Harrisburg Senators Game Notes
June 18, 2006 - Eastern League (EL1)
Harrisburg Senators News Release
Today's Game... The Senators wrap up their six-game road trip this afternoon in Erie. Harrisburg has won 3 of the first 5 games on the trip to guarantee themselves at least a .500 trip for the second straight time on the road. The Sens can have their first over .500 road trip of the year with a win today and their first road sweep of the year as well.
Last Time Out... The Senators cruised to a 6-2 win over the Erie SeaWolves on Saturday night in Erie. The offense pounded out 11 hits, the sixth time in nine games they've produced a double digit hit total and David Maust made his second straight strong start in leading the Senators. Josh Whitesell and Prentice Redman both homered for the Senators, the sixth and seventh home runs on the road trip, as the Sens continue their recent power surge. Devin Perrin struck out seven in relief over the final 3.2 innings to earn his third save of the year. Melvin Dorta chipped in three hits for the Senators.
League Leaders... Melvin Dorta (.307) is seventh; Kory Casto (.303) is eighth; and Salomon Manriquez (.301) is ninth in the league in batting... Casto leads the leads the league in RBIs (48); Casto is second in the league in on-base percentage (.418); Casto is third in the league in slugging percentage (.531); and Casto is second in the league in runs scored (41)... Dorta is tied for fourth in the league in stolen bases (17)...
Streaking... Both Prentice Redman and Frank Diaz have 13 game hitting streaks to tie Salomon Manriquez's season high 13 game hitting streak earlier this season.
Versus Erie... The Senators and Erie play the final game of their season series tonight. Erie holds a 9-7 advantage between the two teams. The Sens started the season series having won the first three games and they are trying to end the series with three straight wins, with a win today.
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