PLAYOFF BOUND: Pentecost's HR Clinches Postseason
Manchester, NH - The New Hampshire Fisher Cats (Toronto Blue Jays Double-A affiliate) locked up a playoff berth for the first time in seven years with a 9-7 win over the Binghamton Rumble Ponies (New York Mets) on Saturday night at Northeast Delta Dental Stadium.Max Pentecost picked up his third hit
Manchester, NH - The New Hampshire Fisher Cats (Toronto Blue Jays Double-A affiliate) locked up a playoff berth for the first time in seven years with a 9-7 win over the Binghamton Rumble Ponies (New York Mets) on Saturday night at Northeast Delta Dental Stadium.
With Reading's loss on Saturday night to Portland, the Fisher Cats will advance to the playoffs, which will begin on Wednesday, September 5th. Home field advantage has yet to be decided, with the Trenton Thunder trailing New Hampshire by 2.0 games in the Eastern Division with nine regular season games remaining.
The Fisher Cats put together four consecutive singles to take a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning. Pentecost and
Binghamton hit the board in the top of the third inning.
Panas ripped his ninth home run of the season for the Fisher Cats, a solo shot in the bottom of the fourth to cut the lead to 5-3.
New Hampshire reclaimed the lead in the bottom of the fifth inning.
Binghamton reclaimed the lead with two outs in the bottom of the eighth inning. Will Toffey walked and
In the bottom of the eighth, Jon Berti walked, Wall singled and Pentecost skied an opposite field homer to right off reliever
The series and the homestand comes to a conclusion with a 1:35 p.m. contest with Binghamton on Sunday at Northeast Delta Dental Stadium. Join us as we're giving away FREE Kids Backpacks presented by the NH State Liquor Comm., Div. of Enforcement to the first 1,000 Kids. Kids can also run the bases after the game.
There will be a special Pirate Breakfast Sunday at 11:30 a.m. which includes unlimited pancakes, breakfast sausage links, scrambled eggs, fruit salad and breakfast beverages. Seating is limited and available by going to the August 26th date and using the code "PIRATE".