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'Dogs fall to the 'Cats 7-1 in the annual Field of Dreams Game

Brett Netzer knocks in Portland's lone hit
September 1, 2019

Portland, Maine - Yennsy Diaz took a no-hitter into the seventh inning and the New Hampshire Fisher Cats (31-40) beat the Sea Dogs (35-36) 7-1 in front of a sellout crowd on Sunday afternoon at Hadlock Field.

Portland, Maine - Yennsy Diaz took a no-hitter into the seventh inning and the New Hampshire Fisher Cats (31-40) beat the Sea Dogs (35-36) 7-1 in front of a sellout crowd on Sunday afternoon at Hadlock Field.

Diaz (W, 11-9) held the Sea Dogs hitless until Brett Netzer hit an RBI single with two outs in the bottom of the seventh. Diaz worked seven one-hit innings and allowed just one run while walking two and tying a season-high with eight strikeouts.
New Hampshire blew the game open with a six-run fourth where they sent 10 men to the plate. Josh Palacios led off the inning with a solo homer off of Matthew Gorst. After New Hampshire loaded the bases, Brock Lundquist hit a three-run triple into the right-field corner to make it a 4-0 game. Vinny Capra hit an RBI double and Nash Knight added an RBI single to extend the lead to 6-0.
Gorst (L, 2-7) was making a spot start and allowed three earned runs on three hits in 3+ innings while walking two and striking out a season-high six.
Lundquist homered off of Adam Lau in the sixth to make it a 7-0 lead at the time. Portland scored its lone run on its lone hit by Netzer in the seventh - the Sea Dogs had just three baserunners in the game.
Corey Copping worked a perfect eighth for New Hampshire. Dany Jimenez finished the game with a perfect ninth.
The regular season concludes on Monday afternoon with a 1:00 PM start from Hadlock Field. 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.
Tickets for the 2019 finale are available at 207-879-9500 or seadogs.com. Book your nine-inning vacation today!