Thunder Slide Continues

Trenton 6 8 2
Portland 12 17 0
WP- Hansel Izquierdo (3-2)
LP- Terrance Hill (1-1)
SV- Ryan Moskau (2)

(Portland, ME)- Sea Dogs hitters pounded out 17 hits, inclduing four each by Derek Wathan and Abraham Nunez, in a 12-7 win over Trenton. The Thunder have lost eight of their last nine games and drop to 55-55 on the year.

The Thunder started off quick with a homer by Angel Santos on the first pitch of the game for a 1-0 lead. Trenton added two more runs in the inning off Hansel Izquierdo (3-2).

Garry Maddox gave the Thunder a 4-1 edge in the 4th Inning with a solo homer his 9th of the year.

Portland (58-52) came back strong by scoring three runs, including back-to-back homers by Nunez and Chris Aguila, in the bottom half to tie the game at 4-4.

With a 6-6 tie, Portland took the lead for good on a RBI triple by Nunez. Luke Wilcox added an RBI single to make it 8-6. They broke it open with four runs in the 8th Inning for the 12-6 final.

Trenton`s bullpen struggled as they allowed eight runs (seven earned in 4 2/3 innings. Startert Greg Montalbano lasted just 3 1/3 innings (four runs) and got a no-decision. The loss went to Terrance Hill (1-1).

Izquierdo got the win, despite allwoing six runs in seven innings. Ryan Moskau got his 2nd save with two shutout innings of relief.

Trenton and Portland meet again on Saturday at 7:00 PM. Josh Hancock (7-4) starts for Trenton against Portland`s Claudio Vargas (7-8). Copyright © 1999 TheTrenton Thunder and Velcero™ All Rights Reserved.

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Author: Trenton Thunder