The Result
Seawolves - 10 to 2

Sea Dogs - Year-to-Date
51 wins - 59 losses

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

At the end of the Game
0 hit from 4 at-bats - 1 x GIDP

Brett's at-bats
First at-bat
Righthanded pitcher
Runners at first and second base - none down
Ball - breaking ball - inside
Called strike - "a very borderline call on a pitch that appeared to be low and away"
Ball - down and in
Foul ball - down the leftfield line
Foul ball - back
Ball - breaking ball - "just inside and maybe a bit low"
"A ground ball towards third base, and the third-baseman fields it, flips to second and the relay to first base is in time ...... and Roneberg may have swung at ball-4 there"
Out 5-to-4-to-3 double play
Second at-bat
Righthanded pitcher
Led off the innings
"And Brett jumped on the first pitch and drives it to deep right-centrefield but it's caught just shy of the warning track"
Out F8
Third at-bat
Righthanded pitcher
Bases empty - two down
Called strike
Ball - breaking ball - outside
"A 'little ground ball' on the right side which is fielded by the Seawolves second-baseman who throws to first base for the final out of the innings"
Out 4-to-3
Fourth at-bat
Righthanded pitcher
Runner at first base - none down
Ball - outside
Ball - outside and low
"And Roneberg hits a mile-high pop-up just behind third base ...... and it's dropped!!! ...... but the fielder had time to pick the ball up and throw to second base for the out as the runner had not taken any sort of a lead as he had expected the ball to be caught"
Safe at first base on a fielder's choice
Left stranded at the end of the innings

Heard during the game
(1) After Brett's first at-bat, the commentator said "that is Roneberg's ninteenth double-play hit, and that is a Sea Dogs franchise record"
(2) After flying out in his second at-bat, he mentioned "Brett is still looking for his first hit of the series and is 0 for his last 12" (at the end of this game Brett is 0-for-last-14)

Email from Brett
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Game Reports
As hosts, the Dogs sure are generous

Fans were handed rally towels before the Portland Sea Dogs played Erie Wednesday night.
They could have waved those towels all night.
They could have waved magic wands, for that matter.
Nothing was going to work.

After half an inning, Portland trailed 4-0.
After 1-1/2 innings, the score was 9-0.

The Sea Dogs never mounted a comeback as the SeaWolves enjoyed another cakewalk, winning 10-2 before 6,826 fans at Hadlock Field.

The rout followed Tuesday's ugly loss, when Portland's bullpen allowed 12 runs in the final two innings in a 14-3 defeat.

Add the last two innings Tuesday to the first two on Wednesday, and the statistics take on a T-ball feel.
In those four innings, Erie sent 41 batters to the plate - 20 of them got hits, five walked, three were hit by a pitch and 21 scored.

"We're just hitting the ball," said second baseman Ryan Raburn, who homered twice Wednesday.
"Everyone has those days, and the last few have been ours."

Erie's offense is normally not that strong.
The SeaWolves (58-49) rank ninth in the 12-team Eastern League in hits, but they have feasted on Portland pitching.

Sea Dogs starter Kason Gabbard (0-4) took a pounding.
Despite his record, Gabbard has pitched OK in seven starts with a 3.68 ERA.
But with nine earned runs in three innings Wednesday, Gabbard's ERA shot up to 6.48.

"(Gabbard) didn't do anything wrong tonight. He just got smacked around a little bit," Portland Manager Ron Johnson said.
"Success breeds, and they've got it right now. They're rolling.
It started (Tuesday) night and it came right out in the first and second innings."

Johnson held a quick team meeting after the game to lift his players' spirits.

There were some positives Wednesday, like the relief pitching.
James Johnson, who had been struggling, had an encouraging outing.
After giving up a leadoff home run by Raburn in the fourth, he did not allow another run in four innings, striking out five.
Ryan Larson and Marc Deschenes each pitched a hitless inning.

Erie's Rick Kristen (3-2) made his second start since returning from the Triple-A Toledo Mud Hens.
He gave up only four hits in seven innings.

Portland (51-59) got its runs in the second.
Hanley Ramirez doubled to deep center.
With two outs, Kristen walked two to load the bases.
Sheldon Fulse hit a bouncer into right field for two RBI.

Ramirez displayed his range at shortstop, showing why the Red Sox are so high on him.
He charged past second base to handle a grounder and throw out Curtis Granderson in the first inning.
In the sixth, Max St. Pierre hit a grounder deep in the hole on the left side.
Ramirez reached it in short left field and fired a strike to first baseman Stefan Bailie, just missing the out.

"You can tell just by watching him, he's going to be a good one," Raburn said.

