Wednesday Rain Hands Cats Another Loss in Somerset

BRIDGEWATER, NJ – The New Hampshire Fisher Cats (21-27, 50-76) and Somerset Patriots (31-28, 66-62) had their Wednesday contest called before the end of the fifth inning with the Patriots in front, 4-1. Thursday night’s game got started around two hours after their scheduled start time of 6:35 PM EDT at TD Bank Ballpark, with intermittent rain preventing the two from resuming their second delay around 10:00 PM. After multiple delays, the game was finally called and made official around 10:35 PM.

Box Score

New Hampshire starter Rafael Sánchez (L, 2-8) battled through three innings pitched, allowing four runs, three earned, on five hits with two walks and two strikeouts. Right-hander Pat Gallagher worked around a lead-off double in the bottom of the fourth inning and finished with two strikeouts in one scoreless inning of relief.

Somerset utilized one arm on Thursday night as Ben Hess (W, 3-1) surrendered one run on four hits in five frames of work. Hess collected seven strikeouts to one walk to secure his third Double-A win.

Tonight’s top takeaways:

• INF Ryan McCarty drives two doubles, his third of the week

• C Robert Brooks cashes in Fisher Cats’ lone run on sacrifice fly

• Cats and Pats endure 2-hour, 8-minute delay, get rained out through 4-½ innings

New Hampshire’s lone run came across in the top of the fifth inning after second baseman Ryan McCarty led off with his second double of the game. Right fielder Gabriel Martinez then singled to put runners on first and third with no outs in the frame. Fisher Cats catcher Robert Brooks followed with a sacrifice fly to center field to plate McCarty from third and cut the deficit to 4-1.

Fisher Cats second baseman Eddinson Paulino looped a two-out single in the top of the fifth before center fielder Jace Bohrofen grounded out as the game’s final out.

Hands team 🧤👌

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— New Hampshire Fisher Cats (@FisherCats) September 5, 2025

Somerset scored a run in three of four innings, capped off with a two-run bottom of the third inning. Patriots' shortstop George Lombard Jr. opened the frame with his eighth homer of the year to make it 3-0. Third baseman Dylan Jasso knocked a two-out single before right fielder Garrett Martin tripled to extend Somerset’s lead to 4-0.

The series continues with another 6:35 PM EDT first pitch on Friday night. Somerset sends the Yankees’ top pitching prospect (MLB Pipeline) in Carlos Lagrange (5-6, 4.74 ERA) to the hill for his third start against the Fisher Cats this season. New Hampshire’s starter for Friday night is to be determined.

The Fisher Cats return to the Granite State for the final homestand of 2025 with a six-game series against the Chesapeake Baysox, Double-A affiliates of the Baltimore Orioles, on Tuesday, September 9.

Fans can purchase 2025 multi-game memberships and single-game tickets at nhfishercats.com, via email at [email protected], by phone at (603) 641-2005, and in-person at the Delta Dental Stadium Box Office on 1 Line Drive in Manchester, New Hampshire.

About the New Hampshire Fisher Cats

The New Hampshire Fisher Cats are the Double-A affiliate of the Toronto Blue Jays and play their games at Delta Dental Stadium in Manchester. Over 160 former Fisher Cats have reached the Major League level. The Fisher Cats have raised millions of dollars for various charities through the Fisher Cats Foundation and continuously strive to improve the quality of life for Granite State residents. The organization has been recognized as New Hampshire Business Review’s “Best Sporting Event to Take Clients to”, Parenting New Hampshire Magazine’s “New Hampshire’s Favorite Sporting Event for Families”, and New Hampshire Magazine’s “Best New Hampshire Sports Team”. For more information on the New Hampshire Fisher Cats, please visit nhfishercats.com, call (603) 641-2005, or contact Chris Jared via email at [email protected].