Sens Rally for Dramatic Comeback Win over Hartford
The Harrisburg Senators overcame a four-run deficit to knock off the Hartford Yard Goats 7-6 Friday night at FNB Field. Jake Lowery capped a five-run rally in the eighth with a pinch-hit go-ahead two-run single.
The Harrisburg Senators overcame a four-run deficit to knock off the Hartford Yard Goats 7-6 Friday night at FNB Field.
After Hartford scored the first two runs of the game in the second, the Senators responded quickly by scoring a pair in the bottom of the frame. With the bases loaded and nobody out,
Hartford retook the lead in the third on an RBI single by Yhonathan Daza. After the club added a run in the fourth, the Yard Goats scored two more runs in the sixth on back-to-back bases loaded to walks which gave them a 6-2 lead.
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The Yard Goats remained ahead until the Senators made a furious comeback in the eighth.
"I thought our at-bats got better towards the middle and late part of the game," Senators manager Matt LeCroy said. "We kept putting the pressure on (Hartford). The guys came together at the end."
"(Lowery's) had good at-bats for us all year no matter how long he's been off. He put himself in a good position. He went with what (Pierpont) gave him, stayed up the middle and did a nice job."
Keller and Collier paced the Senators with three hits each while Collier led the club with three RBI.
"I like the makeup of our club. The chemistry is really good, they pull for one another," LeCroy said. "When you have that kind of chemistry and fight, it usually can win games like this. We need that. We need to be able to fight and come up with some big wins."
"I met with the team today and told them that the goal for me and the coaches is to go into August playing for something. Whether you win it all or not, you want to play for something. Hopefully coming out of the break with two big wins like this will get us going in a good direction."
The two teams continue the series Saturday night.