EL1 New Hampshire Fisher Cats

Bo Steals the Show in Vlad's Return as Fisher Cats Win, 6-3

Published on July 19, 2018 under Eastern League (EL1)
New Hampshire Fisher Cats News Release


Manchester, N.H. - Bo Bichette went 2-for-4 with two doubles and three runs batted in as the New Hampshire Fisher Cats (Toronto Blue Jays Double-A affiliate) opened a four-game series with the Harrisburg Senators (Washington Nationals) with a 6-3 comeback win on Thursday night at Northeast Delta Dental Stadium.

With the game tied 3-3 in the seventh, Eduard Pinto singled, stole second and moved to third on a wild pitch. Guillotte delivered the tie-breaking single to center field. Ryan Hissey followed with a single and Bichette doubled to left for the second consecutive inning to make it 6-3.

Justin Dillon (W, 2-4) worked a perfect seventh in relief of Fisher Cats starter T. J. Zeuch to earn the win.

Zach Jackson came on for the eighth (2 BB, 2 K, 0 H) and Andrew Case finished up for his seventh save. The four starters kept the Senators off the board after they scored three in third inning.

The first four Harrisburg batters reached in the top of the third. Alec Keller doubled and Zach Collier singled. Osvaldo Abreu reached on an error as Keller scored and Collier came across on a single by Hunter Jones. Dan Gamache added an RBI single to give Harrisburg a 3-0 lead.

New Hampshire's Guillotte doubled to start the bottom of the third inning, moving to third on a groundout by Ryan Hissey, and scoring on Bichette's groundout to make it 3-1.

The Fisher Cats tied the game in the bottom of the sixth inning. Bichette doubled and scored when just-promoted shortstop Santiago Espinal reached second on an error. Espinal moved to third on a deep fly out by Vladimir Guerrero Jr., and scored on Cavan Biggio's sacrifice fly to make it 3-3.

Guerrero, the top prospect in Minor League baseball, returned to the Fisher Cats for the first time since early June. He went 1-for-4 with a single in the eighth inning, and made several impressive plays at third base.

Tyler Mapes (L, 1-2), the Harrisburg starter, allowed just two hits until the four consecutive knocks in the seventh as the Fisher Cats rallied for the win.

The Fisher Cats will host Harrisburg again at 7:05 p.m. on Friday at Northeast Delta Dental Stadium.

The team will celebrate the Harry Potter book and movie series with music, games, characters and a Wizard Fungo Bobblehead giveaway (first 1,000 fans) thanks to Northeast Delta Dental. The magical masterminds of the New England Witchcraft and Wizardry School will be on hand as well. It's also an Oral Health Challenge game, presented by Northeast Delta Dental. For tickets and information, visit nhfishercats.com.

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