Harrisburg Senators Game Information
July 15, 2023 - Eastern League (EL)
Harrisburg Senators News Release
TONIGHT'S GAME: The Senators and Richmond Flying Squirrels (San Francisco Giants) play game two of their three-game series tonight at FNB Field. The Senators and Flying Squirrels are meeting for the third time this season. The Senators took four of six from Richmond in mid-April at FNB Field. Richmond took five of six at the end of June in Richmond. The teams play one more series in mid-August at the Diamond in Richmond. Overall Harrisburg is 37-44 and Richmond is 41-41.
TONIGHT'S STARTING PITCHERS: Harrisburg sends RH Cole Henry (0-2, 8.64 ERA) to the mound. He's opposed by RH Carson Seymour (0-2, 4.08 ERA) who is on the hill for Richmond.
LAST TIME OUT: The Harrisburg Mayflies jumped out to a 6-1 lead Friday night then hung on to beat the Richmond Flying Squirrels 6-5. Jacob Young blasted his first Senators home run, a two-run shot in the third, to give the Sens a 2-0 lead. They eventually took a 6-1 lead with three runs in the sixth inning, but Richmond wouldn't go away quietly. A pair of two-run home runs in the eighth inning by the Flying Squirrels made it a one-run game. Richmond put a runner on in the ninth with one out but couldn't push across the tying run.
UPCOMING DOCKET: After the series this quick three-game series with Richmond, the Senators are off to Bowie next week. The Senators play six games at bowie before returning home for a six-game series with the Altoona Curve to finish up with their July schedule. They will alternate their next seven series (including this one) with one series at home followed by a series on the road.
YESTERDAY IN THE NATIONALS ORGANIZATION: Washington (36-54) was suspended in St. Louis, playing two today ... Rochester (41-45) beat Syracuse 4-2... Wilmington (34-46) lost at Aberdeen 15-2... Fredericksburg (36-42) lost to Lynchburg 7-4.
ABOUT THE 2023 SENATORS: The Sens have used 49 players (26 pitchers & 23 position players) including one MLB rehab this season. They've had 19 players make their double-A debut.
PROSPECT WATCH: Harrisburg has five players in the MLB Pipeline top 30 Nationals prospects and they are #1 OF James Wood (#5 overall); #5 OF Robert Hassell III (#96 overall); #12 RHP Cole Henry; #18 INF Trey Lipscomb; and #22 LHP Mitchell Parker. The Baseball America top 30 prospects are: #1 Wood; #2 Hassell III; #13 Henry; #17 Lipscomb; #24 Parker; #26 LHP Dustin Saenz; and #27 OF Jacob Young.
TODAY IN SENATORS HISTORY: 1996: Montreal Expos center fielder Rondell White punctuates his injury rehab assignment to Harrisburg with a two-run homer in the eighth inning to lead the Senators over New Haven 6-3 on City Island. The homer is White's third in five games of his rehab stay in Harrisburg.
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