The Result
Phillies - 2 to 0

Sea Dogs - Year-to-Date
13 wins - 22 losses

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

At the end of the Game
0 hit from 3 at-bats - 1 x strike out, 1 x walk

Brett's at-bats
First at-bat
Righthanded pitcher
Runner at third base - one down
Ball - low
Pop-up on the infield
Out F4
Second at-bat
Righthanded pitcher
Led off the innings
Ball - low and inside
Foul ball - on the first base side
Ball - low and inside
Called strike - at the knees
Called strike - change-up - "and Brett knew it and kicked the dirt as he left the box"
Strike out
Third at-bat
Righthanded pitcher
Led off the innings
First pitch swinging and a pop-up near third base
Out F5
Fourth at-bat
Lefthanded pitcher
Bases empty - one down
Ball - low
Ball - low
Called strike - on the outside corner
Ball - low
Ball - low and away
Walk
Left stranded at the end of the innings

Hitting Streak
As he announced the starting line-ups for each team, the commentator gave the following details and information on Brett's hitting streak
(1) The streak is now at 18 games
(2) It is the 4th longest in Sea Dogs history
(3) It is the longest by a Sea Dog player since 1998
AND
(4) At 18 games, it is the longest 'active' hitting streak in all of professional baseball - both the Majors and the Minors - at the present time!!!
(5) It is the longest streak in the Eastern League this season
(6) There has been a 19 game streak in the Major Leagues earlier this year

Heard during the game
During the game the commentators said "that with his stats this week, Brett should be nominated for the Eastern League Player of the Week"

Email from Brett
18 is not bad huh!!!!!

Game Reports

Seeking support

After the top of the seventh inning Sunday, Portland Sea Dogs Manager Ron Johnson popped out of the dugout, applauding starter Josh Stevens.
Then Johnson offered his hand to Stevens as he came off the field.
But a handshake from Johnson means a pitcher is done for the day, and Stevens did not immediately offer his hand in return.

"I did not want to come out," Stevens said.

Despite the fact Stevens used a wicked change-up to pitch his best game of the season, he still took the loss as the Sea Dogs dropped a 2-0 decision to the Reading Phillies at Hadlock Field.

Stevens (1-1) allowed four hits and no walks in seven innings while striking out eight, but the Phillies got timely hits to score both of their runs against him.

The Sea Dogs, meanwhile, had no answer against Reading starter Robinson Tejeda (2-4), a 22-year-old prospect from the Dominican Republic signed by Philadelphia as a 16-year-old.
Tejeda gave up three hits over seven innings, striking out seven and walking three while throwing a fastball in the low 90s.

Among the casualties was outfielder Brett Roneberg, whose hitting streak ended at 18 games.
He went 0 for 3 and walked in his last at-bat.

Portland's best threat came in the first inning when Jesus Medrano led off with a single, stole second and reached third on a fly ball to center field.

Medrano was the only Sea Dog to reach third base.

It was Portland's fifth straight loss.

The Sea Dogs (13-22) are tied with Harrisburg for the worst record in the Eastern League as they head to New Britain for a five-game, four-day trip.

"We'll go on the road and see if we can get this thing straightened out," Johnson said.
"I have to stay positive with the way we played today.
"Things are going bad as far as the won-loss thing. If we can build on this effort on the mound, we're going to score runs. And we played clean defense today."

Portland did not make an error, with Stevens inducing eight groundouts.
Of his 96 pitches, 69 were for strikes.

"He gets ahead with his fastball and he has a devastating change-up. It's hard to stay back on," Reading designated hitter John Castellano said.
"The guy just dominated today. We were lucky we got a couple of runs."

Castellano scored the first run in the fifth.
With a two-strike defensive swing, he hit an opposite-field double to right to lead off the inning.
He moved to third on a sacrifice and scored on Kurt Keen's sacrifice fly to center.

In the sixth, Scott Youngbauer hit a short grounder between the pitcher's mound and first.
Stevens scooped the ball and dived toward Youngbauer, holding up his glove to signal the tag.
But the umpires looked at each other and then signaled safe.
Youngbauer stole second and scored on Jim Deschaine's double off the Maine Monster.

