Tyler Miller lifted an RBI sacrifice fly in the bottom of the eighth inning on Thursday night, as the Sea Dogs defeated the Reading Fightin’ Phils 4-3 at Delta Dental Park in Portland.
Portland (10-6) has used the eighth inning as their rally frame this week at home. The Sea Dogs scored five runs in the eighth on Tuesday in 9-8 win, four in the eighth on Wednesday as part of a 5-1 victory, before two runs Thursday evening led them to their third straight win. Miller had three RBI that included a two-run homerun, while Ahbram Liendo had two hits. Zach Bryant (1-0) fired 1.2 scoreless innings with three strikeouts in relief to get the pitching victory. They’ll try to clinch the series win vs Reading (5-13) on Friday evening at 6 p.m.