Horne's first recorded out since '09 will have to wait for another day, as the Sea Dogs watched the righty fail to locate the strike zone. Horne walked 5 of the first 6 batters and gave up a single to Alex Hassan. After facing 6 batters and throwing only 14 of his 37 pitches for strikes, the Alan Horne experiment was over. Craig Heyer came on in relief to get the first 3 outs and end the inning. The damage was already done, however, as the Sea Dogs scored 4 runs in what turned out to be a blowout.
With a comfortable cushion, Portland starter Alex Wilson went to work. In 5 2/3 innings, he scattered 4 hits without giving up a run. He struck out a season-high 8 batters, while only walking 3. He threw 61 of his 100 pitches for strikes.
The Sea Dogs would score again in the fifth inning, as Ryan Khoury singled to lead off the inning. It was Khoury's first hit since being reacquired by the Red Sox organization earlier in the week. Khoury went 0 for 5 in his debut last night. The Sea Dogs second baseman would later score on a sacrifice fly by Tim Federowicz, making it 5-0 Dogs.
Khoury would pick up his first (and second) RBIs of the season the very next inning, as he would belt a double off of the Monster, plating Jon Hee and Jeremy Hazelbaker.
The Sea Dogs would completely blow the game open in the seventh inning, as Heyer showed signs of fatigue. After Federowicz flew out to center to lead-off, the Sea Dogs would get 4 straight hits to knock out Heyer. The righty reliever pitched 6 1/3 valiant innings, giving up 7 runs on 8 hits, walking 3 and striking out 3. He threw 101 pitches, 61 for strikes. Heyer held the Sea Dogs in check for 4 innings, not allowing a run, while only giving up 1 hit before he started to fall apart in the fifth.
The Thunder scored all 4 of their runs in the final 3 innings as the game was out of reach. Corban Joseph, Cody Johnson, and DeAngelo Mack all picked up RBI hits for Trenton. Joseph had a productive night, going 3 for 4, with a walk, a run scored, and an RBI.
The whole Sea Dogs line-up 1 through 9 produced in the game. Hazelbaker and Chih-Hsien Chiang were the only starters held hitless. Federowicz was the lone Dog not to score, and Hee the only batter who failed to drive home a run. Khoury finished 2 for 3 with 2 RBI, 2 runs, and 2 walks. Hassan went 3 for 4, with a run and an RBI, showing that his early season surge was no fluke.
The Sea Dogs improved to 25-43 on the season, and picked up their first series win at home since late April.
Chris Balcom-Miller takes the mound for Portland tomorrow, as he will face off against Yankees prospect Manny Banuelos. Game time is at 6:00pm for the series finale.
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