The Result
Sea Dogs - 10 to 9

Sea Dogs - Year-to-Date
34 wins - 38 losses

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

At the end of the Game
1 hit from 4 at-bats - single, 2 x runs scored, 2 x strike outs, 1 x hit by pitch

Brett's at-bats
First at-bat
Righthanded pitcher
Bases empty - two down
Ball - away
Ball - high and inside
Foul ball - through the firstbase coach's box
Swing&miss - curve ball
Foul ball - hit hard down the rightfield line "and Roneberg put a charge in that"
Swing&miss - "Brett swung at an off-speed pitch that was down and away and out of the zone"
Strike out
Second at-bat
Righthanded pitcher
Runner at second base - one down
Foul ball - a pop-up on the third base side
Ball - outside
Swing&miss - "and that pitch was down and away"
Ball - up and in
A line drive base hit into leftfield - and the runner was held up at third base
Single
Went to second base on a hit
Went to third base on a walk
Scored on a hit
Third at-bat
Righthanded pitcher
Runner at first base - two down
Ball - inside
Called strike
Foul ball - down the left side - "and Brett broke his bat and will have to get another one"
Ball - inside and low
A pop-up to shallow centrefield
Out F8
Fourth at-bat
Lefthanded pitcher
Runner at first base - one down
Called strike - fast ball
Ball - breaking ball - in the dirt
Called strike - curve ball
"And that hit Roneberg in the back ...... right between the number "1" and "7"
Hit by pitch
Scored on an "inside-the-park-home-run" - which I didn't hear because the radio disconnected!!!
Fifth at-bat
Righthanded pitcher
Bases empty - two down
Called strike - "right down the shute"
Ball - down and away
Swing&miss - breaking ball - "a late swing"
Ball - fast ball - inside
Swing&miss - "And Roneberg tried to hold up on a breaking ball but went around for the final out of the inning"
Strike out

Heard during the game
(1) During the Pre-Game Show, the commentator said "the Sea Dogs have a chance to have a couple of representatives in the Eastern League All Star Game" - and Brett was one of them!!!

(2) As Brett was coming in for his first at-bat, the commentator said "Brett has been 'red hot' lately, with an on-base-percentage of 0.500 over the last ten games, having reached base in twenty-two of his last forty-four plate appearances"

(3) During the bottom of the first innings, the Seawolves had a runner at ??? base - the next batter hit a line drive into right-centrefield - Brett got across and cut the ball off in the alley "but it was a bad throw in by Roneberg and it overshot the cut-off players, both the second-baseman and the shortstop ...... fortunately the catcher went down the third base line and made a sliding stop of the ball ...... and the catcher was able to reach out and tag the runner coming down the line, which was a very bad baserunning mistake by the Seawolves player ...... the batter-runner went to second base, but no error is given to Roneberg because an out was made on the play ...... it was an ugly throw, and it would have to be the worst outfield assist in Roneberg's career ...... it is Brett's fifth outfield assist for the season"

(4) After Brett broke his bat during his third at-bat, the commentator said "Brett broke a bat during batting practise today and he walked over and gave it to a young fan which was a nice touch"

Email from Brett
N/A

Game Reports
With a ninth-inning rally, Sea Dogs wash away Sea Wolves

The Portland Sea Dogs used a two-run rally in the top of the ninth inning to outlast the Erie SeaWolves 10-9 Wednesday night before 3,437 fans at Jerry Uht Park.

Erie reliever Rick Palma (1-7) took the loss as Sean McGowan's run-scoring double, followed by an RBI single by Kenny Perez, provided the Sea Dogs with the crucial runs.

It was the fifth and final lead change in a game that see-sawed back and forth.

"That's a heavyweight fight, right there," said Portland reliever Joe Nelson (3-2), who pitched the final 1-2/3 innings and picked up the win.
"A real 12-rounder."

Both starting pitchers were hampered by bad location and bad luck, accounting for the 6-6 tie after the top of the fifth.
Neither lasted long enough to gain a decision.

Portland knuckleballer Charlie Zink fell behind 3-0 after one inning after walking three straight batters.
Two of those scored when catcher Edgar Martinez's pickoff attempt sailed down the right-field line.

The Sea Dogs later trailed 4-2 but rebounded with three runs in the top of the third to take their first lead.
Erie starter Kenny Baugh gave up a one-out double to Mike Lockwood and singles to Brett Roneberg and George Lombard, scoring Lockwood.
Baugh then issued a walk to Mike O'Keefe and, one out later, gave up a two-run double to Perez.

"It was basically a hitters' game today," said Perez.
"Both teams were just winging it."

Then the Sea Dogs were trailing 7-6 in the top of the sixth when Erie reliever Alex Lontayo hit Roneberg in the back with two outs.
Lombard followed by rattling the wall in dead center.
By the time center fielder David Espinosa caught up to the ball, Roneberg had scored and Lombard was well on his way to legging out an inside-the-park homer, putting Portland up, 8-7.

But in the bottom of the inning, Espinosa hit a two-run homer off reliever Eric Glaser to put the SeaWolves back up by a run.

In the top of the ninth, Lombard singled and took second on a wild pitch.
McGowan then plated him with a solid hit into the gap.
Jimmy Alvarez pinch ran for McGowan and scooted in with the go-ahead run when Perez smacked his fourth hit of the night.

"I was just trying to put it into play," said Perez, who finished with four RBI.
"He (Palma) left one over the plate, so I took advantage of it."

Nelson, who worked his way out of bases-loaded trouble in the eighth, finished up to get the win and raise his record to 3-2.

