May 21, 2024 Sea Dogs Game Notes

May 21, 2024 – Eastern League (EL)
Portland Sea Dogs News Release

SEA DOGS SPLIT SERIES AFTER SUNDAY LOSS The Portland Sea Dogs split the series with Somerset Patriots after a 7-0 shutout loss in the series finale. Roman Anthony and Kyle Teel both went two-for-four at the plate while Jonathan Brand fired 2.0 perfect innings in relief. Somerset took a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the second after an RBI single from Anthony Siegler would score Ben Cowles. In the bottom of the third inning, DJ LeMahieu reached on a walk before a pair of wild pitches advanced him to third. Ben Rice would score him with a sacrifice fly to center field to extend the lead. A bases-loaded walk from Jared Wegner would score another run to put Somerset up by three. Somerset scored three more runs in the fourth inning. Aaron Palensky stole third base before coming home to score on a throwing error from Matt Donlan. A two-run double from Cowles would bring in LeMahieu and Agustin Ramirez to extend a 6-0 lead. LeMahieu scored one more run in the bottom of the fifth with a single to left field to score Spencer Jones. Somerset held strong for the shutout, 7-0 win.

MAYER ATOP THE MOUNTAIN Marcelo Mayer now ties for the lead in all of Minor League Baseball in doubles with sixteen total after three more last series against the Somerset Patriots. Jesus Bastidas with Sugarland (AAA Astros) also tallies sixteen. Portland currently leads all of Double-A in doubles with 80 collectively. Mayer also ties for the most extra-base hits in the Eastern League whith nineteen total. He ranks second in hits (44) and runs (27) in the Eastern League. Mayer leads the team in average (.301) and total bases (69) coming into today.

TEEL ON A TEAR The New Jersey native, Kyle Teel, hit .429 last week against the Somerset Patriots after going six- for-fourteen with five runs, two doubles, three RBI, three walks, and one strikeout. His .529 OBP and .571 slugging percentage led the team after appearing in four games during last week’s series. Teel is hitting .354 in the month of May across thirteen games started. He has collected five doubles, one homer, nine RBI, eight walks, and thirteen strikeouts, while going 17-48 this month.

POWERFUL PENROD PITCHING Portland Sea Dogs’ LHP Zach Penrod has been named the Eastern League Pitcher of the Week for the week of May 13th-19th. The 26-year-old made one start during the week, carrying a no-hitter into the sixth inning while tying a career-high with ten strikeouts…