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Senators 2, Fisher Cats 0

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HARRISBURG, Pa. – Right-hander Danny Thompson Jr. was masterful out of the bullpen, but the New Hampshire Fisher Cats (11-10, 45-43) were blanked on Sunday by the Harrisburg Senators (11-8, 45-43) at FNB Field, 2-0.

Thompson Jr. did not allow an earned run in 4 2/3 innings out of the bullpen. The right-hander struck out six batters and allowed a run on a pair of hits. For Thompson Jr., it is the third time this season he has not allowed an earned run in an outing with the Fisher Cats.

Box Score

New Hampshire starter Nolan Perry exited the game in the second after being struck by a line drive. Reliever Beau Philp (L, 1-1) emerged in relief and followed with 1 2/3 innings of one-run ball. Following Thompson Jr.’s outing, right-hander Kelena Sauer retired the only batter he faced in the eighth.

The only hit allowed by MLB rehabber Jake Irvin was an Arjun Nimmala double in 4 2/3 shutout frames with five strikeouts. Senators’ reliever Chance Huff (W, 4-3) secured the final out of the fifth. Fellow reliever Josh Randall (SV, 1) shut down the Fisher Cats bats in four innings and allowed only two hits in that span.

Top Takeaways

  • RHP Danny Thompson Jr.  did not allow an earned run against Harrisburg in nearly five frames. It is the third time this season the right-hander has not allowed an earned run in an outing with the Fisher Cats.
  • The bullpen allowed four earned runs in 13 1/3 innings against the Senators.
  • New Hampshire suffers their first series loss of the second half.

Harrisburg struck first in the bottom of the third. Third baseman Devin Ortiz singled and stole second. Two batters later, shortstop Devin Fitz-Gerald singled. With runners at the corners, Ortiz scampered home on an RBI groundout which made it 1-0.

The Senators extended their lead in the bottom of the fifth. Center fielder Johnathon Thomas was hit by a pitch and quickly stole second. Following back-to-back outs, Thomas scored from second on an attempted pickoff that sailed into center field to make Sunday’s score 2-0.

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