Fightin Phils 20, Fisher Cats 0

MANCHESTER – The New Hampshire Fisher Cats dropped their third-straight game to the Reading Fightin Phils on Saturday at Delta Dental Stadium, 20-0. Newcomer David Guzman made his Double-A debut in the loss, entering in the sixth as a defensive replacement.

Box Score

New Hampshire RHP Jackson Wentworth (L, 1-4) tossed one inning in the Saturday loss. Wentworth did not allow a hit, but gave up a run on two walks while tossing 38 pitches in the frame. Reading starter Adam Seminaris (W, 3-3) silenced the Cats’ bats in five scoreless innings with seven strikeouts.

Top takeaways:

• Outfielder David Guzman made his Double-A debut in the loss.

• Arjun Nimmala has 15 hits in his first ten games with New Hampshire.

• Patrick Winkel extended his hit streak to five.

Reading jumped out to an early lead in the first and never looked back. The Fightin Phils scored a run in the first, four in the second, two in the third, four in the sixth and seventh, one in the eighth, and four more in the ninth.

New Hampshire tallied four hits, which included one from shortstop Arjun Nimmala. Nimmala has 15 hits in his first ten games in Double-A. Catcher Patrick Winkel extended his hit streak to five with a single in the fifth.

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