Eight Is Great: 'Cats Win In Reading
Reading, PA - The New Hampshire Fisher Cats fell behind early but erupted for eight unanswered runs to beat the Reading Fightin' Phils 8-2 on Wednesday at FirstEnergy Stadium to secure a win in the season series against the Philadelphia Phillies' Double-A affiliate.For the third consecutive game, Reading scored first.
Reading, PA - The New Hampshire Fisher Cats fell behind early but erupted for eight unanswered runs to beat the Reading Fightin' Phils 8-2 on Wednesday at FirstEnergy Stadium to secure a win in the season series against the Philadelphia Phillies' Double-A affiliate.
For the third consecutive game, Reading scored first. The Fightin' Phils plated a pair in the second on a bases loaded walk and an RBI single by
New Hampshire got a run back in the top of the fourth thanks to back-to-back errors by the shortstop that put runners at the corners with one out, which set up a
The 'Cats tied it in the fifth.
A five-run seventh proved to be the difference in the game. New Hampshire sent nine men to the plate and scored five runs on two hits - including RBI doubles from
A bases-loaded walk forced in the eighth run of the game for the 'Cats as they went on to win 8-2.
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The series concludes Thursday night in Reading. RHP