Wiseman Homers in Senators 3-1 Loss
May 5, 2021 - Eastern League (EL)
Harrisburg Senators News Release
The Senators dropped their second straight to start the season, falling 3-1 to the Somerset Patriots. Somerset tallied a single run in three separate frames to hold off Harrisburg. Rhett Wiseman put the Senators on the board with a long home run to right field in the fifth inning. However after the home run, the Senators would be held hitless for the remainder of the game.
On Capitol Hill
- Mario Sanchez tossed four innings allowing 7 hits and 2 earned runs. Sanchez struck out four and didn't walk a batter.
- Nick Wells went three scoreless innings while striking out one. He inherited a no-out first and third situation in the fifth inning and allowed just a single run to score.
- Jhon Romero tossed a scoreless eighth striking out two.
With the Gavel
- Rhett Wiseman homered in four trips. After hitting 15 home runs for the Senators in 2019, he homers in his first game in 2021.
- Cole Freeman had the only other hit for the Sens and also stole second base.
- Though Ian Sagdal was hitless, he saw 27 pitches.
Filibusters
- The Senators are 0-2 and have scored just one run in the two games.
- After striking out 16 times Tuesday, the Sens struck out 10 times Wednesday night.
- Harrisburg committed three errors in the game with one leading to the win.
On Deck
The Senators play game three of their six-game series against Somerset Thursday night at 7:05 p.m. The game can be heard on CBS Sports Radio Harrisburg 96.5FM 95.3FM and 1400AM beginning at 6:55 p.m.
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