The Result
Navigators - 13 to 2

Sea Dogs - Year-to-Date
6 wins - 13 losses

Brett's Position and the Batting Order
Playing rightfield
Batting #3

At the end of the Game
1 hit from 4 at-bats - double

Brett's at-bats
First at-bat
Lefthanded pitcher
Runner at second base - one down
Ball - curve ball - low
Called strike
Called strike - curve ball - on the outside corner
"Hit pretty well to left-centrefield but out on a lunging catch by the centrefielder"
Out F8
......the runner tagged and advanced to third base
Second at-bat
Lefthanded pitcher
Bases empty - two down
Jumped on the first pitch a double off the fence - "a near home run"
Double
Tagged out on an infield hit by the next Sea Dogs batter
Third at-bat
Lefthanded pitcher
Runners at first and second base - one down
Foul ball - down the leftfield line
Ball - in the dirt
Called strike - "a good looking breaking ball"
A deep fly to centrefield but the fielder back-pedalled and made the catch
Out F8
......runner at second advanced to third base and the other runner stayed at first base
Fourth at-bat
Righthanded pitcher
Bases empty - one down
Called strike
Ball - "a little bit outside"
Hit deep into the hole at shortstop - the fielder moved to his right, fielded the ball and "threw a 'gun' to first base to get Roneberg"
Out 6-to-3

Heard during the game
(1) During the top of the third innings, the Navigators had runners at second and third base with two down - the next batter hit a bloop-fly to rightfield - Brett came in and the commentator said that "Roneberg had to field that on the hop" and the two runners scored
After the play both commentators mentioned that "Roneberg may have misplayed that ball, mis-judging it in the wind" - they mentioned "that he appeared to stop and wait for the ball but it held up in the wind and it may have been catchable"

(2) After flying out in his third at-bat, the commentator said that "Brett has hit the ball hard tonight with three deep flys to centrefield"

Email from Brett
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Game Reports
Sea Dogs blown away

Byung-Hyun Kim must have been happy to learn the Red Sox activated him to pitch Thursday afternoon.

If he had seen the wind at Hadlock Field on Thursday night, Kim wouldn't have been thrilled.
The wind howled out of Hadlock, helping eight home runs out of the park.

Unfortunately for the Portland Sea Dogs, Norwich claimed six of those homers, and the Navigators beat Portland, 13-2.

Kim, who has been on the disabled list with a sore shoulder, was originally scheduled to pitch in Portland on his last rehab assignment.
But when a rained-out Red Sox game was rescheduled as a doubleheader Thursday, Kim got the call for Game 1.
If Kim had been at Hadlock instead, it could have been a replay of the 2001 World Series.
And in place of the New York Yankees (who hit Kim hard in 2001), Thursday night featured the Navigators (11-10), the top hitting team in the Eastern League.

Their six home runs tied a record for most homers allowed in a game by the Sea Dogs.

"We've been swinging the bats pretty good, and it didn't hurt to have the wind blowing out," said Norwich Manager Shane Turner, who remembered a similar windy day here last season, a 15-11 loss to Portland.

In place of Kim, Phil Seibel got the start for Portland (6-13).
Seibel, whom Kim replaced on the 25-man roster, had not allowed a hit or run in two relief appearances for Boston.
On Thursday, Seibel allowed a home run on his third pitch.

Carlos Valderrama hit his first of two homers off Seibel, over the Maine Monster.

Seibel lasted four innings, yielding six hits (three homers) and five runs.
It was his longest outing since a season-opening start for Triple-A Pawtucket, and his first game appearance in 10 days.

"I felt a little rusty," Seibel said. "The wind was really tough, but it's one of the adjustments you have to make."
Seibel, 25, was a top Mets prospect a few years ago but was picked up on waivers by Boston in the off-season.
Seibel pitched the past two seasons in the Eastern League for Binghamton (he baffled the Sea Dogs in his last appearance here, last April).
Two weeks ago, Boston called up Seibel from Pawtucket, adding another lefty to the bullpen.
But when Kim was added to the roster, forcing Bronson Arroyo to the bullpen, someone had to go.
And Boston, which has suddenly become rich with lefty relievers (Alan Embree, Lenny Dinardo and Mark Malaska), decided to part with Seibel for now.

