The Result
SeaWolves - 3 runs to 0

The Curve - Year-to-Date
50 won and 36 lost

Brett's Position and the Batting Order
Playing - Designated hitter
Batting - #4

At the end of the Game
1 hit from 4 at-bats - single

Brett's at-bats
First at-bat
Righthanded pitcher
Led off the innings
Called strike - fast ball - on the inside corner
Ball - missing low
Ball - low and inside
"That's grounded towards shortstop who gathers the ball and throws to first base for the first out of the innings"
Ground out to shortstop - 6 to 3
Second at-bat
Righthanded pitcher
Bases empty - two down
Called strike - fast ball - at the knees
Ball - missing inside
Ball - low and away
Foul ball - on the first base side
"That pitch is bounced to shortstop who collects the ball and makes the final out of the innings"
Ground out to shortstop - 6 to 3
Third at-bat
Righthanded pitcher
Runner at first base - two down
Ball - inside
"Roneberg lines that into rightfield and the fielder has got to go around to cut it off and the Curve have runners at first and third base with two down and trailing one run to nil"
Single to rightfield
Left stranded at the end of the innings
Fourth at-bat
Righthanded pitcher
Runner at first base - two down
Ball - misses inside
Foul ball
Foul ball - back to the screen
"That is lifted into leftfield and it's a long run for the fielder ...... and he's still going!!! ...... and he makes the catch in foul territory for the final out of the innings"
Fly out to leftfield - F7

Heard during the game

Email from Brett

Game Reports

Nate Bumstead and two Erie relievers combined for a seven-hit shutout as the SeaWolves handed the Curve a 3-0 loss Saturday night in the second game of a four-game series at Jerry Uht Park in downtown Erie

Erie (37-48), which entered the game with the Eastern League's worst home record, won for just the third time in ten games against Altoona at Uht Park this season

The loss dropped the Curve (50-36) to 2-3 on their current seven-game, pre-All-Star Break road trip

Bumstead (6-6), who earlier in the week was named as a replacement for Wednesday's E.L. All-Star Game at Blair County Ballpark, evened his season record after tossing seven scoreless innings
The right-hander allowed four hits and four walks, while striking out six batters

Mike Nannini and John Ennis kept the Curve off the board by each working a scoreless inning of relief
Ennis pitched the ninth inning to collect his team-leading ninth save

Curve starter Landon Jacobsen (8-7), who worked seven shutout frames to earn the win in his previous start last Monday against Akron, was tagged for ten hits and three runs in his six innings of work to suffer the defeat
The loss spoiled Jacobsen's attempt to join Portland pitchers Chris Smith and Kason Gabbard with a league-high nine wins

The SeaWolves innocently scored the only run they would need in the bottom of the third when Kurt Airoso bounced into a double play, which scored Brent Clevlen from third

They tacked on two more against Jacobsen in the sixth on a sacrifice fly and a bases loaded infield single by Kelly Hunt

Dave Parrish was the only Curve hitter to record more than one hit, going 2-for-3 after recording a perfect 3-for-3 game in Altoona's 5-4 victory Friday night

Second baseman Javier Guzman saw his team-high six-game hitting streak come to an end after going hitless in four at-bats

The Curve and SeaWolves will play the third game of their four-game set at Uht Park Sunday afternoon at 1.05pm
Left-hander Mike Connolly (6-3, 3.69) will take the mound for Altoona for the first time since being sent down from Triple-A Indianapolis earlier in the week
He will be opposed by Erie righty Virgil Vasquez (4-7, 4.06)

Nathan Bumstead and two relievers combined on a seven-hitter as Erie blanked Altoona, 3-0, at Jerry Uht Park on Saturday

Bumstead (6-6) allowed four hits, walked four and struck out six over seven innings as he lowered his ERA from 4.06 to 3.78

Mike Nannini yielded one hit in the eighth before John Ennis gave up a pair of hits and struck out two in the ninth for his ninth save

The SeaWolves (37-48) staked Bumstead to a 1-0 lead in the third
Brent Clevlen and Dmitri Young hit consecutive singles off starter Landon Jacobsen before Clevlen scored when Kurt Airoso grounded into a double play

Young played left field and went 1-for-2 with a walk as he continued a rehabilitation assignment
The Detroit Tigers designated hitter/first baseman has been on the fifteen day disabled list since May 22 with a strained right quadriceps

