The Result
Curve - 8 runs to 5

The Curve - Year-to-Date
55 won and 40 lost

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

At the end of the Game
4 hits from 5 at-bats - home run, double, 2 x singles, 3 x runs-batted-in, 2 x runs scored, 1 x stolen base

Brett's at-bats
First at-bat
Righthanded pitcher
Runner at second base - one down
Ball - high
Called strike
Called strike - change up - on the outside corner
Foul ball - curve ball - on the first base side
Foul ball - into the first base dugout
Foul ball - on the third base side
"Roneberg goes the opposite way with that pitch and it is driven over the head of the leftfielder!!! ...... the runner comes in to score ...... and Brett slides into second base safely ahead of the tag and has an RBI double!!!
-Double to left-centrefield - 1 x RBI
Scored on a hit
Second at-bat
Righthanded pitcher - Nick Pesco
Bases empty - two down
Ball - inside
"Here comes the '1-0' pitch and Roneberg tags that one!!!"
"He hammers that ball deep into centrefield!!!"
"The fielder is going back, back ...... but he can give up the chase!!!"
"That ball is out of here!!!"
"Brett gets his seventh long ball of the season here at Canal Park!!!"
"That ball was hit hard and went all the way to dead centre!!!"
HOME RUN - 1 x RBI - 1 x R (click here for all the details)
Third at-bat
Righthanded pitcher
Runner at first base - two down
Called strike - on the outside corner
"Roneberg hits that sharply but straight at the Aeros' second-baseman who gathers the ball and throws on to first base for the final out of the innings"
Ground out to second base - 4 to 3
Fourth at-bat
Righthanded pitcher
Runner at second base - one down
Foul ball
Called strike
Ball - outside
"Brett lines that ball hard into rightfield!!! ...... and the runner is rounding third base and comes in to score without a throw ...... and Roneberg has his third hit of the night and also his third run-driven-in for the Curve"
Single to rightfield - 1 x RBI
"Roneberg gets a great jump on that pitch and slides into second base for his third steal of the season"
Left stranded at the end of the innings
Fifth at-bat
Lefthanded pitcher
Led off the innings
"Brett jumps all over that first pitch and drives it into right-centrefield for his fourth hit of the ballgame"
Single to rightfield
Out at second base on a double play hit by a following Curve batter

Heard during the game

(#01) After Brett's fifth at-bat, the commentator said - "Brett has been quiet at the plate recently, but he has broken out tonight and is the 'Offensive Star' for the Curve with his four hits and three runs-batted-in"

Email from Brett

Game Reports

The Curve offense finally broke through against the Akron Aeros on Wednesday night, scoring six runs in the first two innings on their way to an 8-5 victory at Canal Park

After scoring just two runs in the first two games of the series combined, Altoona scored three runs in their first at-bat, including an RBI double by Brett Roneberg, who finished the game with four hits and three RBI

The Curve would watch their early 3-0 lead evaporate when the Aeros answered with three runs of their own in the bottom of the first to tie the ballgame, on back-to-back homers

Altoona would hang another three tallies on the scoreboard in the second inning and hold off the Aeros, who had won the first two games of the series by a combined margin of 9-2

Jason Roach earned the victory, allowed five runs on three home runs in five innings pitched

Franklin Perez combined with Blaine Neal combined to throw the final four innings
Perez’s perfect ninth inning gave him his second save of the year extended his scoreless-innings streak to 20-1/3, tying the franchise record set by Chris Spurling in 2003

Losing pitcher Nick Pesco, lasted just four innings and surrendered seven runs on nine hits
The right-hander has now allowed sixteen runs in five innings pitched against the Curve, and has taken the loss in both his appearances against Altoona

The Curve would pile up sixteen total hits, including four by Roneberg and Javier Guzman, two of five Curve players with multi-hit efforts

Altoona broke a 3-3 tie in the top of the second inning, when Guzman opened the at-bat with a triple and scored when Nyjer Morgan singled to left
Morgan would steal both second and third base before scoring on a ground out by Vic Buttler
The Curve would add another run in the second innings when Roneberg lifted his seventh home run of the year over the center field wall

