The Result
Baysox - 7 to 2

Sea Dogs - Year-to-Date
29 wins - 34 losses

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

At the end of the Game
1 hit from 2 at-bats - single, 2 x walks, 1 x strike out, 1 x run scored

Brett's at-bats
First at-bat
Righthanded pitcher
Bases empty - two down
Ball - bounced through to the screen
Swing&miss - change-up
Ball - outside
Swing&miss - "Brett tried to check his swing on a splitter"
Ball - outside
Ball - low
Walk
Left stranded at the end of the innings
Second at-bat
Righthanded pitcher
Bases empty - two down
Swing&miss - change-up
Swing&miss - change-up
Ball - breaking ball - high
Ball - breaking ball - high
Foul ball
Called strike - breaking ball
Strike out
Third at-bat
Righthanded pitcher
Led off the innings
Ball - high outside
Ball - fast ball - outside
Ball - high inside - "and that pitch leans him back"
Called strike - "and Roneberg was taking all the way"
Ball - high
Walk
Went to second base on a hit
Went to third base on a ground-out
Left stranded at the end of the innings
Fourth at-bat
Lefthanded pitcher
Led off the innings
Called strike - on the inside corner
Ball - high
Lined into rightfield for a hit - "that was a high fast ball and Roneberg tomahawked it into right"
Single
The next batter hit a fly ball which was dropped and Brett went to third base, and then scored on another error on the throw - "a double error by the Baysox centrefielder"

Heard during the game
(1) During the top of the first innings, the Baysox had a runner at second base with one down - the next batter hit a fly ball into rightfield which was caught by Brett - the runner "bluffed to advance" but did not go and in the commentator's words "it was a good thing too because it was a perfect throw from Brett"

(2) As Brett was coming in for his first at-bat, the commentator said that "Brett has twelve home runs and thirty-nine runs-driven-in which leads the Sea Dogs"

(3) He also mentioned that "Brett has been a little quiet over the last seven games, batting just 0.167"

Email from Brett
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Game Reports

Baysox knock around Dogs, and maybe Boston's plans

Speculation continues that the Red Sox may pluck a pitcher from the Portland Sea Dogs if Boston needs another starter; i.e., if Curt Schilling goes on the disabled list.

Abe Alvarez is the pitcher most often mentioned in media offerings.

And if Alvarez had a polished outing Tuesday night, that speculation might have turned into anticipation.

But Alvarez got knocked around a little, as did Portland's relief, as the Sea Dogs lost a 7-2 decision to the Bowie Baysox before 6,203 at Hadlock Field.

Alvarez (6-5) allowed three runs, six hits and three walks in four innings, his shortest appearance since April 16.

Alvarez had won his past three decisions, but he did not have his usual command Tuesday.
He had not walked three batters since the April 9 season opener.
When Alvarez walked a batter in the first inning and started the next hitter with a ball, pitching coach Bob Kipper visited the mound.

"He thought I was trying to be too fine," Alvarez said.
"He was right. I just couldn't get my fastball where I wanted to, and my change-up wasn't there.
That got the pitch count up (86), and it was time to go."

Alvarez's outing came after Red Sox General Manager Theo Epstein told the Boston Globe that if Schilling is out, "we won't be afraid to take a talented kid out of Double-A."

The Globe mentioned both Alvarez and Chris Smith as possibilities.

Alvarez said he heard similar speculation from his friends, who heard it on ESPN Radio.

"It was news to me," said Alvarez, who was with Smith at Fenway Park Sunday night.
"We sat next to Theo for a couple of innings, and he didn't say anything to me."

(And while we're speculating, if Boston needs another starter, would former Portland pitcher Tim Kester be considered?
He's 6-4 with a 2.99 ERA in Triple-A Pawtucket).

While Alvarez struggled, his opponent did not.
Denny Bautista (3-4), who once was destined to pitch in Portland, finally made it to Hadlock, and he sure looked good.
He used a 95-mph fastball, change-up and buckling curve to strike out nine in six innings, allowing five hits and one run.

"That was the best three-pitch sequence we saw from any starter this year," Portland Manager Ron Johnson said.

Bautista, 23, a Dominican who calls Pedro Martinez a mentor, was once a promising Marlins prospect.
He made it to Double-A in 2003, the season after the Sea Dogs switched affiliations from the Marlins to Red Sox.
Bautista came to the Orioles last August in the Jeff Conine deal.
He has been erratic this year.
He made two appearances with the major-league club (two innings, eight earned runs) and has a 4.92 ERA with Bowie.

