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Thunder Split Pair with Fisher Cats on Wednesday

July 18, 2018 - Eastern League (EL1)
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MANCHESTER, NH - The Thunder and New Hampshire Fisher Cats split a pseudo-doubleheader on Wednesday afternoon in Manchester with the Thunder earning a 3-2 win in the continuation of a suspended game from April 29 and dropping a seven-inning game, 3-2, at Northeast Delta Dental Stadium.

The teams picked up a suspended game in the bottom of the third inning from April 29, with the Thunder leading 3-0 and Gunnar Heidt standing on first with nobody out, and the visitors were able to pull out a 3-2 win.

Right-hander Garrett Whitlock made his Double-A debut in relief of Erik Swanson with five scoreless innings. Whitlock kept the Fisher Cats off the board despite walking a career-high five batters in his time on the mound. Whitlock earned the win as James Reeves worked around a two-run home run to pinch-hitter Juan Kelly in the 9th inning to earn his third save of the season

In the following seven-inning game, right-hander Brian Keller was brilliant through the first five innings as the Thunder offense managed two runs off the New Hampshire starter, Taylor Saucedo.

Trey Amburgey and Billy Fleming began the third inning with back-to-back doubles to lead to the game's first run. The Thunder offense added a second run in the sixth off of Saucedo when Mandy Alvarez worked a two-out walk and Jeff Hendrix doubled him in with a shot off the wall in right-center.

With the 2-0 score, the Fisher Cats broke through to take the lead against Keller. A one out walk from Bo Bichette started offense and he promptly stole second. After a fly out led to the second out of the inning, Harold Ramirez doubled in Bichette with a shot to right-center. Then Cavan Biggio took a 3-1 offering over the wall in right-center for his Eastern League-leading 20th home run of the season. His two-run shot took a 3-2 lead for New Hampshire.

Travis Bergen entered and retired the side in order in the seventh inning to nail down his third save of the season.

Your Thunder continue their road trip on Thursday night at 6:35pm against the Binghamton Rumble Ponies. LHP Ryan Bollinger will start for the Thunder, RHP Rickey Knapp will go for Binghamton. Pre-game coverage begins at 6:20pm on 920 AM The Jersey and online www.TrentonThunder.com/Broadcast.

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