Wenceel Perez led off the with a homer. It was his fifth homer of the year and gave Erie a 1-0 lead.

Portland played copycat in the bottom of the second against Erie starter Ty Madden. Stephen Scott blasted a solo homer to lead off the inning. It was the sixth time Scott has gone deep this season and it tied the score at 1-1.

Erie plated two more runs in the top of the fourth against Portland reliever Dylan Spacke. With one out, Dane Myers tripled to center. Gage Workman and Jon Rossoff both walked, loading the bases. Daniel Cabrera singled down the right-field line, scoring Myers and Workman, putting the SeaWolves in the lead 3-1.

The Sea Dogs fought back in the bottom of the fifth inning. Izzy Wilson led off with his seventh homer of the season, making it a 3-2 game. Wil Dalton grounded into a fielder’s choice and Wilyer Abreu walked, putting runners on first and second. Christian Koss knocked in Dalton with a base hit to left, tying the game, 3-3. In the next at-bat, a fielding error by Erie shortstop Andrew Navigato, scoring Abreu and gave the Sea Dogs a 4-3 lead.

Two runs came around to score in the top of the seventh, giving Erie the lead back. Quincy Nieporte led off with a home run, tying the game 4-4. Myers singled and stole second base. Dillon Dingler drove him in with a double to left, giving Erie the lead 5-4.

Brendan White (5-4, 3.23 ERA) pitched 1.1 scoreless innings in relief, walking one and striking out two in his fifth win of the season. Jake Thompson (0-1, 2.03 ERA) was given the loss, working through 1.2 innings while allowing two runs on four hits, walking one, and striking out one.

The Sea Dogs enjoy a league-wide off day on Monday before starting a series against the Richmond Flying Squirrels on Tuesday with a 6:00 PM first pitch.