Sea Dogs Fall 12-5 in Series Finale
Hartford, Connecticut - The Portland Sea Dogs (11-8) drop first series of the season with a 12-5 loss to the Hartford Yard Goats (12-7) on Sunday afternoon. Wikelman Gonzalez fired 5.0 innings of one-hit ball while Blaze Jordan, Nick Yorke and Eddinson Paulino all recorded multi-hit days. Mickey Gasper launched
Hartford, Connecticut - The Portland Sea Dogs (11-8) drop first series of the season with a 12-5 loss to the Hartford Yard Goats (12-7) on Sunday afternoon.
Wikelman Gonzalez fired 5.0 innings of one-hit ball while Blaze Jordan, Nick Yorke and Eddinson Paulino all recorded multi-hit days. Mickey Gasper launched his second homer.
Hartford got on the board first for the first time in the series in the bottom of the first after a sacrifice fly from Zach Kokoska gave the Yard Goats a 1-0 lead in the first.
In the top of the second, Portland countered with a double off the bat of Paulino (5) to drive in Yorke and tie the game at one.
Yorke doubled (5) in the top of the third inning to score two runs before an RBI triple from Matthew Lugo (2) would bring him home and put Portland on top, 4-1.
In the bottom of the fourth, Kokaska would score from third after a throwing error allowed Ryan Ritter to reach.
Hartford would tie the game again in the bottom of the sixth after a pair of solo homers off the bats of Sterlin Thompson and Braxton Fulford would tie it at four.
The seventh inning would be the difference maker for Hartford with five runs coming home to score. The Yard Goats scored five runs on five singles along with a wild pitch and a fielding error to take a 9-4 lead.
In the top of the eighth, Gasper hit his second homer of the season with a fly ball to right field. With a solo shot to the second deck, he put Portland within four.
Hartford would go on to score three more runs in the bottom of the eighth. An RBI double from Thompson would double the Hartford lead. Kokoska grounded out to second to allow a run to score before an RBI single from Fulford would seal the 12-5 final score.
RHP Angel Chivilli (1-0, 2.35 ERA) earned the win after pitching 2.0 innings allowing one run on three hits while walking two and striking out one. The loss was issued to RHP Alex Hoppe (0-1, 7.94 ERA) after pitching 0.2 innings allowing five runs (3 ER) on five hits while walking one and striking out one.
The Sea Dogs return to Hadlock Field on Tuesday, April 30th, 2024 to begin a two-week homestand with the Reading Fightin’ Phils along with the Binghamton Rumble Ponies. First pitch for game one with Reading is slated for 6:00pm this Tuesday. Both probable pitchers have yet to be announced.