Erie, PA - The Harrisburg Senators scored three times in the fourth inning, then held on as Erie scored a run in the sixth and had a lot of traffic on the bases in the seventh and eighth innings but didn’t score. Nash Walters pitched a perfect ninth inning for the save.

C Israel Pineda drove in Yohandy Morales and Dérmis Garcia with a two-out single in the third inning, giving the Senators a 3-0 lead.

Washington Nationals prospect Robert Hassell III singled in the seventh inning to extend his on-base streak to 13 games.

The Senators went 2-for-10 with runners in scoring position. Washington Nationals pitching prospect Kyle Luckham earned the win with a six-inning quality start, allowing just a run.

Walters pitched 2.1 innings to earn his second save. The Harrisburg Senators had ten hits in the game for a two-game total of 25 hits.

Also, returning from missing nine games with hamstring discomfort, Dylan Crews was back in the lineup. He went 1-4 in the afternoon. He started the game in Center field and played third in the lineup.

Next, The Senators and Erie SeaWolves play game six of their six-game series Sunday at 1:35.

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