The Altoona Curve will begin a seven-game,
six-day homestand on Tuesday, July 31st at 7.05pm
The homestand will open with a four-game series against Southern
Division rival Reading and conclude with a three-game series against
the New Hampshire Fisher Cats
The series against the Fisher Cats marks New Hampshire's only
visit to Blair County Ballpark in 2007
---The homestand will open on
Tuesday, July 31st at 7.05pm with the Curve's nationally renowned
Awful Night
Awful Night V "Stick a Spork in it" will feature an
awful giveaway to the first 555 fans and will highlight all things
awful throughout the evening
The Curve have received recognition throughout minor league baseball
for their innovation and creativity in the creation of Awful Nights
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On Tuesday morning, the Curve will hold Breakfast at the Ballpark
from 6.00am to 9.00am on the main ticket plaza at BCB
The breakfast, which will feature Uncle Charley's Sausage, is
free and open to the public
Donations will be accepted to benefit the Mike Coolbaugh Memorial
Fund, which has been established to benefit the family of former
Tulsa Drillers coach Mike Coolbaugh, who was killed in a tragic
on-field accident earlier this week
The Curve will also be accepting donations throughout the week
at the Kinetico Customer Service Booth to benefit the Mike Coolbaugh
Memorial Fund
Coolbaugh, 35, died last Sunday after he was struck in the head
by a line-drive during the Drillers' game against the Arkansas
Travelers
The Mike Coolbaugh Memorial Fund will benefit his surviving family,
wife, Mandy, and two young sons, Joseph and Jacob
Mandy Coolbaugh is expecting a third child in early October
---On Wednesday, August 1st,
the Curve will play a doubleheader against the Reading Phillies
beginning at 6.05pm
The Curve will present the Curve Football Giveaway, with the first
2,000 fans of all ages receiving a Curve football
Fans will also have the chance to win great prizes by participating
in Blair Candy Baseball Bingo
On Thursday, August 2nd, the Curve Idol Series
presented by the New AT&T continues with an appearance by
former "American Idol" star Kimberly Caldwell
Caldwell will be on hand to sing the national anthem, mingle with
fans and sign autographs
The BCB gates will open early at 5.00pm as the Hotel Belmar presents
Curve Happy Hour featuring live music and food specials on the
Toyota Party Deck
---The three-game series against
the New Hampshire Fisher Cats will feature two post-game Fireworks
Spectaculars
The Tribune-Democrat will present post-game fireworks following
the series opener on Friday, August 3rd
Friday's game will begin at 7.05pm
On Sunday, August 5th, the series and homestand will conclude
with a 6.05pm start time
The Galliker Dairy Company will present post-game fireworks and
all kids will also be invited to run the bases following the ballgame
---The middle game of the three-games
series will be played Saturday, August 4th, at 7.05pm
One of the most popular traveling entertainment acts in minor
league baseball, The Amazing Christopher, will entertain fans
throughout the game
It will also be 70's Disco Night at BCB with themes from the 70's
throughout the night
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The Result
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The Curve - Year-to-Date
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Game Reports
The Curve had four different
batters with three hits apiece as they pounded out 16 hits and
beat the New Hampshire Fisher Cats, 7-3, to level their three-game
series at Blair County Ballpark on Saturday night
Curve starter Todd Redmond gave the Altoona offense a chance to
get on-track as he mowed down the first nine Fisher Cats he faced
The Curve used that opening to jump to the lead in the bottom
of the third
With one out, Peter Bergeron singled off of Fisher Cats' starter
Kyle Yates to get the Curve started
A batter later, Vic Buttler singled to put two aboard and Neil
Walker followed with an RBI single for a 1-0 Altoona lead
The inning should have ended as Jason Delaney bounced a ball to
second base, but Manny Mayorson misplayed it to allow Buttler
to score and the inning to continue
Andrew McCutchen followed with an RBI single and the Curve led
3-0
The Curve got back after Yates in the fourth
Brandon Chaves led off the inning with a single, which was followed
by Bergeron's second single of the ballgame to put two aboard
Jason Bowers brought Chaves in with a single and the Curve led
4-0
The Fisher Cats finally got something going against Redmond in
the fifth as Erik Kratz doubled home Chip Cannon to put New Hampshire
on the board for the first time
The response came quickly from the Curve in the bottom of the
inning, as McCutchen led off with a solo home run to give the
Curve back their four-run lead
The Fisher Cats closed to 5-2 as Dustin Majewski singled to score
Rob Cosby
The hit also chased Redmond from the ballgame
Redmond (1-0) earned the win however, working 6-1/3 innings and
