
Colabello, who hit a threerun homer to tie the game in the ninth inning Monday night and drove-in the game winning run in the 11th, continued to pound Portland pitching with a 2-for-3 performance with two home runs, three RBI, and three runs scored. Colabello now has four home runs on the season, three within the last two nights against the Sea Dogs.
The Sea Dogs lit up the scoreboard first when Jeremy Hazelbaker blasted his first home run of the season as the Sea Dogs took a 1-0 lead after three innings.
The lead was short-lived as New Britain scored three times in the top of the fourth. Chris Herrmann and Colabello scored on Deibinson Romero’s single. Romero came home on a Pedro Florimon single.
Portland starter Brock Huntzinger (0-3) was tagged with the loss for Portland yielding three runs ( one earned) on four hits.
The Sea Dogs rallied for two runs in the ninth when Bryce Brentz legged out a two-run triple.
Kolbrin Vitek singled to lead off the sixth inning to extend his hit streak to eight games. He has reached base safely in all 13 games this season. Eastern League Player of the Week Juan Carlos Linares extended his hit streak to eight and his consecutive game on base streak to 12 with a ninth inning single.
The Sea Dogs’ opening homestand comes to a close today (noon) against the Rock Cats. The Sea Dogs will send southpaw Chris Hernandez (0-1, 2.70ERA) to the mound. New Britain will counter with righty Steve Hirschfield (2-0, 1.80).
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