Eye-Popping Espinal Spurs 'Cats To 10-5 Win
BINGHAMTON, NY - The New Hampshire Fisher Cats (Blue Jays) erupted for eight first inning runs in their 10-5 win over the Binghamton Rumble Ponies (Mets) Friday night at NYSEG Stadium, their largest single-stanza run total of the season.
BINGHAMTON, NY - The New Hampshire Fisher Cats (Blue Jays) erupted for eight first inning runs in their 10-5 win over the Binghamton Rumble Ponies (Mets) Friday night at NYSEG Stadium, their largest single-stanza run total of the season.
The scoring started with the second batter of the game. After
After an out, the next five batters would reach and two more runs would score - thanks in part to a pair of Rumble Ponies errors - against starter Mike Gibbons (L, 3-4) to bounce him from the game after facing just nine hitters. Wall's second at-bat of the inning came against reliever
Espinal drove in his fourth run of the game in the third with a single that scored
Binghamton made things interesting in the later innings. They scored a run in the seventh before sending eight men to the plate in the eighth to score two runs, which included a tense moment with the bases loaded and the tying run at the plate.
Espinal's fifth and final RBI came via his fourth hit of the game in the ninth. Capra had reached on a single before the Miami native shot a double down the left field line to give New Hampshire a 10-5 advantage.
Notable Performers
- Espinal is the first 'Cat to record four hits in a game since
Jon Berti hit for the natural cycle on August 28, 2018. - His 5 RBI are the secondmost by a Fisher Cat this year; he had six on April 17 against Binghamton at NYSEG Stadium.
Chad Spanberger logged three hits for the first time in his DoubleA career.
New Hampshire and Binghamton go at it again Saturday afternoon. LHP