TRENTON, NJ – Trenton rallied with three unanswered runs to force extra innings, but dropped Friday night’s contest 4-3 in 10 innings against the New Hampshire Fisher Cats.
With one out in the 10
th inning, Brad Glenn faced the Thunder’s Mikey O’Brien (5-5) with the bases empty. Glenn, who had 13 HR entering the night, worked a 3-0 count against the righty O’Brien and was given a green light from New Hampshire Manager Gary Allenson. Glenn turned around the offering over 400 feet to right-center field. The swing gave the Fisher Cats the 4-3 lead, and proved to be the difference as the Thunder went 1-2-3 in the bottom of the 10
th.
Trenton tied the game 3-3 in the bottom of the 8
th after trailing 3-0 through four innings. Ramon Flores had one hit in the ballgame, but his triple to lead-off the 8
th put the tying run at third base with no outs. He scored one pitch later without a throw on Reegie Corona’s sacrifice fly to left field.
Starting pitcher Shane Greene allowed three runs over 5.2 innings in a no-decision, though just one of the three runs were earned. Errors in both the 1
st and 4
th innings eventually produced runs for the Fisher Cats, who collected eight hits off Greene who also
The Thunder played in just their fifth extra-inning game of the season—their first since an eight-inning affair in Game 2 of a double-header July 2nd, and their game to exceed nine innings since May 30
th. Trenton is now 3-2 this season in extra-inning games including 3-1 in extra-inning games at home.
The Thunder and Fisher Cats continue their four-game series and Saturday night against the New Hampshire Fisher Cats at 7:05 p.m. The ballgame features LHP Nik Turley (7-5, 4.45) for the Thunder facing New Hampshire’s LHP Sean Nolin (6-2, 2.09). Limited tickets are still available by going to
www.trentonthunder.com/tickets or by calling the Thunder Ticket Office at (609) 394-3300. Radio coverage on 91.3 FM (WTSR) and streaming online begins at 6:45 p.m.
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Being posted with permission from the Trenton Thunder organization. The original article can be seen
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