Sloppy fielding and hitting

May 12 2011,
So this game was a first for me. For the first time ever I saw the Portland Sea Dogs play a game as a visiting team. Every game but one I've seen has been in Hadlock Field. (Fenway Park in 2007 the only exception.. up until now) The Sea Dogs opponent this game was the New Britain Rock Cats. First the ball park. Nice little ball yard. Definetly smaller than Hadlock but nice. I guess it was you typical double A ballpark. So on to the game. The pitching matchup for this game was Brock Huntzinger for the Sea Dogs (2-3 6.30) and lefty Daniel Osterbrock (1 start for NB so far). Sea Dogs got off a good start. In the top of the 1st Che-Hsuan Lin lead off with a walk, Alex Hassan then doubleed. After an error by the NB shortstop (scoring a run for Portland 1-0) and the fly out Will Middlebrooks hit a 3 run homer for Portland to make the score 4-0. In the bottom of the 1st Mike Hollimon walked stoled 2nd and took 3rd when the throw from Portland catcher TIm Federowicz threw it into center field. Two batters later Chris Parmelee walked and then Evan Bigley doubled in two runs. After Dogs first baseman dropped and routine play the Sea Dogs were out of the inning allowing two runs. After one inning Sea Dogs led 4-2. Sea Dogs came back in the 2nd to score two runs after a single to Jonathan Hee and a HBP to Mitch Dening. Alex drove in the two runs with a single. Ryan Lavarnway then hit into a 6-4-3 double play to end the inning. In the bottom half however New Britain scored 3 more runs on singles. That made the score 6-5. Portland got another run in the 3rd with Jonathan Hee doubled in Oscar Tejeda who doubled. (6-5 Sea Dogs) In the bottom of the 3rd with a runner on 3rd with 1 out Chris Cates (who is incredibly only 5'3" tall!) hit a sac fly to right to score aother run for New Britain. (7-6 Sea Dogs at this point) Rock Cats came back in the bottom of the 4th and scored 2 more on a bases loaded walk and sac fly. (New Britain leading 8-7 after 4 innings) Next inning after a single then another error by Portland (second basemen Oscar Tejeada). Joe Benson singled in a run then Chris Parmelee hit a sac fly to give New Britain 10-7 lead. So sloppy game defensivly for Portland with 4 errors. Portland scored 2 more runs in the 8th but in the 9th with the tying run on base Che-Hsuan Lin hit into a game ending double play. So in recap the Sea Dogs commited 4 errors and hit into 6 double plays. Final score New Britain 10, Portland 9.
Next up- Sox at NY Yankees May 13!