Sens Homer Thrice but Fall to Akron 8-7
Published on July 26, 2022 under Eastern League (EL)
Harrisburg Senators News Release
The Harrisburg Senators fell to the Akron RubberDucks 8-7 Tuesday afternoon at Canal Park. The Senators homered three times including a grand slam by Andrew Young in the fifth inning to give the Sens a 7-2 lead. But the bullpen couldn't hold the lead, giving up runs in the sixth, seventh and eighth innings to give the RubberDucks the win.
Tim Cate started and went the first five innings. He allowed hits to the first three batters of the game and two of them to score but settled down after that. He retired 15 of the final 18 batters he faced. Malvin Pena came on to start the sixth inning and walked the first batter he faced on four pitches. He went on to allow two runs, including one on a wild pitch. Danny Dopico pitched the seventh and was tagged for three runs on four hits. Brian Gonzalez took the loss, allowing a triple and single in the ninth inning.
Along with the grand slam by Andrew Young, Gilbert Lara hit a solo shot and Israel Pineda a two-run home run. Jack Dunn had three hits including a double and he scored a run. Darren Baker had two hits and scored a run. Harrisburg went 2-for-2 with runners in scoring position.
The grand slam by Young was the Senators fifth on the season and their second at Canal Park. After winning their first two games out of the break, they've now dropped two straight with both losses coming against the bullpen late in the game. In the five games out of the break, the Senators starters have a 2.38 ERA and have allowed just six earned runs.
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