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Friday, April 13, 2018 | 6:35 p.m. ET | Northeast Delta Dental Stadium| Manchester, NH | Game 8 | Home Game 1 HARTFORD YARD GOATS (1-6) VS. NEW HAMPSHIRE FISHER CATS (6-1) RHP Jesus Tinoco (0-1, 4.50 ERA) vs. RHP Nick Tepesch (1-0, 1.50 ERA) 2018 AT A GLANCE ABOUT LAST NIGHT…: The New Hampshire Fisher Cats (Toronto Blue April 11 R H E__ Home 0-0 Jays) completed the best road trip in franchise history with a 4-0 win over New Hampshire 4 6 0 Road 6-1 the Trenton Thunder (New York Yankees) Wednesday night at ARM & Trenton 0 4 2 HAMMER Park, notching their sixth victory in seven games to start the Day 1-0 W: J. Romano (1-0) L: D. Acevedo (0-1) S: --- Night 5-1 2018 season with a 6-1 record. Time: 2h 34m Att: 3,294 Extra Innings 1-0 Vladimir Guerrero Jr. went two for five with an RBI single and a double (his 1-Run Games 1-0 fourth in seven games) while Bo Bichette extended his hitting streak to a 2-Run Games 1-0 team-high six games with a one for five performance. Cavan Biggio – son EASTERN LEAGUE STANDINGS 3-Run Games 1-0 of Baseball Hall of Famer Craig Biggio – worked a pair of walks, stole a Eastern Division W-L GB 4+Run Games 3-1 base and scored a run on the night of his 23rd birthday. Last 5 Games 4-1 New Hampshire (TOR) 6-1 --- Last 10 Games 6-1 Biggio’s first free pass in the second inning sparked a two-run stanza. Binghamton (NYM) 3-3 2.5 Harold Ramirez drove him in with an RBI single and Ramirez later scored April 6-1 after an errant throw on a stolen base attempt granted him an additional Trenton (NYY) 3-4 3.0 May 0-0 90 feet. Reading (PHI) 3-4 3.0 June 0-0 July 0-0 #27 Blue Jays prospect (MLB.com) Jordan Romano (W, 1-0) was electric Portland (BOS) 1-5 4.5 August 0-0 in the second Double-A start of his career. The Markham, Ontario native Hartford (COL) 1-6 5.0 September 0-0 went seven shutout innings – the most innings pitched by a ‘Cats starter Pre All-Star 6-1 this season – in which he scattered three hits and struck out seven with no Post All-Star 0-0 walks allowed. Western Division W-L GB Lead after 7 5-0 New Hampshire doubled their advantage with two runs in the seventh. Bowie (BAL) 5-2 --- Tied after 7 1-0 Vlad Jr. and Lourdes Gurriel hit back-to-back run-scoring singles to push Altoona (PIT) 4-2 0.5 across a pair and put the Fisher Cats up 4-0. Behind after 7 0-1 Akron (CLE) 4-3 1.0 Lead after 8 5-0 Tied after 8 1-0 Justin Shafer and Andrew Case each worked one inning of scoreless relief Richmond (SF) 4-3 1.0 Behind after 8 0-1 to secure the win. Harrisburg (WAS) 3-3 1.5 Scores First 6-0 WELCOME TO CLUB NEDD: THe Fisher Cats return home after an Erie (DET) 3-4 2.0 Opp Scores First 0-1 historic road trip to start the first homestand of the 2018 campaign. NH 10+ Hits 3-0 Hartford comes to town for a three-game weekend series and Binghamton Opp 10+ Hits 0-1 will arrive on the shores of the Merrimack for four games starting Monday night. Opp Starts RH 5-1 Opp Starts LH 1-0 QUITE THE START: The ‘Cats are off to their best start in franchise history. A win tonight would set a new mark; New Hampshire has never started a season 7-1. Comeback Wins 0 W-L in Last AB 1-0 SON(S) OF A…: A trio of big league progeny is on the Fisher Cats’ Opening Day roster. #1 Blue Jays prospect and #3 overall Walk-off W/L 0-0 prospect (MLB.com) Vladimir Guerrero, Jr. – son of 2018 Hall of Famer Vladimir Guerrero, Sr. – leads the way with #2 Blue Shutouts by NH 2 Jays prospect and #13 overall (MLB.com) Bo Bichette alongside. Bichette is the youngest son of long-time big leaguer Dante Shutouts by OPP 0 Bichette. Cavan Biggio – son of Hall of Famer Craig Biggio – will see plenty of playing time on the right side of the infield. Sunday 1-0 VLAD TO THE BONE: Vlad Jr. is off to a productive start to his Double-A career. The #1 Blue Jays prospect (MLB.com) leads Monday 1-0 the league with nine runs batted in through the first seven games. He set a new personal best with six RBI in a game on April 