Playoff-Bound Fisher Cats score 7+ runs for third straight game
Manchester, NH - The New Hampshire Fisher Cats
(Toronto Blue Jays Double-A affiliate) hit six doubles and a home run in
a 7-1 drubbing of the Binghamton Rumble Ponies (New York Mets) on
Sunday afternoon at Northeast Delta Dental Stadium.
Jon Berti (3-for-5, HR, 2B, 2 RBI) led the way offensively,
while Bo Bichette (2-for-2, 2B, 2 BB), Cavan Biggio, Harold Ramirez, Pat
Cantwell and Juan Kelly each provided doubles for New Hampshire.
T.J.
Zeuch (W, 9-4) held Binghamton to one run (an RBI groundout in the
second) on four hits with three walks and two strikeouts in five
innings.
The Fisher Cats bullpen was terrific, with
Justin Dillon (2 IP, 1 H, 2 BB, 1 K) and Zach Jackson (2 IP, 1 H, 3 K)
holding Binghamton off the board.
Cavan Biggio's first
inning RBI double started the scoring for New Hampshire, and Jon Berti's
solo homer in the third broke a 1-1 tie. The 'Cats scored two in the
third and two in the fourth to pull away, adding an RBI single from
Santiago Espinal in the fifth and a run-scoring groundout from Biggio in
the eighth for good measure.
The Fisher Cats start a
four-game road trip in Portland on Monday, and return home Friday -
Monday for a Labor Day Weekend series against the Hartford Yard Goats
(Colorado Rockies).
The Eastern League Playoffs begin on
Wednesday, September 5. With a two-game lead on second-place Trenton,
the Fisher Cats magic number to clinch home field advantage is seven.
With home field, New Hampshire would host Round 1 playoff games on
Friday, September 7, as well as Saturday, September 8 and Sunday,
September 9 if necessary.
For tickets and information, visit NHFisherCats.com.
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