Portland Sea Dogs - Portland Press Herald

Talented Sea Dogs infielder trying to find his groove at the plate

Jeremy Rivera, 24, has shined in the field but has struggled to hit in the wake of injuries.

Matthew Kent strikes out a career-high 11, but the Sea Dogs still lose their fifth straight game.

In an otherwise stellar season, left-hander Daniel McGrath serves up a pair of homers and is pinned with a 7-0 loss, his first of the season.

A superb outing by the Portland right-hander goes by the wayside in a game eventually canceled because of heavy rains.

Denyi Reyes, a right-hander on the Red Sox 40-man roster, was rolling until a four-run sixth.

The Sea Dogs second baseman has an RBI single in an 8-7 loss to Reading.

Several players, including slugger Bobby Dalbec, will be eligible for the Rule 5 draft unless Boston elevates them to its 40-man roster.

The soft-throwing lefty improves to 5-0 as Portland completes a 4-2 homestand.

After a slow start with Double-A Portland, the speedy Duran has been red hot in recent weeks.

Marcus Wilson homers and doubles twice as Portland pulls within four games with a 5-4 victory against Akron.