The Result
Sea Dogs - 2 to 1

Sea Dogs - Year-to-Date
2 wins - 4 losses

Brett's Position and the Batting Order
Playing rightfield
Batting #5

At the end of the Game
0 hits from 4 at-bats - 3 x strike outs, 1 x walk

Brett's at-bats
First at-bat
Righthanded pitcher
Runner at second base - two down
Ball - up and in
Swing&miss - "Roneberg took a mighty cut at that fast ball"
Foul ball
Swing&miss - breaking ball
Strike out
Second at-bat
Righthanded pitcher
Led off the innings
A three-hopper towards first base
Out PO3
Third at-bat
Righthanded pitcher
Bases empty - one down
Ball - inside
Ball - low inside
Ball - low outside
Ball - high and inside
Walk
Out at second base on a double play hit by the next Sea Dogs batter
Fourth at-bat
Righthanded pitcher
Bases empty - two down
Called strike
Called strike - breaking pitch
Swing&miss - another breaking pitch
Strike out
Fifth at-bat
Righthanded pitcher
Runners at first and second base - none down
The score was tied at 1 in the bottom of the eleventh innings
The winning run was sitting at second base!!!
Bunting - popped it up but went foul
Bunting - ball - low
Bunting - foul down the third base line
Swing&miss - "a nasty breaking ball that started at the belt and finished at the ankles"
Strike out

Heard during the game
Game time temperature was 49 degrees-F (about 10 degrees-C) with a 20mph wind blowing in from left/right-centrefield - "very cold and windy"
During the eleventh inning the commentator mentioned that it had dropped to 40 degrees-F

Email from Brett
Game One at home was a little bit rough I must say!!!
---but at least we got away with a win!!!
And today will be better - well it can't be much worse, can it!!!!!!!!
So wish me a little more luck for today.
Bye.

Game Reports
It's Dogs' day on cold night

Attendance for the Portland Sea Dogs' 2004 home opener generously was announced at 5,149.
You can't blame those absent ticket holders for avoiding the winds that chilled Hadlock Field Thursday night.
And slowly, more and more of the shivering crowd departed.

Kenny Perez wanted to join them.
"My eyes were watering. I couldn't see out there," said Perez, the Sea Dogs' shortstop.
But Perez saw clearly enough to take ball four with the bases loaded to force in the winning run in the 11th inning in Portland's 2-1 victory over the Binghamton Mets.

Binghamton (6-2) saw its six-game winning streak end, although the Mets have not allowed more than two runs in any of their last five games.

Portland (2-4) got superb outings from starter Charlie Zink (5 innings, 1 run), and relievers Eric Glaser (3 perfect innings), Juan Perez (2 perfect innings) and Joe Nelson, who has both of Portland's wins.

"You saw some pretty good arms out there on both sides," Sea Dogs Manager Ron Johnson said.

Ben Cherington, director of player personnel for the Boston Red Sox, sat through the marathon.
While Portland's offense was not overly impressive, Cherington did note one positive.
"In both innings we scored, we had quality at-bats," he said.

Portland tied the game in the bottom of the first after leadoff batter Jesus Medrano battled his way to a nine-pitch walk.
Raul Nieves then singled.
After John Hattig grounded into a double play, Jeff Bailey doubled to score Medrano.
Bailey had fallen behind 0-2 and worked to a full count before his hit.

In the 11th, Portland faced hard-throwing Jeremy Hill, whose fastball registered 93-94 mph.
But Hill was wild.
He walked Hattig on four pitches, then hit Bailey on the hand.
After Brett Roneberg struck out, Eric Johnson loaded the bases when his bad-hop grounder hit shortstop Chris Basak in the chest.
Mike O'Keefe then struck out.
Perez came up and fell behind 1-2.
"The weather made it seem like he was throwing 95, 96," Perez said.
"It was hard to swing. I was praying that (Hill) wasn't around the plate."
Perez's prayers were answered as he worked the count full before taking a fastball, well outside.
"It was beautiful. It wasn't close," said Perez, who went 2 for 4.

Zink had his knuckleball under control at the start, with a blustery wind behind him.
He gave up four hits and one run in five innings.

The Mets' run came when Wayne Lydon led off with a bunt single, stole second and advanced to third on a grounder before scoring on a double by Prentice Redman.

Zink, who pitched well in Portland last summer, experienced his first April at Hadlock.
"It was not that bad," said Zink, a California native, "although my hands got numb at times."

Binghamton starter Neal Musser matched Zink, holding the Sea Dogs to five hits and one run over six innings.

Both teams got solid relief efforts.
Glaser struck out three in his three perfect innings.
Perez allowed two harmless walks,
and Nelson gave up a single and a walk but got out of the jam when Hattig scooped up a hard grounder at third base to get the third out.

Both teams had scoring chances in the seventh.

Josh Pressley of the Mets crushed a pitch to right field, but the wind kept it at the warning track.

Then Portland put runners on second and third with one out.
Medrano smacked a ball toward the Maine Monster in left, but it hooked just foul.
He then struck out and Nieves grounded out.

NOTES
Sea Dogs catcher Edgar Martinez threw out 2 of 3 runners on steal attempts.
O'Keefe went 2 for 4.
The new video board made its debut, starting with a short film of mascot Slugger retrieving baseballs from Fenway Park, with cameos from Angus King and Michael Chitwood.

SEA DOGS WIN HOME OPENER
Perez Draws Bases Loaded Walk for 2-1 Portland Win

Kenny Perez drew a two-out walk in the bottom of the 11th inning to score John Hattig with the winning run as the Portland Sea Dogs won their home opener, 2-1 over the Binghamton Mets.

Perez drew a 3-2 fastball outside from Jeremy Hill, who allowed a walk, hit batter and infield single in the 11th frame.

Portland relievers Eric Glaser, Juan Perez and Joe Nelson (2-0) combined for six innings of one-hit, shutout relief.

Starter Charlie Zink allowed only one run on four hits in five innings.

Jeff Bailey drove in Portland's other run with a first inning double before 5,149 fans at Hadlock Field.