Lars Anderson gets the Call To Boston

According to Sox Prospects, Lars Anderson has been promoted to the Red Sox.

Anderson hit .355 w/ 5 homeruns in 17 games with Portland to start the season, and .262 with 10 homeruns in Pawtucket.

Nate Spears score 100th run in Sea Dogs 9 - 2 win over NH.

NATE SPEARS ENTERED RARE FRANCHISE COMPANY, SCORING HIS 100TH RUN

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The Portland Sea Dogs wore uniforms of the 1926 Portland Eskimos today, but they played like they wanted to be members of the 2011 Boston Red Sox, beating the New Hampshire Fisher Cats 9 - 2 at Hadlock on Sunday.

Stephen Fife started the game for the Sea Dogs, while Clint Everts took the bump for the Cats.

Fife ran into trouble first, allowing the first four batters of the 2nd to reach on 2 walks and 2 singles. Fife got things set in the right direction by getting the Cats Jonathan Jaspe to ground into a double play, allowing the second run to score. Fife got the Cats Callix Crabbe to line to SS Nate Spears to end the inning. That was the last run Sea Dogs pitching would allow the rest of the way as Fife, Mitch Herold and Jason Rice combine for a 4 hit Sea Dogs victory.

The Sea Dogs offense got going in the 2nd as Anthony Rizzo walked to open the stanza. After a Luis Exposito strikeout, Jorge Padron singled to move Rizzo to second. Everts then walked two of the next 3 batters, Ryan Khoury and Che-Hsuan Lin, scoring Rizzo to close the gap to 2 -1 New Hampshire.

Walking was the way of the day for the Sea Dogs as New Hampshire pitchers allowed 11 free passes.

Nate Spears opened the 3rd with yet another walk. Ryan Lavarnway then hit a deep shot to right that Fisher Cats LF Ricardo Nanita played off the Maine Monster, moving Spears to 3rd. Anthony Rizzo plated Spears with a shot to right that Adam Loewen seem to lose in the sun. The Fisher Cats escaped the inning with allowing only the one run, score tied at 2 after 3.

Spears scoring gave him 100 on the season, making him only the 3rd Sea Dog in franchise history to score 100 runs in a season. Spears joins Ralph Milliard (104, 1995) and Mark Kotsay (103, 1997) to reach the 100 run mark.

The Sea Dogs took the lead for good in the 5th. Anthony Rizzo singled and promtly stole 2nd, putting him in scoring position. Ryan Khoury got the first of his two RBI on the day by doubling Rizzo in.

The Dogs got more in the 6th inning as Nate Spears scored his 101st run of the year on a 2 run shot into the US Cellular Pavilion. Che-Hsuan Lin scored ahead of Spears after an inning lead off walk. Spears HR made the game 5-2 after 6.

Walks again did New Hampshire in, allowing 3 in the 7th, leading to the Dogs scoreing 4 runs. Singles by Lavarnway and Khoury plated 3, while Nate Spears walked with the bases loaded to score Khoury. That closed out the scoring, as the Sea Dogs take it 9 - 2.

The Sea Dogs play their last game of the season tomorrow at Hadlock for a 1PM start. Team Awards are handed out prior to the game, so get there early!
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Sea Dogs beat up on Earl and Fisher Cats 7 - 4

KYLE WEILAND PITCHING ON 1995 NIGHT AT HADLOCK

OFFICIAL SEA DOGS GAME WRAP
The Portland Sea Dogs were able to battle not only the elements, but also two deficits to come away with a 7-4 win over the New Hampshire Fisher Cats before 4,025 fans.

Trailing 4-3 in the bottom of the seventh, Portland rallied to score four runs in the inning, the first coming on a Nate Spears sacrifice fly to tie the game at two.

Anthony Rizzo broke the tie one batter later with an RBI double to right.  The next batter, Luis Exposito provided Portland with a little cushion when he smacked a two run double to make it a 7-4 game.

Portland starter Kyle Weiland endured a rough top half of the first, in which he allowed three runs on four hits.  David Cooper contributed an RBI single to bring home the game’s first run, before Adam Loewen produced a two-run single to give New Hampshire the early 3-0 lead.

Sea Dogs drop 5-3 decision to Binghamton.

OFFICIAL SEA DOGS GAME WRAP
Juan Carlos Linares hit his first professional home run as the Portland Sea Dogs defeated the Binghamton Mets 5-3 Thursday evening at Hadlock Field before 6,252 fans.  The Sea Dogs (66-71) take three out four from the Mets (65-72) and the season series 11 games to nine.

Jorge Padron hit a two run double in the bottom of the third scoring Nate Spears and Luis Exposito to give the Sea Dogs a 2-1 lead.

Binghamton came right back with two runs in the top of the fourth with a two run homer off the bat of Raul Reyes giving the lead back to Binghamton 3-2.

The Binghamton lead was short lived as well, as in the bottom half of the fourth Linares homered to tie the game at three.  A Nate Spears sacrifice fly scoring Che-Hsuan Lin gave Portland the 4-3 lead and they never looked back.  Linares would add a RBI single in the fifth to cap the Portland scoring.

