@PortlandSeaDogs PORTLAND SEA DOGS (2-7) at READING FIGHTIN PHILS (6-4) Wednesday, April 17, 2019 at 12:00 PM • FirstEnergy Stadium • Reading, Pa LH Dedgar Jimenez (0-0, 9.00) vs. RH Mauricio Llovera (0-0, 0.00) Current Streak........................................................L1 WRAPPING THINGS UP: The Portland Sea Dogs play the final game of their six-game Longest Win Streak...............................1, 2x, 4/15 trip on Wednesday afternoon, closing out a three-game series with the Reading Season Record.......................................................2-7 Standing..................................................6th, -5.0 GB Fightin Phils (Phillies affiliate) at FirstEnergy Stadium...With a win today, the 'Dogs Last 5 Games...........................................................1-4 will take their first series of the season...Lefty Dedgar Jimenez makes his second Last 10 Games........................................................0-0 start of the trip...Jimenez was held to just two innings on April 12th at Trenton due Last 20 Games........................................................0-0 to rain. Series Record H/R.................................0-1-0/0-1-0 Series Sweeps by Dogs H/R.............................0/0 RIVERA SUPPLIED THE OFFENSE: Jeremy Rivera went 2-for-2 with a homer and Series Sweeps by Opp. H/R.............................0/1 Series Finales H/R........................................1-0/0-1 2 RBI but Portland suffered a 5-2 loss to Reading on Tuesday night...Bailey Falter Rubber Games H/R......................................0-0/0-0 (1-1) worked six innings on five hits, two runs (one earned), one walk, and three Extra Innings H/R.........................................0-1/0-1 strikeouts...Darwinzon Hernandez (1-1) pitched well in the loss, allowing just two Postponements.........................................................3 earned runs over five innings with five strikeouts...Reading scored four of five runs DH Record W-L-S...............................................0-0-0 with two outs. 2019 Best Mark.....................................................2-3 2019 Worst Mark............................2-7, 2x, -5 .500 All-Time Record....................................1,742-1,794 THAT WAS NUMBER ONE: RHP Tanner Houck worked five innings on four hits, All-Time at Home........................................909-857 one run, three walks, and three strikeouts to earn his first Double-A win on Monday All-Time on Road........................................833-937 night...Houck and Hernandez have the wins for Portland. Red Sox Affiliate.....................................1095-1172 Transactions (DL)..........................................6 (0 IL) HIGH MARKS: INF Brett Netzer went 1-for-4 last night, and has hit safely in all eight Players Used............................................................27 Oliver’s Career..............................................299-277 games in Double-A...Netzer knocked in his first run of the season with a single in the series opener...INF Bobby Dalbec is the lone Sea Dog to reach base safely in all nine ON THE ROADTRIP: games...C.J. Chatham and Dalbec lead the club with 5 RBI. Games...........................................................................5 Record.......................................................................1-4 Average.................................................230 (37-161) WELCOME TO PORTLAND: Lefty Dominic LoBrutto made his Double-A debut last Runs-Per-Game.................................2.6 (13 total) night for Portland and worked two innings of relief, allowing four hits, two runs, and Home Runs.................................................................1 one walk. RISP..............................................................176 (9-51) Fielding Errors..........................................................0 NEW SKIPPER IN TOWN: Joe Oliver begins his first year as Portland's Manager, ERA.............................................3.98 (18 ER/40.2 IP) SP W-L, ERA....................1-3, 4.09 (10 ER/22.0 IP) replacing Darren Fenster, who was promoted to Boston's outfield/baserunning RP W-L-SV, ERA...............0-1-0, 3.86 (8 ER/18.2 IP) coordinator. Save Opportunities.....................................0-for-0 Holds.............................................................................0 AGAINST THE OPPONENT: Portland is 10-15-0 All-Time in season series against SEA DOGS VS. READING Reading, dropping 13 of 19 from the Fightins last season, and 12 of their previous 14 2019 Record (H/R/OR)..........................1-3/1-1 (2-4) at Hadlock Field. 