Harrisburg Senators game notes
Published on June 27, 2006 under Eastern League (EL1)
Harrisburg Senators News Release
Today's Game... The Senators begin a very short three-game road trip tonight in Connecticut to take on the Defenders. The AA affiliate of the San Francisco Giants comes into the game having lost their past seven games and are just 5 - 21 since May 30th. RHP Justin Echols starts for the Senators and is coming off his shortest outing of the year, lasting just 3.2 innings against Altoona last Tuesday. RHP James Garcia is on the mound for Connecticut.
Last Time Out... The Senators swept the Binghamton Mets in a rain shortened doubleheader on Monday afternoon at Commerce Bank Park. Kip Bouknight pitched a complete game in game one striking out eight and allowing just four hits. The Senators scored three times in the third inning then capped their scoring on a solo home run by Dan DeMent in the fourth. In game one the Mets had two runners on base in an inning just one time off of Bouknight. In game two, Oscar Alvarez went the distance in the rain shortened five inning affair. Alvarez scattered four hits and Kory Casto provided the only run the Senators would need with a first inning home off of Mets starter Miguel Pinango. The Senators tacked on two more before the rains came in the top of the sixth inning.
Since June 3rd... The last of the moves made over a ten-day period came to an end on June 3rd with Prentice Redman joining the Senators. The Sens had fallen to .500 at 27-27 after having lost to Binghamton on Friday night, June 2nd, but beginning with the game on June 3rd the Senators have gone 15-6.
On the Road... Though the Senators are 14-20 overall on the road they are 6-2 in their last eight games. Over their past 17 road games they are 10-7 and in that span have been two road series wins, one over Binghamton (2-1) and a three-game sweep of Erie to finish their last road trip.
League Leaders... Kory Casto is fifth in the league in batting (.306), tied for third in home runs (13), tied for first in the league in RBIs (53), second in the league in on-base percentage (.428), second in the league in slugging percentage (.552), fifth in the league in extra base hits (33), and second in the league in runs scored (50)... Melvin Dorta is sixth in the league in hitting (.304) and fourth in the league in stolen bases (19). As a team the Senators lead the league in home runs with 63 and are tied for lead the league lead in saves with 30.
Harrisburg vs. Connecticut... The Senators and Connecticut Defenders play each other just three times at Dodd Stadium in Connecticut. They play nine times altogether this year, six times at Commerce Bank Park. The Sens took two of three in early June in Harrisburg.
6/6 Home W 3-2 Senators rally to win with the bullpen being superb in the game
6/7 Home L 3-5 Senators dig too big hole, trailing 4-0 early before rallying
6/8 Home W 8-7 (12) Redman delivers game winning hit in bottom of the 12th as Sens rally for two runs
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