The Portland Sea Dogs secured their fifth consecutive win by defeating the New Hampshire Fisher Cats, 7-3, in Manchester, New Hampshire. Roman Anthony hit an inside-the-park home run in the sixth inning, while Nick Decker also added a home run in the same inning to give Portland a 4-0 lead. Contributions from Tyler Miller and Alex Binelas helped build the Sea Dogs’ lead.
Despite New Hampshire scoring once in the sixth and twice in the seventh to narrow the gap, the Sea Dogs pulled away with three runs in the ninth inning. Elih Marrero came through with a two-run single and Decker drove in a pair of runs to secure the victory.
On the pitching side, Wikelman Gonzalez delivered a strong performance, allowing just one hit while striking out three in three scoreless innings for the Sea Dogs. Christopher Troye earned the win by allowing one run on three hits, striking out five, and walking two in three innings. Felix Cepeda closed out the game with 2 1/3 scoreless innings to earn his 12th save for Portland.