EL1 Harrisburg Senators

Senators Beat Altoona 9-6

Published on June 9, 2007 under Eastern League (EL1)
Harrisburg Senators News Release


On a perfect night for baseball, the Senators rallied from a 6-3 deficit to defeat the Altoona Curve 9-6 in front of the largest crowd to see a game this season.

TJ Nall started and was the winner in front of 6,098 fans. He left trailing 6-3 in the when Frank Diaz pinched hit for him, and by the time the Senators took the field in the eighth, the Sens had an 8-6 lead.

Harrisburg scored first on a two-run home run off the bat of Cristian Guerrero in the fourth inning. Seth Bynum then doubled in Steve Mortimer for a third run in the fourth to give the Sens a 3-0 lead.

But then Altoona came back, scoring a single run in sixth, then a five-run seventh inning highlighted by a three-run home run by Brett Roneberg.

On Saturday night though, the Senators weren't going to be denied. Altoona relieve Dave Davidson walked three Senators, and after a couple of fielder's choices, the Senators had the bases loaded and two outs for Tony Blanco. Blanco delivered a two-run single to center to trim the lead to 6-5. John Suomi followed the single with a three-run home run of his own to put the Sens on top 8-6.

Harrisburg made it 9-6 on a sacrifice fly off the bat of Diaz scoring Mortimer. Brett Campbell worked out of trouble in the ninth for his seventh save of the season.

On Sunday afternoon the Senators and Curve wrap up their three-game series and the Sens mini three-game homestand at 1:05pm. Harrisburg sends LH Mike O'Connor to the mound making a rehab start for the Nationals and RH Luis Munoz goes to the hill for the Curve.

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