PORTLAND, Maine — The Portland Sea Dogs secured a narrow 4-3 victory over the Reading Fightin Phils on Tuesday night at Delta Dental Park, maintaining their position in second place in the Northeast Division of the Eastern League, just 0.5 game behind the Binghamton Rumble Ponies.
Right-handed pitcher Yordanny Monegro delivered an impressive performance in his eighth start of the season, pitching five shutout innings with a season-high 10 strikeouts. Monegro allowed only three hits and issued one walk. He has now recorded 47 strikeouts in 26.1 innings this season.
Blaze Jordan extended his hitting streak to six games with a single in the fourth inning. Over his last six games, Jordan is hitting .400 with a home run, four RBIs, and four runs.
The Sea Dogs scored all four of their runs in the bottom of the fourth inning. After Ronald Rosario and Allan Castro drew walks, Blaze Jordan singled to load the bases. Tyler Miller then hit a three-run triple into the left field corner, giving Portland a 3-0 lead. Miller scored on a sacrifice fly by Ahbram Liendo, further extending the lead.
The Fightin Phils mounted a comeback attempt in the eighth inning. Keaton Anthony walked and advanced to second on a single by Hendry Mendez. After a pitching change and a strikeout, Leandro Pineda hit an RBI single, coupled with an error, allowing Mendez to score and cut the deficit in half.
Reading continued to fight in the ninth inning. Robert Moore singled, and Keaton Anthony drove him home with an RBI double, bringing the Fightin Phils within one run.
Monegro, now 2-1 with a 2.05 ERA, earned the win for Portland. Jean Cabrera, who pitched five innings and allowed four earned runs on two hits while walking five and striking out five, took the loss for Reading.
The Sea Dogs and Fightin Phils will face off again on Wednesday, May 21, in a doubleheader starting at 5 p.m. Right-handed pitcher Blake Wehunt will start game one for Portland, followed by right-handed pitcher Jack Anderson in game two. Reading will counter with right-handed pitcher Gabe Mosser in game one and right-handed pitcher Wil Crowe in game two.
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