PORTLAND (NEWS CENTER Maine) -- The Portland Sea Dogs won game two of a three-game series with the Binghamton Rumble Ponies thanks to six scoreless innings from pitcher Mike Shawaryn.
Shawaryn (W, 1-1) allowed just three hits while walking one and striking out five. The Sea Dogs improve to 3-5.
For the second straight game, the Sea Dogs plated a run in the bottom of the first inning. With the base empty and two out, Portland rallied for three straight singles off of Nabil Crismatt (L, 1-1) and took a 1-0 lead on an RBI single by Tate Matheny to score Esteban Quiroz.
In the fifth inning with the bases loaded, Binghamton's Eric Hanhold walked Quiroz to add a second run to Portland's lead.
Jeremy Rivera delivered a two-strike, two-out RBI single off of Joshua Torres in the bottom of the eighth to put Portland ahead 3-0.
Daniel McGrath worked two hitless innings in relief of Shawaryn. Adam Lau (S, 1) closed things out with a perfect ninth.
The Sea Dogs and Rumble Ponies conclude their three-game series on Sunday afternoon at Hadlock Field.