The Sens and Flying Squirrels meet for the final time in this series. Richmond currently holds a 3 games to 2 lead on the visiting Senators. The Senators look to finish the series on a high note and head back to Harrisburg with a two game winning streak into the final series of the first half. Senators LHP Noah Dean, who does his work as a reliever, will be the Sens opener for game 6. Dean signed with the Nationals late in March after being released from the Boston Red Sox earlier that month. He was assigned to Harrisburg on May 14th. He’s appeared in 6 games this season with the Sens and is making his first start for the Sens tonight. Three players on Richmond’s roster, Bo Davidson, Parks Harber and Charlie Szykowny have a combined 3 at bats against Dean from previous seasons. Richmond LHP Cesar Perdomo makes his second start of the series against the Sens. Perdomo absolutely dominated the Sens in game 1 of the series on Tuesday night. He went 7 innings allowing 0R on 1H, walked none and struck out a season high 13 batters. Sens will look for carryover from last night’s 13 hit offensive output.

Tonight’s lineups:

For the Visiting Senators: 1. Devin Fitz-Gerald 2B 2. Cayden Wallace SS 3. Sam Brown 1B 4. Caleb Lomavita DH 5. Max Romero Jr C 6. Ethan Petry RF 7. Leandro Pineda LF 8. Cortland Lawson 3B 9. Johnathan Thomas CF

For the Home Flying Squirrels: 1. Dayson Croes DH 2. Parks Harber RF 3. Bo Davidson CF 4. Charlie Szykowny 3B 5. Sabin Ceballos 1B 6. Maui Ahuna SS 7. Jean Carlos Sio LF 8. Ty Hanchey C 9. Diego Velasquez 2B \\\

The Harrisburg Senators beat the Richmond Flying Squirrels on Saturday evening 7-6 in front of a crowd of 6,814. The Southwest Division rivals played a back and forth game that saw the Senators tie the game and score the eventual winning run in the visitor’s half of the 9th inning. On a night that saw 10 pitchers come to the mound between the teams, both team’s offenses were the stars of the show. The game was back and forth with the Senators leading throughout until the 7th inning. Richmond scored the go ahead runs on Jack Payton and Zane Zielinski RBI singles to take a 6-5 lead in the home half of the 7th. Both teams would go scoreless in the 8th and the Sens would be down to their last chance in the 9th. Cayden Wallace lead off the rally with a single to get the Sens going. A couple batters later Sam Petersen drew a long walk. In the next at bat, Max Romero Jr. hit a 1 out 3-2 pitch and blistered it through the right side hole past the second baseman’s glove to tie the game at 6. Caleb Lomavita would walk in the next at bat to load the bases. Leandro Pineda drew a bases loaded walk to bring in the eventual winning run and give the Sens a 7-6 much needed victory. Sens reliever Holden Powell would shut the door on Richmond in the 9th despite allowing an inning opening walk.

Alex Clemmey started the game for the Sens and finished with a line of 5 1/3 IP, 4R 3ER, 8H, 1BB and 4K. His ERA is now 4.58.

Richmond starter Yunior Marte was chased by the Sens with 2 outs in the 5th. Marte finished his night with a line of 4 2/3 IP, 4R, 8H, 1BB and 5K. His ERA is now 4.40.

On Deck…

The Sens make the four hour trip back to Harrisburg after this evening’s game. The Sens will welcome the Erie Seawolves to City Island for the second time this season. The Seawolves took 4 of 6 games in the last series but the Senators did take the final two games. The Sens and Seawolves have played 12 times this season and the series is tied at 6 games a piece. Game 1 of the 6 game set is Tuesday Afternoon at 12pm.

In the hole…

The Sens finish up the first half schedule with the aforementioned series against the Erie Seawolves. Following that series the Sens will open the 2nd half traveling to Bowie, MD for a 6 game set against the Chesapeake Bay Sox starting on Tuesday, June 23rd.