DOUBLE A
PORTLAND SEA DOGS AT HARTFORD YARD GOATS
09/09/2063
 
DOUBLE A
PORTLAND SEA DOGS AT HARTFORD YARD GOATS
GAME ID: 3972 - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 9TH , 2063 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Portland Sea Dogs (66-67) 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 8 1
Hartford Yard Goats (45-88) 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 X 4 9 0
Hartford Scrapes Out 4-3 Win
The Hartford Yard Goats and Portland Sea Dogs completed their game despite the rain.

The Hartford Yard Goats topped the Portland Sea Dogs, 4-3, in Eastern League action at Dunkin' Donuts Park. The game was highlighted by the performance of Hartford pitcher Matt Valentine. Cliff Zhang earned the save for Hartford, his 2nd.

The Yard Goats grabbed the lead in the bottom of the second. With one out, 25-year old third baseman Graham McKenny hit a 3-run home run off Yency Arreola, putting Hartford in front, 3-1. For McKenny, it was his 9th home run of the season.

"When there are games to be won, you win them," said Hartford manager Bill Medina.

The Yard Goats, at 45-88, sit in last place in the Eastern League North Division.
PORTLAND BATTING LINESCORE HARTFORD BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
Y. Blanco CF 4 1 0 0 0 2 3 .272 6 33
W. De Maria SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .256 3 17
D. McNeil 3B 5 1 3 1 0 0 0 .278 30 86
S. Sebestyen LF 5 0 1 0 0 1 4 .297 9 35
W. West DH 5 1 1 0 0 0 4 .285 6 26
V. Searcy 1B 2 0 1 1 2 0 0 .309 10 44
   a-F. Meadows PR, 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .193 3 18
B. Summers RF 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 .299 15 76
C. Rector 2B 3 0 1 1 1 0 2 .266 10 55
B. Thomas C 4 0 0 0 0 0 8 .260 1 10
Totals 34 3 8 3 5 4 26      
a - F. Meadows pinch ran for V. Searcy in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: D. McNeil (20, 4th Inning off M. Valentine, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: D. McNeil (4, 1st Inning off M. Valentine, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: W. De Maria , D. McNeil 6 , S. Sebestyen , W. West , V. Searcy , C. Rector
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. De Maria , W. West 2 , B. Thomas 2
Sac Bunt: W. De Maria
Hit by Pitch: Y. Blanco
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Errors: V. Searcy (3)
Double Plays: 2 (Rector-De Maria-Searcy, Rector-De Maria-Meadows)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Robbins 2B 3 0 2 0 1 0 2 .267 7 24
J. Gould 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .250 4 15
J. Tell 3B 4 1 1 1 0 1 4 .273 20 74
C. Manzano CF 3 0 2 0 1 0 1 .315 10 40
G. Loftus RF 4 1 0 0 0 2 3 .263 6 36
R. Delgado DH 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .254 15 40
G. McKenny SS 3 1 1 3 0 0 1 .250 9 40
S. Evans LF 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .286 0 5
   a-E. Simpson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280 7 34
   b-L. Tolley LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232 3 18
A. Rincon C 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .264 2 8
Totals 31 4 9 4 2 6 17      
a - E. Simpson pinch hit for S. Evans in the 7th
b - L. Tolley substituted for E. Simpson in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: G. McKenny (9, 2nd Inning off Y. Arreola, 2 on, 1 out) , J. Tell (20, 8th Inning off B. Kirkwood, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Robbins 2 , J. Tell 4 , C. Manzano 2 , R. Delgado , G. McKenny 4 , A. Rincon 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Gould , J. Tell
GIDP: D. Robbins , G. Loftus
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: D. Robbins (1)
PORTLAND PITCHING LINESCORE HARTFORD PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
Y. Arreola 5.0 6 3 3 2 3 1 76 3.54   
B. Kirkwood L (1-3) 3.0 3 1 1 0 3 1 41 3.41   
PITCHING
Game Score: Y. Arreola 44
Batters Faced: Y. Arreola 22, B. Kirkwood 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Y. Arreola 6-5, B. Kirkwood 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: Y. Arreola 76-46, B. Kirkwood 41-27
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Kirkwood 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Valentine 6.0 5 3 3 3 1 0 85 9.00   
D. Mitchel 1.0 2 0 0 2 2 0 25 6.84   
C. Krause W (4-8) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 13 8.53   
C. Zhang SV (2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Valentine 48
Batters Faced: M. Valentine 27, D. Mitchel 7, C. Krause 4, C. Zhang 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Valentine 9-8, D. Mitchel 1-0, C. Krause 0-2, C. Zhang 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Valentine 85-51, D. Mitchel 25-17, C. Krause 13-8, C. Zhang 11-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Krause 2-0
WP: M. Valentine
Hit Batsmen: M. Valentine
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Matt Valentine
Ballpark: Dunkin' Donuts Park
Weather: Cloudy (60 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 9:35 PM ET
Time: 3:46
Attendance: 5959
Special Notes: Rain delay of 48 minutes in the 6th inning.
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