Fisher Cats feast on Red Snappers
Portland, Maine – Rio Gomez struck out six batters in 3.1 scoreless innings of relief as the Maine Red Snappers (33-40) lost 16-0 to the New Hampshire Fisher Cats (32-41) on Friday at Hadlock Field. New Hampshire exploded for four runs in the top of the first inning against Red
Portland, Maine – Rio Gomez struck out six batters in 3.1 scoreless innings of relief as the Maine Red Snappers (33-40) lost 16-0 to the New Hampshire Fisher Cats (32-41) on Friday at Hadlock Field.
New Hampshire exploded for four runs in the top of the first inning against Red Snappers starter Brett Kennedy. Rafael Lantigua singled and John Aiello doubled, putting two on for Spencer Horwitz, who cleared the bases with a double of his own. Trevor Schwecke singled, moving Horwitz to third, and Luis De Los Santos brought Horwitz home on a fielder’s choice. Cam Eden knocked in the final run of the inning on an RBI single, giving the Fisher Cats a 4-0 lead.
The Fisher Cats brought in two more runs in the top of the second with Red Snappers reliever Dylan Spacke on the mound. Horwitz and Schwecke collected one-out base hits. De Los Santos brought in the first run on a single and Zac Cook brought in the second with a second-straight base hit, bringing the score to 6-0.
New Hampshire’s offense erupted for five more runs in the top of the third. Horwitz brought in two runs on a double, while Schwecke collected another two-RBI hit. Cook drove in the last run of the inning on a single, ending the third with a 10-0 lead.
Both teams went scoreless for three innings before the Fisher Cats plated four runs in the top of the seventh. Schwecke and De Los Santos drove in two runs each with doubles. Ryan Gold capped off another big inning with an RBI groundout, giving New Hampshire a 15-0 lead. They added one more run in the top of the eighth on a solo homer by Horwitz, increasing the deficit to 16-0. The Red Snappers went scoreless in the ninth, falling 16-0.
Palmer (1-1, 3.69 ERA) tossed 5.2 scoreless innings, allowing two hits, two walks, and struck out nine in his first win of the year. Kennedy (1-4, 5.46 ERA) recorded one out, surrendering four runs (three earned) on five hits in his fourth loss of the season.
The Sea Dogs and Fisher Cats play the penultimate game of a six-game series on Saturday at Hadlock Field with first pitch at 6:00 PM. Portland sends LHP Jay Groome (3-4, 3.84 ERA) to the mound against RHP Haden Juenger (0-4, 3.57 ERA).