On Thursday night, the New Hampshire Fisher Cats concluded their season series against the Bowie BaySox with a 3-0 victory.
The BaySox looked like they might take the lead in the fourth, as Eastern League Home Run Derby champion Aderlin Rodriguez came up to the plate with two men in scoring position. However, New Hampshire starting pitcher Ryan Borucki’s 1-1 pitch transformed into a simple grounder, ending the threat.
Those would be the last two men in scoring position Bowie would post during the evening. To be fair, New Hampshire ended the night with only three men in scoring position, but they capitalized when their chance came in the fifth.
There, the Fisher Cats turned in a pair of RBI doubles. The first came from Emilio Guerrero, which brought in Tim Lopes. That double preceded Richard Urena’s 29th two-bagger of the year, which later brought in Guerrero and Gunnar Heidt.
The double was Urena’s second hit of the day, giving him his 26th multi-hit game of the year.
Borucki (1-1) followed his gem in Binghamton last week with another stellar performance, scattering six hits in seven innings of work and striking out seven Bowie batters without a single walk.
Francisco Rios and Carlos Ramirez followed things up with an inning a piece of relief of Borucki. Both men denied additional Bowie hits, going one batter over the minimum in those final two innings of the contest.
David Hess (8-8) was on the hook for Bowie’s loss, striking out five Fisher Cats batters in the process. He also pitched seven innings before leaving the game, allowing five hits and a pair of walks.
New Hampshire will seek to duplicate their success against the Richmond Flying Squirrels, who come into town for a 7:05 matchup on Friday night. Jon Harris (5-10, 5.38 ERA) takes the mound for the Fisher Cats against Richmond’s Cory Taylor (4-8, 4.20 ERA).
