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Harrisburg Senators game notes

Tonight is game two of a four game series between the Senators and Phillies. The Phils have won three of the first four games of the season series. The Phillies have won 8 out of their past 10 games and are playing the best baseball of any team in the Southern Division. The Phils have a veteran AA team averaging 27 years of age compared to that of the Senators who average 25 years of age. This is the first of three firework nights on the current homestand for the Senators which will see back to back weekend series. The Senators follow up this series with the Phils by hosting Connecticut and then Akron before heading out on the road.

Last Time Out... The Reading Phillies came into Commerce Bank Park winners of seven of their past nine games, and on Thursday night the Senators found out why. Reading pounded out 18 hits on their way to an 11-3 win over the Senators. Oscar Alvarez started for the Sens and didn't last through the third inning as Reading scored twice in the first on a two-run double, then a walk and a home run made it 4-0 in the third. Before the third inning ended Reading had scored seven runs on six hits and had broken the game open, leading 9-0. Salomon Manriquez had a three-run double in the sixth inning to plate the three Senator runs. The Senators had eight hits of their as Tim Raines and Kory Casto both had two hits in the game.

Scouting the Phillies... Reading comes in winners of 11 of their past 17 games and 7 of their last 9 games. Starting pitcher Zach Segovia leads the league in complete games with three. OF Gary Burnham went 1 x 3 with a run scored, and SS Carlos Leon started and went 1 x 3 in the All-Star game. The Phillies have two players, RHP Zach Segovia and INF Angel Chavez, on the Philiadelphia Philllies 40-man roster. Over their past ten games the Phillies are batting .275 as a team and have scored 54 runs. They've won seven of the ten games even though they have a team ERA of 5.23.

Player of the Month... Kory Casto was named the Eastern League Player of the Month for June. Casto batted .344 with 7 HRs and 29 RBIs in June. The Nationals 3rd round selection in the 2003 draft also scored 21 runs in the month and made the switch from 3B to LF flawlessly.

All-Stars... The Senators had four players play for the Southern Division All-Star squad in Wednesday night's All-Star game. RHP Kip Bouknight pitched three innings for the win... INF/OF Kory Casto went 0 x 2 with a walk... INF/OF Melvin Dorta went 2 x 2 with a 2B and a run scored... and C Salomon Manriquez went 0 x 2. Manriquez also participated in the Futures game on Sunday in Pittsburgh walking in his only appearance.

Harrisburg vs. Reading... The Senators and Reading Phillies played a three-game series in Reading April 28 - 30 and Reading took two of three. The two teams play a total of 13 times this year with 7 of the 10 remaining games to be played at Commerce Bank Park.

4/28 Away L 0-2 Sens managed only five hits and Bouknight pitched well in loss

4/29 Away W 5-4 Senators rally for four runs in eighth inning for win. Dorta had three hits.

4/30 Away L 1-3 Diaz has three hits and Sens outhit Reading 7-5 but can't rally late

7/13 Home L 3-11 Phillies score seven times in the third inning en route to 11-3 win

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