New Hampshire falls in extras at Reading
For the third time in five games, New Hampshire and Reading needed extra innings to decide a winner at FirstEnergy Stadium. Again, the Fisher Cats (22-40, 53-78) went ahead in the extra frame but fell, 5-4, to the Reading Fightin Phils (Philadelphia Phillies, 30-32, 59-72) on Saturday night.
Reading, Pa. – For the third time in five games, New Hampshire and Reading needed extra innings to decide a winner at FirstEnergy Stadium. Again, the Fisher Cats (22-40, 53-78) went ahead in the extra frame but fell, 5-4, to the Reading Fightin Phils (Philadelphia Phillies, 30-32, 59-72) on Saturday night.
Phil Clarke crushed a two-RBI double in the top of the 10th to score Zac Cook and Addison Barger, giving New Hampshire a 4-2 lead. Clarke is 6-for-17 (.353) with two doubles and two RBIs in September.
Reading once again had the answer, though. Carlos De La Cruz drove a two-RBI triple to left-center field in the bottom of the 10th to tie the game, 4-4. He scored on a wild pitch to give Reading the walk-off win. De La Cruz has six RBIs in the series against New Hampshire.
Pitchers impressed for New Hampshire early on. Sem Robberse dealt his best Double-A start, giving up two earned runs in 5.0 innings with three strikeouts. Blue Jays No. 6 prospect Yosver Zulueta went 2.0 hitless, scoreless innings with three strikeouts as well.
Hugo Cardona had a great night at the plate, keeping New Hampshire in the game until late. He hit his first Double-A homer in the third and drove in another run with a single in the fourth.
New Hampshire outhit Reading, 7-6, in the game. The Fisher Cats have now lost 13 of their last 14 games.