PORTLAND
When Red Sox lefthander Eduardo Rodriguez makes his rehab appearance Monday night with the Portland Sea Dogs, his main objectives will be to stay healthy and get his arm ready for Boston’s stretch drive.
If Rodriguez has command of his pitches, that will be a bonus.
On Sunday, Sea Dogs pitchers had command issues as the Altoona Curve topped Portland 8- 2 before a sellout crowd of 7,368 at Hadlock Field.
Sea Dogs starter Kyle Hart (7-9) allowed only four hits but also gave up three walks over five innings.
Hart had given up only one hit through 4 2/3 innings, but it was a three-run homer by Arden Pabst. His blue-ribbon blast over the left-field wall followed two walks in the second.
Errors and a passed ball accounted for the other two runs against Hart, who left after five innings. He struck out four and threw 104 pitches (64 strikes).
Pabst clocked a 90 mph fastball on a 2- 0 pitch after a walk to Hill put two men on base.
Hart and the Portland rotation have been on a roll. He had not allowed more than two earned runs in a game since July 16. And since July, Sea Dogs starters had an ERA of 2.26.
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