Sea Dogs Offense Starts Cold, Fall to Reading 7-5

OSCAR TEJEDA DURING FIELDING PRACTICE (Photo Jeff Schools)

The Sea Dogs couldn't find much offense for the first eight innings of the game, and a comeback attempt in the bottom of the ninth fell short, as the Reading Phillies held on for a 7-5 win.

Austin Hyatt held the Portland offense in check over five innings of work, allowing only 1 run on 4 hits. Chris Frey and Cody Overbeck each hit home runs for the Phillies to lead an attack that knocked Portland starter Brock Huntzinger out after only 3 2/3 innings. Hutzinger struggled to fool Reading's bats, and plunked Freddy Galvis in the head in the first inning. Galvis had to leave the game, and was taken to the hospital for observation.

Tim Federowicz scored on an Alex Hassan single in the 5th, and then added a solo home run over the Maine Monster in the 7th to score the first two runs for the Sea Dogs. A Will Middlebrooks single to leadoff the 9th started the rally for Portland. After Federowicz struck out swinging, Ryan Dent singled and Che-Hsuan Lin walked to load the bases. Hassan's grounder to first brought home Middlebrooks, and Jorge Padron's single to center drove in two more runs. Ryan Lavarnway represented the tying run with two outs, but a bloop grounder to Reading first baseman Matt Rizzotti unceremoniously ended the game.

Hassan went 3 for 5 with 2 RBIs, and Federowicz went 2 for 3 with 2 runs, an RBI and a walk.

Hyatt picked up the win, the first for the Phillies on the young season. Hutzinger took took the loss for Portland after giving up 6 runs on 8 hits. The two teams face off in the third game of the four game series tomorrow afternoon at 1pm.

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Sea Dogs Manager Kevin Boles

Relief pitcher Jeremy Kehrt

Catcher Tim Federowicz







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