Rogers Slings Seven, McAdoo Homers to Snap Slide
MANCHESTER, NH – The New Hampshire Fisher Cats (2-6, 31-46) snapped a five-game skid against the Portland Sea Dogs (3-5, 37-38 at Delta Dental Stadium on Wednesday night, 4-1. New Hampshire starter Grant Rogers fired his third consecutive quality start by allowing one earned run and punching out four in
MANCHESTER, NH – The New Hampshire Fisher Cats (2-6, 31-46) snapped a five-game skid against the Portland Sea Dogs (3-5, 37-38 at Delta Dental Stadium on Wednesday night, 4-1. New Hampshire starter Grant Rogers fired his third consecutive quality start by allowing one earned run and punching out four in seven innings of work.
Rogers (W, 2-4) went a season-high seven innings for his sixth quality start of the season and fifth with New Hampshire. Right-hander Alex Amalfi (S, 4) did not allow a base runner and fanned four Sea Dogs in two innings of relief to lock up the Cats’ 4-1 win.
Today's top takeaways:
RHP Grant Rogers tosses third consecutive quality start, sixth of the season
RHP Alex Amalfi records fourth save, second six-out save of 2025 with four Ks
3B Charles McAdoo homers to extend on-base streak to 23 games
1B Jackson Hornung knocks fourth multi-hit game since joining roster on June 24
CF Je’Von Ward doubles, records multi-hit game in Double-A debut
Postgame fireworks, final game of three-game series Thursday, July 3 @ 6:35 PM EDT
The Fisher Cats struck first in the top for the first inning after first baseman Jackson Hornung belted a double to extend his hit streak to eight games. Third baseman Charles McAdoo followed by depositing a homer over the left-center field wall to give the Cats an early 2-0 lead.
McAdoo led the way offensively by going 2-for-4 with two runs driven in, including his sixth homer of the season. Hornung went 2-for-3 to continue his scorching start with the Fisher Cats. Through eight games in Double-A, Hornung is batting .452 with 14 hits and five runs driven in. Dating back to his time with High-A Vancouver, Hornung is on an 11-game hitting streak and is hitting .405 in that span.
The Fisher Cats added two more runs in the bottom of the second inning thanks to three consecutive hits from the bottom of the order. Center fielder Je’Von Ward drilled a single to right field before scoring on a catcher Jacob Sharp single to make it 3-0. Hornung followed by cracking a single to cash in right fielder Gabriel Martinez that extended the Cats’ lead to 4-0.
Making his first career Double-A start, Ward went 2-for-4 with a double off the right-center field wall in the bottom of the eighth inning. Martinez joined Ward by knocking a pair of singles for his second multi-hit game in as many nights.
For the second night in a row, four Fisher Cats posted multi-hit performances as New Hampshire piled on 12 knocks. It was the first time this season that the Cats piled on double-digit hits in back-to-back games, after recording 11 hits in Tuesday night’s loss.
Portland's lone run scored in the top of the fourth inning when right fielder Zach Ehrhard sent a double off the center field wall to score center fielder Allan Castro from first to make it 4-1.
The Fisher Cats and Sea Dogs complete their three-game series with a 6:35 PM EDT first pitch on Thursday night. New Hampshire’s Ryan Watson (4-5, 4.10 ERA) will make his 14th start of the season and will square off with Portland lefty Dalton Rogers (2-1, 4.97 ERA) in the series finale.
Fans can purchase 2025 multi-game memberships and single-game tickets at nhfishercats.com, via email at [email protected], by phone at (603) 641-2005, and in-person at the Delta Dental Stadium Box Office on 1 Line Drive in Manchester, New Hampshire.
About the New Hampshire Fisher Cats
The New Hampshire Fisher Cats are the Double-A affiliate of the Toronto Blue Jays and play their games at Delta Dental Stadium in Manchester. Over 160 former Fisher Cats have reached the Major League level. The Fisher Cats have raised millions of dollars for various charities through the Fisher Cats Foundation and continuously strive to improve the quality of life for Granite State residents. The organization has been recognized as New Hampshire Business Review’s “Best Sporting Event to Take Clients to”, Parenting New Hampshire Magazine’s “New Hampshire’s Favorite Sporting Event for Families”, and New Hampshire Magazine’s “Best New Hampshire Sports Team”. For more information on the New Hampshire Fisher Cats, please visit nhfishercats.com, call (603) 641-2005, or contact Chris Jared via email at [email protected].