Jerry Downs drove in Tate Matheny with a sacrifice fly in the seventh inning, leading the Portland Sea Dogs to a 5-2 win over the Richmond Flying Squirrels on Tuesday at Hadlock Field in Portland.
Matheny scored on the play to give the Sea Dogs a 3-2 lead after he reached base on a walk, advanced to second on a hit batsman and then went to third on a sacrifice bunt.
The Sea Dogs added to their lead in the eighth when Matheny hit a two-run single.
Kevin Lenik (1-0) got the win with two innings of scoreless, two-hit relief while Richmond starter Conner Menez (3-3) took the loss in the Eastern League game.