The Result
Sea Dogs - 6 to 1

Sea Dogs - Year-to-Date
47 wins - 52 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, 1 x RBI

Brett's at-bats
First at-bat
Lefthanded pitcher
Runner at third base - one down
Ball - curve ball - down in the dirt
"That is smartly hit back up the middle past the pitcher's head for a hit and Roneberg has his team-leading sixtieth run-batted-in for the season"
Single
......and 1 x RBI
Left stranded at the end of the innings
Second at-bat
Lefthanded pitcher
Bases empty - two down
Ball - low
Ball - curve ball - outside
Hit into shallow rightfield and caught on a diving catch by the Navigators fielder
Out F9
Third at-bat
Righthanded pitcher
Runner at first base - one down
Ball - down and in
Foul ball - breaking ball
Ball - down and in - "and nearly hit him"
Foul ball - back
"And that is 'chopped' towards shortstop and could be two ...... but no, the fielder went back a couple of steps to get the ball on the hop and it came off his glove and went into centrefield ...... and the runner went to third and Brett hustled into second base ...... and that error could be costly as instead of an inning-ending double play, the Sea Dogs now have two runners in scoring position"
Safe at second base - E6
Left stranded at the end of the inning
Fourth at-bat
Righthanded pitcher
Bases empty - none down
Ball - low
Ball - inside at the knees
Ball - low inside
Called strike - "a rather high strike for the automatic"
"A ground ball straight at the Navigators first-baseman who fields and underhands to the pitcher covering the base"
Out 3-to-1

Heard during the game
(1) In the top of the third innings, the lead-off batter for the Navigators hit a 'sinking line drive' into rightfield - Brett came in and made a diving attempt for the catch - the commentator said "that was a good effort by Roneberg but he had to take the ball on the hop ...... and he was able to keep the ball in front of him to stop it from going for extra bases"

(2) When Brett was standing in the batter's box for his third at-bat, the commentator mentioned "Brett has twelve home runs for the season, but he hasn't hit a 'long ball' since the sixth of June"

Email from Brett
N/A

Game Reports
Stevens glitters all night for Dogs

Players rushed to the field, congratulating Josh Stevens on his complete game.
And it is likely the relief pitchers will send a thank-you note and flowers.
Stevens gave the fatigued bullpen a needed day off.

He struck out 10, walked none and scattered eight hits as the Portland Sea Dogs topped the Norwich Navigators 6-1 Friday night before 6,643 at Hadlock Field.

Portland (47-52) backed Stevens with three home runs, one apiece from Jesus Medrano (3 for 5, a triple short of the cycle), Mike Lockwood (1 for 2) and new first baseman Stefan Bailie (3 for 3).

This is the same Norwich club that had beaten Portland the past three games, scoring a combined 24 runs.

"We've seen what these guys can do and that really magnifies Josh's performance," said Portland Manager Ron Johnson.
"That was the best pitching performance we've had all year."

And, pitching coach Bob Kipper added, "it was the best not only because of the complete game, but because the quality of his stuff."

Stevens pounded the strike zone with fastballs, while floating in his change-up and 65 mph curveballs.
Stevens threw 101 pitches, 75 for strikes.
Of the 34 batters he faced, he threw a first-pitch strike to 26 of them.

"He had great command," Portland catcher Jeff Bailey said.

Stevens (5-7) has struggled at times this year but showed the form that won him 10 games in Portland last season and had him start 2004 at Triple-A Pawtucket.

"That was reminiscent (of last year)," Johnson said.
"His fastball had action and his breaking ball was crisp."

Friday marked Portland's first complete game this year.

Stevens' outing was welcomed by a team that has three starting pitchers on the disabled list and another, Abe Alvarez, unavailable because he pitched for the Boston Red Sox on Thursday.

The bullpen has had to fill the void.

"For a team that has a weary bullpen, that was major," Johnson said.

The outing was also huge for Stevens, who showed again what he can do with his command.

"I was throwing strikes and getting ahead," Stevens said, still receiving handshakes and hugs in the clubhouse.
"For the first time in the last two years I used my fastball real well inside.
That and keeping them off balance with the curveball and change-up."

