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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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LAST NIGHT...RHP ADAM MILLER now 9-5 with an ERA of 3.56, picked up the win last night after pitching five scoreless innings (4 H, 2 BB, 3 SO)...OF RYAN GOLESKI was the highlight of the Aeros offense as he went 3-3, (1 R, 2 2B, 2 RBI, 1 BB) beating the Trenton Thunder 4-3.

COOLING DOWN...After going 19-4 (5/30-6/24), the Aeros are now in the 5-10 in their last 15 games (6/25-7/13)

ALL OF THE ROSTER MOVES...On Monday OF CASEY BLAKE joined the Aeros on a rehab assignment in right-field...NICK PESCO was activated from the disabled list and RHP KYLE COLLINS was sent to Class A Kinston...Last Friday, the Aeros sent RHP JENSEN LEWIS to Class A Kinston and transferred RHP ADAM MILLER to the Akron roster...OF JUAN VALDES was sent to Class A Lake County and the Aeros received OF TREVOR CROWE from Class A Lake County.

WHO'S HOT...INF SHAUN LARKIN ended his 6 game hitting-streak last night (Tuesday 7/4-7/10) batting .478 (11-23) with 3 R, 5 2B, 3 RBI over that streak, Also he has at least one hit in 12 of his last 14 games played (6/27-Current), batting .340 (18-53)...OFRYAN GOLESKI has reached base safely in 32 of his last 35 games, batting .303 (40-132) over that span...Over his last 23 games, 2B EIDER TORRES is batting .303 (30-99), with 15 R, 5 2B, 1 HR, 14 RBI & 7 SB...Over his last 13 appearances, LHP JUAN LARA is 1-1 with 6 SV & 0.56 ERA (16.0 IP, 5 H, 1 R/ER, 7 BB, 13 SO).

AS A TEAM...The Aeros lead the Eastern League in batting average (.271), hits (829), SB (116) and AB (3057)...They are also second in runs scored (409)...On the hill, Akron is leading in shutouts (13) is second in strikeouts (687).

LEAGUE LEADERS...2B EIDER TORRES is second in SB (33)... RHP ADAM MILLER is tied for the lead in wins (9) and RHP SEAN SMITH is tied for fourth (8)...LHP JUAN LARA is tied for the lead in the E. L. in games pitched (36)...RHP ADAM MILLER is fifth in SO (94).

KOUZMANOFF INFO...3B KEVIN KOUZMANOFF has at least one hit in 23 of his last 26 games played (5/19-Current), batting .432 (41-95), with 8 HR, 20 R and 26 RBI over that span.

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(Akron, OH)- Friday's scheduled game between the Thunder and Akron Aeros at Canal Park was postponed due to rain. The game will be made up as part of a doubleheader on Friday, August 25th starting at 6:05 PM.

The Thunder (49-42) will play Akron (55-35) again on Saturday at 7:05 PM. Tyler Clippard (4-10, 4.17) will still be the starting pitcher for Trenton. Dan Denham (4-1, 4.85) will start for the Aeros.

Trenton dropped the first game of the series on Thursday night by a 4-3 score. DH Randy Ruiz extended his hitting streak to 12 games with a pair of hits last night.

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(New Britain, CT)- New Britain (38-51) beat New Hampshire (39-52) for the second straight night, winning 8-3 Friday night before 6,011 at New Britain Stadium.

Rock Cat starter Errol Simonitsch (6-10) broke a personal seven-game losing streak, working 8 innings without allowing an earned run. He gave up 6 hits, walked 2 and struck out five.

New Britain 1B Doug Deeds (4-for-5, HR, 4 RBI) hit a solo homer off New Hampshire starter and loser Jesse Litsch (1-1) to give the Rock Cats their first run in the fourth inning. DH Garrett Guzman also delivered an RBI single in the inning.

The Rock Cats added a run in the fifth on a Deeds RBI single, scoring CF Denard Span (2-for-5), who had singled.

New Britain scored five more in the 7th inning to open an 8-0 lead. CF Denard Span led off with a triple and scored on a single by SS Alexia Casilla (3-for-5). LF Trent Oeltjen reached on an error before Deeds doubled home two runs with a double. 3B Matt Moses (2-for-4) followed with a double and C Kyle Geiger added an RBI single.

The Fisher Cats scored three in the 8th inning on a bases loaded double by RF David Smith.

The series continues on Saturday with a day/night doubleheader in New Britain. The afternoon contest is scheduled for 1:05pm with RHP Mike MacDonald (7-5, 3.63) scheduled to start for the Fisher Cats against New Britain RHP Kevin Slowey (1-2, 3.00). That game can be heard live on WTPL-FM 107.7 with Bob Lipman at 12:45pm.

