Senators Hang on Late to Beat B-Mets

Published on August 11, 2010 under Eastern League (EL1)
Harrisburg Senators News Release

Cole Kimball worked out of a self-induced, bases-loaded one-out jam in the ninth inning without allowing a run, and earned his fifth save as the Harrisburg Senators escaped with a 5-4 victory over the Binghamton Mets on Wednesday afternoon at Metro Bank Park.  The win improved the Senators to 62-55, and put them just two games out of a playoff spot in the Eastern League's Western Division.  The B-Mets fell to 56-61 with the loss.

The Senators used a four-run seventh inning to take their first and only lead of the game, turning a 2-1 deficit into a 5-2 advantage.  They sent nine men to the plate and collected seven hits, with the big blows coming from Ofilio Castro and Edgardo Baez.  Castro's RBI double tied the ballgame, and Baez' two-run double put the Senators in front.  Later in the inning, Brad Coon singled home Baez to complete the scoring.

Tom Milone (9-5) allowed two runs in his seven innings, striking out seven and earning the win.  He also drove in the other Senators run, with a sacrifice fly in the third inning that brought home Devin Ivany.  Reliever Eddie Kunz (6-7), who faced two batters, gave up two runs, and retired no one, took the loss.  The Sens finished with ten hits on the game, including two each from Coon, Jesus Valdez, and Stephen Lombardozzi.  It was Lombardozzi's first start for the Sens, after moving up from high-A Potomac earlier this week.  Castro, Baez, Chris Marrero, and Marvin Lowrance each had one hit.

The rubber match of the three-game series is Thursday evening at 7 PM, with RHP Ryan Tatusko (0-0, 1.93) scheduled to start for the Senators.  He will be opposed by RHP Jenrry Mejia (0-0, 1.17) of the B-Mets.  Fans can hear all the action, beginning with the pregame show at 6:45, by tuning in to 1460 AM The Ticket or logging on to www.senatorsbaseball.com.

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