The Result
Sea Dogs - 3 to 2

Sea Dogs - Year-to-Date
48 wins - 54 losses

Brett's Position and the Batting Order
Playing rightfield
Batting #4 - "...and Roneberg is batting clean-up for just the second time this year"

At the end of the Game
0 hit from 3 at-bats - 1 x run scored, 1 x walk, 1 x strike out

Brett's at-bats
First at-bat
Righthanded pitcher
Runner at first base - two down
Ball - up and in
Ball - up and in
Foul ball - back
"And that is 'scorched' straight at the Mets first-baseman and goes off his glove into rightfield ...... we will have to wait and see what the ruling is going to be ...... some scorers will give that a hit because it was hit so hard and other scorers will rule it an error because it was hit straight at the fielder ...... and it is going to be the latter in this case" - the runner advanced to third base
Safe at first base - E3
Scored on a hit
Second at-bat
Righthanded pitcher
Runner at second base - none down
Ball - fast ball - outside
Swing&miss - "and that would have been ball-2 as the pitch was down low"
Swing&miss - "and he tried to check his swing on that high fast ball but went around too far"
Swing&miss - "and that was low and Roneberg strikes out on what should have been a four-pitch walk"
Strike out
Third at-bat
Righthanded pitcher
Runner at first base - one down
Ball - low
Ball - bounced in front of the plate
Foul ball - on the ground down the first base line
"That is hit straight at the Mets second-baseman and should be two ...... no!!! ...... the second-baseman threw very wide of the base and the ball goes into leftfield ...... and instead of an inning ending double-play, the Sea Dogs now have runners at first and second base and it's still just one down"
Safe at first base - E4
Left stranded at the end of the innings
Fourth at-bat
Righthanded pitcher
Runner at first base - none down
Ball - "a little bit outside"
Ball - "and that's in the dirt and bounces off the catcher's shin guard and the runner goes to second base on a wild pitch"
Foul ball - "a late swing"
Ball - fast ball - inside
Called strike - "at the knees and a 'generous' call by the umpire"
Ball - low and inside
Walk
Left stranded at the end of the innings

Heard during the game
N/A

Email from Brett
N/A

Pre-game Report
The Sea Dogs begin a three-game series with Binghamton tonight, with Eric Glaser as the scheduled starter.

Portland will be without its top hitter, catcher Jeff Bailey, who was called up to Pawtucket.
He replaces Andy Dominique, who was called to Boston to fill in for Jason Varitek, who hurt his wrist in an altercation with Alex Rodriguez on Saturday.

Bailey was batting .299 for Portland, with 12 home runs, 57 RBI and 56 runs.

Bailey is being replaced by Albert Conception from Class A Sarasota.

Game Reports

Dogs buck the odds for a win

Las Vegas bookmakers do not give odds on minor-league baseball games, but the Portland Sea Dogs' chances looked poor Tuesday night.

Portland had lost nearly 25 percent of its offense in the past three days with the trade of John Hattig and the promotion of Jeff Bailey.
The Sea Dogs' starting rotation remained a skeleton crew because of injuries.
And worst of all, the last-place Sea Dogs played host to the first-place Binghamton Mets, a team that swept Portland on its last visit to Hadlock Field.

But the long shot came through Tuesday.

Portland scored three early runs and its patchwork pitching held up in a 3-2 victory.

Sea Dogs closer Juan Perez struck out Chase Lambin with the bases loaded to end the game for his fourth save.

Stefan Bailie doubled in two runs in the first inning, and Joe Kilburg doubled in a run in the second.

"Any time you have success against this ballclub, you have to feel real good about yourself," Portland Manager Ron Johnson said.
"You look at their league record and their success against us . . . we have not shaken hands (after the game) very much against these guys."

Portland right-hander Eric Glaser, making his third straight spot start, held Binghamton to two runs (one earned) over four innings.

Tim Hamulack (1-0) made his fourth appearance since coming from Triple-A Pawtucket.
He threw three scoreless innings, striking out six, to pick up the win.

Mark Deschenes pitched 1-1/3 innings, and Perez finished it off.

Portland (48-54) remained in last place in the Eastern League Northern Division.
Binghamton (58-44) fell into a tie for first with New Hampshire, a 6-1 winner over New Britain.

The Sea Dogs and Mets play again tonight, weather permitting.

Sea Dogs employees were ready to roll out the tarp Tuesday, but the game was never interrupted as the midgame sprinkles did not last long.

Binghamton took a 1-0 lead in the first, but Glaser did damage control by retiring the final two batters with two runners aboard.

In the bottom of the first with two outs, Mike Lockwood battled for a walk on nine pitches.
Brett Roneberg's grounder got by first baseman Brent Harper, and Bailie scored them both with a shot to right-center.