9 Tuesday 0-1 in Trenton. Wednesday 1-0 Thursday 1-0 ON THE HILL: RHP Nick Tepesch is back on the mound for New Hampshire in what will be his second start as a Fisher Cat. Friday 1-0 He made his Eastern League debut on April 7 in Hartford, when he limited the Yard Goats to one run on three hits, walked one Saturday 1-0 and struck out six. The 29-year old was acquired by the Blue Jays from the Minnesota Twins in July of 2017 with three seasons of big league experience under his belt. Initially drafted in the 14th round by the Texas Rangers in 2010, Tepesch made his White Jerseys 0-0 debut in 2013 and has amassed a 4.71 ERA in 47 big league games, including 44 starts. The Kansas City, MO native played Blue Jerseys 5-1 collegiately at Missouri. Red Jerseys 1-0 Alternate Jerseys 0-0 RHP Jesus Tinoco gets the call for Hartford. He lost to the ‘Cats in his last start on April 7, when he gave up three runs (two earned) on four hits in four innings of work. He walked three and struck out six. The 22-year old began his pro career with the Postponements H: 0 A: 0 Blue Jays in 2011 but went to the Rockies in the Troy Tulowitzki deal. Tinoco went 11-4 with a 4.67 ERA last year as a member Longest Win Streak 5 of the Advanced-A Lancaster Jethawks n the hitter-friendly California League. He struck out 107 and walked 50. Tinoco hails Longest Losing Streak 0 from San Antonio de Maturin, VZ. Date Time Opponent Fisher Cats Pitcher Opposing Pitcher April 14 6:35 p.m. vs. Hartford RHP Sean Reid-Foley (1-0, 0.00 ERA) RHP Peter Lambert (0-0, 0.00 ERA) April 15 1:35 p.m. vs. Hartford RHP Jon Harris (1-0, 1.80 ERA) RHP Parker French (0-1, 3.00 ERA) April 16 6:35 p.m. vs. Binghamton RHP Francisco Rios (0-1, 6.14 ERA) TBA April 17 6:35 p.m. vs. Binghamton RHP Jordan Romano (1-0, 1.50 ERA) TBA FISHER CATS vs. THE EASTERN LEAGUE 2018 SEASON HIGHS AND LOWS – T (ties record), N (new record) TEAM HITTING: Eastern Home Away 2017 All-Time Most Runs, Game……………….. 11, April 9 @ Trenton Most Runs, Inning……………….. 3, 3x (Last: April 9 @ Trenton [5th inning]) Binghamton (21) 0-0 0-0 8-13 127-131 Most Hits, Game………………….. 11, 2x (Last: April 9 @ Trenton Fewest Hits, Game……………….. 6, April 11 @ Trenton Hartford (22) 0-0 4-0 11-8 24-17 Most Doubles, Game……………. 4, 2x (Last: April 7 @ Hartford) Most Triples, Game………………. 1, April 6 @ Hartford Portland (22) 0-0 0-0 10-11 158-177 Most Home Runs, Game…………… 2, April 7 @ Hartford Most Consec. HR, Game………….. 0 Reading (20) 0-0 0-0 12-8 104-88 Most Consec. Game w/HR………… 2, April 8-9 Trenton (17) 0-0 2-1 3-18 123-132 Most Home Runs, Month…………… 3, April Most Total Bases, Game……………. 17, April 7 @ Hartford v. Eastern (102) 0-0 6-1 44-58 Most Extra Base Hits, Game……… 4, 2x (Last: April 6 @ Hartford [all doubles]) Most Walks…………………….. 8, April 11 @ Trenton Akron (6) 0-0 0-0 2-4 32-50 Most Strikeouts…………………….. 10, April 7 @ Hartford Most Stolen Bases, Game………… 1, 3x (Last: April 7 @ Hartford) Altoona (6) 0-0 0-0 2-5 41-47 Most Hit into DP, Game…………. 3, April 7 @ Hartford Left on Base…………………….. 12, April 7 @ Hartford Bowie (6) 0-0 0-0 3-3 46-50 Consec. Scoreless Innings………… 7, April 6 Shutouts……………………………… 0 Erie (6) 0-0 0-0 1-5 43-41 INDIVIDUAL HITTING Harrisburg (8) 0-0 0-0 3-3 48-55 Most Runs, Game………………… 5, Davis: April 9 @ Trenton Richmond (6) 0-0 0-0 4-2 17-31 Most Hits, Game………………… 3, 3x (Last: Vlad & Bo, April 9 @ Trenton) Most Doubles, Game……………….. 2, Gurriel: April 5 @ Hartford v. Western (38) 0-0 0-0 15-22 Most Triples, Game 1, Gurriel: April 6 @ Hartford Most Home Runs, Game………….. 1, 3x (Last: Guerrero, April 9 @ Trenton) Totals 0-0 6-1 69-73 969-1,015 Most RBI, Game…………………….. 6, Guerrero: April 9 @ Trenton Most RBI, Month…………………….. 9, Guerrero in April Most Walks, Game………………….. 2, 6x (Last: Biggio/Guillottte/Cantwell, 4/11 @ TRN) SERIES BREAKDOWN Most Strikeouts, Game………….. 3, 2x (Last: Davis, April 10 @ Trenton) 2G 3G 4G 5G 6G Longest Hit Streak………………… 5G, Panas (April 5-9)/Bichette (April 6-10) Won --- 1 1 --- --- Consec.