Orimoloye Goes 3-for-4 with Home Run in 5-3 Win

Portland, Maine – Demi Orimoloye went 3-for-4 with a home run as the New Hampshire Fisher Cats (Toronto Blue Jays Double-A affiliate) held off the Portland Sea Dogs (Red Sox) 5-3 on Friday night for a fourth consecutive win.

Orimoloye’s third homer of the season, a solo shot in the top of the second inning, staked the Fisher Cats to an early 2-0 lead. Samad Taylor, who went 2-for-5, singled home a pair of runs in the fourth inning to make it 4-1, and Otto Lopez doubled home a run in the top of the ninth to give New Hampshire (34-37) a 5-3 lead.

Johnny Barbato (W, 2-2) earned the win, allowing just one run in his five innings. He allowed four hits, did not walk a batter, and struck out one. Emerson Jimenez, Brody Rodning, Sean Rackoski and Mike Ellenbest worked the game’s final four innings for the Fisher Cats. With a perfect ninth, Ellenbest earned his first save of the season.

Josh Winckowski (L, 5-2) took the loss for Portland (45-27). The Sea Dogs scored runs on an RBI single by Jeisson Rosario and a two-run single by Pedro Castellanos that cut New Hampshire’s lead to 4-3 in the bottom of the seventh inning.

The Fisher Cats will be back in action Friday at 5 p.m. for a doubleheader at Hadlock Field. Casey Lawrence and Luis Quiñones are scheduled to start for New Hampshire.

The Fisher Cats return home on August 3 for a six-game homestand against the Hartford Yard Goats. Highlights for the homestand include Atlas Fireworks (pres. by Primary Bank) and Youth Sports Night on Thursday, a Coca-Cola Sign Giveaway (pres. by Coke Northeast) on Friday, and Northwoods Law Night with Atlas Fireworks (pres. by NH Healthy Families) on Saturday. On Sunday, Kids Run The Bases (pres. by NH State Liquor Commission) and it's also Princesses at the Park Day. For tickets, visit nhfishercats.com.