Tazawa done; Dogs down 6-4

Submitted by Kevin Thomas on Sat, 04/25/2009 - 13:59

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It was not Junichi Tazawa at his best. Handed a 4-0 lead, the prime pitching prospect from Japan left after 5 2/3 innings, with Connecticut leading the Sea Dogs 6-4. Tazawa's line: 6 hits, 6 earned runs, 2 walks, 4 strikeouts, 2 home runs. Tazawa gave up a solo home run in the fourth (Andrew D'Alessio) and a 3-run bomb in the fifth (Bobby Felmy). Both batters who walked ended up scoring. Tazawa would have completed six innings, but second baseman Ryan Khoury bobbled a grounder that would have been the third out. Tazawa left after 84 pitches (52 strikes).

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Kevin covers baseball for the Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram. He first reported on spring training games for the St. Petersburg Times in 1978. He wisely moved to Maine in 1994 and now writes about the Portland Sea Dogs and Boston Red Sox — when he's not coaching Little League baseball.

He is married to Nancy, and the couple recently completed their lineup card with the birth of their ninth child.

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