Watson Matches Career-High with Seven Innings
MANCHESTER, NH – With a blend of strong starting pitching and a five-run inning, the New Hampshire Fisher Cats (10-14) defeated the Portland Sea Dogs (14-8) at Delta Dental Stadium on Friday night, 8-2. In what was his fourth consecutive quality start, Fisher Cats starter Ryan Watson tied a career-high
MANCHESTER, NH – With a blend of strong starting pitching and a five-run inning, the New Hampshire Fisher Cats (10-14) defeated the Portland Sea Dogs (14-8) at Delta Dental Stadium on Friday night, 8-2. In what was his fourth consecutive quality start, Fisher Cats starter Ryan Watson tied a career-high with seven innings in the Friday win and held the Sea Dogs scoreless on three hits.
New Hampshire right fielder RJ Schreck doubled in his first at-bat and smoked his first long ball of 2025 in his second at-bat in the win. With a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the fifth, New Hampshire mounted a five-run inning and sent 10 batters to the plate to pad their lead to 6-0.
Watson (W, 2-1) finished without allowing a run in his start for the second time this season. Through four starts in five appearances, Watson holds a 1.24 ERA in 29 innings of work behind 21 strikeouts and three walks.
Sea Dogs starter Blake Wehunt (L, 0-3) gave up the solo shot to Schreck in the bottom of the third inning. Following a scoreless fourth, Wehunt came out to face the Fisher Cats in the bottom of the fifth and ended his night after securing the first out of the inning.
Fisher Cats catcher Jacob Sharp greeted Portland reliever Christopher Troye out of the pen with a one-out single. Schreck lined out to center field for the second out before the next six batters reached for the Fisher Cats. Second baseman Ryan McCarty was plunked by a pitch from Troye to put runners at second and first, and first baseman Peyton Williams poked a single to right field to score Sharp from second and advance McCarty to third and made the score 2-0.
With designated hitter Charles McAdoo at the plate, a wild pitch allowed McCarty to score from third and advance Williams to second to make it a 3-0 New Hampshire lead. Once McAdoo walked to put runners at first and second, Fisher Cats third baseman Cade Doughty drove a sharp single to Sea Dogs center fielder Jhostynxon Garcia, who let the ball slip beneath his glove and further into the outfield to allow two runs to score and pad the Cats’ lead to 4-0. Center fielder Dasan Brown drove in Doughty from third, who advanced two bases on the Garcia error, to give New Hampshire a 5-0 lead after five innings.
With one out in the bottom of the eighth inning, three New Hampshire batters reached to load the bases. Williams sent a deep sacrifice fly to left field to cash in Sharp from third, before Schreck raced home on a wild pitch to make it 8-0.
Reliever Ryan Boyer surrendered a two-run home run to Portland first baseman Blaze Jordan in the top of the ninth, his first of the season, to give the Sea Dogs their only two runs of the game and end the night’s scoring at 8-2.
The eight-game series continues with a Saturday doubleheader at Delta Dental Stadium, with first pitch scheduled for 1:05 PM EDT. Saturday’s doubleheader was originally scheduled for 2:05 PM EDT but was moved up an hour in anticipation of the weather. Any ticket for Saturday, May 2 is good for entry to both games.
New Hampshire righty Michael Dominguez (0-0, 0.96) is scheduled to oppose Portland’s Tyler Uberstine (0-0, 4.34) in game one. Neither team has announced a starter for game two.
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.
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].