BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — Felix Doubront hurled six quality inning and LF Daniel Nava went 3-for-5 with an RBI to lead the Portland Sea Dogs to a 3-1 victory over the Binghamton Mets, Tuesday at NYSEG Stadium .
The Sea Dogs (61-66) now trail New Britain by 4 1/2 games for the second playoff spot with the Rock Cats losing to the Connecticut Defenders.
The Sea Dogs received a hit from all but one starter and collected 13 safeties against three Mets’ pitchers. Binghamton had only two baserunners after the fourth inning ”“ both were walks and not one reached second base.
Designated hiter Jon Still gave Portland a 1-0 lead off losing pitcher Eric Brown (5-14) in the fourth inning with a one out double which scored 3B Jorge Jimenez .
The two-base hit was Still’s 38th of the year, extending his franchise record.
Doubront (8-5) scattered four hits and two walks, while striking out three B-Mets.
His lone rough spot came in the fourth, when Binghamton loaded the bases with none away. However, Doubront escaped with just one run allowed.
Nava continued his hot hitting in Double-A, improving his average to .397 (25-for-63) with three hits and snapped a 1-1 tie with a run-scoring single in the fifth inning, plating SS Yamaico Navarro. Nava created Portland’s final run in the eighth inning with a lead-off double. CF Ryan Kalish moved Nava to third base on a fly out and Jimenez ripped an RBI single to right field.
Doubront gave way at the beginning of the seventh to reliever Derrick Loop, who made his his Double-A debut Loop retired five of six Mets before handing off to RHP Bryce Cox in the ninth.
The teams will meet again tonight (7:05).
Notes: In the third inning, Nava had a sacrifice fly taken away when Navarro tagged up too early”¦Cox became the 2nd Sea Dog this season to crack 40 or more appearances”¦The Sea Dogs finished the game 3-for-15 with runners-in-scoring position”¦Portland stole three bases: Anderson, Navarro and Suarez”¦Binghamton’s pitchers walked only one batter and fanned nine.
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