PORTLAND – Derrik Gibson stroked a tiebreaking two-run double in the sixth inning, lifting the Portland Sea Dogs to a 5-3 win over the Binghamton Mets in front of 4,002 at Hadlock Field Saturday afternoon.
Gibson, who went 3-for-5 for his first multi-hit game of the season, and capitalized on three straight walks by Binghamton reliever Kevin Mulvey to open the sixth inning. Jonathan Hee was thrown out at the plate trying to score from first on Gibson’s double, but Kolbrin Vitek followed with a single that drove home Gibson and helped Portland (3-7) to its second straight win.
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Bryce Brentz and Oscar Tejeda hit RBI doubles in the fourth as the Sea Dogs built a 2-0 lead. Binghamton’s Sean Kazmar tied the game with a two-run double in the fifth.
Will Latimer (1-0) pitched two scoreless innings to earn the win in relief of Billy Buckner, who gave up four hits and two runs in five innings. He walked two and struck out five.
Josh Fields worked the final two innings for a save, though he gave up an RBI single to Oswaldo Navarro in the eighth.
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