TRENTON, N.J. — The Portland Sea Dogs (36-53) came up big in the top of the ninth inning to defeat the Trenton Thunder (50-38) 3-2 at Waterfront Park Sunday afternoon in Eastern League action.
Jeremy Hazelbaker hit a game-winning RBI single, sending Ryan Dent to the plate to put Portland in the lead.
Mike McDonald started for the Sea Dogs, but left with an injury after retiring two Trenton hitters and allowing two runs. Portland’s bullpen took over from there, with Chris Balcom-Miller, Aaron Kurcz and Brock Huntzinger combining to toss 8.1 innings of scoreless relief.
Jackie Bradley Jr. continued to hit the ball well for the Sea Dogs, extending his hitting streak to nine games with an infield single in the seventh. He is hitting .382 for the ’Dogs.
Trenton jumped on top in the first on a two-run double by Melky Mesa.
The Sea Dogs answered with a single run in both the second and third innings. Marquez Smith tied the game on an RBI groundball, scoring Hazelbaker.
The teams were to conclude the first half of the season today at 12:05 p.m. The Sea Dogs return home after the All-star break on Thursday against the New Hampshire Fisher Cats at 7 p.m.
Tickets are available for all remaining 2012 home games by calling the Sea Dogs ticket office at 879-9500, or logging on to www.seadogs.com
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