Harrisburg Senators game notes
Published on June 14, 2006 under Eastern League (EL1)
Harrisburg Senators News Release
Today's Game... The Senators and Altoona Curve play game two of their three game series tonight at Blair County Ballpark. The Senators enter play having won five straight games, the first time this year they've won five in a row. The Curve have dropped their last two games and have fallen five games behind Akron, and are just a game ahead of the Senators. The Senators have won three straight series, and with a win tonight or tomorrow night will run the streak to four. Tonight RHP Kip Bouknight takes the mound against LHP Mike Connolly for Altoona. The Senators have scored eight or more runs in four of their past five games.
Last Time Out... The two teams played an old-fashioned slugfest on Tuesday night in Altoona with the Senators winning 11-9. The Sens scored seven runs in the fifth inning to seemingly break open the game and take a 9-2 lead, but Altoona would not go away. The teams traded runs and with it 10-3, Altoona scored two in the seventh to make it 10-5. The Sens tacked on a run in the eighth and then held on while Altoona scored three runs in the bottom of the eighth and a run in the ninth and had the tying runs on base when the game ended. Kory Casto led the way for the Senators hitting a three-run home run and a solo home run. Frank Diaz continued his recent surge with three hits. Beltran Perez picked up the win and Brett Campbell retired three of the four batters he faced for his third save since joining the Senators.
League Leaders... Melvin Dorta (.308) is fourth in the league in hitting and Salomon Manriquez (.307) is sixth in the league in batting... Kory Casto (44) is the Eastern League leader in RBIs... Kory Casto (.401) is third in the league in on-base percentage... Casto (.512) is fourth in the league in slugging percentage... As a pitching staff the Senators lead the league in saves with 27
Hot, Hot, Hot... The Senators are hot as a team, having won eight of nine overall including their last five games. The Senators have also won their last three road games. Kory Casto is 16 x 41 with 3 HR and 18 RBIs... Dan Foli has not allowed an earned run in his 11 innings/three outings, with the Senators... Over their past ten games the Senators are averaging over six runs a game and are hitting .307 as a team
Versus Altoona... Tonight is the fifth game of 23 this season between the two teams. The Senators play Altoona more than any other opponent this season. The Senators have a 3-1 advantage thus far in the season series.
5/8 Home W 3-1 Shawn Hill goes 8.2 innings and Alex Escobar's two run home run is the difference
5/9 Home W 6-2 The Senators go deep three times including Kory Casto and Frank Diaz back-to-back
5/10 Home L 1-6 Oscar Alvarez strikes out 11, but Curve salvage third game of series
6/13 Away W 11-9 Kory Casto goes deep twice and Senators score seven runs in fifth en route to win
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