PORTLAND, Maine — Joe Gunkel worked six scoreless innings against his former team and the Bowie Baysox shut out the Sea Dogs 1-0 in front of a crowd of 6,627 on Saturday night at Hadlock Field.
Just three days after he was traded from the Red Sox to the Orioles, Gunkel (3-1) was back on the mound at Hadlock Field and allowed just five hits while issuing no walks and striking out three.
Mikey O’Brien followed up with two hitless innings of relief, and Marcel Prado closed the door with a perfect ninth to record his first save of the season. The game was played in a brisk two hours and six minutes, the second shortest nine-inning game of the season for Portland (2:05 May 1 at Reading).
The lone run of the game scored in the top of the first inning. After a one out single by Ozzie Martinez, Mike Yastrzemski walked and Sean Halton grounded into a fielder’s choice to advance Martinez to third. Rossmel Perez singled and gave Bowie the 1-0 lead it would never relinquish.
Making his Double-A debut and his first appearance of 2015, Heri Quevedo (0-1) went five innings for Portland and allowed just one earned run on four hits, walking one and striking out two. Mike McCarthy and Pat Light combined for four scoreless innings of relief. The Sea Dogs’ bullpen has now worked 24 consecutive innings without allowing an earned run.