Harrisburg Senators game notes in Hartford

July 27, 2024 – Eastern League (EL)
Press Release from the Harrisburg Senators

Harrisburg Senators (9-16) vs. Hartford Yard Goats (14-10)

Game 95 – Saturday, July 27, 6:10 PM – Dunkin’ Park

RH Andry Lara vs. LH Carson Palmquist

GAME TONIGHT: The Senators and Hartford Yard Goats play game five of their six-game series tonight at Dunkin’ Park.

LAST TIME: The Senators lost to Hartford 4-3 in a walk-off style on Friday night. Braiden Ward hit a walk-off solo homer in the bottom of the ninth inning to give Hartford the win after the Senators came back from a 3-0 deficit with two runs in the 7th inning and a run in the top of the ninth inning.

LEAN ON LARA: Tonight’s starting pitcher, Andry Lara, has been putting together quality starts in a row. Eight of Lara’s 11 starts in AA this season have been quality starts, including his last outing in which he threw seven shutout innings and struck out five against New Hampshire for his longest outing of the season and his third shutout performance with the Sens.

WITT’S WAY: Paul Witt single-handedly powered the Senators’ offense Friday night, driving in all three runs with a home run and an RBI groundout. His homer was his fifth of the season — a two-run shot in the seventh inning. He has driven in eight runs on nine hits in the month of July.

ROLLIN’ DE LA ROSA: Jeremy De La Rosa has hit in each of his first four games in AA, going 6-for-17 with a double and a triple. He’s just one game away from tying his single-season hit streak, having hit in five straight games on two separate occasions this season for High-A Wilmington.

ALUMNI WATCH: Jacob Young hit a bases-loaded triple in the 10th inning to give the Nats a 10-8 victory over the Cardinals on Friday night.

ABOUT THE GOATS: The Colorado Rockies’ Double-A affiliate won the Northeast Division in the first half of the season, taking four of six from the Sens. Hartford has nine of the Rockies’ Top 30 prospects, including: #2 INF Adael Amador; #4 OF Yanquiel Fernandez, #5 OF Zac Veen; #6 1B Sterlin Thompson; #12 SS Ryan Ritter; #14 LHP Carson Palmquist; #16 3B Warming Bernabel; #26 RHP Jaden Hill and #28 RHP Connor Van Scoyoc.

SENATORS ROSTER: The Senators have 25 active players. They have had 48 players (24 pitchers and 24 position players) appear in a game this season.

PROSPECT WATCH: The Sens’ active roster includes the following MLB.com Nat Top 30 prospects: #8 OF Daylen Lile; #17 OF Andrew Pinckney; #18 RHP Zach Brzykcy; #19 INF Kevin Made; #23 OF Jeremy De La Rosa; #27 RHP Andry Lara & #29 RHP Marquis Grissom, Jr.

COACHING STAFF: Delino DeShields leads the Senators for the 2nd consecutive season. Rigo Beltran is the Senators’ pitching coach, Jeff Livesey is the hitting coach and Oscar Salazar is the development coach. The staff is rounded out by Don Neidig (Athletic Trainer), Ryan Grose (Strength & Conditioning Coach) and Samantha Unger (Performance Analyst).

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