NOTES
Lombard wound up going 4 for 5, his sixth multihit game in his last eight.
He is now batting .385 in his 13 games back after rehabbing his shoulder injury.
It would seem that it's just a matter of time before the former Atlanta Braves blue-chip prospect earns a promotion to Triple-A Pawtucket.
The question is when.
"I feel fortunate every day we have George," said Johnson. "He will probably get to another level. But when, I don't know."
Meanwhile, two members of last year's Sea Dogs, catcher Andy Dominique and pitcher Tim Kester, both now with Pawtucket, were named to the International League squad for the Triple-A All-Star Game, to be hosted by Pawtucket July 14.

Eastern League Game Summary - Portland at Erie

Kenny Perez roped a single that plated pinch-runner Jimmy Alvarez with the winning run in the top of the ninth inning as the Portland Sea Dogs made an amazing comeback to beat the Erie SeaWolves 10-9 Wednesday.

Alvarez pinch ran for Sean McGowan who doubled in the tying run one batter earlier.

Perez went 4-for-4 with a double and knocked in four runs to lead Portland.

George Lombard hit his first home run and drove in three runs for the Sea Dogs.
Lombard went 4-for-5 and scored four times.

Joe Nelson picked up the victory for Portland after he tossed two scoreless innings in relief.
He walked two and struck out four batters in the effort.

Rick Palma took the loss after he gave up two earned runs on three hits in just one inning of work.

Mike O'Keefe chipped in two hits, including a home run, one RBI, and scored two runs for Portland.

David Espinosa and Neil Jenkins both homered and knocked in two runs to lead Erie.

SEA DOGS PULL OFF ANOTHER COMEBACK
2 Runs in 9th - 4th Comeback Win in Last 11 Games

Kenny Perez hit a tie-breaking single in the top of the ninth to cap a two-run rally as the Portland Sea Dogs rallied for a 10-9 win at Erie on Wednesday night.

It was the fourth time in 11 days the Sea Dogs won a game when trailing after eight innings.

George Lombard went 4-for-5 with four runs scored and three RBI, including Portland's first inside-the-park home run in four years.

Sean McGowan added three hits and a game-tying RBI double in the ninth frame to set up the winning hit by Perez.

Joe Nelson (3-2) tossed two scoreless innings for the win, extending his scoreless inning streak to 14 frames and his streak without allowing an earned run to 20 innings.
Nelson has struck out 25 batters in his last 14 innings while allowing only three hits.

Portland rallied from deficits of 3-0, 6-5, 7-6 and 9-8 to score its 23rd come from behind win of the year.

The Sea Dogs won despite allowing two home runs, walking eight batters, committing three errors, allowing four unearned runs and having two runners thrown out on the basepaths.

The Sea Dogs lashed 17 hits, led by the four by Lombard and Perez.

Mike O'Keefe hit his 10th home run of the year in a 2-for-4, two run effort.

Wolves see positives in loss

If nothing else came out of Erie's 10-9 loss to Portland on Wednesday night, it was the quality of depth for the SeaWolves.
The Wolves played without center fielder Curtis Granderson (disabled list with sprained ankle), first baseman Juan Tejeda (suspension), and third baseman Jack Hannahan (back spasms) and still scored nine runs.

"I was really pleased at how we swung the bats," manager Rick Sweet said.
"We ran the bases well. We played tough defense.
I don't like to lose, but we did some things well."

Erie had 10 hits, three by leadoff hitter Anderson Hernandez, stole two bases, and did not commit an error.

Scott Tousa, inserted into the lineup after batting practice when Hannahan's back acted up, responded with two hits and scored a run for the Wolves, who disappointed a crowd of 3,437 who saw the Erie's winning streak snapped at four at Jerry Uht Park.

But that didn't stop the Erie (40-30) from falling two games behind first-place Altoona (43-29) in the Eastern League's Southern Division race.

"We have guys that we can count on putting out there any time," Tousa said.
"We have confidence in all the guys here."

Sweet also has confidence in Tousa, who he said played a "super ballgame. He is solid in the infield."

What failed the Wolves was pitching.
Starter Kenny Baugh allowed six runs on 11hits in five innings, including Mike O'Keefe's solo homer in the fifth.
Alex Lontayo gave up George Lombard's two-run inside-the-park homer in the sixth, and Rick Palma (1-7) blew his third straight save by surrendering two runs in the top of the ninth to wipe out a 9-8 Erie lead.

"They swung the bats aggressively," Sweet said.
"We struggled at times with our pitches, especially on the inside part of the plate."

Lombard's homer bounced high off wall in right-center.
He raced around the bases and beat the throw home.
"They (center fielder David Espinosa and right fielder Jason Knoedler) told me it hit right on the top of the fence," Sweet said.
"Neither one of them could catch it. They have to decide to go for the catch or play it off the wall, and they got caught in between."

Neil Jenkins belted a solo homer over the Slippery Rock University sign just to the left of center field in the third inning, and Espinosa went the other way with a two-run homer to left in the sixth off Eric Glaser for the fourth lead change of the game and a 9-8 Wolves lead.

But the Sea Dogs handed closer Palma his seventh straight loss while beating the Wolves for the first time after seven straight losses.

Lombard opened the ninth with a single, his fourth hit of the game.
One out later, Sean McGowan doubled off the base of the fence in straightaway center, and Lombard scored the tying run.
Kenny Perez then delivered his fourth hit and fourth RBI on a single up the middle.

The Wolves scored in each of the first six innings, including seven runs against Sea Dogs knuckleballer Charlie Zink on eight hits in five innings.

Joe Nelson (3-2), who came on in the eighth, retired the side in order in the ninth, striking out Knoedler to end the game.