September 17, 2005 at 7:33 AM
9/17 Cup of Coffee
Portland lost 2-0 to Akron last night in spite of outhitting them 5-2. Wade Miller went 5 innings allowing only 1 hit. He gave up 0 runs and struck out 6. Anibal Sanchez pitched 2 innings giving up 2 runs on 1 hit and Craig Hansen pitched 1 scoreless inning. Chris Durbin went 2 for 4. David Murphy went 1 for 2 while Chad Spann and Alberto Concepcion were both 1 for 3. Portland is now faced with winning 2 straight games on the road if they are to be Eastern League Champs.
Player of The Night: Wade Miller who pitched 5 innings giving up just 1 hit, 0 runs while striking out 6.