Manchester, NH (7/6/16) - Taylor Cole allowed one run in eight innings on Wednesday night, leading the New Hampshire Fisher Cats to a 6-1 win over the Portland Sea Dogs at Northeast Delta Dental Stadium.

Cole (1-2) recorded the longest outing by a New Hampshire starter this season, allowing only four hits. He did not walk a batter and struck out eight. Wil Browning pitched a perfect ninth as the Fisher Cats won for the third straight time in the series.

The Fisher Cats (39-47) hit the board in the bottom of the first inning. Roemon Fields singled and moved to second on an errant pick off throw. He advanced to third on a groundout, scoring on a double by Derrick Loveless for a 1-0 lead.

In the bottom of the second inning, Ian Parmley led off with a walk and scored on a double by Jorge Flores. Flores made it 3-0, scoring on a single by Christian Lopes.

Portland's Cody Decker homered in the top of the fourth inning, his fourth of the season, to cut the lead to 3-1.

The lead grew to 5-1 in the bottom of the sixth inning. Flores delivered a run scoring single and another run scored when Portland tried to pick off Flores at first, but Ian Parmley scored ahead of the tag. Emilio Guerrero's sacrifice fly in the eighth inning gave New Hampshire its final run.

Portland starter Kevin McAvoy (5-4) worked the first six innings, allowing five runs on eight hits.

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Posted 7/10/16