Stevens allowed more than one hit in only one inning, the third, when Julian Benavidez's RBI double tied the game for Norwich (52-45).

Medrano's two-run homer in the fifth gave Portland the lead for good.

NOTES
Alvarez, fresh from his major-league debut at Fenway Park Thursday, was in the Hadlock stands Friday, charting pitches.
His next start for the Sea Dogs is tentatively scheduled for Wednesday.
The Sea Dogs will wear special green jerseys tonight.
Raffle tickets for the jerseys will be sold during the game, benefiting the Muscular Dystrophy Association.
Left-hander Kason Gabbard (sprained ankle) will be activated from the disabled list and get the start today.
He'll be limited to about three innings.
Reliever Bo Donaldson likely will follow Gabbard.

Sea Dogs Rout Gators

Josh Stevens scattered eight hits as the Portland Sea Dogs snapped a three-game losing streak with a 6-1 win over the Norwich Navigators Friday in the Eastern League.

Stevens (5-7) struck out a season-high ten batters and walked none in his complete-game effort.

Jesus Medrano put Portland ahead 3-1 with a two-run home run in the fifth inning.
It was his second home run of the season.

Stefan Bailie hit solo home run in the sixth inning and Mike Lockwood finished out the scoring with a two-run home run in the seventh.
It was Lockwood's sixth home run of the season.

Medrano and Bailie had three hits each for Portland (47-52).

Mitch Walk (4-5) suffered the loss for Norwich (52-48), allowing three runs on five hits in 4-1/3 innings.
He walked one and struck out two.

STEVENS FIRES COMPLETE GAME GEM
Portland Snaps 3-Game Slide with 6-1 Victory over Norwich

Josh Stevens fired a complete-game eight-hitter - the first Sea Dogs nine-inning complete game since last July - as the Portland Sea Dogs snapped a three-game losing streak with a 6-1 win over the Norwich Navigators Friday night.

Stevens scattered eight hits and walked nobody in recording his second career complete game.
He fanned 10 batters and allowed only one runner past second base.

Jesus Medrano homered, doubled, singled, drove in two runs and scored three times to pace the Portland offense.

Medrano's fifth inning two-run home run off Mitch Walk snapped a 1-1 tie and gave Portland the lead for good.

Stefan Bailie added a home run in the sixth inning and Mike Lockwood hit a two-run homer in the seventh frame to cap the scoring.

Bailie is now 11-for-25 as a Sea Dog with 2 homers and 5 RBI.

Brett Roneberg added an RBI single in the first frame.

SEA DOGS SHUT DOWN NAVIGATORS
Stevens strikes out ten in complete game 6-1 win

Josh Stevens struck out ten Navigators without walking a batter in 6-1 complete game win over Norwich.

Mitch Walk made the spot start, holding the Sea Dogs to just one run until Jesus Medrano hit a two-run homerun in the fifth.

The Sea Dogs also got homeruns from Mike Lockwood and Stefan Bailie.

Justin Knoedler and Bryan Carter each had two hits for Norwich, and Julian Benavidez knocked in the only Norwich run with an RBI double in the third.

Eastern League Game Summary - Norwich at Portland

Josh Stevens allowed one run over nine innings and struck out ten as the Portland Sea Dogs defeated the Norwich Navigators, 6-1.

Stevens (5-7) yielded eight hits for the Sea Dogs in his first complete game of the season.

Jesus Medrano, Mike Lockwood and Stefan Bailie all homered for Portland (47-52).

With the game knotted at one, Medrano plated two runs with his second home run of the year in the fifth.

Bailie followed with a solo shot to left-center in the sixth frame.

Lockwood closed the scoring for the Sea Dogs with a two- run blast in the seventh stanza as Portland halted a three-game skid.

Mitch Walk (4-5) was handed the loss in 4-1/3rd innings for the Navigators (52-45).
He surrendered three earned runs on five hits and one walk.

Julian Benavidez drove in the lone run for Norwich in the loss.