PORTLAND, Maine — Justin Haley spun seven innings of one-run ball and the Portland Sea Dogs defeated the Hartford Yard Goats 8-6 on Monday in Eastern League baseball action at Hadlock Field to split the series 2-2.
Portland got off to a hot start as Henry Ramos led off the bottom of the first inning with a triple on the first pitch, then Ryan Court singled up the middle to score Ramos. Jake Romanski hit an RBI single later in the frame to make it 2-0.
The Sea Dogs scored twice in the second thanks to two Yard Goats errors to extend the lead to 4-0.
Haley (4-3) allowed just one run on five hits in seven innings, walking one and striking out five.
The Sea Dogs set a season-high with 15 hits. Ramos and Court each finished with three hits, Tim Roberson had a pair of doubles, and Tzu-Wei Lin had a two-run triple in the sixth.
Hartford’s Zach Jemiola (L, 4-2) allowed eight runs (four earned) on 12 hits in 5-plus innings, walking one and striking out one.
The Yard Goats didn’t go quietly, however, and scored five runs in the eighth inning off of Jake Drehoff, who was making his Double-A debut. Pat Valaika clubbed a two-run homer that hooked inside of the left field foul pole, while Dillon Thomas had a two-run double and Correlle Prime a two-out RBI double.
Nik Turley entered in relief for Portland with a runner on base in the seventh and stayed in to close out the game and earn his second save. Turley retired all four batters he faced and struck out two.