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McDade Homers Twice in Doubleheader Sweep
05/24/2012 12:02 AM ET
By New Hampshire Fisher Cats

MANCHESTER, NH. - Mike McDade hit a pair of home runs and Brad Glenn and Sean Ochinko also went deep, but the Portland Sea Dogs (17-28) pulled out 7-6 and 3-2 wins to sweep a doubleheader on Wednesday night.  The losses leave the Fisher Cats at 1-5 on their seven-game homestand heading into the finale on Thursday night.
 
McDade's first blast, his seventh, came in the first inning of game one with the Fisher Cats trailing 1-0.  A two-out single by Brian Van Kirk set McDade up for the first pitch home run into the Dinner in the Den to put New Hampshire up 2-1.
 
After the Sea Dogs rallied for three runs against Deck McGuire (ND) in the third, the Fisher Cats, on a two-out double by Van Kirk tied the game in the fifth at 4-4.  McGuire left after five, allowing four runs on six hits without taking a decision.
 
It remained a 4-4 game until the eighth when the Sea Dogs scored three runs against Ronald Uviedo (L; 2-2).  Glenn pulled the Fisher Cats closer in the bottom of the inning with his sixth homer of the season, but Caleb Clay (Save, 4) retired the next three batters to preserve the 7-6, extra-innings win.
 
In the second game, Portland scored a second-inning run against spot-starter Clint Everts (L; 2-1), adding two more on a homer from Bryce Brentz in the sixth.  That's when McDade blasted his eight of the year, and his second of the doubleheader, over the access road behind the right field wall to cut the deficit to 3-1.
 
After starter Billy Buckner left the game, Ochinko cut the Fisher Cats deficit to a single run with a one-out home run in the seventh before relief pitcher Josh Fields (Save, 3) recorded the final two outs to secure the sweep.
 
Buckner (W; 3-3) earned the win for Portland in game two, limiting the damage to McDade's solo home run over 6.0 innings.  Everts took the loss giving up one run in three innings of work in his first start of the season.
 
McDade finished the twin bill with three hits - two homers and a double - and three RBI.  He was on base an additional two times, walking and being hit by a pitch in game one.  He is now hitting a team-high .335 on the season.
 
The series now comes to an end on Thursday night with spectacular Atlas Fireworks.  First pitch for the final game of the homestand is at 7:05   Tickets are available by visiting www.nhfishercats.com, stopping by the Northeast Delta Dental Stadium box office, or by calling 603-641-2005.
 
Radio coverage for Thursday's game begins at 6:45 PM with Tom Gauthier and Bob Lipman on the WGIR Fisher Cats Radio Network and www.nhfishercats.com.


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