BOWIE, Maryland — Despite hitting three solo homers, the Portland Sea Dogs lost the series finale to the Bowie Baysox 6-3 Sunday in Double-A action at Prince George’s Stadium.
Portland led 3-2 entering the bottom of the sixth inning, but Bowie scored twice to take the lead for good.
Portland’s Justin Haley was lifted after a leadoff walk to Brandon Snyder. Trey Mancini hit the first pitch from Simon Mercedes over the left-field wall, his second homer of the season, both against Portland.
In the eighth, the Baysox added insurance off John Cornely. Snyder delivered an RBI double and Mancini had a sacrifice fly.
Terry Doyle (6-1) beat Portland for the second Sunday in a row. Doyle worked six innings on five hits, three runs and three solo homers. Ashur Tolliver fanned four over two innings for a hold and Andrew Triggs struck out the side in the ninth for his second save of the season.
The power of Portland’s Dave Sappelt was on display for the second straight game. Sappelt hit the game-winner on Saturday night, and blasted a one-out homer in the second, giving Portland a 1-0 lead. The Sea Dogs second hit left the park, as Oscar Tejeda blasted a homer off Doyle with two outs in the fourth.
Bowie tied the game at two in the fourth inning, receiving some power of their own. Ozzie Martinez led off with a double and Rossmel Perez smoked a two-run homer to right field.
The Sea Dogs hit their third homer off Doyle in the fifth. With one out, David Chester launched his fourth home run of the season, putting Portland in front 3-2