Aeros’ third baseman, Kevin Kouzmanoff, hit a first-inning home run, his third straight game with a homer

The Curve will continue their road trip with the first of four games against the Bowie Baysox from Prince George Stadium Thursday night at 7.05pm
Shane Youman will start for the Curve against left-hander Eric Dubose for the Baysox

Brett Roneberg drove in three runs and reliever Franklin Perez tied a franchise record for scoreless innings as Altoona defeated Akron, 8-5, on Wednesday at Canal Park

Roneberg, who went 4-for-5, ripped an RBI double in the first, homered in the second and slapped a run-scoring single in the sixth

Perez struck out two in the ninth to notch his second save while increasing his scoreless streak to 20-1/3 innings, tying a record set by Chris Spurling in 2003

Altoona starter Jason Roach (5-2) allowed five runs on eight hits in five innings before the bullpen retired the final twelve batters

With the win, Altoona (55-40) managed to salvage the final game of its three-game series against Akron (57-38)

The Curve had sixteen hits and eight runs after combining for just two runs in the first two games of the series

Akron's Ryan Goleski - who had three hits and three RBIs - and Kevin Kouzmanoff had back-to-back homers in the first

In the second, Ivan Ochoa connected on his first home run of the season

Kouzmanoff has thirteen home runs and has gone deep in three straight games

Aeros starter Nick Pesco (3-4) took the loss, giving up seven runs on nine hits over four innings

Brett Roneberg and his Curve teammates must have been glad to see Nick Pesco on the mound for Akron

Altoona continued its mastery of Pesco, knocking the right-hander out of the game after just four-plus innings in an 8-5 win Wednesday night at Canal Park

The Curve avoided a three-game sweep and inched to within two games of first-place Akron in the standings

Curve reliever Franklin Perez made some history by striking out two in a perfect ninth inning for his second save
Perez extended his scoreless innings streak to 20-1/3 to match Chris Spurling’s franchise record, set in 2002

Altoona’s hitters bludgeoned Pesco the last time he faced them, scoring nine earned runs in just one-plus inning against the right-hander April 20 at Blair County Ballpark

The Curve teed off against Pesco (3-4) again Wednesday, with five different players turning in multi-hit performances
Roneberg led the way with four hits and three RBI's

Altoona jumped on Pesco for three runs in each of the first two innings
Roneberg smacked an RBI double in the first and blasted a solo homer in the second

The Curve chased Pesco from the game with back-to-back singles to open the fifth inning, with one of the runners scoring on Javier Guzman’s RBI single

Guzman also finished with four hits, while leadoff sparkplug Nyjer Morgan reached base four times on a double, two singles and a walk
Morgan got on base in nine of his fourteen plate appearances in the series
He also registered two stolen bases Wednesday to increase his series total to five

Pesco allowed seven earned runs on nine hits and two walks and struck out two

The offensive outburst helped the Curve overcome a shaky outing by starter Jason Roach (5-2)
The right-hander allowed five runs on eight hits and a walk in five innings, while striking out two
Roach surrendered home runs to Ryan Goleski and Kevin Kouzmanoff, as well as light-hitting shortstop Ivan Ochoa, his first of the season

The Aeros had three home runs Wednesday - including Kevin Kouzmanoff's fourth in as many days - but it wasn't enough to earn a three-game sweep over Altoona

Instead, the rival Curve cut the Aeros' lead in the Southern Division to two games with an 8-5 win

Ryan Goleski and Ivan Ochoa also had home runs for Akron

Starting pitcher Nick Pesco lasted just four innings, giving up seven earned runs on nine hits and two walks

Altoona (Double-A, 55-40) won, 8-5, at Akron (Indians)

Brett Roneberg went 4 for 5 with a home run and three RBI

Jason Roach (5-2) pitched five innings and allowed five runs on five hits, striking out a pair