"We've been working on his mechanics and, lately, he's throwing the ball very well," Bowie pitching coach Larry McCall said.

The Orioles hope Bautista can fulfill his promise.

They hope the same for outfielder Keith Reed, a 1999 first-round draft pick out of Providence College.
He seemed stalled in Double-A but is hitting .346 with seven home runs and 27 RBI.
His two home runs and three RBI on Tuesday did not hurt his numbers.

Reed's first home run in the third inning made it a 3-0 Bowie lead, following Joe Morban's two-run shot in the second.

Portland got a run in the fourth (doubles by Sean McGowan and Jeff Bailey) and the eighth (a Brett Roneberg single, followed by errors).

NOTES
Left-hander Kason Gabbard will be promoted from Class A Sarasota to take the place of starter Jerome Gamble (sore arm).

SEA DOGS FALL TO POWERFUL BAYSOX
Bowie Hits 3 Homers, Fans 15 in 7-2 Win

Keith Reed homered twice, drove in three runs and scored three times and Denny Bautista struck out nine batters over six innings as the Bowie Baysox scored a 7-2 win over the Portland Sea Dogs Tuesday night at Hadlock Field.

Jeff Bailey earned the Allied Big Dog of the Game with two doubles and an RBI for Portland.
Bailey became the 11th player in franchise history with 40 career doubles in Portland.

After Jose Morban hit a two-run home run in the second inning off Abe Alvarez (6-5), Keith Reed hit a solo blast over the Maine Monster in the third frame.

Alvarez allowed three runs on six hits and three walks over four innings.

After Bailey drove in a run in the fourth frame with a double, Bowie scored twice in the fifth and sixth innings to put it away.
Eli Whiteside hit a two-run single off reliever Eric Glaser in the fifth and Reed hit a two-run blast in the sixth frame.

A hit and two errors in the eighth inning allowed Portland to score a run, but Bowie relievers retired the final six Sea Dogs in order to end the game.

Denny Bautista allowed only a run on five hits in six innings.
He combined with Jose Rodriguez and Craig House to strike out 15 Sea Dogs.

Eastern League Game Summary - Bowie at Portland

Keith Reed smacked two homers and Denny Bautista pitched six strong innings as the Bowie Baysox defeated the Portland Sea Dogs, 7-2, in Eastern League action Tuesday night.

Bowie improved its record to 36-27 while Portland dropped to 29-34 for the year.

Reed went 2-for-3 with three runs scored, two walks, and hit his sixth and seventh home runs of the season.

Eli Whiteside chipped in with three hits and two RBI and Jose Morban hit his ninth home run of the year and plated two as well for the Baysox.

Bautista (3-4) only surrendered one run on five hits, two walks, and nine strike outs.

Portland's Abe Alvarez only went four innings and suffered his fifth loss of the season.
Alvarez (6-5) gave up three runs on six hits, three walks, and struck out two.

Jeff Bailey went 2-for-4 with two doubles and an RBI for Portland.

Reed homers twice for Bowie

Keith Reed smacked two homers and Denny Bautista pitched six strong innings as the Bowie Baysox defeated the Portland Sea Dogs, 7-2, in Eastern League baseball last night.

The Baysox (36-27) were led by Reed, who went 2-for-3 with three runs scored, two walks.
The homers were his sixth and seventh of the season.

Catcher Eli Whiteside chipped in with three hits and two RBI and Jose Morban hit his ninth homer of the year and drove in a pair of runs for the Baysox.

Val Majewski, Kris Wilken and Walter Young each had two hits for the Baysox, who pounded out 14 in all against Sea Dogs' pitching.

Bautista (3-4) only surrendered one run on five hits, two walks, and nine strikeouts.

Portland's starter Abe Alvarez went only four innings and suffered his fifth loss of the season.
Alvarez (6-5) gave up three runs on six hits, three walks, and struck out two.

Jeff Bailey went 2-for-4 with two doubles and an RBI for Portland (29-34).

The Baysox meet the Sea Dogs again tonight at 7:05, as lefty Scott Rice (4-3) takes the mound for the Baysox against right-hander Chris Smith (5-2).

NOTES
Bowie outfielder Tony Mota went 0-for-5 ending his Baysox season-long 12 game hit streak.
With the win the Baysox improve to 4-0 against the Sea Dogs.