Goats' Dennis Rolls Out Welcome 'Matt' For Senators
Harrisburg 1-7-0Hartford 5-10-0WP- Matt Dennis (5-3)LP- Tyler Mapes (6-7)T- 2:33A- 6,623
Harrisburg 1-7-0
Hartford 5-10-0
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T- 2:33
A- 6,623
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The Yard Goats established a new season record in sellouts with their 48th of the season. They have three home dates left on the schedule. Hartford has also drawn 395,610 for the season, which tops the 2017 total attendance mark.
Earlier in the night Hartford (32-32) was eliminated from the playoff chase, when Reading clinched the Eastern Division with a win over Bowie.
Dennis, who improved to 5-3, retired the first six batters he faced against the first-half Western Division champions, before pitching out of a first-and-third no-out jam in the third. The Rockies' 14th round 2016 draft choice, also pitched out of jams the next three innings, before giving up doubles to
Hartford wasted little time giving Dennis support, when Melendez unloaded his sixth home run of the season into the upper deck against
The Yard Goat chased Mapes with a two-out rally in the fifth. Vizcaino started things with a double, stole third and scored on a Melendez single. A single by Nevin, RBI-hit by
Melendez had a home run, single and three RBI to lead Hartford's 10-hit attack. Nevin added a double, single and RBI, while Vizcaino had a single, double, his 29th stolen base and two runs scored.
Mapes, who dropped to 6-7, pitched 4 2/3 innings, allowing four runs on nine hits. He walked one and struck out four. Former major league reliever
Hartford has won five of 13 games against Harrisburg (29-32) this season.
The five-game series continues Tuesday at 6:05 p.m. with a doubleheader. A pair of right-handers will pitch for the Yard Goats,