PORTLAND (AP) – Hanley Ramirez drove in four runs with a homer and a double and Kason Gabbard pitched six shutout innings as the Portland Sea Dogs defeated the Akron Aeros 5-0 Thursday.
Gabbard (7-7) struck out seven, walked one and allowed one single. Relievers Randy Beam, Marc Deshenes and Jim Mann pitched an inning apiece to preserve shutout. After three scoreless innings, the Sea Dogs (48-40) grabbed a 1-0 lead when David Murphy drew a leadoff walk and scored when Ramirez lined a double.
Ramirez’ homer with two aboard was the key hit as Portland scored four times in the fifth inning.
The Aeros (49-41) advanced runners to second base only twice, in the fifth and eighth innings.
AP-ES-07-14-05 2146EDT
Send questions/comments to the editors.
Related Stories
Latest Articles
Success. Please wait for the page to reload. If the page does not reload within 5 seconds, please refresh the page.
Enter your email and password to access comments.
Hi, to comment on stories you must . This profile is in addition to your subscription and website login.
Already have a commenting profile? .
Invalid username/password.
Please check your email to confirm and complete your registration.
Only subscribers are eligible to post comments. Please subscribe or login first for digital access. Here’s why.
Use the form below to reset your password. When you've submitted your account email, we will send an email with a reset code.