Harrisburg Senators Game Information vs Erie
May 14, 2024 - Eastern League (EL)
Harrisburg Senators News Release
Harrisburg Senators (19-13) vs Erie SeaWolves (19-11)
Game 33 - Tuesday, May 14, 6:00 p.m. - FNB Field
LH Lucas Knowles vs LH Carlos Pena
TONIGHT'S GAME: The Senators and Erie Seawolves play game one of a seven-game series tonight at FNB Field. Erie is coming off a six-game sweep at home against Richmond. The teams meet once more in the final week of June in Erie.
LAST TIME OUT: The Harrisburg Senators rallied for a 5-3 win Sunday afternoon over the New Hampshire Fisher Cats at Delta Dental Stadium. Harrisburg scored three times in the eighth inning turning a 3-2 deficit into a 5-3 advantage. With the score tied in the eighth inning, Cortland Lawson lined a two-run, two out double down the left field line giving the Senators a 5-3 lead.
TODAY'S STARTING PITCHER: LHP Lucas Knowles takes the ball for the Sens this evening. This is his fourth spot start for the Senators. As a starter this season, he's 0-1 with a 4.70 ERA in 3 starts, 7.2 innings. This is his fourth season and the second with Harrisburg. Last year he was 7-4, 4.48 ERA in 39 outings. With the Sens, he was 4-2, 3.65 ERA with one start. For more information, see his relievers box.
HOLDING IT DOWN: The Senators' pitching staff has been one of the best, not just in the Eastern League but in AA as a whole. Their 3.24 ERA is 3rd best in the Eastern League and is 5th best among all AA teams.
WHAT A RELIEF: Senators' relievers Orlando Ribalta and Jack Sinclair highlight the Senators' bullpen with active scoreless streaks of 10+ innings. Ribalta hasn't allowed one in 12 innings, and Sinclair has gone 10.2 innings. The Sens' bullpen has a collective 2.77 ERA, the 2nd best in the Eastern League and 4th best in all of AA.
CRIMINAL ACTIVITY: The Senators' Robert Hassell III and Andrew Pinckney are among the top five base stealers in the Eastern League. Hassell III's 11 stolen bases places him 3rd in the league, and Pinckney's 10 are good for 4th. As a team, the Sens are 39 for their last 45, and stole 16 bases in 17 tries last week against New Hampshire. The Senators have stolen 48 bases this season, tied for 2nd most in the Eastern League.
SURE THING : Andrew Pinckney currently holds the longest error-free streak of any player in the Eastern League this season at 29 games, which is also tied for the longest such active streak in AA. Right behind him and tied for the 2nd longest streak is Robert Hassell III with 27 straight clean games.
OH SNAP : Going 0-for-5 on Sunday, Robert Hassell III saw his 24-game on-base streak snapped. However, it's still the longest such streak in AA this season. His .299 batting average is 9th best in the Eastern League, and his .400 on-base percentage is 10th. During his on-base streak from April 9th to May 11th, he slashed .344/.449/.467.
STRONG SERIES PLAY: With their win over New Hampshire on Sunday, the Senators secured the series win. It is their fourth straight series in which they've either won or split. It equals their longest such streak since the schedule change to six-game series in 2021. Overall the Senators have won 13 of their last 18 games dating back to April 23rd.
ALUMNI WATCH: Drew Millas went 2-for-5 with an RBI double in Rochester's 6-4 loss to Scranton Wilkes-Barre on Sunday.
UPCOMING DOCKET : After the games this weekend at New Hampshire, the Senators return home to begin a seven-game series against the Erie SeaWolves Tuesday night which is followed by a six-game set with the Akron RubberDucks.
SENATORS ROSTER: The Senators have 28 active players. They've had 32 players appear in a game including 3 MLB rehabs.
PROSPECT WATCH: The current Sens roster includes seven of the MLB.com Nationals Top 30 prospects. They are #1 OF Dylan Crews ; #3 INF Brady House ; #4 Yohandy Morales ; #8 OF Robert Hassell III ; #17 Andrew Pinckney ; # 24 RHP Cole Henry ; and #25 C Israel Pineda. The Baseball America top 30 prospects are: #1 Crews ; #3 House ; #5 Morales ; #7 Hassell III; #19 Pickney; #22 Henry; & #30 LHP Andrew Alvarez .
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