Portland’s early avalanche cements New Hampshire loss
The Fisher Cats gave up five early runs to the Portland that proved to be the difference on Wednesday night at Delta Dental Stadium. New Hampshire (21-32, 52-70) lost, 9-4, to the Sea Dogs (32-21, 62-60) in their second straight defeat.
Manchester, N.H. – The Fisher Cats gave up five early runs to the Portland that proved to be the difference on Wednesday night at Delta Dental Stadium. New Hampshire (21-32, 52-70) lost, 9-4, to the Sea Dogs (32-21, 62-60) in their second straight defeat.
The first inning was scoreless, and Portland followed it up with a five-spot in the top of the second. Nick Northcut crushed a three-run homer to left-center field, and Christian Koss picked up two RBIs with a single.
After another Portland run in the third made it 6-0, Davis Schneider woke New Hampshire up with a RBI triple off the wall in right-center field. He finished 2-for-4 with two RBIs, driving in another run in the seventh. With the two hits, Schneider extended his on-base streak to 18 games, the second-longest by a Fisher Cat this season.
Trailing, 8-1, in the seventh, Luis De Los Santos smoked his ninth homer of the year on a line over the right field wall. He had 23 hits and a .270 batting average in the month of August.
Cam Eden kept the momentum going with a sacrifice fly, and Schneider’s second RBI cut the Fisher Cats deficit to 8-4. The Fisher Cats’ scoring stopped there, and Portland added a run of insurance in the eighth to lock up the win.
The Fisher Cats continue their six-game series against the Portland Sea Dogs (Boston Red Sox) tomorrow, September 1 with first pitch at 7:05 p.m.