EASTERN LEAGUE
NEW HAMPSHIRE FISHER CATS AT READING FIGHTIN PHILS
08/29/2023
 
NEW HAMPSHIRE FISHER CATS AT READING FIGHTIN PHILS
GAME ID: 5407 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 29TH , 2023
GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New Hampshire Fisher Cats (69-67) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 8 1
Reading Fightin Phils (75-61) 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 4 X 7 14 0
Fightin Phils Sink Fisher Cats, 7-2
Reading Fightin Phils starter J.J. McCarthy hurled his team past the New Hampshire Fisher Cats, 7-2. Victor Jones snagged the win in relief. In 2.1 innings, the right-hander allowed no runs on 2 hits. He's now 4-3 on the season. The win gives Reading a season record of 75-61.

In the bottom of the seventh, Reading first baseman Werner Schneider hit a run-scoring single to left field. The clutch hit made it, 3-2, Fightin Phils.

"Feels good to get the job done," McCarthy said after the game.

NEW HAMPSHIRE BATTING LINESCORES READING BATTING LINESCORES
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. McElroy CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .247 6 40
C. Martin 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .253 7 43
W. Ward LF 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 .285 22 78
E. Martínez 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .306 8 47
I. Báez DH 4 0 1 1 0 2 2 .237 3 40
G. Kessinger SS 3 0 0 0 1 3 3 .233 8 52
A. Gose RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .207 4 11
R. Brooks C 4 0 2 0 0 2 1 .202 4 12
B. Riley 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .215 7 15
Totals 33 2 8 2 1 11 17      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Brooks 2 (6, 2nd Inning off J. McCarthy, 1 on, 2 outs; 5th Inning off J. McCarthy, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. McElroy , C. Martin , W. Ward , E. Martínez , I. Báez , A. Gose , R. Brooks 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. McElroy , A. Gose , B. Riley
Hit by Pitch: W. Ward
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: C. McElroy (18)
CS: E. Martínez (5) , G. Kessinger (2)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Ozaki (2)
Double Plays: 2 (Martin-Kessinger-Riley, McElroy-Brooks)
OF assists: 1 (McElroy(Mesa at home))
PB: R. Brooks
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Griffin CF 4 0 1 0 1 2 4 .214 0 0
C. Rogers LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .260 3 38
   c-W. Schneider PH, LF 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 .243 13 65
A. Curran DH 5 0 2 2 0 1 3 .305 18 88
V. Mesa RF 5 0 1 0 0 0 5 .231 4 25
T. Potter C 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .229 6 32
A. Ebbs 1B 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .251 8 48
   a-A. Espinoza PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .268 3 18
   b-B. MacKinney 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .186 3 12
T. Miller 3B 3 2 2 0 1 0 2 .262 5 30
S. Jernstad SS 4 3 2 0 0 0 3 .213 2 35
R. Stanton 2B 3 1 2 2 0 0 1 .231 2 21
Totals 36 7 14 6 3 5 24      
a - A. Espinoza pinch hit for A. Ebbs in the 6th
b - B. MacKinney substituted for A. Espinoza in the 7th
c - W. Schneider pinch hit for C. Rogers in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Potter (7, 4th Inning off E. McDonald, 0 on, 2 outs) , A. Curran (29, 8th Inning off J. Ozaki, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: E. Griffin , W. Schneider 2 , A. Curran 3 , V. Mesa , T. Potter 3 , T. Miller 2 , S. Jernstad 2 , R. Stanton 2
2-out RBI: W. Schneider , A. Curran
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Curran , V. Mesa 2 , A. Ebbs
GIDP: C. Rogers
Sac Bunt: R. Stanton
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Potter-Stanton)
NEW HAMPSHIRE PITCHING LINESCORES READING PITCHING LINESCORES
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
E. McDonald L (6-9) 7.0 11 4 3 2 3 0 97 57 4.52
J. Ozaki 1.0 3 3 0 1 2 0 28 20 4.04
PITCHING
Game Score: E. McDonald 42
Batters Faced: E. McDonald 32, J. Ozaki 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. McDonald 7-9, J. Ozaki 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: E. McDonald 97-57, J. Ozaki 28-20
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Ozaki 1-1
WP: J. Ozaki
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
J. McCarthy 5.0 6 2 2 0 5 0 87 61 3.26
V. Jones W (4-3), BS (2) 2.1 2 0 0 0 3 0 39 27 3.18
Z. Showalter SV (3) 1.2 0 0 0 1 3 0 24 14 0.00
PITCHING
Game Score: J. McCarthy 52
Batters Faced: J. McCarthy 21, V. Jones 9, Z. Showalter 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. McCarthy 8-1, V. Jones 1-3, Z. Showalter 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. McCarthy 87-61, V. Jones 39-27, Z. Showalter 24-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: V. Jones 2-1 , Z. Showalter 1-0
Hit Batsmen: J. McCarthy
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: J.J. McCarthy
Ballpark: FirstEnergy Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (81 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:20
Attendance: 7987
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