NOTES
Catcher Jeff Bailey went on the disabled list with a bruised thumb suffered when he tried to throw out a runner Tuesday and his hand hit the batter.
To replace Bailey, the Sea Dogs activated bullpen catcher John Nathans for one game.
He pinch hit in the ninth and struck out.
Portland is expecting veteran minor-league catcher Mike Lopez-Cao today.
In Class A Augusta (Ga.) on Tuesday night, former Sea Dogs catcher Edgar Martinez made his pitching debut.
He threw one inning, allowing two hits, no walks and no runs.

'Wolves collar 'Dogs

Ryan Raburn hit two home runs and Rick Kirsten pitched seven strong innings as the Erie SeaWolves ripped the Portland SeaDogs 10-2 Wednesday night.

The victory, in front of 6,826 fans at Hadlock Field, helped the 'Wolves (58-49) increase their lead to three games over the Bowie Baysox for second place in the Eastern League's Southern Division.
Bowie lost at New Hampshire, 3-2.

Erie jumped on Portland starter Kason Gabbard (0-4) for four runs in the first inning and five in the second.
Chad Meyers had a two-run single in the first inning.
In the second, Juan Tejeda had a two-run double before Raburn capped the inning with a three-run blast, his ninth homer of the season.
Tejeda had three hits.

Raburn added a solo homer off of James Johnson in the fourth for the SeaWolves, who have scored 24 runs in their past two games.

Kirsten (3-2) allowed just four hits, including Sheldon Fulse's two-run single in the second inning, the only runs for the SeaDogs (51-59).

Scorching outfielder Curtis Granderson had his streak of five straight games with a home run snapped.
Granderson did double and drive in a run.

The four-game series concludes today at noon.

SEA DOGS ROUGHED UP FOR SECOND STRAIGHT NIGHT
Erie Scores 9 in 1st 2 Innings, Cruises to 10-2 Win

Ryan Raburn homered twice and drove in four runs and all nine Erie SeaWolves starters hit safely for the second straight night as Erie pounded the Portland Sea Dogs, 10-2 on Wednesday night before 6,826 at Hadlock Field.

Erie scored nine runs in the first two innings, sending 17 batters to the plate against Kason Gabbard (0-4) and belting eight hits with a hit batsman and two walks.

Rick Kirsten (3-2) allowed only four hits and two runs over seven innings for his second straight win.

Sheldon Fulse knocked in both Portland runs with a two-run single in the second inning.

Portland relievers pitched well after a rocky last week.
James Johnson allowed only a run in four innings while Ryan Larson and Marc Deschenes pitched scoreless, hitless innings.
Deschenes has a 12.2 scoreless inning streak over 10 appearances.

Prior to the game, catcher Jeff Bailey was placed on the disabled list with a strained right thumb and catcher John Nathans was activated after spending more than 13 months on the disabled list after a shoulder dislocation last July.

Eastern League Game Summary - Erie at Portland

Ryan Raburn crushed two home runs and Juan Tejada scored twice as the Erie SeaWolves defeated the Portland Sea Dogs, 10-2, in Eastern League action Wednesday evening.

Erie improved its record to 58-49 while Portland fell to 51-59.

Raburn's first home run, a three-run shot, came in Erie's five-run second inning.

The SeaWolves also put up a four spot in the opening inning.

Raburn struck back in the fourth with a solo shot, his 10th of the season.
He finished the night 2-for-3 with four RBI and two walks.

Tejeda went 3-for-5 with two doubles and two RBI.

Chad Meyers plated two runs and Kurt Airoso scored twice for Erie.

Rick Kirsten picked up the win and upped his record to 3-2.
Kirsten surrendered two runs on four hits, three walks and struck out four over seven innings of work.

Portland's Kason Gabbard was shelled in his three innings and fell to 0-4 with the loss.
Gabbard gave up nine runs on nine hits and walked four.

Sheldon Fuse knocked in two runs and collected two hits for the Sea Dogs.

SeaWolves offense continues to roll, win 10-2!

The SeaWolves picked up where they left off last night, scoring nine runs in the first two innings to beat the Portland Sea Dogs, 10-2 on Wednesday night.

Ryan Raburn paced the 12-hit attack, blasting two home runs and knocking in four.

Juan Tejeda had three hits, including two doubles and two RBI's.

For the second straight night, all nine starters for Erie had at least one hit.

Max St. Pierre singled in the eighth inning to extend his hitting streak to eight.

David Espinosa reached base for the 38th straight game with a first inning double.

Rick Kirsten (3-2), who pitched a season high seven innings, picked up his second win of the trip, scattering four hits and two runs.

Chad Meyers made his SeaWolves debut and delivered a clutch two-out single to plate two in the first inning.

Jorge Cordova made his return to Erie and closed out the game with two scoreless frames.