Perez Races Through Seven Scoreless in Tuesday Defeat
EL New Hampshire Fisher Cats

Perez Races Through Seven Scoreless in Tuesday Defeat

Published on September 2, 2025 under Eastern League (EL)
New Hampshire Fisher Cats News Release


BRIDGEWATER, NJ - The New Hampshire Fisher Cats (21-36, 51-75) were narrowly defeated by the Somerset Patriots (30-28, 65-62) at TD Bank Ballpark on Tuesday night, 1-0. Making his fourth Double-A start, New Hampshire's Fernando Perez fired seven scoreless innings with four punchouts for his second consecutive quality start. Trailing 1-0 in the top of the ninth inning, the Fisher Cats put the tying run in scoring position in the but failed to convert to drop their eighth in a row.

New Hampshire's Perez allowed three hits through seven scoreless frames; the third time he has completed the seven-inning mark in his career. Righty Devereaux Harrison (L, 6-8) surrendered one run on one hit and a walk in one inning of relief.

Somerset starter Elmer Rodriguez-Cruz tossed six scoreless, one-hit innings with one walk and eight punchouts. Right-handers Baron Stuart (L, 1-2) and Carson Coleman (S, 2) handled the final three frames as Stuart pitched two scoreless, hitless relief innings. Coleman worked around a one-out base hit in the ninth to secure the Patriots' one-run victory.

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New Hampshire skid slides to eight in a row

With neither team threatening more than two baserunners in an inning, Somerset plated the night's only run in the bottom of the eighth with a two-out walk by Brendan Jones and an RBI double by George Lombard Jr. one pitch later off New Hampshire's Harrison. Earlier in the night, Perez allowed a hit and a walk to lead off the bottom of the sixth, but the righty recorded three straight outs to keep Tuesday's game scoreless through six innings.

New Hampshire catcher Jacob Sharp looped a one-out single in the top of the ninth inning before he advanced to second on a groundout from designated hitter Jackson Hornung. Somerset's Coleman then shut the door with a strikeout to complete the Patriots' 1-0 win.

The series continues with another 6:35 PM EDT first pitch on Wednesday night. New Hampshire sends Grant Rogers (6-8, 3.98 ERA) to the hill against Somerset's Kyle Carr (0-0, -.--) in the second game of the series.

The Fisher Cats return to the Granite State for the final homestand of 2025 with a six-game series against the Chesapeake Baysox, Double-A affiliates of the Baltimore Orioles, on Tuesday, September 9 for their final series of 2025.

Fans can purchase 2025 multi-game memberships and single-game tickets at nhfishercats.com, via email at info@nhfishercats.com, by phone at (603) 641-2005, and in-person at the Delta Dental Stadium Box Office on 1 Line Drive in Manchester, New Hampshire.

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