Sens’ Bats Stifled in 2-0 Loss

HARRISBURG SENATORS POSTGAME NOTES

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SUMMARY

The Harrisburg Senators were shut out by the Akron RubberDucks 2-0 Wednesday night at Canal Park in Akron. Offensive opportunities were few and far between as Akron scored their runs on two solo home runs – one in the 1st inning and the other in the 6th – while the Senators managed only one hit and three total baserunners.

THE BIG PLAY

On Andry Lara’s first pitch of the night, Akron’s Cooper Ingle hit a leadoff home run to give the RubberDucks the early 1-0 lead in the bottom of the 1st inning.

FILIBUSTERS

Andry Lara allowed two runs on three hits and struck out six batters in six innings; Lara retired 10 consecutive batters from the 2nd through the 5th inning… Samuel Reyes and Daison Acosta each threw a hitless inning in relief; Acosta extended his scoreless inning streak to seven innings… Israel Pineda recorded the only hit for the Senators with a single in the 3rd inning… The Senators did not put a runner on base after the 5th inning… The game lasted one hour and 46 minutes – the shortest nine-inning game of the season for the Senators.

ON THE DOCKET

The Senators and Akron RubberDucks play game three of their six-game series Thursday at 6:35 p.m. at Canal Park in Akron. The game can be heard on ESPN 1400am, 96.5 FM & 95.3 FM beginning at 6:20 p.m.

Please find the game summary HERE.