Blake Maxwell improved to 7-0 with the Sea Dogs and 10-1 on the season with stops in Single-A Salem, Double-A Portland, and Triple-A Pawtucket.  Maxwell tossed 5.2 innings allowing three runs on nine hits.  Maxwell walked one batter and struck out four.

Daniel Turpen tossed 2.1 innings of scoreless relief and Jason Rice tossed a perfect ninth to earn his team leading 13th save of the season.

Eddie Kunz (7-8) suffers the loss for Binghamton yielding five runs on eight hits in 4.1 innings.  He walked three and struck out two batters.

The Sea Dogs will begin their final series of the 2010 season on Friday night at 7:00 PM against the New Hampshire Fisher Cats (Blue Jays).  Kyle Weiland (5-9) will get the start for Portland.  He’ll be opposed by Zach Stewart (7-7) for the Fisher Cats.  The Sea Dogs will wear teal uniforms Friday night commemorating their 1995 season.  Additionally, anyone named Earl, is entitled to a complimentary ticket to the game.

Sea Dogs rally falls short, lose 6-5 to Mets

ALEX WILSON DIDN'T QUITE HAVE IT TONIGHT (PHOTO JEFF SCHOOLS)

OFFICIAL PORTLAND SEA DOGS GAME WRAP
The Binghamton Mets scored once in the first, twice in the second, and three times in the third on Wednesday night to defeat the Portland Sea Dogs 6-5 at Hadlock Field.

The six runs in the first three innings proved to be just enough for the B-Mets despite the Portland bullpen working 7.0 scoreless innings while the offense battled to score three runs in the final three innings to close within a run.

Binghamton jumped on top early after Josh Satin hit a solo shot over the Maine Monster in the first to give the B-Mets a 1-0 lead.

Is your name Earl? Sea Dogs to offer free tickets to people named Earl

Is your name Earl?  The Portland Sea Dogs are prepared to welcome “Earl” to Hadlock Field on Friday, September 3rd when the Sea Dogs are scheduled to take on the New Hampshire Fisher Cats at 7:00 PM.  With Hurricane Earl expected to move up the east coast into the New England area, the Sea Dogs will give anyone named Earl a complimentary ticket to Friday’s game.

To take advantage of the offer, people named Earl can contact the Sea Dogs Ticket Office at 207-879-9500 and tell us “My Name is Earl”.  Proper identification will need to be presented at the ticket window when the tickets are picked-up.  The offer is good for both Reserved and General Admission seating.  Everyone named

Fife Spins a Gem at Hadlock

Stephen Fife has had his troubles in the early innings as of late, but on Tuesday night against the Binghamton Mets, the righty had no early troubles, and almost no trouble at all as he did not allow a hit through his first 5.1 innings of work in the Portland Sea Dogs’ 6-0 win at Hadlock Field.

Portland took a two run lead before Binghamton starter Eric Beaulac could record an out. After a single by Nate Spears and a walk to Che-Hsuan Lin, Anthony Rizzo ripped a two run double down the right field line to plate Spears and Lin and build upon his record for RBI in a month with 32.

Even their first out was productive, as Ryne Lavarnway’s sac fly to center field brought home Rizzo who had advanced to third earlier on a wild pitch, 3-0 Portland.

Portland would extend their lead to 4-0 in the bottom of the second when Will Vazquez hit his first Double-A homerun.

All the while, Fife kept throwing blanks as he faced the minimum amount of batters (16) through his first 5.1 innings of work. He did hit Sean Ratliff with a pitch in the second inning, however Fife was able to induce a ground ball for a double play to the very next batter, and promptly retire the next 11 B-Mets batters he faced in order.

With one out in the sixth inning, Raul Reyes would break up the no-hit bid with a single up the middle. After a strikeout to Luke Montz and an infield hit by Jose Coronado, Fife would strikeout Jordany Valdespin to end the threat and put a punctuation mark on his finest outing of the season.

Fife (7-6) went 6.0 innings and allowed just the two hits and struck out five to collect his first win since July 18th at New Britain; a game in which he also only allowed two hits in 6.0 innings of work.

Lavarnway and Luis Exposito went back-to-back in the fifth inning with a pair of solo shots that gave Portland the 6-0 lead that would hold to be the final.

Beaulac (0-2) would pick up the loss and became a distant memory by the time this game finished as he worked just 1.0 inning and allowed three runs on two hits and a walk.

Ryne Lawson continued his stellar work out of the bullpen and collected his second save of the season working the final three innings and allowed just one hit while striking out four.

The Sea Dogs (65-70) and B-Mets (64-71) will continue their series tomorrow night at 7 p.m. at Hadlock Field. Alex Wilson (3-4, 6.14) will take the ball for Portland opposite Dylan Owen (4-4, 4.38). The Sea Dogs will be honoring Daniel Bard, with a bobblehead night in his honor. The first 1,000 fans in attendance will receive Daniel Bard bobblehead dolls courtesy of Delta Dental.

NOTES: The paid attendance was 4,572…Montz and manager Tim Teufel were ejected for arguing balls and strikes in the sixth inning…Both of Lawson’s saves this season have come against the B-Mets…Lavarnway’s homer in the fifth gave him 95 RBI this season between Single-A Salem and Portland to lead all Red Sox Farm Hands…He is followed by Rizzo (94) and Exposito (90)

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