Seibel came to Portland because there was an immediate opening on the roster.
He may not be here long.
"I'm supposed to go to Pawtucket, I would assume," Seibel said of his plans. "I'll find out everything in a couple of days."
Seibel left the game with Portland trailing 5-2, the Sea Dogs' runs supplied by solo homers in the third inning by Sheldon Fulse (his first) and Mike Campo (his team-leading third).

"I thought we were going to get something going there, and it just kind of sputtered," Sea Dogs Manager Ron Johnson said.

Scott Munter relieved Norwich starter Patrick Misch (1-1) to start the sixth and retired the nine batters he faced.

Norwich scored four in the seventh.
Portland failed to turn an inning-ending double play, and Justin Knoedler hit a three-run home run.

Daniel Ortmeier, Derin McMains and Tyler Von Schell also homered.

"We left too many balls out over the strike zone," Johnson said.
"When this ballpark plays like this, you have to establish a half (of home plate), in and out. You can't let people extend like that.
"When they have quality guys who put good swings on the ball, stuff like that is going to happen."

NOTES
Relievers Bo Donaldson and Colin Young and first baseman Sean McGowan have been added to the Sea Dogs' roster, replacing three players now on the disabled list - relievers Eric Glaser (shoulder strain) and Jeremy Lambert (sore shoulder) and outfielder Eric Johnson (lacerated finger).

NAVIGATORS BASH SEA DOGS, 13-2
Franchise Record-Tying 6 Home Runs Allowed by Portland

Carlos Valderrama homered twice to pace a six-home run attack as Norwich pounded Portland, 13-2 on Thursday night, ending the Sea Dogs modest two-game winning streak.

Derin McMains, Dan Ortmeier, Tyler Von Schell and Justin Knoedler also went deep for Norwich.

The six home runs allowed by Sea Dogs pitched tied a franchise record.

Phil Seibel, after being optioned to Portland from the Boston Red Sox earlier in the day, allowed six hits and five runs (including three home runs) in four innings.

Mike Campo and Sheldon Fulse homered to account for the Sea Dogs scoring.

Prior to the game, Sean McGowan was activated from the disabled list and outfielder Eric Johnson was placed on the DL with a lacerated right middle finger.

Eastern League Game Summary - Norwich at Portland

Carlos Valderrama's lead off home run in the top of the first was a preview of how the day would go for Norwich, as they smacked six home runs total en route to a 13-2 trouncing of the Portland Sea Dogs in Eastern League action.

Valderrama was 3-for-5 on the day with two solo home runs.

Derin McMains also homered in the first inning and was also 3-for-5.

Tyler Von Schell added a two-run homer, Dan Ortmeier added a solo shot, his fourth of the year, and Justin Knoedler hit a three-run shot.

Doug Clark also knocked in three, going 3-for-5 with a double.

Norwich starter Patrick Minsch (1-1) picked up the win, going five innings allowing two runs on six hits and struck out four.

Phil Seibel took the loss, allowing five runs on six hits in four innings of work.
His ERA jumped to 11.25 on the year.

Reliever Charles Weatherby also struggled, allowing six runs, five earned, on seven hits in three innings.

Mike Campo and Sheldon Fulse hit solo homers in the loss.

Portland fell to 6-13 while Norwich improved to 11-10.

‘GATORS SLUG THEIR WAY TO WIN IN PORTLAND
Six homeruns ties franchise record and leads Norwich to 13-2 win over Sea Dogs

Carlos Valderrama hit a lead-off homerun to start the game, setting the tone for a franchise record-tying six Navigator homeruns in a game and a 13-2 win over the Sea Dogs.

Dan Ortmeier followed Valderrama’s first inning homer with one of his own to give the Navigators an early 2-0 lead.

Valderrama went yard again to lead off the third.

The Navigators got a solo homer from Derin McMains in the fifth, a three-run shot from Justin Knoedler in the seventh, and a two-run homerun from Tyler Von Schell in the ninth.

Patrick Misch earned the win, giving up two runs on six hits in five innings.

Scott Munter worked a perfect three inngs in relief.

Valderrama, McMains, and Doug Clark each had three hits for Norwich, whiich set its season high with 15 hits in the game.