Senators Come Up Short in Akron

Senators Come Up Short in Akron

The Harrisburg Senators dropped a tough one Saturday night at Canal Park, falling 4–2 to the Akron RubberDucks.

After falling behind early, Harrisburg tied the game in the top of the 3rd when Johnathon Thomas scored on a single by Seaver King, aided by a right field error. But Akron quickly responded in the bottom half to retake the lead and never looked back.

Paul DeJong brought Harrisburg within two with a sacrifice fly in the 8th, but the Senators couldn’t capitalize further, stranding a runner on third after back-to-back balks. Offensively, Harrisburg managed seven hits, with Thomas collecting a double and single in a strong effort from the ninth spot.

On the mound, Chance Huff and Luke Young combined to toss 3.2 scoreless innings in the middle of the game, but Akron’s two-run 7th proved to be the difference. Akron scored the two runs that proved to be the difference in the game on a two-out flyball that was lost in the twilight.

Game six of the six-game series is Sunday at 1:05pm from Canal Park in Akron. The game can be heard on ESPN 96.5, 95.3 and 1400 AM beginning with the pregame show at 12:50 p.m.