TRENTON, N.J. — The Portland Sea Dogs (38-36) improved to 10-1 in road-series finales, clubbing the Trenton Thunder (38-36) 11-0 on Sunday afternoon at Arm & Hammer Park in Eastern League baseball action.
Trenton took two of three in the series, and the Sea Dogs finished 3-4 on their seven-game roadtrip.
Right-hander Matt Barnes (4-4) snapped a three-game losing streak, tossing five scoreless frames on three hits, five walks and eight strikeouts. Miguel Celestino fired threes scoreless on one hit, and Rafael Perez wrapped up the shutout, working the ninth.
Portland’s 17 hits were the most since pounding out 18 on May 18 at New Hampshire. The Sea Dogs had a hit in all nine innings, and scored nine of their 11 runs in the final three innings.
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