Fisher Cats go for EL crown tonight

workforce reportSeptember 13. 2018 eleven:13PM Fisher Cats in the finals What: eastern League Championship series

Who: New Hampshire Fisher Cats vs. Akron RubberDucks

When: game three, tonight, 6:35 p.m.

the place: Northeast Delta Dental Stadium, Manchester

sequence reputation: Fisher Cats lead most reliable-of-five series, 2-0

the brand new Hampshire Fisher Cats can win their third japanese League title in a ballpark they've on no account received it earlier than: Northeast Delta Dental Stadium.

The Fisher Cats, who took the primary two games of the most beneficial-of-five EL championship collection in Akron, will host the RubberDucks in tonight's (6:35 p.m.) game three. One win and New Hampshire will sweep the sequence; an Akron victory would force a video game four in Manchester on Saturday nighttime at 6:35 p.m., and a further Akron triumph on Saturday would drive a online game 5, additionally at Northeast Delta Dental Stadium, on Sunday at 1:35 p.m.

The Fisher Cats have two league crowns in their background: in 2004, below supervisor Mike Basso, and 2011, under Sal Fasano. The 2011 championship became won in Richmond. The 2004 title changed into clinched in Manchester, with future major leaguer Brandon League on the mound for the remaining out at Gill Stadium — the Fisher Cats' domestic before their latest ballpark turned into constructed.

an additional potential first: A sweep tonight would provide the Fisher Cats a postseason checklist of 6-0. New Hampshire swept Trenton within the East Division championship sequence.

Tonight, New Hampshire correct-hander Jordan Romano (1-0 within the playoffs) opposes righty Zach Plesac, who's 0-0 within the postseason. He went three-1 with Akron after being referred to as up from Single-A Lynchburg, the place he was eight-5. he is the nephew of former principal leaguer Dan Plesac.

Akron, the Double-A affiliate of Cleveland, is chasing its 2d EL title in three years, having won it in 2016.

The Fisher Cats are during this favorable place because of 3-1 (10 innings) and 6-1 victories in the Rubber city. each and every victory featured dominant starting pitching from New Hampshire potentialities T.J. Zeuch (Tuesday) and Jon Harris (Wednesday).

"might we win three in a row at their lo cation?" fully, man," Akron manager Tony Mansolino told the Akron Beacon Journal. "Their park is an awful lot smaller. some of the balls we hit up within the air have an opportunity to get out. The first rate component is for the next two days we don't must see Zeuch or Harris. We'll get two different guys which are solid, however now not to the level we just saw. if you can win one game, you put drive on them after which go from there."

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