Don Kelly lifted a sacrifice fly and Kelly Hunt hit an RBI infield single in the sixth to give Erie a 3-0 lead

Adam Haley went 2-for-2 with two walks as the SeaWolves won for just the second time in seven games

Jacobsen (8-7), who was trying to become the third nine-game winner in the Eastern League, surrendered three runs on ten hits and three walks while striking out five in six innings

David Parrish, who went 3-for-3 on Friday, was 2-for-3 with a walk as Altoona (50-36) had a two-game winning streak snapped

The SeaWolves broke a two-game skid on Saturday night as they shut out the Altoona Curve 3-0

The SeaWolves struck for a run in the bottom of the third inning
Brent Clevlen and Dmitri Young connected on back-to-back singles to start the inning
On the Young single, Clevlen reached third, putting runners at the corners with no outs
Kurt Airoso followed by grounding into a 6-4-3 double play
On the play, Clevlen scored, giving the ‘Wolves a 1-0 lead

Erie added two more runs in the bottom of the sixth
Airoso and Mike Rabelo each reached on base hits to start the inning
With runners at first and third and no outs, Don Kelly sent a sacrifice fly to centerfield that scored Airoso for a 2-0 SeaWolves lead
With one out, Kody Kirkland singled and Adam Haley walked to load the bases for Kelly Hunt
Hunt reached on an infield single that scored Rabelo to put Erie on top 3-0

Nate Bumstead evened his record to 6-6 on the season picking up the win
He went seven strong innings allowing only four hits
He walked four and struck out six

Mike Nannini worked a scoreless eighth for the ‘Wolves allowing one hit

John Ennis came into the game in the ninth, struck out two, and picked up his ninth save

The shutout was the eighth of the season for Erie

Right-hander Nate Bumstead has that intangible bulldog demeanor on the mound that managers and coaches love to see
He brings an aggressive, hard-nosed approach to his pitching and has earned a reputation as being someone who really competes well, even on days when he doesn't have his best stuff or his command

Bumstead exhibited both on Saturday, throwing seven shutout innings in Erie's 3-0 win over Altoona before 3,685 fans at Jerry Uht Park

The SeaWolves (37-48) broke a two-game losing streak and backed Bumstead with error-less ball

The win evened Bumstead's record at 6-6 and was his third victory this season against the Curve, who are 9-4 against Erie

"I don't why I've had so much success against them because they're a good-hitting club" Bumstead said
"I've had good fortune against them"

Bumstead, in his first season of Double-A ball, is not overpowering and doesn't have many easy innings
But when he puts guys on base and gets into trouble, he shows a tendency to overcome those obstacles with some of his best pitching

"I've always been that guy who gets his way out of trouble" Bumstead said
"When I get a couple guys on, I really focus and start to make better pitches
It's not something I try to do, it's kind of something that just happens
It's nice because I do feel like I kind of have that gear that I can go to and make the quality pitches that I made tonight"

Bumstead had a few more easy innings than usual in Saturday's win
He struck out six, walked four and allowed just four hits

"On days when he doesn't have his best stuff, he finds a way, he just battles and he usually makes good pitches when he gets men on base" SeaWolves manager Duffy Dyer said
"He changes speeds so well and his delivery is very deceptive
I don't think a lot of hitters see the ball real well off him, so even though he doesn't throw real hard, his fastball is fairly effective and he has the other good off-speed pitches"

Bumstead is one of four Erie players selected to Wednesday's Eastern League All-Star Game in Altoona
His selection to the All-Star Game materialized only after Erie left-hander Bobby Jones was put on the disabled list and after right-hander Preston Larrison declined because he had to return home to take care of some personal business

"I was fortunate to be put in that spot to go to the All-Star Game and tonight, I feel that maybe I do deserve it" Bumstead said
"I threw a good game and hopefully I can carry that through
This was kind of what I needed
My last couple outings haven't gone so great"

Erie right-hander Mike Nannini threw a scoreless eighth and right-hander John Ennis pitched a scoreless ninth

Detroit Tigers designated hitter Dmitri Young continued his four-game rehabilitation assignment with Erie on Saturday
Young started in left field and played just five innings, going 1-for-2 with a single and a walk
In his first two games with Erie, he is 2-for-5 with two walks and one RBI
Young has been on Detroit's disabled list since May 23 with a strained right quadriceps muscle in his right leg
He will conclude his assignment with Erie on Monday and continue his rehabilitation with Triple-A Toledo on Thursday