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Henry Godbout hits two home runs in Portland Sea Dogs win
Henry Godbout hit two home runs to lead the Portland Sea Dogs to a 5-4 victory over the Chesapeake Baysox in an Eastern League game held in Bowie, Maryland. Godbout, a second-round pick by the Boston Red Sox, hit a tiebreaking solo home run in the ninth inning to secure the win. This performance brings his total to seven home runs in 17 games with Portland.
Portland trailed 4-1 entering the seventh inning before Godbout and Max Ferguson hit solo home runs to close the gap. The Sea Dogs tied the game in the eighth following a double by Tyler McDonough and a sacrifice fly. Max Carlson earned the win after pitching two scoreless innings, while Caleb Bolden recorded the save.
Chesapeake's Anthony Eyanson started the game, pitching six innings and allowing one run on four hits with eight strikeouts. Colin Tuft contributed a solo home run for the Baysox during their early lead.