The Result
Sea Dogs - 4 to 1

Sea Dogs - Year-to-Date
14 wins - 23 losses

Brett's Position and the Batting Order
Playing rightfield - and then moved to leftfield later in the game
Batting #3

At the end of the Game
2 hits from 4 at-bats - single, double, 2 x RBI's, 1 x run scored, 1 x GIDP

Brett's at-bats
First at-bat
Righthanded pitcher
Runner at first base - one down
Ball - fast ball - up and away
Fly ball to shallow left-centrefield
Out F7
Second at-bat
Righthanded pitcher
Led off the innings
Ball - low
Called strike
Foul tip into the catcher's glove
"And Brett's bat exploded when he hit that pitch but the ball had enough on it to find a hole over the head of the Rock Cats' shortstop and drop in for a base hit"
Single
Went to second base when a following Sea Dogs batter was hit by a pitch
Left stranded at the end of the innings
Third at-bat
Righthanded pitcher
Runner at first base - none down
Hit the first pitch straight to the Rock Cats first-baseman "who was holding the runner at first base and he fielded the ball, stepped on first base to record the first out and then threw to second base where the tag was applied to record the second out"
Out on double play
Fourth at-bat
Righthanded pitcher
Runners at first and third base - two down
Ball - outside
Ball - outside
Called strike - breaking ball - on the outside corner
"That pitch is driven deep into the gap at right-centrefield and lands on the warning track"
Double
......and 2 x RBI's!!!
Brett went to third base on the throw to home plate
Scored on another hit

Heard during the game
(1) As Brett came in for his first at-bat, the commentator said that "Brett is tied for fifth in the Eastern League with 28 x RBI's and also tied for fifth with 7 x home runs"

(2) In the bottom of the second innings, the Rock Cats had a runner at third base with one down - the next batter hit a fly ball to medium depth rightfield - Brett made the catch and then "an absolute picture-perfect one-hop throw to home to gun down the runner and keep the game scoreless"
The Sea Dogs have been 'struggling' lately, and the commentator went on to say "that just when you are about to give up hope a perfect play like this can lift the team"
At the end of the game, the commentator announced that this was judged "The Weather Vane Seafoods Catch/Play-of-the-Day"

(3) After his hit in his second at bat, the commentator said that "Roneberg now has a twenty-one game 'on-base-streak' going back to the 27th April"

(4) The game was scoreless in the bottom of the fifth innings - the Rock Cats had a runner at first base and the next batter drove the ball down the line in leftfield - Brett had changed from right to leftfield, and he took off after the ball and "covered a lot of ground to make a very nice running catch with his glove out at full stretch and 'we can hang a star on that play' which saved an extra-base hit and stopped a possible run from scoring"

(5) After his two-out two-run double in his fourth at-bat, the commentator said that "Roneberg, who has helped carry the offense during May, comes through with another big base hit for the Sea Dogs"

(6) Under Eastern League rules, double-header games are seven innings instead of nine - coming into the bottom of the seventh innings the Sea Dogs were leading 4 runs to 1 - the Rock Cats had runners at first and second base with the tying run at the plate - the ball was driven deep into the gap at left-centrefield "and Roneberg tracked it down and made a running catch as he brushed along the wall and the Sea Dogs win and snap their six game losing streak. Roneberg has made some outstanding defensive plays during this game"

Email from Brett
Had an 'ok day' today.
Love getting those RBI's to stay in the League Leaders.

Game Reports
Eastern League Game Summary - Portland at New Britain

Brett Roneberg doubled in two runs during a four-run, sixth-inning, as the Portland Sea Dogs beat the New Britain Rock Cats, 4-1, in game one of an afternoon doubleheader.

Tommy Watkins gave the Rock Cats the early advantage with an RBI single in the fifth.

However, in the sixth inning, Sheldon Fulse tied the game with a run- scoring single.
Then following a pitching change, Roneberg stroked his second hit of the game to give the Sea Dogs (14-23) the lead for good.
Sean McGowan, who had three hits in the game, finished the scoring with an RBI double.

Jerome Gamble (2-2) gave up one run and six hits over six innings to even his record for Portland.

Joe Nelson pitched out of a seventh-inning jam to preserve the win and gain his sixth save of the season.

Henry Bonilla (3-4) took the loss for the Rock Cats (17-19).

The victory by the Sea Dogs snapped their six-game losing streak, while the Rock Cats lost for the third time in the last five games.

Dogs earn split at New Britain

The Sea Dogs laid a six-game losing streak to rest in the opener when a four-run rally in the sixth inning produced a 4-1 victory.

In the game, Rock Cats starter Henry Bonilla (3-4) lived dangerously through five frames.
The Sea Dogs (14-24) put their leadoff hitter on each inning but left their run column empty and trailed 1-0.

They finally broke out when Sheldon Fulse dribbled a two-out single through the middle to score Hamden native Michael O’Keefe.
With Bobby Korecky on in relief, Brett Roneberg and Sean McGowan (3-for-4) lashed back-to-back gappers to establish a three-run lead with one inning to go.

While the hits eased some frustrations, Johnson was searching for intangibles in his team’s approach.

The Rock Cats (18-19) gained an edge in the fifth against Jerome Gamble (2-2) when B.J. Garbe singled, stole second, took third on a wild pitch and scored on a two-out hit by Tommy Watkins.

Gamble allowed six hits, walked one and struck out three.

Closer Joe Nelson faced the tying run in the seventh but recorded his sixth save.

Portland pounded out 13 hits while the Rock Cats collected seven.

Kevin West’s consecutive-game hitting streak, the longest active stretch in baseball, came to an end at 19.

Luis Maza also had an eight-game skein shut down at the hands of Gamble and Nelson.

Red Sox Notes - "Down on the Farm"

A split of Tuesday's doubleheader allowed Double-A Portland to end a six-game losing streak.

In Game 1, Brett Roneberg doubled home two in the sixth, when the Sea Dogs scored all four of their runs.