The Portland Sea Dogs (20- 20) dropped an Eastern League doubleheader to the New Hampshire Fisher Cats (16-28) on Tuesday night.
The Fisher Cats took the opener, 5-2, and won the nightcap with a 3-2, eight-inning walk-off win.
In the first game, Jon Harris (2-4) fired six strong innings on one run, leading the Fisher Cats to the victory.
Portland’s Travis Lakins (0-2) took the loss, giving up five runs on seven hits over 4 1/3 innings.
Emilio Guerrero put New Hampshire in front 2-0, blasting a two-run homer with one out in the second. Nick Longhi responded for Portland, leading off the fourth with a solo shot, cutting the deficit to 2-1. Longhi has hit safely in 10 of his last 11 games, hitting his third homer of the season.
New Hampshire knocked Lakins out of the game in the fifth inning, scoring three times to take a 5-1 lead. Tim Lopes and Danny Jansen provided RBI singles, and Ryan McBroom knocked in a run with a fielder’s choice.
The Sea Dogs added a run in the seventh on a wild pitch, but Dusty Isaacs retired Longhi to end the game.
In the nightcap, Richard Urena delivered a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the eighth, giving New Hampshire a walk-off win.
Luis Ysla (L, 0-3) allowed two hits and a walk in the eighth to take the loss.
Portland struck in the third inning off Yender Villegas to take a 1-0 lead. Cole Sturgeon walked and scored on a double by Mike Olt (1- for-2, two walks).
Taylor Grover was outstanding for Portland, recording a perfect inning in three of his four frames. In the third with two outs, Jonathan Davis hit a two-run homer to give the Fisher Cats a 2-1 lead. Grover had a season-high five strikeouts on just two hits and no walks.
The Sea Dogs tied the game in the seventh inning off Andrew Case (W, 1-0). Heiker Meneses walked and scored on a fielder’s choice by Tzu-Wei Lin.
The series was to continue this morning with 10:35 a.m. start.
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