EL1 New Hampshire Fisher Cats

Three HRs help Fisher Cats beat Phillies, 6-3, on Friday night

Published on April 30, 2010 under Eastern League (EL1)
New Hampshire Fisher Cats News Release


Manchester, NH- Brad Emaus, Eric Thames and Adam Loewen homered to support Kyle Drabek's Eastern League-leading 4th victory as the New Hampshire Fisher Cats defeated the Reading Phillies, 6-3, on Friday night at Merchantsauto.com Stadium to cap the most successful April in team history.

New Hampshire (14-7) jumped on starting pitcher Drew Naylor in the bottom of the first inning. Darin Mastroianni (1-for-3, SF, R) led off by looping a single to right, setting a franchise record by reaching base in his 25th consecutive game. Loewen (1-for-2, HR, 2 BB, 2 R) drew a walk and, one out later, Emaus (2-for-3, HR, BB, 3 RBI) went opposite field for his second homer, a three-run shot that gave the Fisher Cats a 3-0 lead.

Mastroianni's second-inning sac fly plated Adam Calderone (1-for-4, 2B, R), who had doubled and moved to third on Jonathan Diaz's sac bunt, for a 4-0 lead.

Thames (1-for-4, HR) lined his team-leading fourth homer of the season with one out in the third, taking Naylor's first offering onto the access road in right for a 5-0 lead.

Drabek (4-1) worked a season-high seven innings and struck out seven to earn his third consecutive win. The right-hander surrendered just four hits, including a pair of solo homers -Tuffy Gosewisch's first of the year in the fifth inning and Tyson Gillies' second of the season in the sixth- and yielded four walks.

Naylor (1-3) suffered the loss after yielding five runs on six hits in six innings. The right-hander fanned five and walked three.

Loewen tagged his second homer of the season off Phillies' reliever Sergio Escalona in the seventh, giving the Fisher Cats a 6-2 lead.

Reading (8-13) scored an unearned run in the eighth when Gillies (2-for-4, HR, 2 R) singled, advanced to second on Adrian Martin's throwing error and scored on an RBI single by Brian Stavisky (1-for-4, RBI), but Martin struck out two in a perfect ninth inning to close out the Fisher Cats' fourth consecutive victory.

The Fisher Cats take on the Phillies in the middle game of their three-game series on Saturday afternoon at 1:35pm in search of their fifth straight win. New Hampshire sends right-hander Randy Boone (1-2, 3.38) to the mound against Reading right-hander Vance Worley (1-2, 5.23). Radio coverage begins with Fisher Cats Pre-Game at 1:15pm with Bob Lipman on the WGIR Fisher Cats Radio Network.

The Fisher Cats' weekend weather guarantee continues on Saturday. If the game time temperature is not at least 70 degrees, all fans in attendance will be able to turn in their game-used ticket stubs for a ticket to a future Monday-Wednesday, non-Portland Sea Dogs regular season game.

The first 2,000 fans in attendance at Merchantsauto.com Stadium on Saturday afternoon will receive a free Fisher Cats Bucket Hat, courtesy of Coca-Cola. Following the game, fans are invited to the inaugural Kentucky Derby Party in the Samuel Adams Bar & Grill. For tickets and information, visit www.nhfishercats.com or call (603) 641-2005.

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