NH Fisher Cats Lose Vs. Reading Fightin Phils, 5/3/17, 3-2 in Reading.

NH Fisher Cats 3-2 Loss Vs. Reading Fightin Phils, 5/3/17.

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Fisher Cats drop series, 3-2 at Reading

Reading, PA [May 3, 2017] A first inning home run proved to be the difference Wednesday, as the New Hampshire Fisher Cats dropped the series finale 3-2 to the Reading Fightin' Phils at FirstEnergy Stadium in Reading.

The Fightin' Phils got all three of their runs on one swing of the bat. With two runners on and one out in the opening frame, first baseman Kyle Martin took 'Cats starter Shane Dawson (L, 1-3) deep for a three-run shot that made it 3-0.

New Hampshire answered with single runs in the second and third. Back-to-back-one out walks put two runners aboard in the second, and Gunnar Heidt delivered later in the inning with a two-out RBI single to bring the tally to 3-1. In the third, Tim Lopes hit a lead-off double and later scored on an Anthony Alford RBI single that made it a one-run game.

The Fisher Cats failed to take advantage of two opportunities to tie the game or take the lead. With the bases loaded and one out in the fourth, Reading starter Drew Anderson (W, 2-0) got Lopes to ground into an inning-ending double play to keep the game 3-2 in favor of the Fightin' Phils. In the seventh, a one out double from Jonathan Davis was wasted when the next two batters failed to bring him home.

Dawson was strong save for the first inning long ball. The southpaw went on to work six innings without allowing another run to score, limiting Reading to two hits between the second and the sixth. At one point he retired 14 of 16 batters faced following the home run.

Justin Shafer pitched two innings of scoreless relief for New Hampshire, which was matched by Fightin' Phils relievers Yacksel Rios (one inning) and Jesen Therrien (S, 4); the latter threw two scoreless frames to pick up the save.

With the loss, the Fisher Cats (9-16) are now 0-8 in games decided by one run.

Missed opportunities leads to fall to Reading Fightin' Phils, 3-2, on May 3, 2017.

(Story by Tyler Zickel ~ Photo courtesy NH Fisher Cats.)

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Posted 5/29/17

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