Stevens retired the side in the seventh.

He figured Johnson was taking him out, but was not willing to surrender.

Stevens, who started the season in Triple-A Pawtucket, was making his third start for Portland.
"That was the best outing I've had this year," he said.
"The last couple of outings, I was trying to throw my change-up too good instead of just throwing it like I did today."

Reliever Jason Howell followed Stevens with two perfect innings.

The Sea Dogs had runners on base in each of the last six innings.

The Hadlock crowd made some noise when Reading reliever Yoel Hernandez walked two batters on nine pitches to open the ninth, then went 2-0 to Kenny Perez.
But Perez tried to lay down a sacrifice and fouled off three straight pitches, sending him to the dugout with a strikeout.
Hernandez then struck out Sheldon Fulse and Medrano to end the game.

NOTES
It was Ron Johnson's 1,700th game as a manager. He has a career record of 848-852.
Despite the rainy morning, the game started on time. Attendance was announced at 6,466, although some season-ticket holders obviously stayed away.
The Sea Dogs return to Hadlock next Friday for six games.

Boston Red Sox Minor League Report - May 17th
From The Sports Network

PORTLAND SEA DOGS - The Sea Dogs have dropped five games in a row and remain in the basement of the Eastern League's Northern Division standings at 13-22 overall.

Despite the club's recent woes, Brett Roneberg tore the cover off the ball this past week with three home runs and eight RBI in six games.
He now leads the squad with 27 RBI to go along with his seven home runs.

Jesus Medrano was also effective this past week with nine hits and three stolen bases.
He is now tops on the team with 10 stolen bases this season.

However, Mike Campo's struggles continued this past week with just two hits in 15 at- bats.

Josh Stevens earned an even split this past week, allowing a combined five earned runs over two starts.
He also struck out 13 batters in 13 innings of work.

Joe Nelson also recorded his team-best fifth save of the season this past week.

PORTLAND LOSES 5TH STRAIGHT
Sea Dogs Manage 3 Hits in 2-0 Loss

Robinson Tejeda and two relievers combined on a three-hitter as the Reading Phillies completed a three-game sweep with a 2-0 win Sunday afternoon over the Portland Sea Dogs.

Tejeda allowed three hits and three walks over seven frames to snap a personal four-game losing streak.

Closer Yoel Hernandez walked the first two batters in the ninth inning, but fanned Kenny Perez, Sheldon Fulse and Jesus Medrano to end the game.

Josh Stevens (1-1) allowed only four hits in seven innings and fanned eight, but suffered the tough-luck loss.

Brett Roneberg went 0-for-3 with a walk and had his 18-game hitting streak snapped.
The hitting streak was the longest in Double-A baseball this season and the longest by a Sea Dog since 1998.

The Sea Dogs begin a five-game series in New Britain Monday night.

Eastern League Game Summary - Reading at Portland

Robinson Tejeda and two relievers combined on a three-hit shutout, as the Reading Phillies completed a three-game sweep of the sputtering Portland Sea Dogs with a 2-0 victory.

The Phillies (14-21) have won three in a row, while the Sea Dogs lost their fifth straight and fell to 13-22.

Tejeda (2-4) allowed just three hits and three walks, and fanned seven.
He lowered his ERA to 4.62 with the solid effort.

Eudo Brito and Yoel Hernandez each worked an inning of hitless relief and Hernandez collected his fourth save.

Tejeda and Portland starter Josh Stevens were locked in a scoreless pitchers' duel into the fifth inning, when the Phillies finally broke through.
John Castellano doubled to lead off the inning, was moved to third by a Miguel Quintana sacrifice bunt, and scored on a Kurt Keene sacrifice fly.

Reading added its other run an inning later as a Jim Deschaine two-out double drove in a run.

Stevens (1-1) gave up just four hits and two runs and fanned eight over seven frames, but was the hard-luck loser.

Neither player for either team had multiple hits, as there were just seven base hits combined for both teams in the game.