MANCHESTER -- Fisher Cats reliever Sam Dyson took the loss in the series opener against the Sea Dogs, pitching for the first time since being demoted from Toronto. He made two appearances for the Blue Jays, making his big-league debut in Toronto against Kansas City and later pitching at Yankee Stadium.

“I was more nervous (at Kansas City) than I was pitching in New York. It was the first day I was up there, and I was definitely nervous,” said Dyson, who walked KC’s Brett Butler on four pitches after entering the game. “Those four balls were all about four 4 feet off the plate.”

At Yankee Stadium, Dyson gave up Derek Jeter’s 3,203rd career hit, a double to right field. Dyson was charged for three earned runs that day and was relieved by former Fisher Cats lefty Aaron Loup in the seventh. Dyson said he wasn’t aggressive enough in the majors.

“I was a little too tentative and trying to be too precise instead of just throwing it with the intensity like I had here (at New Hampshire),” Dyson said.

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FISHER TRACKS: Anthony Gose, who talked about the desire to become a superstar from the moment he joined the Fisher Cats, recorded his first big-league last week against the Yankees. Gose bunted and reached first base in 3.60 seconds. A time of 4.2 seconds is considered average speed from home plate to first base. Gose, a lefty, came flying out of the box. Mike Trout of the Angels, batting from the right side, was recently clocked at 3.53 seconds to first base. Gose was called up from Triple-A after batting .292 with 29 stolen bases for Las Vegas. He made his second big-league start at Fenway Park on Friday, going 0-for-3 with a pair of punchouts.

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FARM REPORT: Right-hander Jordan Cote threw five scoreless innings against Gulf Coast League Tigers, improving to 3-0 with a sparkling 0.98 ERA. The Winnisquam Regional of Tilton graduate continues to lead the GCL Yankees in several categories, including innings (27 2/3) and strikeouts (25). Teammate Joseph Maher of Bedford High worked four innings against the GCL Pirates on Friday, giving up two runs on five hits. Maher owns an 0-2 record and 3.74 ERA.

Southern New Hampshire University product Tim Flight, drafted by the Yankees in the 15th round last month, picked up his first professional win for Staten Island last week. Flight (1-2, 5.85 ERA) worked five innings to beat the Orioles affiliate in the New York-Penn League before a crowd of 5,056. SNHU’s Zach LeBarron, a lefty from Bennington, Vt., hasn’t allowed an earned run in his past two outings (nine innings) for the Angels in the Arizona Rookie League. LeBarron (0-1, 3.60 ERA) signed with the Angels as a free agent following the June draft.

Nashua South’s Kevin Nolan entered the weekend hitting .316 for the Advanced-A Dunedin Blue Jays. Nashua North’s K.C. Hobson, another Blue Jays farmhand, has been locked in for the past month while raising to .260 his average for low-A Lansing. Hobson is batting .302 with a pair of homers in July.

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Staff writer Kevin Gray covers pro baseball for the New Hampshire Union Leader and New Hampshire Sunday News. His email address is kgray@unionleader.com. Twitter: @graymatter11.