Bichette bedazzles Goats

Hartford 3- 8-2
New Hampshire 10-14-1
WP: Jon Harris (3-3)
LP: Jack Wynkoop (2-4)
HR: Mundell (5), Bichette (3), Guerrero Jr. (10)
T- 2:16
A- 5,098

MANCHESTER, NH- Bo Bichette slugged a three-run homer, two doubles, knocked in four runs and scored three, to lead the first place New Hampshire Fisher Cats to a 10-3 victory over the Hartford Yard Goats Friday night. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. also homered and had three hits, to lift his Eastern League-leading battting average to .435. It was the Toronto Blue Jays affiliate's ninth win in 10 games against Hartford this season.  New Hampshire (28-17) now leads third place Hartford (25-22) by four games.
The Fisher Cats broke open a 2-0 game against Yard Goats' starter Jack Wynkoop with four runs in the sixth inning. Bichette, the son of former major league star Dante Bichette, had an RBI-double to highlight the uprising. He put the game away, during a four-run seventh with a three-run homer to left-center. Guerrero, Jr. followed with a home run over the wall in right, his 10th of the season. It was the second straight game the two hit home runs in the same inning. 
Wynkoop fell to 2-4 on the season, allowing six runs in five innings plus. He gave up 11 hits, no walks, and struck out one. Meanwhile, Harris (3-3) defeated Hartford for the second time this year. The Toronto Blue Jays first round draft pick in 2015 tossed a season-high 7 1/3 innings, scattered seven hits, allowed two unearned runs, did not walk anybody and struck out two.
Brian Mundell led the Hartford offense with three hits, including a home run. Omar Carrizales added and RBI-double.
The Yard Goats and Fisher Cats will play a doubleheader on Saturday, starting at 5:05 p.m. Hartford will pitch (RHP) Ryan Castellani and (RHP) Craig Schlitter while New Hampshire will counter with (RHP) Nick Tepesch and TBA. The games will be broadcast on AM 1410 WPOP and streamed on newsradio.1410.com and MiLB.com.