Harrisburg Senators Game Highlights and Box Score for 5/7/08 - AA, Eastern League

MLN Newswire - www.mlntherawfeed.com - Connecticut - 3  Harrisburg - 2  Box Score attached. - The Harrisburg Senators got another terrific start from a pitcher, but were again slowed by a tough Connecticut Defenders pitching staff, falling 3-2 Wednesday at Commerce Bank Park. The Senators left 10 runners on base and Dave Maroul’s solo home run in the 9^th inning gave the Defenders the win.

RHP Tristan Crawford received a no-decision despite throwing six strong innings. He allowed a run on five hits and struck out six without a walk.

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The Defenders scored a run in the top of the 4^th when Travis Ishikawa muscled an RBI double down the right-field line to take a 1-0 lead. Justin Maxwell didn’t allow the deficit to last long, clobbering a home run to left to lead off the bottom of the frame to make it 1-1.

The Senators took the lead in the bottom of the 6^th. Ian Desmond’s sacrifice fly gave Harrisburg a 2-1 advantage.

Connecticut tied the game against reliever Josh Perrault in the top of the 7th. He walked the leadoff batter and after a double by Dave Maroul, runners were at second and third with nobody out. Two batters later, pinch-hitter Kyle Haines hit an RBI groundout to tie it at 2-2.

The Defenders scored the go-ahead run in the top of the 9^th on Maroul’s solo home run off Beltran Perez.

Reliever Kelvin Pichardo got the win to improve to 1-2 on the season. Osiris Matos notched his second save of the season. Perez was saddled with the loss and dropped to 1-1.

The Senators are 20-12 on the season, while the Defenders improved to 16-16.

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