AKRON, Ohio (May 1, 2026) — The Senators trailed most of the game but managed to tie things in the eighth and take the lead in the tenth. The RubberDucks responded with a walk-off win in the bottom of the tenth, beating Harrisburg 3-2.
Tied at one in the tenth, OF Johnathon Thomas, the placed runner, was on third with two outs. INF Kervin PIchardo grounded a ball through the left side, deflected by the second baseman Christian Knacpzyk, into left field to score Thomas.
In the bottom of the tenth, RHP Marquis Grissom Jr. (L, 1-1) loaded the bases with two walks. With one out, Akron's Ralphy Velasquez hit a high pop fly into shallow left that fell fair near the foul line and scored the tying run.
On an attempt to throw out a trailing runner at second base, OF Sam Petersen's errant throw went high of second and scored the winning run.
LHP Shinnosuke Ogasawara threw six innings of one-run ball to start, scattering five hits and a walk. He struck out eight along the way.
Trailing 1-0 after seven, INF Seaver King singled with two outs in the eighth. INF Cayden Wallace doubled him home to tie the game at one.
RHP Thomas Schultz pitched a scoreless seventh with two strikeouts. RHP Luke Young followed with two shutout innings, also striking out two.
C Caleb Lomavita went two-for-four with a double.
The series is now two games a side. Harrisburg is 15-9; Akron is 15-10.
Game five is tomorrow night at 6:05 p.m. RHP Kyle Luckham (2-1) is scheduled to start.