Portland Can't Hold On, Fall 6-5 in Harrisburg
Published on May 23, 2016 under Eastern League (EL1)
Portland Sea Dogs News Release
Harrisburg, Pa. - The Harrisburg Senators (22-20) won their seventh straight game, beating the Portland Sea Dogs (15-28), 6-5 on Monday night in the series opener at FNB Field. Portland had two leads, 11 hits, but lost their third straight game.
Leading 5-4 entering the bottom of the eighth inning, Luis Ysla (1-2) could not hold the lead, taking the loss for Portland. Chris Bostick (2 triples) led off the eighth with a triple and scored the tying run on a triple by Zach Collier. Harrisburg had 4 triples on the night. The game-winning run scored on a sacrifice fly by Adrian Sanchez.
In the ninth, Koda Glover pitched a perfect frame to earn his second save of the year. Portland took a 5-4 lead over winning pitcher Derek Self (2-1) on Rainel Rosario's RBI single in the eighth. Rosario finished 3-for-4 with a double and run scored.
Portland trailed 1-0, but scored four times off starter Tyler Mapes in the third. Tzu-Wei Lin tied the game with a triple and scored on a single by Henry Ramos. Sean Coyle blasted a two-run homer to right field, his 17th Double-A home run.
Harrisburg added a run off Aaron Wilkerson in the fourth inning on Shawn Pleffner's RBI single. Wilkerson had his scoreless streak snapped at 21 innings in the second inning, and worked 5+ innings on 6 hits and 3 runs. The Senators tied the game in the sixth inning on Spencer Kieboom's two-run homer off Williams Jerez.
Catcher Jake Romanski added two hits, picking up his team-leading 12th multi-hit game of the season. Portland is 13 games under .500 for the second time this season, and 4-18 on the road.
The Sea Dogs and Harrisburg Senators (Nationals affiliate) play game two of their series on Tuesday night beginning at 7:00 PM. Righty Keith Couch (2-0, 0.90) makes his 4th start of the season for Portland. Harrisburg's Reynaldo Lopez (1-3, 4.10) makes his 8th start of the year. Radio coverage on the WPEI U.S. Cellular Sea Dogs Radio Network begins at 6:40 PM. Tuesday's game is available on the Tunein App and MiLB.TV
Portland's next homestand begins on Friday, May 27th against the Hartford Yard Goats (Rockies affiliate). Tickets are still available and can be purchased by calling 879-9500 or online at seadogs.com.
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