In the second, Kenny Perez led off with a triple.
Mets starter Ken Chenard (6-3) then struck out two and got ahead of Kilburg, 0-2.
But Kilburg lined a double to right-center, scoring Perez for a 3-1 lead.

Binghamton closed to 3-2 when the Sea Dogs' infield let a fly ball drop on the pitcher's mound, scoring a run with two outs.

But the Mets, the league's top-hitting team, got no more.

Perez entered with two runners on and one out.
He struck out two, sandwiched around a walk.

NOTES
The paid attendance was announced at 6,809.
Tuesday was ALS Night at Hadlock, raising awareness of the disease commonly referred to as Lou Gehrig's disease.
The first 1,000 fans at today's game will receive a Josh Beckett bobblehead doll.
Also, the Sea Dogs and the Jewish Community Alliance will recognize the contributions of Jewish players to major-league baseball.

B-Mets fall into tie for first after slipping vs. Sea Dogs

The Binghamton Mets lost in the rain Tuesday night and are close to losing their grip in the Eastern League's Northern Division.

The Mets lost, 3-2, to the Portland Sea Dogs and with New Hampshire's 5-inning victory over New Britain, fell back into a first-place tie in the division for the first time since May 17.

The Sea Dogs took advantage of a Mets error to even the score at 1 in the first inning.
With Mike Lockwood on first, Brett Roneberg hit a grounder that went through the legs of first baseman Brett Harper.
Stefan Bailie followed with a two-run double to give the Sea Dogs a 2-1 lead.

The Sea Dogs went ahead for good in the second.
Kenny Perez tripled to lead off the inning and Joe Kilburg drove him in with a double to right-center.

The Mets got a run back in the third.
Eric Glauser walked Angel Pagan, who stole second with designated hitter Josh Pressley at the plate.
Pressley hit an infield pop fly, which dropped to the ground after no Portland infielders tried to make the play.
Pagan ran all the way home on the error, which was given to third baseman Kilburg.

The Mets left 13 runners on base - at least one in every inning and eight of them in scoring position.

They left the bases loaded to end the game.

The teams play the second game of the three-game series at 7 tonight.

PORTLAND HOLDS OFF B-METS, RAIN FOR 3-2 WIN
Bullpen Tosses 5 Shutout Innings in Victory

Tim Hamulack tossed three scoreless innings of relief to earn his first win with Portland in nearly two seasons and Juan Perez struck out Chase Lambin with the bases loaded in a driving rain to end the game as the Portland Sea Dogs held on for a 3-2 win over the Binghamton Mets Tuesday night.

Stefan Bailie collected a two-run double and Joe Kilburg added an RBI double for the Sea Dogs.

Mike Lockwood doubled, singled, walked twice and scored a run.

Binghamton left 13 runners on base, including eight in scoring position, in the loss.

Hamulack relieved Eric Glaser, who allowed two runs (one earned) over four innings.
The left-hander allowed three hits in three innings and struck out a season-high six to earn the win.

Eastern League Game Summary - Binghamton at Portland

Stefan Bailie roped a two-run double in the bottom of the first inning, and Joe Kilburg doubled home Kenny Perez in the second with what would prove to be the winning run, as the Portland Sea Dogs beat the Binghamton Mets, 3-2.

Tim Hamulack (1-0) picked up his first win in relief of starter Eris Glaser.
Hamulack struck out six in three innings and allowed three hits.

Juan Perez recorded his fourth save, striking out two and walking on in 2/3rds of an inning.

Ken Chenard (6-3) allowed three runs, one earned, on four hits in five innings to suffer the loss.
He struck out six and walked three.

Brett Harper drove in a run for the Mets with an RBI double in the first inning that brought home Angel Pagan.

Pagan walked four times on the night.

With the loss, Binghamton fell to 58-44, and are now tied with New Hampshire for first place in the Northern Division.
Portland improved to 48-54, ten games back.

Loss in Portland Drops Mets to First Place Tie

The Mets allowed two unearned runs in the first inning and left 13 men on base in a 3-2 loss at Portland Tuesday night.

The loss - and a New Hampshire win at New Britain - dropped the Mets to a first-place tie with the Fisher Cats for the first time since May 17.

After giving the Mets a 1-0 lead in the top of the first inning with a two-out double, Brett Harper misplayed a ground ball to first base.
That opened the door for a two-run, two-out double by Stefan Bailie.

Portland took the lead it would not relinquish.

Each team scored once more.

The Mets left runners on base in every inning, 13 total.

The had the bases loaded in the ninth inning when Chase Lambin struck out to end the game.

Tim Hamulack (1-0) threw three scoreless innings for the win.

Ken Chenard (6-3) gave up three runs, one earned on four hits for the loss.

Juan Perez got the final two outs for his fourth save.

The Mets (58-44) have had at least a share of first place every day since winning May 16.

Wednesday night, they pitch Jason Scobie (3-2, 2.76) against Abe Alvarez (8-6, 3.53).