The Erie SeaWolves rallied to tie or lead Harrisburg in three separate innings, only to watch the Senators rally for a win in the first game of Wednesday night’s doubleheader at Metro Bank Park.
Harrisburg tied the extra-inning game in the bottom of the eighth, and then won it when Chris Rahl hit a bases-loaded single on the first pitch he saw from Erie reliever Robbie Weinhardt. The rally capped the Senators’ 8-7 victory in the teams’ inaugural Eastern League game of 2012.
The outcome left Erie 29-33 and Harrisburg 34-29 going into the second game, which was scheduled to start around 9:45 p.m.
– Mike Copper
The SeaWolves lost despite home runs from Rawley Bishop and James McCann in the fifth inning. McCann’s two-run shot was his first in Double-A baseball and also on his 22nd birthday.
Center fielder Jamie Johnson extended his hitting streak to 14 games, Erie’s longest this season.
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The Detroit Tigers signed 15 players they chose in this month’s amateur draft. They included right-handed pitcher Jake Thompson, their No. 1 overall selection.
