The Result
Aeros - 7 to 2

Sea Dogs - Year-to-Date
38 wins - 45 losses

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

At the end of the Game
1 hit from 3 at-bats - single, 1 x RBI, 1 x sacrifice fly

Brett's at-bats
First at-bat
(did not listen)
Righthanded pitcher
Runners at first and third base - none down
Fly ball into centrefield
Sacrifice fly
......1 x RBI
Second at-bat
Righthanded pitcher
Bases empty - one down
Ball - low
Called strike - at the knees
Ball - low
Foul ball - "ripped down the rightfield line"
Pop-up at home plate and caught by the catcher
Out F2
Third at-bat
(did not listen)
Righthanded pitcher
Led off the innings
Fly ball in foul territory near third base and caught by the fielder
Out F5
Fourth at-bat
(did not listen)
???handed pitcher
Bases empty - one down
Ground ball through the right side of the diamond
Single
Left stranded at the end of the inning

Heard during the game
N/A

Email from Brett
N/A

Game Reports

With chance to rise, Sea Dogs stumble

In this just-completed homestand, the Portland Sea Dogs hoped to make a move in the standings.

But the Sea Dogs went 3-4 over the seven games at Hadlock Field, including a 7-2 defeat to the Akron Aeros before a sold-out Fourth of July crowd of 6,975.

Portland (38-45) remained in last place in the Eastern League's Northern Division, now 1-1/2 games behind fifth-place New Britain and eight games behind second-place New Hampshire.

While the Hadlock ushers were challenged to squeeze every fan into a seat, the Sea Dogs had trouble figuring out Fausto Carmona (2-3), a 6-foot-4 prospect from the Dominican Republic.

Carmona, 20, has had his challenges at Double-A, but he showed Sunday why he's the Cleveland Indians' No. 3 prospect, according to Baseball America.
Carmona recovered from a rocky first inning (two runs, three hits), to hold Portland to one hit over the next five innings.
Using a 94-mph fastball, a very good change-up and excellent control, Carmona retired the last 10 batters he faced, and 17 of the last 18.
He struck out seven and walked none.

"We faced a kid we're going to see on TV," Sea Dogs Manager Ron Johnson said.
"That young man has real good stuff.
He looked like he was trying to get a feel for his pitches in the first inning.
"After he got that feel, he dominated us."

As for not making a move on this homestand, Johnson said, "It's unfortunate.
But I can't get on these guys for that. (Not when) you face someone who throws the ball like that."

Portland starter Kason Gabbard (0-2) had been ill, and he was not sharp from the start.
He gave up four runs on four hits and a walk in 2-1/3 innings.

Akron (37-46) got three insurance runs in the ninth.

In the bottom of the first, Sheldon Fulse greeted Carmona with a double off the wall in right-center and Mike Lockwood reached on a bunt single.
Both runners came home on Brett Roneberg's sacrifice fly and Jeff Bailey's double.

Except for the first inning and post-game fireworks, there was little to excite the Hadlock crowd, save for an explosion from Akron Manager Brad Komminsk.

In the fifth inning, Fulse dove for a Ben Francisco sinking line drive in center field.
The ball appeared to drop, but Fulse came up with it and base umpire Brent Rice signaled a catch.
Francisco was ejected for arguing the call.
Komminsk also spoke to Rice and returned to the dugout.
After the inning, Komminsk walked back out and argued more with Rice, repeatedly throwing his cap to the ground.
When Komminsk got ejected, he walked through the gates, then threw some rubber lobsters - used in the Lob-a-Lobster game - onto the field.

After Carmona finished his six-inning stint, Akron used three relievers to shut down the Sea Dogs.

NOTES
The Sea Dogs do not play today, but leave this afternoon for a three-game series at Trenton, N.J.
Left-hander Abe Alvarez (7-5) is slated to pitch the opener for Portland against Trenton's Chien-Ming Wang (5-4).
The Sea Dogs return Friday for a four-game home series with Altoona, then head into the All-Star break.
Shortstop Kenny Perez and third baseman John Hattig were given the day off Sunday.

Three-run third anchors Aeros' win

Ryan Ludwick drove in three runs, David Wallace homered and Fausto Carmona pitched six strong innings as the Akron Aeros defeated the Portland Sea Dogs, 7-2, Sunday in an Eastern League game in Portland, Maine.

Sheldon Fulse and Jeff Bailey doubled as the Sea Dogs grabbed a 2-0 lead in the first inning.

The Aeros scored one run in the second inning and took command in the third when Wallace's leadoff homer sparked a three-run rally.

Carmona (2-3) struck out seven, walked none and allowed two runs on four hits over six innings.

Portland starter Kason Gabbard (0-2) took the loss.

SEA DOGS FALL SHORT ON INDEPENDENCE DAY
Sea Dogs Fall to Akron, 7-2 Before Sellout Crowd

Fausto Carmona allowed only four hits over six innings and retired 16 of the final 17 batters he faced as the Akron Aeros topped the Portland Sea Dogs, 7-2 on the Fourth of July before a sellout crowd at Hadlock Field.

Jeff Bailey went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI, reaching base multiple times for the ninth consecutive game.

Colin Young fired 2.2 scoreless innings of relief, retiring eight of the nine batters he faced.

James Johnson added two scoreless innings of relief.

Portland scored twice in the first inning - Sheldon Fulse doubled, Mike Lockwood singled, Brett Roneberg hit a sacrifice fly and Bailey doubled to make it 2-0.

But Portland managed only one more runner past first base the rest of the game.

Ryan Ludwick knocked in three runs for the Aeros, who handed the Sea Dogs a seventh loss in the last ten games.

Eastern League Game Summary - Akron at Portland

Fausto Carmona tossed six solid innings and Ryan Ludwick led Akron with three RBI as the Aeros upended the Portland Sea Dogs, 7-2, in Eastern League action on Sunday.

Carmona held Portland to two runs on four hits and struck out seven in earning the win.
He improved to 2-3 this season.

Akron took a 4-2 lead in the third by posting three runs in the inning.
David Wallace belted his first home run of the season and Ludwick and Josh Bard knocked in runs.

Ludwick added a two-run single in Akron's three-run ninth.
He finished the game 1-for-5.

Kason Gabbard (0-2) was touched for four runs on four hits in two and 1/3rd innings and suffered the loss.

Jeff Bailey collected two hits, including a double, for Portland, who split the four-game series with Akron despite the loss.