The Result
Sea Dogs - 8 to 7

Sea Dogs - Year-to-Date
4 wins - 6 losses

Brett's Position and the Batting Order
Playing rightfield
Batting #4

At the end of the Game
1 hit from 4 at-bats - single, 1 x strike out, 1 x walk, 2 x runs scored

Brett's at-bats
First at-bat
Righthanded pitcher
Led off the innings
Called strike - change-up
Ball - low
"Ripped the next pitch past the lunging first-baseman into rightfield"
Single
Went to second base on a hit
The following Sea Dogs batter lined out to rightfield - Brett tagged at second base and took off on the catch - and was "just able to beat the throw to third base"
Scored on a home run
Second at-bat
Righthanded pitcher
Runners at first and third base
Called strike
Ball - down and inside
Swing&miss
Foul ball - off the handle
Swing&miss - high fast ball
Strike out
Third at-bat
Righthanded pitcher
Bases empty - one down
Foul ball - off to the left
Ball - outside
Popped-up the next pitch into foul ground near third base - and the wind blew and kept the ball in play
Out F5
Fourth at-bat
Lefthanded pitcher
Runner at third base - one down - and this runner was the game-tying run!!!
Ball - high inside
Ball - high and away
"Topper" towards third base - the ball was fielded by the third-baseman who attempted to tag the runner who had moved off the base - he missed with the tag, but had time to throw Brett "out by a step" at first base
Out 5-to-3
Fifth at-bat
Bases empty - one down
Ball - low inside
Ball - high
Ball - low - and checked his swing
Called strike - "taking all the way"
Ball - high
Walk
......and became the potential winning run!!!
Advanced to second base on a wild pitch
Went to third base on a hit
And scored on another hit
......and the Sea Dogs win!!!

Heard during the game
(1) While giving the lineups before the game, the commentator said that "Brett is back in the side after missing yesterday's game due to a stomach flu"

(2) After his hit in his first at-bat, the commentator mentioned that "Brett has now reached base safely at least once in every game he has played (nine games) and he is the only Sea Dogs batter to do so"

(3) When Brett came in for his fourth at-bat, a pitching change was made to the lefthander - the commentator said that "Brett is 2-for-9 against lefties" - as he didn't get a hit he went to 2-from-10, an average of 0.200

Email from Brett
(Written before today's game)
I am feeling a lot better this morning.
Will definately be playing today I would think.
Wish me luck.
Bye.

Game Reports
Sea Dogs take opener from Thunder

Reflecting the battle between their parent clubs at Fenway Park, the Portland Sea Dogs and Trenton Thunder hammered it out Monday at Hadlock Field.
Kenny Perez hit a bases-loaded single in the bottom of the ninth, giving the Sea Dogs an 8-7 win over Trenton before a crowd of 4,933.
Portland, the Double-A affiliate of the Boston Red Sox, will savor any win over Trenton, the New York Yankees' affiliate.

"I don't care if we're playing a Little League team, I want to win," Portland Manager Ron Johnson said.
"But, come on, we know they're the Yankees and they know we're the Red Sox.
"We were watching the (Boston-New York) game (on Hadlock Field's new video board) during batting practice. It was great."

The Sea Dogs-Thunder game featured two ties, three lead changes, 22 hits and several Sea Dogs wearing the hero's hat.

Start with Perez, who walked to force home the winning run in last Thursday's home opener.
He came up Monday with one out and the Trenton infield and outfield pulled in.
He hit a fly deep enough to left-center field.
"I knew they were going to play in on me and anything in the outfield would score (a run)," Perez said.
"I just took advantage of it."

Jeff Bailey (3 for 5), who had an RBI double, then singled in the tying run in the seventh and singled to load the bases in the ninth.
"About time, huh?" said Bailey, who came in hitting .103.

Starter Ryan Cameron came out rusty after six days' rest.
The Thunder took a single, a two-run homer by Andy Phillips, another single and a walk before turning to his breaking ball and change-up to strike out the side in the first.
He settled down to finish six innings.

"That was tremendous," Johnson said.
"We can use that as a teaching tool for some of these younger guys. He came out and obviously didn't have a feel for what he was doing - faces two hitters and is down (2-0), and there is trouble brewing. Next thing you know, he's in the sixth."

Eric Johnson got Cameron off the hook with his three-run homer over the message board in the second.
Johnson got a full-count, hanging slider and pounded it.
He also made a sensational catch in center, charging in and sliding on his belly.

Mike Campo continued to get clutch hits, getting a two-run triple to right-center in Portland's five-run second inning.
He also singled and scored the tying run in the seventh.

Closer Juan Perez (1-0) entered in the seventh after reliever Ryan Larson allowed four hits and three runs as Trenton regained the lead.
After an intentional walk, Perez retired the final seven batters, four by strikeout.

Infielder Joe Kilburg, who has played in independent leagues the past three years, is finding a home at Hadlock.
He went 2 for 3 with two walks and two runs. He tripled with two outs in the fifth and scored.

Brett Roneberg scored two runs, including the winner in the ninth.
He drew a walk from Trenton's fifth pitcher, Jeff Kennard.
Kilburg worked a 3-0 count, including a wild pitch to advance Roneberg, then reached on an intentional ball four.
Bailey singled to left and Roneberg held at third, setting up Perez's winning hit in Game 1 of a three-game series.

SEA DOGS SCORE ANOTHER COMEBACK WIN
Bases-Loaded Single by Perez in 9th Keys 8-7 Victory over Trenton

Kenny Perez hit a bases loaded single in the bottom of the ninth inning, lifting the Sea Dogs to an 8-7 win over the Trenton Thunder in a Patriots Day afternoon affair before 4,933 fans at Hadlock Field.

In the final frame, reliever Jeff Kennard (0-1) walked two batters and gave up a single to Jeff Bailey, setting up the winning hit by Perez.

It was the second game-winning RBI of the homestand for Perez, who won Thursday's game against Binghamton with a bases-loaded walk in the 11th inning.

Bailey tied the game in the seventh inning with a two-out RBI single.
He also doubled home a run in the fifth frame.

After Trenton's Andy Phillips hit a two-run homer off Sea Dog starter Ryan Cameron in the first inning, Portland scored five times in the second.

Eric Johnson became the eighth Sea Dog in franchise history to homer over the Legg Mason Message Center in left-center field with a three-run shot.
Two singles and a Mike Campo two-run triple followed to knock starter Rik Currier from the game.

Jason Grove hit a two-run home run in the fourth inning to make it 5-4 and Bailey's RBI double in the fifth frame gave Portland a two-run advantage.

Trenton took the lead back in the seventh frame with three runs off new Sea Dog reliever Ryan Larson, setting the stage for the Portland comeback.

Juan Perez (1-0) tossed 2 1/3 hitless innings of relief, fanning four for his first win of the year.

Eastern League Game Summary - Trenton at Portland

Kenny Perez hit an RBI single in the bottom of the ninth inning to give the Portland Sea Dogs an 8-7 win over the Trenton Thunder in Eastern League action.

Brett Roneberg got on base with a walk and advanced to second on a Jeff Kennard wild pitch in the ninth.
Joe Kilburg was then intentionally walked to put two men on for the Sea Dogs.
A single by Jeff Bailey loaded the bases for Perez, who delivered the hit and handed Kennard the loss for the Thunder.

Eric Johnson added a three-run home run in Portland's second straight win.

Sea Dogs Juan Perez (1-0) picked up the win in relief after going 2 1/3rd innings, allowing zero runs, one walk and striking out four.

Andy Phillips and Jason Grove each had a home run and drove in two runs for the Thunder in the loss.