The Trenton Thunder (63-31) scored seven times with two outs in the second inning and defeated the Portland Sea Dogs (43-49), 9-6 in the middle game of a three-game Eastern League series Tuesday night at Hadlock Field.

Spot-starter Jake Drehoff worked into a bases-loaded, nobody-out jam in the second inning, but induced a pop out and fly out without a run scoring. The Thunder then reeled off four straight hits, capped off by a two-run homer from Zack Zehner to put Trenton ahead, 7-0. The Thunder sent 10 men to the plate in the second.

Drehoff (1-1) allowed seven runs on eight hits in two innings with a walk and two strikeouts.

Portland got on the board on an RBI single by Jeremy Barfield in the fourth off of Daniel Camarena.

Trenton answered with two more runs in the fifth off of Jacob Dahlstrand, both scoring on a single by Dante Bichette, Jr., to extend the lead to 9-1.

The Sea Dogs plated two runs in the bottom of the fifth, one on a double play, and another on an RBI single by Nick Lovullo, his first with the ’Dogs this year.

Camarena (1-0) lasted 6 2/3 innings and allowed three runs (two earned) on seven hits while walking one and striking out four.

Josh Tobias added an RBI single off of Andrew Schwaab in the eighth and Michael Chavis delivered an RBI single in the ninth to make it 9-5. Trenton went to the bullpen to bring in Cale Coshow and Jeremy Barfield greeted him with an RBI single to make it 9-6. Coshow got Mike Olt to pop out and fanned Cole Sturgeon to end the game, earning his 13th save.

Trenton had 14 hits, including three from Zehner and Thairo Estrada, and two from Tito Polo, Billy Fleming and Bichette.

The teams conclude the series today at noon. LHP Trey Ball (3-8, 5.62) makes his team-leading 17th start of the season. Trenton counters with RHP Zach Littell (4-0, 1.59).