The Harrisburg Senators defeated the Akron RubberDucks 8-7 on Aug. 21, 2026, in Akron, Ohio, to even the series. Kervin Pichardo led Harrisburg with a 3-for-5 performance that included a home run, a double and three runs scored.
Harrisburg Senators Build Early Lead
Harrisburg took a 5-0 lead after two innings. Branden Boissiere opened the scoring with a two-out solo home run in the first inning. The Senators then placed six consecutive runners on base while scoring four times in the second.
Kevin Bazzell scored on an errant throw from Akron’s Jaison Chourio. Nick Mitchell singled home TJ White, Devin Fitz-Gerald singled home Kervin Pichardo, and Elijah Green’s fielder’s choice brought home Cortland Lawson.
Akron RubberDucks Rally
Harrisburg right-hander Jack Cebert retired the first five hitters he faced before Akron rallied in the second inning. Cebert issued four consecutive walks and threw a wild pitch as the RubberDucks scored twice to cut the deficit to 5-2.
Joe Glassey followed with a one-two-three third inning that included a strikeout. Isaac Lyon entered in the fourth and worked a scoreless first inning before Akron took a 6-5 lead in the fifth on Aaron Walton’s RBI single and Nolan Schubart’s three-run home run.
Kervin Pichardo Fuels the Comeback
Pichardo tied the game at 6-6 with a leadoff home run in the seventh inning. Akron answered later in the inning when Jace LaViolette hit an opposite-field home run to put the RubberDucks ahead 7-6.
Pichardo started another rally with a leadoff double in the eighth inning. Cortland Lawson singled him home to tie the game at 7-7, then advanced to second on a play at the plate and reached third on a balk.
With Akron’s infield drawn in, Nick Mitchell singled through the left side to score Lawson and give the Senators an 8-7 lead. Luke Young retired the side in order in the bottom of the eighth.
Harrisburg Senators Secure the Victory
Robert Cranz recorded a one-two-three ninth inning for the save, his second of the season. Lyon earned the victory and improved to 6-4.
Harrisburg is scheduled to play the Akron RubberDucks Saturday at 6:05 p.m. Right-hander Yoel Tejeda Jr., listed at 0-3, is slated to start for the Senators.
Maryland Sports Blog Take
The Harrisburg Senators answered Akron’s rallies and used Pichardo’s home run and double to help create the comeback. Mitchell’s eighth-inning single supplied the go-ahead run, and Cranz protected the one-run lead with a clean ninth inning.
Source: Original report
