READING, Pa. — The Reading Fightin’ Phils (15-14) salvaged the final game of the series and topped the Portland Sea Dogs (19-11), 8-3, Wednesday afternoon at FirstEnergy Stadium. Portland wraps up the road trip with a 4-3 record after the loss. The home team broke a 1-1 tie and took the lead for good with […]
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Rock Cats freeze Sea Dogs’ streak
PORTLAND — On a Sunday afternoon when the 39-degree game time temperature was exacerbated by a 16 mph wind blowing in from right field, it was fitting that the New Britain Rock Cats froze the Portland Sea Dogs’ four-game winning streak in slow, deliberate, keep-your-hands-in-your pockets fashion. New Britain put a number on the board […]
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Eastern League: Sea Dogs rock Cats again, 10-4
PORTLAND — Unlike their parent club, the Portland Sea Dogs are having little trouble hitting the ball with runners in scoring position. Or in any other position. For the third time in as many games in their season-opening home stand, the Sea Dogs registered double digits in the hit column Saturday. They also put together […]
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Eastern League: Couch lends comfort to Sea Dogs at cold, windy Hadlock
PORTLAND — In a few weeks, it won’t be the heat as much as the humidity. For the Portland Sea Dogs’ home-opener Thursday night, it wasn’t the cold (47 degrees and rapidly dropping at game-time) so much as the wind (20 MPH straight out) that made things interesting for anyone trying to grip or catch […]
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Owens building expectations with Sea Dogs
PORTLAND — Perhaps Henry Owens had an inkling of what was to come when he was asked about the pressure that comes with rapidly advancing through the Boston Red Sox farm system as a highly-touted prospect. “I think it’s just building upon more expectation, and until those expectations are met, I’m still a 21-year-old kid […]
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Baseball: Fightin Phils hold back Sea Dogs’ comeback bid
READING, Pa. — For the second consecutive day, a late-inning rally wasn’t enough to lift the Portland Sea Dogs past the Reading Fightin Phils. Faced with a four-run deficit after two innings, the Sea Dogs (2-2) started to chip away. In the third, Bo Greenwell reached via a passed ball on a third strike and […]
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Minor League Baseball: Becoming a team no minor task for Portland Sea Dogs
PORTLAND — As the son of a former Major League catcher and manager, Michael Brenly knows the dynamics of a professional baseball team better than anyone on the 2014 Portland Sea Dogs. Brenly knows relationships have already been forged and cliques formed over the course of a season or two or three in the low […]
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Tickets available for annual Sea Dogs ‘Welcome Back’ dinner
PORTLAND — The annual Portland Sea Dogs ‘Welcome Back Dinner’ to benefit the Opportunity Alliance is set for Tuesday, April 1 at the Portland Expo. Tickets for the event, which begins at 5:30 p.m., are now on sale and are $20 for adults and $15 for children up to age 14. They can be purchased […]
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Sox prospect’s offseason: A double-ring ceremony
SOUTH PORTLAND — Baseball’s hot stove season is all about organizations signing the apple of their eye and celebrating that union with a long-term commitment. Jackie Bradley Jr., touted as the bedrock of the Boston Red Sox outfield for the foreseeable future, can relate on multiple levels. “I signed a pretty long contract,” Bradley said. […]
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Portland Sea Dogs: McMillon ‘stumbles’ in for second time
SOUTH PORTLAND — Becoming the next manager of the Portland Sea Dogs, or being put in charge of any professional baseball team for that matter, was never part of Billy McMillon’s ambitious five-year plan or grandiose childhood dream. McMillon, 42, has long been content to let his talent and work ethic speak for themselves and […]