2018 Record (H/R/OR)........................1-9/5-4 (6-13) All-Time Record.................................................145-172 SOCIAL MEDIA INFORMATION: Follow the Sea Dogs on Twitter: @PortlandSeaDogs All-Time/Hadlock Field......................................74-81 All-Time/Reading...................................................71-91 or @seadogsradio...Connect on Facebook, Instagram, and Snapchat...Media requests All-Time Season Series (W/L/S).................10-15-0 to Mike Antonellis at 207-874-9300 or [email protected]. UPCOMING SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE STARTERS DATE OPPONENT SEA DOGS STARTER OPPONENT STARTER TIME Thursday, April 18 vs. Trenton Thunder LH Kyle Hart (0-2, 3.75) RH Albert Abreu (0-1, 6.75) 6:00 p.m. Friday, April 19 vs. Trenton Thunder RH Denyi Reyes (0-1, 4.50) RH Garrett Whitlock (1-0, 1.50) 6:00 p.m. Saturday, April 20 vs. Trenton Thunder RH Tanner Houck (1-1, 8.00) RH Nick Nelson (1-0, 2.00) 1:00 p.m. Sunday, April 21 Scheduled Off Day Listen Live on the U.S. Cellular Sea Dogs Radio Network, Tunein App and MILB.TV ROSTER MOVES: Tuesday: RHP Matthew Gorst promoted HOME AWAY OVERALL to Triple-A Pawtucket...LHP Dominic LoBrutto received from OVERALL 1-3 1-4 2-7 NIGHT 0-2 1-2 1-4 High-A Salem...Sunday: OF Keith Curcio activated from the DAY 1-1 0-2 1-3 injured list...INF Jantzen Witte promoted to Triple-A Pawtucket. VS. LHP STARTER 1-1 1-1 2-2 VS. RHP STARTER 0-2 0-3 0-5 MORE ABOUT THE NEW GUY: LoBrutto joins Portland's bullpen ‘DOGS SCORE FIRST 1-0 1-0 2-0 from High-A Salem...In his last outing with the Salem Sox, he OPPONENTS SCORE FIRST 0-3 0-4 0-7 recored the game's final out to earn his first save of the year. SCORING 4+ RUNS 1-1 1-0 2-1 SCORING <=3 RUNS 0-2 0-4 0-6 MAKE THAT EIGHT: Dalbec is ranked by Baseball America as LEAD AFTER 5TH 1-1 1-0 2-1 Boston's Top Prospect, and hit Portland's first homer of the TIED AFTER 5TH 0-0 0-0 0-0 season. TRAIL AFTER 5TH 0-2 0-4 0-6 LEAD AFTER 6TH 1-1 1-0 2-1 ONLY DRAFTED LAST YEAR: RHP Durbin Feltman was the TIED AFTER 6TH 0-0 0-0 0-0 TRAIL AFTER 6TH 0-2 0-4 0-6 100th overall pick in last year's draft out of TCU...On Saturday, LEAD AFTER 7TH 1-1 1-0 2-1 Feltman fired a perfect inning last night and has retired the last TIED AFTER 7TH 0-2 0-1 0-3 11 batters faced. TRAIL AFTER 7TH 0-1 0-3 0-4 LEAD AFTER 8TH 1-1 1-0 2-1 HART'S ON FIRE: LHP Kyle Hart fanned a career-high 11 batters TIED AFTER 8TH 0-0 0-1 0-1 on Opening Night against Reading...Hart has a league-leading TRAIL AFTER 8TH 0-2 0-2 0-4 20 strikeouts through two starts. EXTRA INNINGS 0-1 0-1 0-2 DOUBLEHEADER GAMES 0-0 0-0 0-0 LAU ON FIRE: RHP Adam Lau has fanned nine batters in just 4.2 SHUTOUTS 1-1 0-2 1-3 innings pitched over three games...Lau is in his second season ONE-RUN GAMES 0-1 0-2 0-3 with Portland. TWO-RUN GAMES 0-0 0-0 0-0 THREE-RUN GAMES 0-0 0-1 0-1 GAMES DECIDED LAST AT-BAT 0-1 0-1 0-2 WELCOME TO THE STAFF: Angel Sanchez replaces Luke Montz RECORD BATTING AROUND 0-0 0-0 0-0 as Portland's fourth coach...Montz will make his managerial WHEN HITTING A HOME RUN 1-0 0-1 1-1 debut this season with the Lowell Spinners. OPPONENT HOME RUN 0-1 0-1 0-2 COMMITTING AN ERROR 0-3 0-0 0-3 AROUND THE RED SOX ORGANIZATION OPPONENT ERROR 1-1 1-1 2-2 *Boston Red Sox (6-12, 7.5 GB AL East) – Boston dropped the VS. EASTERN DIVISION 1-3 1-4 2-7 series opener to the Yankees, 8-0 on Tuesday night...The Red Sox BINGHAMTON 0-0 0-0 0-0 had just three hits. HARTFORD 0-0 0-0 0-0 *Pawtucket Red Sox (6-6, 2.5 GB IL North) – Pawtucket dropped NEW HAMPSHIRE 0-0 0-0 0-0 a twinbill to Buffalo on Tuesday night, 5-4 and 2-1...Brock Holt READING 1-3 1-1 2-4 went 1-for-2 with a walk in the opener. TRENTON 0-0 0-3 0-3 *Salem Red Sox (4-8, 4.5 GB CAR South) – Salem had eights in VS. WESTERN DIVISION 0-0 0-0 0-0 AKRON 0-0 0-0 0-0 a 2-0 loss to Down East...Jamie Durran and Charlie Madden ALTOONA 0-0 0-0 0-0 each had two hits. BOWIE 0-0 0-0 0-0 *Greenville Drive (5-7, 2.0 GB SAL Southern) – Greenville ERIE 0-0 0-0 0-0 scored two runs in the ninth inning to win at Charleston, 4-3... HARRISBURG 0-0 0-0 0-0 Grant Williams went 2-for-4, 3 RBI. RICHMOND 0-0 0-0 0-0 MONDAY 0-0 1-0 1-0 HADLOCK HAPPENINGS: Next Homestand: April 18-24 TUESDAY 0-0 0-1 0-1 against the Trenton Thunder (Yankees affiliate) and the Hartford WEDNESDAY 0-0 0-0 0-0 Yard Goats (Rockies affiliate). THURSDAY 0-1 0-0 0-1 FRIDAY 0-1 0-1 0-2 RADIO & TV COVERAGE: U.S. Cellular Sea Dogs Radio Network: SATURDAY 0-1 0-1 0-2 Flagship Stations: WPEI 95.9 FM & WPPI 95.5 FM (Portland/ SUNDAY 1-0 0-1 1-1 APRIL 1-3 1-4 2-7 Topsham)...Network Affiliates: Oxford Hills area; WOXO 96.9 FM MAY 0-0 0-0 0-0 & 1450 AM/River Valley area: WTME 780 & Sportstime780.com..