HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) – A pair of errors by Portland’s defense in the seventh inning led to two unearned runs that lifted the Harrisburg Senators over the Sea Dogs 7-5 Wednesday in the Eastern League.

With the score tied 3-3, Glenn Davis led off the seventh by reaching on a fielding error by shortstop Zach Borowiak. Davis was forced out at second base on Scott Ackerman’s grounder before reliever Mike Nicolas (3-2) hit Albenis Machado with a pitch.

Brandon Watson followed with a line drive to center fielder Jim Goelz, who dropped the ball to allow Ackerman to score and Machado to reach third. Machado eventually scored on a passed ball by catcher Jeff Smith to give Harrisburg a 5-3 lead.

The Senators broke open the game in the eighth with two more runs off Nicolas that came on another fielding error by Borowiak and a bases-loaded walk to Machado.

Chris Schoder (5-1) picked up the victory with 2 2-3 innings of relief, allowing two runs in the ninth on Jeff Smith’s bases-loaded single before retiring Sean McGowan on a flyout to end the game.

The Sea Dogs scored three of their runs off Harrisburg starter Josh Karp, who allowed two runs on Josh Headley’s triple and Justin Sherrod’s double in the first inning, and another in the fourth on Goelz’s sacrifice fly. The Senators scored three runs off Portland starter Dave Pahucki on Josh McKinley’s run-scoring, double-play grounder in the second inning and Davis’ two-run double in the fifth.

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