The nightcap is scheduled for 7:05pm with RHP Ismael Ramirez (4-5, 1.69) going for New Hampshire against New Britain LHP Jay Sawatski (1-0, 3.99). That game will be televised by Comcast Cable on CN8.

The Fisher Cats return home to start a seven-game homestand on Monday night with the Portland Sea Dogs (Red Sox) at 6:35pm. There will be jumbo baseball card giveaway and the first 500 kids eat free. For tickets, visit www.nhfishercats.com or call 603-641-2005.

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Akron, OH C Tonight's Akron Aeros game versus the Trenton Thunder has been postponed due to rain. The game will be made up as part of a regular double header Friday, August 25th beginning at 6:05 p.m. There will be two games, seven innings in length. Canal Park's gates will open at 5:00 p.m.

Persons holding tickets for tonight's game may exchange those tickets for a ticket of equal or lesser value for any 2006 Akron Aeros regular season home game, subject to availability. Exchanges must be made at an Aeros ticket office or at Infield Outfitters, the Aeros team shop located at Canal Park.

The fireworks scheduled for tonight's game have been rescheduled for Wednesday July 26th at 7:05 p.m. Any ticket holder for tonight's game that exchanges their tickets for the July 26th game will have the option of purchasing additional tickets at $3.00 per ticket subject to availability.

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ALTOONA - The Curve lost their second straight game to the Erie SeaWolves Saturday night, falling 3-2, in front of 7,872 fans at Blair County Ballpark. Knotted at two apiece in the top of the ninth, Erie catcher Danilo Sanchez knocked in the winning run for the SeaWolves with an RBI double. Prior to Saturday's contest, the backstop was 1-for-19 (.053) against Curve pitching this season.

After waiting until the sixth inning to score in Thursday's game, the Curve wasted no time on Friday, and scored before registering an out. Left fielder Nyjer Morgan, who singled to leadoff the first for Altoona, scored on a RBI triple by the shortstop Brian Bixler. It was Bixler's third triple and ninth RBI since joining the Curve on June 29th. The 23-year old finished 3-for-4 on the night.

The SeaWolves would answer right back in the top of the second. After Curve starter Jason Roach walked catcher Sanchez to load the bases, first baseman, Kelly Hunt, drove in Don Kelly with an RBI single to center. Roach escaped further damage after forcing the following batter, Vince Blue, to bounce into the inning-ending 4-6-3 double play.

Simon Pond and Dave Parrish equalized an Erie run in the top of the fourth inning by hitting back-to-back doubles in the bottom of the frame to knot the game at two apiece. Parrish extended his hitting streak to six games and has reached base safely in 13 consecutive contests. During his hit streak, the backstop is 11-for-23 (.478).

Curve reliever Franklin Perez pitched three shutout innings of relief Saturday night, extending his streak of consecutive innings pitched without allowing a run to 18 1/3. It marks the longest consecutive shutout streak of the season. The franchise record for consecutive scoreless innings is 20 1/3, set by Chris Spurling during the 2002 season.

Brandon Knight, the leading closer of the Eastern League, suffered his fourth loss of the year after allowing the game-winning run to score in the top of the ninth.

Erie's Eulogio De La Cruz picked up the win for the SeaWolves, his second on the year. He pitched a shutout ninth inning for Erie, allowing one hit.

Roach received a no-decision for his efforts after pitching five full innings, giving up two runs on six hits. The 30-year old struck out three and walked two. Friday marked his first start since being sent from Indianapolis (AAA) on Thursday. The right-hander went 2-2 with a 3.54 ERA in 10 games (9 starts) with the Indians.

Saturday night, the Curve continue their unique and innovative Retro Celebrity Series with an appearance by Jerry Mathers, who is best known for his role as "Beaver Cleaver" on the hit show Leave it to Beaver. Left-hander Shane Youman (5-2, 1.57) will get the start for the Curve against Erie's Virgil Vasquez (4-7, 4.00). The first pitch is scheduled for 7:05 p.m.

Great seats are still available for Saturday's game and can be purchased in person at the Blair County Ballpark box office, over the phone by calling the Curve toll-free at 877-99-Curve.

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Wilson Batista was 3 for 4 with three RBI and two runs scored, helping the Binghamton Mets to a 4-3 win over the Bowie Baysox at NYSEG Stadium Friday. The win is Binghamton's second straight in the series and 10th in their last 12 games.

Batista opened the scoring in the B-Mets' (44-46) half of the first, hitting a one-out homer off James Johnson for a 1-0 lead. However, Jeff Fiorentino's third-inning sacrifice fly scored Pete Shier with the tying run for Bowie (39-48) before Noah Hall homered in the sixth for a 2-1 lead.

