Pitching and offense

September 5 2010 - vs New Hampshire #18,
Nice cool "fall-ish" day at Hadlock Field. Sea Dogs took on the New Hampshire FisherCats in the next-to-last game of the season. Starting for the Sea Dogs was right hander Stephen Fife. Entering the game Fife had a 7-6 record with a respectable 4.80 era. After pitching a scoreless inning and a 1-0 lead for Portland Fife got into trouble in the 2nd with a bases loaded walk. Next batter for New Hampshire Johnathan Jaspe hit into a 4-6-3 double play (a run did score on the play). Portland however in the 3rd inning would return the favor with their own bases loaded walk of their own from Anthony Rizzo. With the score tied 2-2 in the bottom of the 5th (w/ 2 out) Ryan Khoury stroked a double scoring Rizzo who was the runner on second. That made the score 3-2. Next inning Nate Spears launched his
19th homer of the season. A 2 run shot that made it 5-2 Portland. In the bottom of the seventh Portland batted around the order scoring 4 runs on 3 hits and 3 walks. Jason Rice closed out the 9th inning for Portland.
Next up: September 6, last game of the season.