Sea Dogs walked off by Senators 3-1 in series finale

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania - The Portland Sea Dogs (17-21, 51-54) fell to the Harrisburg Senators (17-20, 51-55) 3-1 in walkoff fashion on Sunday afternoon at FNB Field. The Sea Dogs moved to 17-21 in the second half, and currently sit tied for fourth place in the Eastern League Northeast Division Standings.

The game was tied 1-1 entering the bottom of the ninth when Harrisburg used a two-run walk-off home run by Branden Boissiere (1) to win the game 3-1.

Harrisburg started the scoring in the bottom of the sixth. Delino DeShields Jr. walked and then moved to second on a sacrifice bunt from Caleb Farmer. Following a single from Phillip Glasser that put DeShields on third, Seaver King roped an RBI double to give the Senators a 1-0 lead.

Portland tied the game in the top of the eighth. Ahbram Liendo drew a walk and then advanced to second on a single by Allan Castro. Then two consecutive wild pitches scored Liendo to tie the game at 1-1.

RHP Austin Amaral (1-0, 0.00 ERA) was awarded the win tossing 1.2 shutout innings while allowing a walk and tallying a strikeout. RHP Jorge Juan (1-3, 3.80 ERA) was given the loss pitching 1.1 innings allowing two earned runs on two hits while posting a strikeout.

The Sea Dogs will have the day off on Monday before starting a two-week home stand against the Somerset Patriots on Tuesday August 12 at Delta Dental Park. First pitch is slated for 6:00 PM. Both starting pitchers have yet to be announced.