Senators’ Comeback Falls Short in 6–5 Loss to Altoona

Senators’ Comeback Falls Short in 6–5 Loss to Altoona

The Harrisburg Senators battled back multiple times but couldn’t complete the rally, falling 6–5 to the Altoona Curve on Tuesday night at Peoples Natural Gas Field.

Carlos De La Cruz got the Senators on the board in the second, scoring on a sac fly by Cayden Wallace. Altoona tallied three times in the third inning taking advantage of two hit batters to take a 3-1 lead.

Altoona extended their lead to 5–2 in the fifth, capped by Maikol Escotto’s solo home run, his first of the season. Harrisburg chipped away in the seventh: Seaver King roped an RBI double, then scored on De La Cruz’s second RBI of the night to make it 6–5.

The Senators had chances late, including the tying run on base in the ninth, but Curve closer Justin Meis shut the door for his fourth save. Despite out-hitting Altoona 9–6, Harrisburg left eight runners on base.

Murphy Stehly stayed hot with a 2-for-3 night, while De La Cruz and King each tallied two hits and an RBI.