The Result
Sea Dogs - 14 to 6

Sea Dogs - Year-to-Date
25 wins - 29 losses

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

At the end of the Game
3 hits from 5 at-bats - 2 x singles, home run, 2 x RBI, 2 x run scored, 1 x strike out, 1 x error

Brett's at-bats
First at-bat
Lefthanded pitcher
Runner at first base - one down
Foul ball - popped-up to the left
Ball - a high wild pitch off the catcher's glove that went back to the screen and the runner advanced to second base
"And that pitch is hit well"
HOME RUN
......and 2 x RBI (click here for all the home run details)
And here is what the commentators said
"...and that is belted into right-centrefield ... and there it goes!!!"
"Brett goes deep for the second time in as many nights"
"Boy, that got out of here in a hurry"
"It almost cleared all three levels of signage in right-centre, hitting the top level right next to The Big Mitt"
"That did not 'sound' like his other shots and he may have broken his bat but it still had more than enough to get out of here for his team-leading eleventh home run of the season"
Second at-bat
Lefthanded pitcher
Runner at second base - two down
Ball - curve ball - outside
Swing&miss - "Roneberg tried to check his swing on a slow curve but he went around"
Called strike - at the knees on the outside corner
Ball - in the dirt
Ball - curve ball - high
Swing&miss - "and Brett swung at ball four there as that pitch was a curve ball in the dirt"
Strike out
Third at-bat
Righthanded pitcher
Runner at second base - one down
Called strike - change-up
A base hit into rightfield - and the runner advanced to third base
Single
Went to second base on a sacrifice-fly by the next Sea Dogs batter followed by a "horrible throw to home plate" by the Fisher Cats fielder
Scored on a hit
Fourth at-bat
Righthanded pitcher
Led off the innings
Ball - low and outside
Lined into rightfield and played on the bounce by the Fisher Cats fielder
Single
Went to second base on a hit
Went to third base on a walk
Left stranded at the end of the innings
Fifth at-bat
Righthanded pitcher
Called strike - breaking ball
Ball - in the dirt
Foul ball - cued off the end of the bat and down the third base side
Ball - fast ball - "just outside"
Ball - low
"A broken-bat looper into shallow rightfield and the fielder came in to make the catch - the handle of the bat stayed near home plate but the barrel ended up near first base"
Out F9

Error
During the top of the innings, the Fisher Cats had a runner at first base with two down - the next batter hit the ball into rightfield - in the commentator's words, "Brett got a late jump on that and appeared to slip to one knee as he started for the ball. He looked undecided whether to dive or wait, and the ball hit his body and trickled away. This allowed the runner to advance to third base and it should be scored a hit and an error......and it has been"
The runner scored later in the inning and was ruled an un-earned run

Heard during the game
(1) As Brett came in for his first at-bat, the commentator said that "After 'flirting' with the 300 mark for some time, Brett is three for his last nineteen for an average of 0.158"
(......then he belted the home run!!! - exactly the "same type" of conversation happened yesterday!!!)

(2) He also said "Brett is the team leader with 35 x RBI's and equal leader with 10 x home runs"
He immediately said "Brett now leads the team with eleven round-trippers!!!"

(3) He also mentioned that "Brett is in the Eastern League "Top 10" in a number of batting categories"
(click here for the details - as at Friday 4th June 2004)

(4) After his home run in his first at-bat, the commentator said "that is Brett's first homer off a lefthanded pitcher"
He went on to say "ten of Brett's eleven home runs and thirty-one of his thirty-five runs-driven-in have come against righthanders"

Email from Brett
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Game Reports
PORTLAND BLOWS OUT FISHER CATS, 14-6
Sea Dogs Score 9 3rd Inning Runs for 6th Win in 8 Games

The Portland Sea Dogs pounded 16 hits and scored a season-high 14 runs - including nine runs in the third inning - and cruised to a 14-6 win over the New Hampshire Fisher Cats before 6,726 fans at Hadlock Field Saturday night.

Every Sea Dog starter hit safely in the game and scored at least one run.
Eight of the nine starters reached base twice in the win.

