The Result
Sea Dogs - 7 to 2

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

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

At the end of the Game
0 hit from 3 at-bats - 2 x walks, 1 x strike out, 1 x run scored, 1 x stolen base

Brett's at-bats
First at-bat
Lefthanded pitcher
Bases empty - two down
Ball - low
Called strike
Ground ball on the right side
Out 4-to-3
Second at-bat
Lefthanded pitcher
Runner at first base - two down
Before the first pitch, the pitcher picked-off to first base - the throw was wild and the runner was able to advance to third base
Called strike - breaking ball
Ball - low
Ball - "boy, that was very close but maybe a little bit high"
Swing&miss - "and Roneberg swung at ball-three as that pitch was down a bit"
Foul ball - straight back
Ball - breaking ball - outside
Called strike - "and Roneberg has words to the home plate umpire and I don't blame him as that pitch looked further away that some that were called balls earlier in the count"
Strike out
Third at-bat
Lefthanded pitcher
Runner at first base - one down
Ball - low
Ball - down and in
Ball - high
Ball - outside
Walk
Went to second base on a hit
Stole to third base - "and Roneberg had a huge break on the pitcher"
Left stranded at the end of the innings
Fourth at-bat
Lefthanded pitcher
Runner at second base - one down
Ball - outside
Ball - breaking ball - outside
Ball - below the knees
Called strike - "and Roneberg was taking all the way"
Ball - slider - outside
Walk
With runners at first and second base, the Sea Dogs tried a double-steal - the lead runner was out at third but Brett was safe at second base (not a stolen base)
Scored on a hit
Fifth at-bat
Righthanded pitcher
Led off the innings
Ball - "just a bit high and outside"
Ball - breaking ball - up and away
"A fly ball into right-centrefield and Roneberg hit it well but the fielder got across to make the catch"
Out F9

Heard during the game
(1) After the runner advanced to third base during Brett's second at-bat, the commentator said that "Brett now has an RBI opportunity and he seems to be stuck in the 30's with only one run-driven-in during the last eight games"
But he struck out!!!

Email from Brett
N/A

Game Reports
O'Keefe is oh, so good in a win

Mike O'Keefe flew up to Orono on a recruiting visit in 1996.
But the University of Maine was not for him.
"It was in the middle of nowhere," he said with a chuckle.

O'Keefe's a city kid from Connecticut.
He opted for Providence College.
But after Providence and five years with the Angels' organization, O'Keefe finally made it to Maine.

O'Keefe is applying his skills for the Portland Sea Dogs and Thursday night, that included two RBI and the winning home run in a 7-2 victory against the Bowie Baysox before 6,499 at Hadlock Field.

With his leadoff home run in the sixth, O'Keefe broke a 2-2 tie and keyed a five-run inning.

The Sea Dogs outhit the Baysox, 14-5.

Sean McGowan (2 for 5) enjoyed two RBI.
George Lombard hit a single and a triple.
Jeff Bailey (2 for 3) knocked in a run.
Kenny Perez and Edgar Martinez had two hits each.

"It was good to get our bats started," O'Keefe said.
"The bats have been kind of dead lately."

The pitching also proved fine.

Starter Chris Smith lasted five innings.
He didn't show his top command (three walks), but gave up only four hits and two runs (one earned).
He struck out six, putting him back in the league lead with 78.

Smith had reason to get discouraged.
One run came when a fly dropped in short left.
The other run followed a catcher's interference call.

"Smitty has done a real nice job of not allowing things like that to control him," Portland Manager Ron Johnson said.

Ryan Larson (3-0) got the win with two innings of one-hit relief.

Juan Perez struck out two in the eighth, as did Joe Nelson in the ninth.
Nelson was just activated from the disabled list after a hamstring strain.

O'Keefe, a left-handed batter, led off the sixth and fell behind 0-2 to left-hander Scott Rice (4-4).
O'Keefe readied himself for anything and got a curveball inside.
He spanked it to the light pole inside the Portland bullpen in right field.
A 12th-round draft pick of the Angels in 1999, O'Keefe asked for his release this spring when he didn't see himself in Anaheim's plans.

