PITCHING MATCHUPS

Thursday: RHP Eammon Portice (2‐0, 2.08) vs. RHP Lance Pendleton (1‐2, 6.23)
Friday: RHP Casey Kelly (0‐0, 0.00) vs. RHP DJ Mitchell (1‐1, 4.15)
Saturday: RHP Stephen Fife (0‐1, 4.00) vs. RHP Ryan Pope (0‐1, 4.20)
Sunday: LHP Felix Doubront (2‐0, 3.21) vs. LHP Jeremy Bleich (1‐1, 2.04)

WHO'S HOT: THUNDER

Let's see, who could it be? Oh, that's right, David Adams. With a 5-for-11 series against New Hampshire (including a double, a home run and four walks), Adams has raised his season line to .388/.455/1.087, good for 4th, 5th and 5th in the Eastern League. ... D.J. Mitchell also pitched very well his last start, one-hitting the Sea Dogs over five innings. ... Austin Romine also seems to be heating up. He was 6-for-14 with three RBIs in the last series.

WHO'S HOT: SEA DOGS

Eammon Portice and Felix Doubront each have 2-0 records. Portice is a reliever making his first start tonight. ... Lars Anderson, a Double-A returnee, is hitting .295/.360/.951 with three home runs and 10 RBIs. ... Ryan Kalish also has three home runs, and Luis Exposito also has 10 RBIs. ... Ray Chang has a team-leading five doubles.