Bogaerts, Ranaudo Lead Sea Dogs to 9-1 Win

Ranaudo Allowed One Hit in Seven Shutout Innings & Bogaerts Blasted Two Home Runs 

Portland, Maine - Anthony Ranaudo allowed one hit over seven shutout innings and Xander Bogaerts went 3-for-5 with three runs scored and five RBI as the Sea Dogs defeated the New Hampshire Fisher Cats 9-1 Wednesday night at Hadlock Field with former Red Sox pitcher Pedro Martinez in attendance.

Ranaudo (6-1) became the third 6-game winner in the Eastern League. Ranaudo worked a career-high seven innings on one hit and eight strikeouts. The righty was perfect in six of seven innings and threw 53 of 78 pitches for strikes. Ryan Schimpf singled off Ranaudo to lead of the second inning, but never moved.

Xander Bogaerts homered in the first two innings and finished with 5 RBI. J.C. Linares went 3-for-5 with 3 RBI.

New Hampshire's Marcus Stroman (1-1) lasted 1+ innings on eight runs (seven earned) and seven hits in his first loss of the season. Stroman, a 22nd overall pick by Toronto last season, gave up both homers to Bogaerts.

Portland scored all eight runs with nobody out. Shannon Wilkerson (2-for-5) led off the first with a single and Bogaerts hit a two-run homer to left-center field. Linares capped off the scoring with a two-run double off the Maine Monster.

In the second, Heiker Meneses was hit, Wilkerson singled and Bogaerts cleared the Maine Monster for a three-run blast. Once again, Linares added the final run of the inning, nailing an RBI single to center.

Michael Almanzar (3-for-4) capped of the scoring with a sac-fly in the eighth, his team-leading 35th RBI.

Chris Balcom-Miller made his 2013 Sea Dogs debut, and worked the final two innings, allowing two hits and run.

Prime Motor Group Player of the Game: Xander Bogaerts and Anthony Ranaudo

The Sea Dogs and New Hampshire Fisher Cats (Blue Jays affiliate) play the series finale of their three-game set for tonight, game time is 6:00 PM. Lefty Drake Britton (3-4, 4.33 ERA) makes his 11 appearance of the season for Portland. Righty Marcus Waldman (3-5, 3.30) is the scheduled starter for New Hampshire.

Radio coverage begins at 5:40 PM on the U.S. Cellular Sea Dogs Radio Network and via the Tune-In Radio app for smartphones and tablets.Tickets are available by calling 207-879-9500 or at seadogs.com.