Senators Edge Erie 5-4 to Win Fourth Straight

The Harrisburg Senators downed the Erie SeaWolves 5-4 on Wednesday night at FNB Field. The win gave the Senators their first four-game winning streak of the season and their third straight series win. 

The Senators scored first by plating an unearned run in the third. Taylor Gushue led off the frame with a double and advanced to third on Drew Ward's ground out. The next batter, Adam Walker, hit a pop up that was misplayed by second baseman Will Maddox, which allowed Gushue to score the game's first run.
Maddox tied the game in the third with a solo home off Senators starter Luis Reyes. 
The SeaWolves took the lead with a run in the fifth on an RBI single by Maddox.
The Senators retook the lead in the fifth. After back-to-back walks by Austin Davidson and Osvaldo Abreu, Daniel Johnson lined a two-RBI double into right-center to give the Senators a one-run lead. One batter later, Dan Gamache reached on an infield single to put the Senators ahead 4-2.
Reyes (4-4) allowed two runs on eight hits while striking out four and walking two over six innings. The SeaWolves had multiple runners on base in four out of the six innings but Reyes induced three double plays and stranded the bases loaded in the sixth after striking out Sergio Alcántara to end the inning.
"He's learning a valuable lesson about having to throw strike one and when he doesn't he's getting in a lot of traffic and it makes it harder for him to make pitches," Senators manager Matt LeCroy said. "So far he's continued to make the pitches when he's needed to. I was happy he wanted the ball at the end and he made a pitch to get out of (the jam)."
Burrows (5-3) allowed four runs, three earned, across four innings. 
The SeaWolves cut the lead to a run in the top of the ninth when Josh Lester singled with the bases loaded to plate a pair. However, Derek Self entered the game in relief and retired the final two batters to strand the tying run at third and preserve the 5-4 win. The right-hander picked up his fifth save of the season. 
Ward was the only Senator with multiple hits as he finished 2-3 with a double. The win was the Senators' fourth in a row and seventh in their past nine games. 
"I really like some thing offensively that we're doing better. We're doing better with getting ourselves a good pitch to hit," LeCroy said. "When you lose a guy like (Juan Soto) it gives guys more opportunities and we talked about that. Hopefully guys will make the most of it and do the little things to help us win. Really happy we were able to win this game."
The Senators and SeaWolves try for their first series sweep of the season on Thursday morning. Logan Darnell starts for the Senators opposite Erie starter Sandy Baez. First pitch is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. at FNB Field. The game can be heard on CBS Sports Harrisburg 96.5 & 95.3 FM and 1400 AM or at www.cbssportsharrisburg.com beginning at 10:15 a.m.