Martinson's Career Day Not Enough

Jason Martinson's 4-for-4 day led Harrisburg Senators to a three-run lead early, but the Senators could not hold on as the Portland Sea Dogs came back to win 5-4 on Tuesday night at Metro Bank Park.

In the first inning, Cutter Dykstra and Matt Skole singled with two outs. Kevin Keyes followed with a four-pitch walk to load the bases and begin Martinson's big day. The Senators' shortstop lined a shot that just cleared the right field fence for a grand slam to afford the Senators a 4-1 lead. Martinson then singled in the fourth, sixth and eighth innings to complete his first four-hit game of the season. Drew Vettleson and Skole both reached twice, going 1-for-3 with a walk each.

Austin Voth allowed a two-run home run in the fourth inning to Portland's Stefan Welch, which cut Harrisburg's lead to 4-3. It was also the last batter Voth faced as he went three innings, allowing three runs on six hits. Paul Demny entered the game and allowed a runner to reach third base with one out, but Ricky Hague caught a fly ball and nailed the runner at home to maintain Harrisburg's lead. However, Demny allowed a solo homer in the sixth that tied the game. Then in the eighth, Neil Holland allowed a solo dinger of his own that proved to be the game-winner for Portland. Derek Self pitched a scoreless ninth inning.

Tomorrow night, game two of the series begins at 7:00 p.m. with Harrisburg sending Paolo Espino to the mound against Portland's Justin Haley. The game can be heard beginning with the pregame show at 6:45 p.m. on 1460 AM or via senatorsbaseball.com, 1460theticket.com or the iHeart Radio app.

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