EL1 New Hampshire Fisher Cats

Fields Finds Homer Stroke Tuesday Night

Published on June 28, 2016 under Eastern League (EL1)
New Hampshire Fisher Cats News Release


MANCHESTER - The New Hampshire Fisher Cats fell victim to repeated miscues in the field and dropped a crushing loss on Tuesday, falling 6-4 to the Hartford Yard Goats at Northeast Delta Dental Stadium.

The Fisher Cats (32-44) lost their fourth straight game, falling to a season-worst 12 games below .500. The Yard Goats (42-33) scored five unanswered runs to jump ahead of New Hampshire, setting up a potential sweep on Wednesday. New Hampshire committed a season-most four errors in the loss.

New Hampshire opened the scoring in the bottom of the first inning against Hartford starting pitcher German Marquez. Christian Lopes hammered a leadoff ground-rule double to left field, and Roemon Fields drew a walk before Jason Leblebijian singled to load the bases. Rowdy Tellez poked a single through the right side of the infield to score Lopes, and Ryan Lavarnway scored Fields on a double play to give New Hampshire the 2-0 lead. The Fisher Cats got another in the bottom of the second, as Ian Parmley found his way to third base with Jorge Flores at first. A ball in the dirt sent Flores scampering toward second, but he was thrown out. However, Parmley came in to score, making it 3-0 in favor of New Hampshire.

Hartford got on the board in the top of the fifth inning, as Ryan McMahon cracked a leadoff single before Jackson Williams singled him to third base. Zach Osborne bounced into a double play, with McMahon scoring to trim the lead to 3-1.

The Fisher Cats got that run back in the bottom of the fifth. With two outs and the bases empty, Roemon Fields battered a fastball to deep right field, sending it out of the yard for his second homer of the season. The dinger ran New Hampshire's advantage to 4-1.

Hartford answered in the top of the sixth inning. Raimel Tapia led off with a single, and scooted to third when Dawson's pickoff attempt was wild. With two outs, Dillon Thomas hit a hard bouncer through the right side, scoring Tapia and cutting New Hampshire's edge to 4-2. The Yard Goats drew closer in the top of the seventh, as McMahon rapped a leadoff double to right before moving to third on a wild pitch. Williams singled him home to make it a 4-3 ballgame.

The Yard Goats finally surged into the lead in the top of the eighth inning against Fisher Cats reliever Tim Mayza (BS, 1; L, 0-1). David Dahl led off with a double, and Mayza walked Pat Valaika, allowing Thomas to sacrifice the runners to second and third. Mayza fanned Rosell Herrera, but McMahon hit a slow roller to the right. Matt Dean flipped to Mayza, but the pitcher missed the bag for an error, and both Dahl and Valaika scored, putting Hartford ahead 5-4.

Hartford snagged an insurance run in the top of the ninth against Fisher Cats reliever Chris Smith, who allowed a leadoff double to Zach Osborne. Michael Benjamin bunted Osborne to third, and Tapia hit a grounder that Lopes booted at second base, allowing Osborne to come in and make it 6-4.

Dawson didn't factor in the decision, throwing six innings and allowing three runs (two earned) on eight hits while fanning four. Brady Dragmire fired a perfect inning of relief for New Hampshire. Mayza gave up two unearned runs in two-thirds of an inning, striking out one against one walk and one hit. Chris Smith gave up an unearned run on one hit and a walk in 1.1 innings while striking out one.

The Fisher Cats will try to avoid the sweep Wednesday night, with right-hander Luis Santos starting for New Hampshire against Hartford lefty Carlos Hernandez. First pitch from Northeast Delta Dental Stadium is at 7:05 p.m., and Tyler Murray has the call starting at 6:45 p.m. on the Fisher Cats Radio Network.

Tuesday night is our $1,000 "Lucky Hot Dog" Giveaway! We're sticking $1,000 in cash into the wrappers of our hot dogs for you to win while enjoying a delicious ballpark hot dog. We're splitting the money into $1's, $5's, $10's, $20's and $50's. Will you be a big winner? There's only one way to find out! For more information and to get your tickets, call 603-641-2005 or visit www.nhfishercats.com.

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