Sea Dogs Pitchers Dealing Heat On A Cold Night

April 5 2013 Well it was another frosty night at the ballpark. After a pounding the Sea Dogs took in the season opener the Dogs were looking to rebound. Brandon Workman who the Red Sox minor league pitcher of the year in 2012 took the hill looking to silence the Thunder bats. Things started off well for Workman in the 1st striking out the first two of three he faced. Portland in the bottom half got on the board on a sac fly from left fielder Tony Thomas which scored Shannon Wilkerson who reached with a leadoff single. Xandier Bogaerts and Stephen Drew then reached on back to back errors. With two on and two out Micheal Almanzar singled in Bogaerts to give Portland a two run lead. In the top of the 2nd Trenton fought back with 4 runs highlighted on a Neil Medchill 2 run homer. At that point the Thunder held a 4-2 lead, but Workman did not get frazzled he went on to strike out the side. After another Trenton error in the second the Sea Dogs scored to make it 4-3. Portland went on to score 4 more runs in the 4th (Trenton made 2 more errors that inning) But the real highlight was on the mound. After a rocky 2nd inning Workman settled down got the side in order in the 3rd, 4th, and struck out the side again in the 5th. That was the day for Workman, so 5 innings 3 hits, 4 runs, 1 walk, 9 strikeouts. Sea Dogs manager Kevin Boles then brought in right hander Chris Martin. He pitched 3 innings 2 hits 0 runs 1 walk 7 strike outs. (Including striking out the side in the 6th) Rounding the 9th inning Brock Huntzinger pitched a 1-2-3 ninth inning. So at games end the Sea Dogs pitchers racked up 17 strikeouts altogether. A new franchise record. Quite a feat in front the 2,337 that were in attendance a cold night. Next Up: Sea Dogs vs Trenton - Sat April 6