Stats are misleading, ‘Dogs and ‘Sens from Hadlock Field

Despite a team-high six losses, Chris Hernandez is eighth in the Eastern League with a 2.89 ERA (photo by Jill Brady from Mainetoday.com)

The Sea Dogs open up a short three-game homestand on Tuesday night against the Harrisburg Senators (Nationals affiliate) from Hadlock Field…Portland has dropped six of seven, including a tough 5–4 loss in 10-innings on Sunday afternoon in Richmond…Lefty Chris Hernandez (pictured on the left) gets the start in the opener…Hernandez proves that stats can be very misleading…Let’s take five with Hernandez

1. First loss of the season, Portland scored only one run.
2. In two of his losses, the ‘Dogs have scored one and three runs
3. In his three wins, Portland has scored 12 total runs.
4. The biggest one of all — PORTLAND HAS BEEN SHUTOUT IN FOUR OF HIS SIX LOSSES
5. Hernandez is seeking his team-leading fifth quality start on Tuesday night

Game Notes

Lineups for Tuesday (7:00 PM start)

Harrisburg: Kobernus 4, Walters 6, Valdez 9, Pahuta DH, Rahl, 8, Van Ostrand 7, Bloxom 3, Ivany 2, Mayorson 5, Rosenbaum LHP

Portland: Hazelbaker DH, Tejeda 7, Linares 8, Brentz 9, Smith 5, Butler 2, Gibson 6, Dent 4, Hernandez LHP

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