---Brett Roneberg, "Big Dawg" of the game (pictured), hit his 11th home run of the season and went 3-for-5 with two RBI and two runs scored.

Mike Campo added two hits, two RBI and two runs scored while Jeff Bailey was 2-for-2 with three walks and two runs scored.

Portland sent 14 batters to the plate in the third inning, scoring a season-high nine runs in the frame on eight hits.
Kenny Perez hit a three-run triple in the frame, Edgar Martinez drilled a run-scoring single, Campo hit a two-run double and John Hattig hit a run-scoring double.

Martinez later hit his first Double-A home run in the sixth inning.

Gustavo Chacin (4-2) allowed 10 runs on seven hits and six walks in 2.1 innings.
He has allowed 15 runs and 17 hits in eight innings against the Sea Dogs this season.

Abe Alvarez (5-4) became the fifth 5-game winner in the Eastern League, allowing six hits and four runs (three earned) in six frames.

Eric Glaser pitched the final three innings for his first save.

Eastern League Game Summary - New Hampshire at Portland

Brett Roneberg collected three hits, two RBI and scored twice as the Portland Sea Dogs downed the New Hampshire Fisher Cats, 14-6 in an Eastern League Northern Division game Saturday.

Roneberg started the scoring with a two-run home run in the bottom of the first inning before Portland (25-29) plated nine runs in the third inning en route to victory.

Abe Alvarez improved to 5-4 on the rubber for Portland after giving up three earned runs and six hits in six innings.
He struck out three.

Edgar Martinez had two hits, including a home run, and two RBI, Eric Johnson had two hits and two RBI and Mike Campo went 2-for-5 with two RBI and two runs scored for Portland.

Losing pitcher Gustavo Chacin (4-2) was touched for 10 runs and seven hits in 2-1/3 innings of work for New Hampshire, which fell to 28-26.

The Fisher Cats got two RBI from both Anton French and Victor Valencia.

Portland pounds Fisher Cats, 14-6

Brett Roneberg and Edgar Martinez homered and Kenny Perez knocked a bases-loaded triple as the Portland Sea Dogs trounced the New Hampshire Fisher Cats 14-6 Saturday in the Eastern League.

Doubles by Jesus Medrano, Mike Campo, John Hattig and Eric Johnson also paced Portland’s 15-hit attack.

Vic Valencia and Anton French drove in two runs apiece for the Fisher Cats.

Roneberg homered with a man aboard as Portland (25-29) grabbed a 3-0 lead in the first inning.

Perez’s triple drove in the first three runs in the Sea Dogs’ nine-run second.
Campo’s two-run double was another scoring highlight, plus the Sea Dogs capitalized on three walks and an error in the inning.

Martinez’s homer was the big blow as Portland added solo runs in the sixth and seventh innings.

Doubles by Danny Solano, Aaron Hill, John-Ford Griffin and Tyrell Godwin were the key hits as the Fisher Cats (28-26) scored once in the fourth and fifth innings and twice in the sixth and seventh.

Sea Dogs' offense goes off the charts

Before the Portland Sea Dogs batted in the third inning, the Hadlock Field crowd watched a Belmont Stakes replay on the video board, with Birdstone charging past Smarty Jones at the end.

There would be no such finish at the ballpark.

The Sea Dogs established themselves as the early frontrunner Saturday, and would not be caught, downing the New Hampshire Fisher Cats 14-6, before a cheered-out crowd of 6,726.

By the third inning, every Sea Dogs player had chugged across home plate.

It was that kind of night for Portland.
The home team scored nine in the third inning, for a 12-0 lead.
It was time to cruise.

Starter Abe Alvarez (5-4) continually threw strikes (one walk) and picked up the victory, scattering three earned runs and six hits over six innings.
By the time Alvarez gave up his first hit, in the fourth, he had a 12-run cushion.

"It makes me more relaxed," Alvarez said.
"I just go out there, throw strikes, let them hit the ball, and let my defense work. There is no pressure."

Brett Roneberg hit his team-leading 11th home run, and Edgar Martinez hit his first homer this year.

