BROCKTON, Mass. (June 4, 2026) – The Down East Bird Dawgs saw a five-game winning streak come to an end Thursday night, as a five-run seventh inning by the Brockton Rox erased a four-run Bird Dawgs lead in a 9-7 loss at Campanelli Stadium. Down East still claimed the series two games to one and heads to New York at .500 for a weekend series against the Boulders.

Down East grabbed a 1-0 lead in the first on an RBI single from Lyle Miller-Green before Brockton answered with back-to-back RBI doubles from Keegan Calero and Jack-Thomas Wold in the third and a Derek Bender solo homer in the fourth to take a 3-1 lead.

The Bird Dawgs responded in the fifth as Colby Backus doubled in a run and Christian Adams launched a three-run homer to left to put Down East back in front 5-3. Trey Law added an RBI single in the sixth and Jacob Corson singled in a run in the seventh to push the lead to 7-3.

Brockton erased the deficit in the bottom of the seventh, erupting for five runs on six hits to take an 8-7 lead and added an insurance run in the eighth to close out the 9-7 final.

Rolando Heredia-Bustos delivered a quality start, allowing three runs on eight hits over 6⅓ innings with five strikeouts and two walks. Davis Blair (1-2) took the loss, surrendering five runs on five hits in ⅔ of an inning.

Pierce Williams started for Brockton, allowing six runs on six hits over five innings with six strikeouts and three walks. Michael Saturria (2-0) earned the win with two innings of one-run relief, and Brendan O'Donnell collected his sixth save with a clean ninth.

The Bird Dawgs (12-12) look to bounce back as they head to New York for a three-game weekend series against the Boulders.