The Result
Thunder - 6 to 4

Sea Dogs - Year-to-Date
45 wins - 49 losses

Brett's Position and the Batting Order
Designated hitter
Batting #3

At the end of the Game
1 hit from 4 at-bats - single

Brett's at-bats
First at-bat
(did not listen)
Righthanded pitcher
Runner at first base - one down
"Hit on the rightside of the diamond and robbed of a hit by a great play from the Thunder second-baseman" - the runner advanced to second base
Out 4-to-3
Second at-bat
Righthanded pitcher
Led off the inning
Ball - outside
Ball - down and in
"A bouncer back over the mound and it is picked up on a fine play by the Thunder shortstop"
Out 6-to-3
Third at-bat
Righthanded pitcher
Runner at first base - one down
Ball - outside
"And that is driven over the leaping second-baseman for a hit and it got out to the rightfielder quickly and the runner could only advance to second base"
Single
Went to second base on a hit
Went to third base on a fielder's choice ground out by a following Sea Dogs batter
Left stranded at the end of the inning
Fourth at-bat
Lefthanded pitcher
Bases empty - one down
"That pitch is hit pretty well into rightfield but Roneberg got under it a bit and it will stay in the yard and the fielder went back to make the catch"
Out F8

Heard during the game
(1) When Brett came in for his third at-bat, the score was 3 to 1 in favour of the Thunder during the top of the fifth innings - with the runner at first base, Brett was the potential tying run and the commentator said that "Roneberg hasn't hit a home run since 6th June so he's due!!!"

(2) After his single in his third at-bat, the commentator said "Brett now has seventeen hits from his last fourty-four at-bats for an average of 0.386"

Email from Brett
N/A

Game Reports
Sea Dogs make it very interesting

Jeff Bailey and Joe Kilburg thought they had Sunday afternoon off.
After all, Bailey has caught every Portland Sea Dogs game lately, and Kilburg deserved a rest to nurse the shiner he got from an errant fastball in Saturday night's game against Trenton.

Instead, they both found themselves representing the tying run as pinch hitters in the ninth inning Sunday at Waterfront Park.

But neither got the job done, and the Thunder avoided a four-game series sweep with a 6-4 victory.

Portland starter Josh Stevens (4-7) fell to 2-5 in his last 11 starts.
On a rainy, unpleasant afternoon, he allowed nine base runners and five runs in 5-2/3 innings.

Trenton ace Chien-ming Wang was in top form, giving up just two runs over seven innings, with no walks and eight strikeouts.

"I don't fault our kids at all," said Sea Dogs Manager Ron Johnson. "Wang had a lot of action on his pitches.
"I'll take three out of four on the road."

Portland broke out on top in the first when John Hattig's single scored Mike Lockwood, who had punched a one-out single to right.

Lockwood went 7 for 16 with four RBI and five runs scored in the series.

The Thunder took the lead in the third inning on a two-run double by Andy Cannizaro, who has 15 RBI in his last 10 games.
Cannizaro then stole third and came home when catcher Clint Chauncey threw the ball into left field, giving Trenton a 3-1 lead.

Portland center fielder Sheldon Fulse, who made a sliding catch on Cannizaro in the fifth, led off the sixth with an infield single.
Fulse moved to second on a single by designated hitter Brett Roneberg and scored on a base hit by Hattig, who finished with three hits.

In the bottom of the sixth, Jason Grove was credited with a single when third baseman Hattig, shortstop Kenny Perez, and left fielder Mike O'Keefe converged on a fly ball just inside the left-field line but no one could make the play.
Omar Fuentes promptly doubled to left, ending Stevens' day.
Reliever Colin Young then allowed a two-run single by pinch-hitter David Parrish, and the Thunder led 5-2.

Lockwood drove a 2-1 pitch from Charlie Manning over the right-field fence in the eighth to pull the Sea Dogs to 5-3, but Trenton answered with a run in the bottom of the inning.
Cannizaro singled off the glove of a diving Fulse in center, moved to third on a single through the right side by Bronson Sardinha and scored on a sacrifice fly to right by Teuris Olivares.

As the rain fell harder in the ninth, Stefan Bailie led off with a single to center against Trenton closer David Shepard.
After O'Keefe was caught looking at a third strike, Perez doubled to center to score Bailie.
Bailey grounded out to shortstop, sending Perez to third, before Kilburg struck out swinging to end the game.

NOTES
Chauncey, in his first game for the Sea Dogs after joining the organization in June, had a rough debut.
He struck out three times and committed two throwing errors while Trenton recorded five stolen bases.
Infielder Jesus Medrano, on rehab in the Gulf Coast League, could rejoin the Sea Dogs as early as today at Norwich.

THUNDER BREAK THROUGH FOR A 6-4 WIN OVER PORTLAND
Parrish and Cannizaro key win with big RBI hits

Chien-ming Wang threw seven solid innings to help Trenton defeat Portland 6-4 in Eastern League play on Sunday afternoon.

Trenton snapped a three-game losing streak with the victory.

Wang (6-5) defeated Portland for the first time in four starts against the Sea Dogs this season.
He scattered six hits and two runs but also struck out eight and walked none.

Wang went at least seven innings in a start for the fourth time in his last six starts.

After Portland (45-49) took a 1-0 lead in the 1st inning, Trenton responded with three runs in the 3rd inning.
The key hit in the inning was a two-run double by Andy Cannizaro.

Cannizaro, who collected two hits and scored a run, has now hit safely in 12 of his last 13 games.

The Sea Dogs cut the deficit to 3-2 in the top of the 6th inning, but the Thunder responded in the bottom half of the inning.

David Parrish collected a pinch-hit two-run single with two outs to increase Trenton's lead to 5-2.

Portland starter Josh Stevens (4-7) gave up five runs in 5-2/3 innings.

The loss ended Portland's four-game winning streak.

Ahead 5-3, the Thunder added a run in the 8th inning on a sacrifice fly by Teuris Olivares.

Portland responded with a run in the ninth off Thunder closer David Shepard to make it a 6-4 game, but Shepard struck out pinch-hitter Joe Kilburg to end the game.

It was Shepard's 13th save of the year.

Eastern League Game Summary - Portland at Trenton

David Parrish's pinch hit, two-run single in the bottom of the sixth inning was the difference in the Trenton Thunder's 6-4 win over the Portland Sea Dogs on Sunday.

Andy Cannizaro gave Trenton a 2-1 lead in the third by stroking a two-run double down the left field line.
The shortstop then stole third and scored on a throwing error by Clint Chauncey.

Portland cut the lead to a run on John Hattig's RBI single in the sixth, but Trenton answered with Parrish's two-RBI single in the bottom half of the inning.

The Sea Dogs cut the lead to two when Mike Lockwood belted his fourth home run of the season in the eighth.

Kenny Perez drove in a run with a double in the ninth, but that is as close as Portland would come.

Chien-Ming Wang (6-5) pitched seven brilliant innings for Trenton, who improved to 44-47 with the win.
Wang allowed just two runs on six hits, struck out eight and did not issue a walk.

David Shepard converted his 13th save of the season for Trenton.

Josh Stevens (4-7) allowed five runs on seven hits in 5-2/3rd innings and suffered the loss.

Portland fell to 45-49 with the loss.