The Result
Sea Dogs - 3 to 0

Sea Dogs - Year-to-Date
65 wins - 70 losses

Brett's Position and the Batting Order
Playing rightfield
Batting #4

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

Brett's at-bats
First at-bat
Righthanded pitcher
Runners at first and third base - one down
"And that's a ground ball to second base and it should be two ...... and it is!!!"
Out 4-to-6-to-3 double play
Second at-bat
Righthanded pitcher
Runner at first base - two down
"Bounced slowly towards shortstop"
Out 6-to-3
Third at-bat
Righthanded pitcher
(did not hear the pitch sequence)
THE BASES ARE LOADED - TWO DOWN
Out F8
Fourth at-bat
Righthanded pitcher
Runners at second and third base - one down
Ball - low
"A come-backer to the mound which glances of the pitcher and goes to the second-baseman who throws to first base for the out and the runner comes home from third base"
Out 1-to-4-to-3
......and 1 x RBI
Fifth at-bat
The eighth inning was played in pouring rain and according to the commentator, there was surface water visible in both the infield and outfield - but the game kept going!!! - this at-bat by Brett was to be in the top of the ninth inning - the Sea Dogs had a runner at third base and it was two down - the umpire called 'time' just as Brett was going to step into the batter's box, and the game went to a rain delay - as can be seen in the newspaper reports below, the game didn't get started again and the score at the end of eight innings was declared the result

Heard during the game
(1) After Brett's first at-bat, the commentator said "that is Brett's franchise leading twenty-second double-play hit of the season"

(2) At the bottom of the second innings, the Sea Dogs were leading 1 run to nil - the Mets had two runners on base with two down - the next batter drove the ball into the right-centrefield gap "and Roneberg takes off after it and makes the catch stretching out on the warning track deep in the alley ...... an outstanding play by Brett ...... that's a 'highlight' play ...... you can 'hang a star' on that play which saved two runs"

(3) During the rain delay in the top of the ninth inning, the commentator said "Brett has had a tough time during the game tonight ...... the Sea Dogs left nine runners on base and he left seven of these"

Email from Brett
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Game Reports

Gabbard, Nieves give Dogs big lift

Anybody who thinks the Portland Sea Dogs have nothing left to play for this season needs to talk to Juan Nieves.
Nieves, the Sea Dogs' utilityman, is hoping to play all nine positions in one game.
And if the Boston Red Sox give him permission, he'll do so Saturday at Hadlock Field against the New Hampshire Fisher Cats.

In the meantime, Nieves will settle for doing something else that's out of the ordinary for him - hitting home runs.
Nieves belted a solo shot in the third inning Monday night as the Sea Dogs defeated the Binghamton Mets 3-0 in a game shortened to eight innings by rain.

It was Nieves' third homer in his last 17 games after hitting just one in his first 437 as a professional.
"He's always struggled with being a little long in his swing, but he's getting the barrel through the ball and driving the ball better," Sea Dogs Manager Ron Johnson said.
"It's certainly very pleasant to see."

So was the performance of left-hander Kason Gabbard.
After Sunday's 15-inning victory in Norwich, the Sea Dogs' longest game in more than four years, Gabbard threw five solid innings to help save a taxed bullpen and lift the Sea Dogs to their first shutout since June 30.
Gabbard continued his dominance on the road, where he has allowed one run in his last 19 innings.
He held the Mets to two hits and survived four walks to lower his ERA in five road starts to 2.20, compared with 10.13 in eight starts at Hadlock Field.

Left-hander Phil Seibel, a former New York Mets farmhand who joined the Sea Dogs on a rehabilitation assignment after suffering from elbow soreness in June, inherited a 1-0 lead in the sixth and pitched two scoreless innings before lefty Juan Perez closed out the shutout.
Seibel, making his first appearance for the Sea Dogs after three in the rookie-level Gulf Coast League, is hoping to be called up to the Red Sox after big-league rosters expand in September.

"That's definitely in the back of my mind, but mainly I'm trying to finish out the minor-league season and feel healthy," said Seibel, who went 15-13 with a 3.84 ERA for Binghamton from 2002 to 2003.

"I liked the finish on his fastball," said Johnson, "but then, I've always been a Phil Seibel fan from the days when he pitched here.
I was very pleased with his outing."

By the time Perez entered to start the eighth inning, the Sea Dogs had taken a 3-0 lead with two runs in the seventh off Mets reliever Jake Joseph.
Luke Lockwood started the rally with a one-out single, went to third on Kenny Perez's single and scored on Brett Roneberg's groundout.
Sheldon Fulse, who set franchise records with eight at-bats and three triples Sunday, singled to score Perez.

With the victory, the Sea Dogs moved to within 2-1/2 games of third place in the Eastern League Northern Division.

The Mets dropped to three games behind New Hampshire in the race for first place.

NOTES
Left-hander Greg Montalbano went on the disabled list with a blister on his pitching hand.
Right-hander Ryan Cameron is expected to start in Montalbano's place Friday against New Hampshire.
Outfielder Justin Headley (hamstring) missed his fourth straight game.
Third baseman Gary Schneidmiller was called out on batter's interference in the seventh, marking the fourth time that call has gone against the Sea Dogs this month.

B-Mets come up short
Injuries mount as playoffs near

Too much rain.
Too little offense.
Too few outfielders.
That was Monday night in the life of the Binghamton Mets.