NOTES
John Hattig (back spasms) went on the disabled list.
Sheldon Fulse (sore hip) leaves today for Fort Myers, Fla., to begin rehab.
James Lofton, a former Red Sox minor-league second baseman, was added to the Bowie roster.
Lofton played for independent Nashua last year, with Sea Dogs infielder Joe Kilburg.
A night after the Scarborough Little League invaded Hadlock, the Windham Little League was saluted.
O'Keefe's home run hit the Portland Saab sign, meaning the car dealer will donate $100 to the Make-a-Wish Foundation.
The Sea Dogs have to remove another jersey from Hadlock Field (which represents former players now with the Red Sox), now that reliever Anastacio Martinez has been returned to Pawtucket.

SEA DOGS RALLY TO TOP BAYSOX
O'Keefe Homers to Start 5-Run 6th in 7-2 Portland Win

Mike O'Keefe hit his eighth home run of the year to start a game-breaking five-run sixth inning as the Portland Sea Dogs rallied for a 7-2 win over the Bowie Baysox before 6,499 fans at Hadlock Field Wednesday night.

O'Keefe also drove in a run with a RBI single in the fourth frame to earn the Allied Big Dog of the Game Award.

Ryan Larson (3-0) earned the win in relief with two shutout innings after Chris Smith allowed two runs (one earned) in five frames.

Smith fanned six to regain the Eastern League lead in strikeouts with 78, three more than Erie's Wilfredo Ledezma.

Down 2-0, the Sea Dogs tied it with runs in the fourth and fifth innings.
O'Keefe singled in a run to make it 2-1 and Sean McGowan drilled a run-scoring single to tie it in the fifth frame.

Portland sent 10 men to the plate in the sixth inning to take the lead for good.

O'Keefe homered on an 0-2 pitch off Scott Rice (4-4), who then allowed three straight hits to Kenny Perez (single), Edgar Martinez (RBI double) and Jimmy Alvarez (RBI double).
McGowan and Jeff Bailey capped the frame with run-scoring singles.

Portland pitchers fanned 12 in the game, including two by closer Joe Nelson.
The right-hander returned from the disabled list prior to the game after missing 11 games with a strained right hamstring.

Eastern League Game Summary - Bowie at Portland

Mike O`Keefe broke a 2-2 tie in the fifth inning with his eighth home run of the season, as the Portland Sea Dogs defeated the Bowie Baysox, 7-2.

The Baysox (36-28) have lost three of four contests, while the Sea Dogs (30-34) are winners in two of their least three games.

O'Keefe's round-tripper sparked a five-run inning as Portland broke open a tie ball game.
Edgar Martinez and Jimmy Alvarez followed with RBI doubles to give the Sea Dogs a 5-2 advantage.
Portland tacked on two more runs in the inning on RBI singles by Sean McGowan and Jeff Bailey.

O'Keefe finished the game 2- for-3 with a run scored and two RBI.

Ryan Larson picked up the win in relief of starter Chris Smith.
In two innings, he allowed one hit and struck out two.
Larson is 3-0.

Scott Rice was handed the loss for Bowie.
He gave up nine hits, five earned runs, walked two and struck out one in five innings.
Rice fell to 4-4.

Keith Reid and James Lofton each drove in a run in the loss.

BOWIE LOSES EARLY 2-0 LEAD, FALLS TO PORTLAND, 7-2

The Baysox jumped out to an early 2-0 lead on RBIs from Keith Reed and new acquisition James Lofton but lost their footing for a 7-2 loss.

Portland’s Mike O`Keefe broke a 2-2 tie in the fifth inning with his eighth home run of the season to put Portland ahead for good.

The Baysox (36-28) have lost three of four contests, while the Sea Dogs (30-34) are winners in two of their least three games with the series concluding on Thursday.

The Baysox scored in the first and the third inning but could not post another run while they gave up seven and the game.

Reed singled in Val Majeski and Lofton came up big for Bowie with an RBI double that drove in Tony Mota.

The Baysox led by two after three until the Sea Dogs scored for the first time in the fourth.

O'Keefe's round-tripper sparked a five-run inning as Portland broke open a tie ball game.
Edgar Martinez and Jimmy Alvarez followed with RBI doubles to give the Sea Dogs a 5-2 advantage.
Portland tacked on two more runs in the inning on RBI singles by Sean McGowan and Jeff Bailey.

O'Keefe finished the game 2- for-3 with a run scored and two RBI.

Ryan Larson (3-0) picked up the win in relief of starter Chris Smith.
In two innings, he allowed one hit and struck out two.

Scott Rice (4-4) was handed the loss for Bowie.
He gave up nine hits, five earned runs, walked two and struck out one in five innings.

Jeff Hundley also gave up two runs in the sixth, while Craig House did not allow a run over the final two innings.