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PORTLAND — Mark Wagner stroked a two-run double with two outs in the seventh inning to give the Portland Sea Dogs the lead for good in a 9-5 win over the Erie SeaWolves today at Hadlock Field.

The Sea Dogs trailed Erie 5-4 when Wagner stepped up. He worked to a full count before swatting a fastball to deep center field, scoring two runs for a 6-5 lead. Wagner then scored on Will Middlebrooks’ single.

Alex Hassan singled in two runs in the eighth inning.

Reliever Josh Fields (2-0) picked up the win with two innings of relief.

The Sea Dogs begin a three-day trip to Reading, Pa., on Tuesday before returning home for a 7p.m. Friday game against the Binghamton Mets.

Kevin Thomas does not always write about baseball. It just seems that way, starting with his early days covering spring training for the St. Petersburg Times, to his current role of bi-locating at both...

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