The Mets lost the first game of their final homestand 3-0 to Portland in a rain-shortened contest in front of 2,081 fans at NYSEG Stadium.
The game was called with two outs in the top of the ninth inning due to a thunderstorm.

The loss drops Binghamton three games behind first-place New Hampshire in the Northern Division with seven games left in the season.

New Hampshire's contest against Norfolk on Monday night was postponed.

The Mets, who have already clinched a playoff berth, managed just five hits off three Portland pitchers and left 11 runners on base.

"We hit some balls hard," said Mets' manager Ken Oberkfell.
"We had our opportunities.
They made good pitches when they needed to."

Things got interesting for Binghamton in the bottom of the seventh when right fielder Bobby Malek was hit in the head by a pitch from former B-Met Phil Seibel.
Malek left the field under his own power.
After the game, he said he felt fine and that he expected to return to the lineup tonight.

Malek's departure forced Jimmy Gonzalez, the final position player on the B-Mets' bench, into the game.
Wayne Lydon, Binghamton's normal center fielder, sat out his third consecutive game after being hit in the groin with a baseball last week.
Zack Clements, a catcher, has been playing the outfield since Lydon's injury, while Ron Acuna's been starting in center.
After Malek went down, Clements moved from left to right.
Brett Harper, the Mets' first baseman, finished the game in left field.

"We're running out of players," Malek said.
"The injury bug's bitten, and it seems like when (injuries) come, they come in bunches."

Raul Nieves hit a solo home run for Portland and Brett Roneberg added an RBI groundout and Sheldon Fulse added an RBI single.

Jason Scobie (5-4) took the loss for the Mets, allowing six hits and five walks in six innings.

Kason Gabbard (3-6) pitched five innings of two-hit ball to earn the win for Portland.

Juan Perez pitched one inning for his sixth save.

SEA DOGS KEEP ROLLING, WIN IN RAIN AT BINGHAMTON
Gabbard, Seibel and Perez Combine on 3-0 Shutout

Kason Gabbard tossed five shutout innings and combined with relievers Phil Seibel and Juan Perez on a five-hitter as the Portland Sea Dogs won for the third straight time, 3-0 over the Binghamton Mets in a game shortened to eight innings by rain.

Sheldon Fulse added an RBI and three more hits, giving him 11 in the last four games, and Raul Nieves hit his fourth professional home run in the victory.

Gabbard (3-6) tossed five innings of two-hit ball, walking four and fanning two to snap a two-game losing streak.
He has allowed only one run in his last 19 road innings, but has a 10.13 ERA at Hadlock Field.

Seibel fired two scoreless innings in his first appearance in more than two months (sore left elbow).

Juan Perez pitched a scoreless eighth inning for his sixth save before the rain halted the game.

Nieves, who hit one home run in his first 437 professional games, hit his third home run in the last 22 days by breaking a scoreless tie in the third inning.

Portland added runs in the seventh on two hits, a groundout and a Fulse single.

Mets' Hot Bats Cooled Off In Loss To Sea Dogs

Portland's Raul Nieves led off the third inning with a home run, and it would prove to be all the offense that the Portland Sea Dogs needed on Monday night.

Three Portland lefties combined to shut out the B-Mets in a rain-shortened, eight-inning game, 3-0.

Without a victory since August 8th, Mets starter Jason Scobie battled through 6 hits and 5 walks in his 6 innings of work to allow just one earned run, the Nieves homer in the third.
But after three consecutive no-decisions in his last three starts, Scobie was dealt the loss on Monday night, as the Mets could only muster 5 hits.

Binghamton again came up short with men on the basepaths, as the Mets left 11 runners on base in 8 innings.
The Mets have now left a whopping 24 runners stranded in their last 17 innings, and have an 0-2 record to show for it.

The Sea Dogs got two insurance runs in the seventh inning, when an RBI groundout by Brett Roneberg and an RBI single by Sheldon Fulse gave Portland a 3-0 lead.

Sea Dogs starter Kason Gabbard - who was 2-6 with a 7.12 ERA heading into Monday's start - got the victory by working 5 scoreless innings.

Former B-Met Phil Seibel and Juan Perez combined for three shutout innings to close out the game eight-inning contest.

The Mets play the second game of their eight-game homestand Tuesday night at 7 p.m., when Neal Musser (9-4, 3.33) makes his return to the Mets rotation.

He will be opposed by Portland's Bo Donaldson (3-3, 5.23).

Eastern League Game Summary - Portland at Binghamton

Sheldon Fulse had three hits and three Portland pitchers combined on a five-hitter for a 3-0 shutout of the Binghamton Mets Monday night.

Kason Gabbard (3-6) allowed just two hits over five innings to earn the victory.
He fanned two and walked four during his stint.

Phil Seibel hurled two innings of shutout relief and Juan Perez finished up to register his sixth save of the season.

Jason Scobie absorbed the loss and dropped to 5-4, despite allowing just one run and six hits in six innings of work.

Juan Nieves struck the first blow with a lead-off homer opening the third inning, his third of the year.

Portland tacked on two insurance runs in the seventh keyed by Fulse's two-out, RBI single.

Portland (65-70) has won three straight, while the Mets (76-59) have dropped two straight and find themselves three back of the New Hampshire Fisher Cats.