Fisher Cats 6, Yard Goats 1
- Updated: August 22, 2022
HARTFORD, Conn. – Orelvis Martinez broke the New Hampshire single-season home run record with his 28th homer, as the New Hampshire Fisher Cats beat the Hartford Yard Goats 6-1 on Sunday afternoon.
Yard Goats’ starter, Noah Gotsis, held the Fisher Cats without a hit through the first five and 1/3 innings. The right-hander retired eight consecutive batters before allowing a single to Davis Schneider in the top of the sixth.
New Hampshire cracked the run column in the same frame on an RBI double by Luis De Los Santos, putting the Blue Jays affiliate in front 1-0. Martinez launched a two-run shot extending the Fisher Cats’ lead 3-0. Martinez’s 28th homer was the most ever by a New Hampshire player in a single season.
The Fisher Cats added three more runs in the seventh to take a 6-0 lead. Noah Gaddis tossed a scoreless eighth for the Yard Goats, preventing further damage. Garrett Schilling kept New Hampshire scoreless in the ninth, striking out two. Zac Veen’s RBI single in the bottom of the frame put Hartford on the board, cutting the deficit to 6-1.
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