The win closes the Sea Dogs (25-29) to within three games of second-place New Hampshire (28-26) in the Eastern League Northern Division.

The two teams complete their series at 1.00p.m. today, if the rain showers stay away.

New Hampshire will start Todd Ozias, who has not yet faced the Sea Dogs.

Gustavo Chacin (4-2) wishes he could say the same thing.
Against other Eastern League teams, Chacin is 4-0 with a 2.59 ERA.
Against the Sea Dogs, Chacin is 0-2 with a 16.88 ERA.

"He's pitched well for us, but he got his fastball up," New Hampshire Manager Mike Basso said.
"When you elevate balls against a good hitting team like Portland, you get hurt."

The normally-controlled Chacin walked six.

After walking Mike Campo in the first, Roneberg sent a ball into the trees beyond the right-field fence for the second straight night.

His 11th homer tied him for fifth in the league, as well as marking his best homer production since 2001, when he hit 11 in Class A, and then five more when he was promoted to the Sea Dogs (while with the Marlins organization).

"I remember that. It was a good time," Roneberg said.
"I came up here and finished strong. Hopefully, I can keep this going."

Roneberg went 3 for 5 on Saturday.

The two-hit club included Campo, Jesus Medrano, Jeff Bailey, Eric Johnson and Martinez.

Kenny Perez got one hit - a three-run triple to open up the game in the third.

Eric Glaser pitched the last three innings (two hits, two runs) for his first save.
When Glaser allowed two runs in the seventh - closing the score to 13-6 - Sea Dogs Manager Ron Johnson got a little worried.

"We were running short of pitchers because we pitched a lot of guys (five) Friday," he said.
"But Glaze came through. It was just a well-played game."

Portland shined in the field, especially in the first inning with Perez, the shortstop, and Medrano, the second baseman, both making diving stops and throws for outs.

The game started with Anton French popping up a bunt.
Alvarez caught it, but tripped over first-baseman Sean McGowan, who hit the ground to avoid a collision.

"We almost lost Abe after the first pitch," McGowan said.
"But I avoided his knees. I knew he was alright."

Johnson laughed, albeit nervously, about the play.
"How about that," he said, rolling his eyes.

Sea Dogs Pound Fisher Cats 14-6 to even series in Portland

One day after losing on a two-out, two-run home run in the ninth inning, the Portland Sea Dogs ensured there would be no such drama Saturday night in a 14-6 rout of the New Hampshire Fisher Cats at Hadlock Field.

Portland beat New Hampshire for the fifth time in six meetings and evened the three-game series at a game apiece.

Portland put the game away with a nine-run third inning, the most runs issued by the Fisher Cats in any inning this season.

Every Sea Dog starter had at least one hit and one run scored in the game.

Right fielder Brett Roneberg (3-for-5, 2 RBI) smashed a first-inning home run for the second consecutive contest, giving him four against the Fisher Cats this year.

Shorstop Kenny Perez (1-5, 3 RBI) hit a bases-loaded triple in the third inning, and catcher Edgar Martinez (2-5, 2 RBI) added his first home run of the season, a solo blast in the 6th inning.

New Hampshire starter and loser Gustavo Chacin (4-2) allowed a season-worst ten runs on five hits and six walks in two and one-third innings.

Reliever Jordan DeJong went the next three and two-thirds innings, issuing three runs on nine hits, the most hits allowed by a Fisher Cat reliever this year.

New Hampshire center fielder Anton French drove in two runs with separate ground outs.

Catcher Vic Valencia (1-for-3) added two RBIs, giving him four in the series.

Third baseman Danny Solano (2-for-4, 2 runs) had his 14th multi-hit game of the season, which leads the ballclub.

Left-hander Abe Alvarez (4-2) earned his second straight win over the Fishers, surrendering four runs (three earned) in 6 innings.

Eric Glaser allowed two runs over the final three frames to pick up his first save.

The Fisher Cats and Sea Dogs play the third and final game of the series Sunday afternoon at 1.00pm.
Todd Ozias (4-2, 3.15) pitches against Chris Smith (4-2, 4.02).