EASTERN LEAGUE
NEW BRITAIN ROCK CATS AT PORTLAND SEA DOGS
08/30/2023
 
NEW BRITAIN ROCK CATS AT PORTLAND SEA DOGS
GAME ID: 5409 - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 30TH , 2023
GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New Britain Rock Cats (61-76) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 0
Portland Sea Dogs (65-72) 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 2 7 1
Rock Cats Come Up Short at Portland, 2-1
Domingo Tapia pitched well, but the New Britain Rock Cats still lost the game, falling 2-1 to the Portland Sea Dogs at Hadlock Field. Picking up the win was Samuel Strickland. He went 5.2 innings, allowing 1 run on 5 hits. The left--hander struck out 2 and walked 2. Jeff Belge converted his 4th save in 9 tries.

Artie Myers dealt the Rock Cats a blow in the bottom of the second. Batting with a runner on 2nd and Portland leading 1-0, Myers hit a first pitch fastball for a run-scoring double.

"I felt we were ready to go," said Portland manager Dusty Wathan. "Our pregame was pretty good."

Portland is now 65-72, while New Britain is 61-76.

NEW BRITAIN BATTING LINESCORES PORTLAND BATTING LINESCORES
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. McCarthy SS 5 0 0 0 0 2 2 .220 2 19
M. Harris RF 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 .267 10 34
I. Herrera C 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .222 5 20
P. MacMichael DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .285 22 80
D. Lund 1B 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 .287 13 52
J. Ruíz 2B 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .286 11 55
C. Barber LF 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .244 2 7
C. Daniels 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 5 .222 1 14
L. Harrington CF 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 .218 4 16
Totals 34 1 7 1 4 5 17      
BATTING
Doubles: C. Daniels (12, 3rd Inning off S. Strickland, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Harris , P. MacMichael , J. Ruíz , C. Barber 2 , C. Daniels 2 , L. Harrington
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , I. Herrera 2 , C. Daniels , L. Harrington
GIDP: D. Lund
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: L. Harrington (7)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Verdell SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .292 6 53
   a-R. Dunn 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 0 1
K. Bletzer RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .257 9 43
C. Doughty 2B, SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .272 16 81
G. Bradford DH 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .246 10 27
A. Flores LF 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .251 12 62
J. Ortega 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .273 8 50
A. Burns C 3 1 2 1 0 1 0 .238 2 32
A. Myers CF 3 0 3 1 0 0 0 .232 4 25
A. López 3B, 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .278 4 30
Totals 30 2 7 2 0 4 10      
a - R. Dunn substituted for C. Verdell in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Bradford (13, 2nd Inning off D. Tapia, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. Myers (12, 2nd Inning off D. Tapia, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Verdell , G. Bradford 2 , A. Burns 2 , A. Myers 4
2-out RBI: A. Burns , A. Myers
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Bradford , A. López
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Verdell (21)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Verdell (5)
Double Plays: 1 (Doughty-Verdell-Ortega)
NEW BRITAIN PITCHING LINESCORES PORTLAND PITCHING LINESCORES
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
D. Tapia L (6-11) 8.0 7 2 2 0 4 0 87 63 4.90
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Tapia 64
Batters Faced: D. Tapia 30
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Tapia 9-10
Pitches - Strikes: D. Tapia 87-63
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
S. Strickland W (7-2) 5.2 5 1 0 2 2 0 89 56 3.79
J. McIntyre H (5) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 15 8 3.34
E. Lindow 0.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 1 3.18
D. Thurman H (4) 1.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 27 15 1.85
J. Belge SV (4) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 6 4.69
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Strickland 57
Batters Faced: S. Strickland 24, J. McIntyre 4, E. Lindow 1, D. Thurman 6, J. Belge 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Strickland 5-9, J. McIntyre 2-0, E. Lindow 0-0, D. Thurman 2-1, J. Belge 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Strickland 89-56, J. McIntyre 15-8, E. Lindow 5-1, D. Thurman 27-15, J. Belge 10-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. McIntyre 1-0 , E. Lindow 1-0 , D. Thurman 2-0
WP: S. Strickland
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Domingo Tapia
Ballpark: Hadlock Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (68 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 7 mph
Start Time: 6:35 PM ET
Time: 2:52
Attendance: 4265
Wednesday, August 30th , 2023 - OOTP Baseball 22.12 Build 89