EL1 New Hampshire Fisher Cats

Fisher Cats Rally Falls Short in 5-4 Loss at Reading

Published on May 15, 2011 under Eastern League (EL1)
New Hampshire Fisher Cats News Release


Reading, PA - Moises Sierra went 3-for-4 with a home run and two RBI, but the Fisher Cats fell 5-4 to Reading on Sunday afternoon at FirstEnergy Stadium.

Despite the loss, the Fisher Cats took three of the five games played to win the series.

Reading (22-15) opened the scoring in the bottom of the first inning. Matt Rizzotti drew a two-out walk and Cody Overbeck followed by drilling the first pitch from B. J. LaMura for his Eastern League-leading 11th home run and a 2-0 lead.

The Fisher Cats (22-14) cut the lead to 2-1 in the top of the second inning. Moises Sierra singled and moved to third on a single by Ricardo Nanita. Sierra (2-for-3) scored on a passed ball.

The Phillies, who have hit a league-leading 42 home runs on the season, took LaMura deep twice in the second inning. Carlos Rivero walked and Derek Mitchell and Fidel Hernandez hit consecutive home runs to put Reading in front 5-1.

New Hampshire rallied in the top of the fourth inning. Anthony Gose led off with a single and Mike McDade walked. Sierra singled home Gose to make it 5-2. After John Tolisano walked to load the bases, Yan Gomes' sacrifice fly scored McDade to cut the R-Phils lead to 5-3.

LaMura (2-3), after the shaky start, finished his outing with four scoreless innings. He left after working the first six, allowing seven hits and five runs. He walked four and struck out four.

Mike Hinckley and Alan Farina combined to pitch three innings of scoreless relief.

J.C. Ramirez (5-2) picked up the win, working eight innings, allowing five hits and three runs, walking two and striking out three.

Phillippe Aumont earned his third save. Sierra homered off Aumont to lead-off the top of the ninth inning to make it 5-4. The Fisher Cats then loaded the bases on a single by Nanita, a single by Gomes and an intentional walk of pinch-hitter Travis d'Arnaud. But Aumont struck out Darin Mastroianni and Adeiny Hechavarria to end the game.

The Fisher Cats have a scheduled off day on Monday. Tickets for the 2011 Northeast Delta Dental All-Star Game on July 13 will go on sale to the general public on Monday. For information, visit www.nhfishercats.com or call (603) 641-2005. The team will return to action on Tuesday night at 7:05pm when they host the Binghamton Mets. RHP Joel Carreno (1-3, 5.05) starts for New Hampshire against Binghamton RHP Brandon Moore (3-1, 3.98).

Radio coverage begins at 6:45pm with Bob Lipman & Dick Lutsk on the WGIR Fisher Cats Radio Network.

Check out the New Hampshire Fisher Cats Statistics

Share: Facebook | Twitter/X | LinkedIn | Reddit | Email



Eastern League Stories from May 15, 2011


The opinions expressed in this release are those of the organization issuing it, and do not necessarily reflect the thoughts or opinions of OurSports Central or its staff.

OurSports Central