MANCHESTER, N.H. – The New Hampshire Fisher Cats completed their first sweep of 2019 with a 7-2 victory over the Trenton Thunder on Wednesday night.
A pair of consecutive doubles provided the Fisher Cats their first two runs in the bottom of the first, but Trenton responded quickly in the second. There, Chris Gittens led off with a double, later coming home with Jhalan Jackson also connecting on a solo shot to left.
Trenton stranded a pair of runners after Jackson’s blast and New Hampshire made them pay in the bottom of the inning with another pair of runs.
Chad Spanberger added a two-run homer in the third, his second bomb in as many days, and the Fisher Cats added another run in the fifth to cushion their lead even further.
New Hampshire could have added even more runs, leaving the bases loaded in the sixth, but Fisher Cat pitching made additional offense unnecessary.
Zach Logue (2-0) put in his third quality start of the season, scattering six hits and three walks in his six innings of work. He got the win while Albert Abreu (0-2) managed just four innings in his start, leaving after giving up eight hits against five strikeouts.
At the plate, Santiago Espinal went 3-for-4 for the Fisher Cats, with Spanberger, Brock Lundquist and Vinny Capra each contributing two hits apiece for New Hampshire.
The Fisher Cats now travel to Pennsylvania for a four-game set with Reading. Yennsy Diaz (1-1, 3.06 ERA) is scheduled to take the mound at 6:45 p.m for New Hampshire against Reading’s Mauricio Llovera (0-0, 2.89 ERA)