Singles by Batista, Andy Wilson and Michel Abreu loaded the bases with no out for Binghamton in the bottom of the sixth before Carlos Gomez hit a game-tying sacrifice fly that scored Batista. In the seventh, Corey Ragsdale was hit by a pitch before Rashad Eldridge singled with two out, chasing Johnson (8-4). After reliever Jason Pearson balked both runners into scoring position, Batista lined a base hit to left, scoring Ragsdale and Eldridge for a 4-2 B-Mets lead.

Bowie's final run came in the ninth on an Orlando Roman wild pitch that scored Gera Alvarez from third with two outs. Roman held on to get the final out, picking up his first save. Saturday, the B-Mets play the third game of their four-game series against the Bowie Baysox. Miguel Perez (3-4, 4.61) will start for Binghamton against lefthander Eric DuBose (4-0, 1.73) of Bowie. The first pitch is slated for 7:00 at NYSEG Stadium with radio broadcast starting at 6:45 on Newsradio 1290 WNBF.

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The Connecticut Defenders got back in the win column with a double header sweep of the Portland Sea Dogs up at Portland on Friday, winning 10-4, and 1-0.

In game one, the Defenders got some early help from Jose Vaquedano, whose inability to hit the strike zone led to runs for Connecticut. He began the game issuing back-to-back walks to Quincy Foster and Derin McMains. They both came in to score on a Brian Buscher RBI double. Those were just two of Buscher's five game one RBIs. His second came in the top of the 2nd inning to score Foster, making it a 3-0 game.

The Defenders further bolstered their lead with only one hit in the top of the 4th inning. A hit batsman, an error and three walks led to three runs and a 6-0 lead. To that point, the Defenders scored six runs on three hits, eight walks, and two hit batsmen. Chris Begg had cruised, but let up a mini rally in the bottom of the 4th inning. Two runs scored, but his team got the two runs back in the top of the 5th inning. Brian Buscher added two more runs in the 7th inning on his fifth home run of the year. Portland scored two in the bottom of the inning, but Chris Begg finished out the complete game for a 10-4 win, his eighth of the year.

Game two was nothing like the game before with Jason Waddell and Scott Shoemaker on the mound. The two held the teams scoreless through the first three innings, but the Defenders began a small rally in the 4th inning with none other than Brain Buscher. For an encore, Buscher ripped a one out double and came around to score on a Travis Ishikawa RBI single, making the score 1-0.

Waddell exited the game after four scoreless innings. He allowed just three singles and a walk in that time period before giving way to Scott Munter. Munter was solid through two innings of work, allowing only a single and a hit batsman. Still leading 1-0 into the bottom of the 7th inning, the Defenders turned to All Star closer Billy Sadler, who allowed a couple of base runners, but successfully held the Sea Dogs off the scoreboard for his 13th save of the year.

On Saturday the Defenders will try to make it three straight wins with right-hander Garrett Broshuis (4-7) on the mound. He will be opposed by another righty, Devern Hansack (4-3). The first pitch is scheduled for 6:20.

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The Portland Sea Dogs dropped a doubleheader on Friday night to the Connecticut Defenders, 10-4 and 1-0 at Hadlock Field. Portland remains four games in front of Trenton for the top spot in the Northern Division and an 8 ½ game lead over Binghamton for the second playoff spot.

In game one, Chris Begg (8-9) beat Portland for the third time this season, hurling a complete game, allowing eight hits and four runs. Begg was perfect in five of seven frames, allowing two runs in the fourth and seventh innings. Jose Vaquedano (6-4) lasted three innings, giving up six runs (four earned) on three hits, five walks but fanned six.

Brian Buscher went 3-for-4 with a home run and 5 RBI, including a two-run homer in the seventh inning. Connecticut received 10 walks from four different Sea Dogs pitchers and scored four unearned runs.

Luis Jimenez went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI; Tyler Minges and Jeremy West added RBI singles in the loss.

In game two, Travis Ishikawa singled home Brian Buscher with two outs in the fourth inning for the game's only run. Scott Shoemaker suffered the loss in his third straight spot start with the Sea Dogs. Shoemaker worked five innings, allowing one run, six hits and one walk.

Scott Munter pitched two scoreless innings in relief of Jason Waddell to earn his first win of the season. Billy Sadler notched the save, retiring Luis Jimenez with runners at first and second to end the game.

Notes...Portland has lost two, 1-0 games this season...Jacoby Ellsbury finished the doubleheader 2-for-6 with a stolen base...Chris Durbin had a hit in each game, extending his hitting streak to five games.

Allied Home Mortgage Big Dog of the Game: Luis Jimenez (1), Scott Shoemaker (2)