EL1 New Hampshire Fisher Cats

Fisher Cats Overcome 4-1 Deficit to Force Extras on Friday Night

Published on June 21, 2019 under Eastern League (EL1)
New Hampshire Fisher Cats News Release


Manchester, NH - The New Hampshire Fisher Cats (Toronto Blue Jays Double-A affiliate) rallied from down three runs to force extra innings, but the Trenton Thunder (New York Yankees) scored twice in the eleventh for a 6-4 win on Friday night at Delta Dental Stadium.

The Fisher Cats (0-3) scored the game's first run in the first inning. Josh Palacios led off the game with a double down the third base line. Three batters later, designated hitter Riley Adams singled him home for a 1-0 lead.

Trenton (2-1) tied the game in the third and took the lead in the fifth inning. Wendell Rijo reached on a single to start the third and a double by Chris Gittens brought him home. Six consecutive Thunder hitters reached to start the fifth, chasing Fisher Cats starter Willy Ortiz. Three consecutive run scoring hits by Ben Ruta, Gittens and Kellin Deglan made it 4-1.

Thunder starter Garrett Whitlock was cruising along, retiring 13 batters in a row, until the Fisher Cats put together a two-out rally in the bottom of the sixth inning. Nash Knight reached on a hit-by-pitch, Adams singled and Brock Lundquist singled Knight in. Alberto Mineo followed with another base hit to cut the lead to 4-3.

The Fisher Cats would tie the game at 4-4 in the bottom of the eighth inning. Lundquist walked and stole second base, setting up a two-out, game-tying base knock by Logan Warmoth to center field. Warmoth, the 22nd overall pick in the 2017 draft, finished 2-for-5.

Trenton earned the win with a pair of runs in the top of the eleventh inning. Mandy Alvarez hit a double to produce one run and Zack Zehner added a sacrifice fly to make it 6-4. Domingo Acevedo (W, 7-1) earned the win with two innings of scoreless relief for the Thunder.

Acevedo induced a foul pop by Palacios with two men on in the last of the 11th to secure the win. Bryan Baker (L, 2-5) took the loss for New Hampshire.

Jackson McClelland, first out of the New Hampshire bullpen, worked out of a bases-loaded, no-out jam without allowing a run in the fifth inning. He set down three consecutive Trenton hitters to keep the score 4-1. Relievers Jake Fishman and Dany Jimenez each tossed two flawless innings.

The Fisher Cats and Thunder meet again on Saturday at 6:35 p.m. We will welcome kids who participated in the Oral Health Challenge from Northeast Delta Dental, and an Atlas Fireworks Show follows the game. Tickets and information are available at nhfishercats.com.

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