Kent fires seven strong innings in 4-3 win at Richmond

Kent fires seven strong innings! 'Dogs win 4-3 at Richmond

Portland completes three-game sweep over the Flying Squirrels

Richmond, Va. - Matthew Kent (5-3) pushed through seven innings of work to outlast the Richmond Flying Squirrels (16-24, 39-68) 4-3 and hand the Portland Sea Dogs (20-21, 47-61) a series sweep Thursday night at The Diamond.

Jarren Duran led-off the contest with a single to extend to an 11-game hit streak and came home on an RBI single from Bobby Dalbec to snag an early 1-0 lead.
Richmond pushed back with a Hamlet Marte RBI single in the second inning to even the tilt.

The 'Dogs and Squirrels stayed locked until the sixth inning when all nine Portland batters reached the plate. Duran led-off with another single and Jhon Nunez cracked a hit of his own before Dalbec drew a walk to load the bases. Richmond starter Alfred Gutierrez (6-5) issued a wild pitch to bring Duran home and break up the tie. Joey Curletta walked to re-load the bases and chase Gutierrez from the game.

Reliever Raffi Vizcaino surrendered a bases-loaded single to Luke Tendler, sending two more Sea Dogs across the plate to a 4-1 advantage.

Jonah Arenado and Johneswhy Fargas scattered an RBI single each in the sixth and seventh innings to cut the lead 4-3 before Kent was retired. The southpaw finished the day after seven innings of work, limiting three runs on eight hits with three strikeouts.

Durbin Feltman and Jordan Weems combined for two innings of relief, permitting just two hits and one strikeout each to preserve the lead and take a 4-3 win. Weems picked up his sixth save in the effort.

The Sea Dogs and Bowie BaySox (Orioles affiliate) start a three-game series on Friday night (tonight) with a 7:05 first pitch from Prince George's Stadium in Bowie, Maryland. Righty Konner Wade (2-4, 3.20) takes on BaySox righty Mike Baumann (2-1. 1.16).

Radio coverage on the WPEI U.S. Cellular Sea Dogs Radio Network begins at 6:50 PM. The game is available on the tune-in app and MiLB.TV.

Tickets for the next homestand are available at 207-879-9500 or seadogs.com. Book your nine-inning vacation today!