Dog lose 6 - 2 Thursday at Hadlock

The Trenton Thunder (41-31) avoided a series sweep by defeating the Portland Sea Dogs 6-2 Thursday night at Hadlock Field.  The win snaps a three game win streak for the Sea Dogs as Portland falls to 25-44 on the season.

The Thunder scored four runs on four hits, a walk, and an error in the fourth inning to take a 4-0 lead.  Jose Pirela got the scoring started with a RBI double.  Damon Sublett and Jose Gil each added a RBI single and DeAngelo Mack plated a run with a RBI ground out.  All of the damage came off Portland starter Chris Balcom-Miller (1-3) who suffered the loss.

Trenton starter Manny Banuelos did not allow a hit until the fifth inning when Matt Spring broke-up the no-hit bid and the shutout with a solo home run, his second of the year, to the Dunkin Donuts message center in left field.  Oscar Tejeda extended his season high hit streak to nine games with a bunt single and scored on Jeremy Hazlebaker's RBI single as Portland closed the gap to 4-2.

Banuelos (3-1) earned the win tossing five innings allowing two runs on three hits.  He walked one and struck out six.

Bradley Suttle added a two run double in the seventh off Jeremy Kehrt to extend the Trenton lead to 6-2 to complete the scoring.

Venditte pitched three scoreless innings of relief for Trenton scattering four hits and striking out four to preserve the Trenton lead.  Kei Igawa pitched a scoreless ninth to close out the game.

Alex Hassan and Spring were the only Sea Dogs with a multiple hit games.  Hassan was 2-for-3 raising his average to .330.

The Sea Dogs will not face the Yankees affiliate again this season, Portland finishes with a 5-12 against the Thunder in 2011.

The Sea Dogs begin a brief three game road trip to Manchester, New Hampshire on Friday at 7:05 PM against the Fisher Cats.  Right-handed pitcher Stolmy Pimentel (0-8, 9.42) will start for Portland.  The Fisher Cats will send right-hander Robert Ray (0-1, 5.91) to the mound.  The Sea Dogs will return to Hadlock Field for an eight game/ seven day homestand on Monday, June 27th at 7:00 PM.
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