striking out six to win for the first time at the double-A level
The Curve put the game away in the eighth off of Fisher Cats'
reliever Matt Roney
Buttler and Walker each supplied RBI singles as the Curve took
a 7-2 lead
The Fisher Cats capped the scoring with a run off of Wardell Starling
in the ninth, but Chris Hernandez came on to nail down the win,
striking out two batters to end the ballgame and earn his fourth
save of the season
Yates (6-7) took the loss for New Hampshire
The three-game series will be decided on Sunday night at 6.05pm
LHP Josh Shortslef will make the start for Altoona against LHP
Eric Fowler for the Fisher Cats
Dustin Majewski drove in two
runs with a pair of singles, and David Smith doubled in the ninth
inning to extend his hitting streak to a season-best eight games,
but the Altoona Curve defeated the New Hampshire Fisher Cats,
7-3, Saturday night at Blair County Ballpark
Altoona (58-53) had 16 hits, but only one went for extra bases
- Andrew McCutchen’s leadoff home run in the bottom of the
fifth inning off Kyle Yates
McCutchen’s eighth home run was the RELCO Enlightening Play
of the Game, clearing the wall in left-centerfield to stake the
Curve to a 5-1 lead
Yates (6-7) went 4.2 innings, allowing five runs - three earned
- on 11 hits to suffer his fifth loss in his last six decisions
The right-hander struck out one and walked three
Right-hander Todd Redmond (1-0), making his second career Eastern
League start, held New Hampshire (57-56) to two runs on five hits
in 6.1 innings to notch the victory
He struck out a season-high seven batters and walked one
Chris Hernandez struck out Erik Kratz and Ryan Klosterman with
runners on the corners in the ninth inning to register his fourth
save in six chances
Majewski (2-for-4, 2 RBI) drove in Rob Cosby (2-for-4, 2B, R),
who doubled, in the seventh inning with a single to centerfield
off Redmond, cutting the Curve’s lead to 5-2
Majewski also singled home Smith (1-for-4, 2B, R), who doubled,
in the ninth inning against Altoona reliever Wardell Starling,
trimming the Altoona advantage to 7-3
Kratz (1-for-4, 2B, RBI) had an RBI double in the fifth inning
that scored Chip Cannon (1-for-3, R, BB), who singled and advanced
to second on a Redmond wild pitch
That cut the Curve’s lead to 4-1
The Curve scored three runs - two unearned - in the bottom of
the third inning to jump ahead, 3-0
Neil Walker (3-for-3, 2 RBI, 2 BB, R) blooped a single to right
field, scoring Peter Bergeron (3-for-4, 2 R, SB) from third base
Vic Buttler (3-for-4, R, RBI, SB, SAC) scored when Manny Mayorson
misplayed Jason Delaney’s grounder, making it 2-0
Then McCutchen (3-for-5, HR, 2 RBI, R) followed with a line drive
single to right, allowing Walker to score the second unearned
run of the inning
Jason Bowers (1-for-5, RBI, R) drove in Brandon Chaves (2-for-4,
R, SB) with a fourth inning single, giving Altoona a 5-1 lead
Butler and Walker added RBI singles in the Curve’s two-run
eighth inning, which made it 7-2
With the loss, New Hampshire falls 4-1/2 games behind second place
Portland in the Eastern League’s Northern Division playoff
race
The Sea Dogs pounded the Harrisburg Senators, 18-7, for their
fifth straight victory Saturday night in Harrisburg
The Fisher Cats will attempt to win the rubber game of the three-game
set in Altoona Sunday night at 6.05pm when left-hander Eric Fowler
(3-4, 7.39) takes the mound against Altoona left-hander Josh Shortslef
(2-11, 4.83)
Todd Redmond, by all accounts,
enjoyed a quality Double-A debut six weeks ago
His Blair County Ballpark debut was even better
Redmond controlled throughout in keying the Curve’s 7-3 win
over New Hampshire on Saturday before 8,066 fans
The righty, ranked Pittsburgh’s ninth-best prospect, fanned
seven in 6-1/3 innings
He allowed five hits, two of which came in his final inning, and
two runs
The tone was set from the get-go with a swift 1-2-3 first inning
‘‘Very impressive’’ manager Tim Leiper said
‘‘The way he breezes through the first inning, that
was as impressive a first inning as we’ve had all year
He set an unbelievable tone for us tonight
What he did was phenomenal’’
The first inning was followed by Redmond striking out the side
in the second
He displayed with frequency the changeup that Baseball America
graded as the best in the Pirates’ organization
‘‘I felt definitely it was one of my better games’’
Redmond said
‘‘I was able to make my pitches when I wanted to make
a pitch’’
Redmond (1-0) made a spot start June 20 at Erie, where he came
away with a no-decision despite limiting the SeaWolves to one
run on four hits in five innings
‘‘You always get the first game jitters out’’
Redmond said
‘‘It was definitely a lot easier to come out here and
pitch like I did’’
In the seven starts Redmond made between his Double-A debuts,
he had a 2-4 record and 5.98 ERA for Single-A Lynchburg
‘‘It wasn’t nearly that bad’’ Redmond
said
‘‘I missed my pitches, but it was luck of the draw’’
Altoona added plenty of hitting to supplement Redmond’s efforts,
tagging the Fisher Cats for 16 hits
New Hampshire starter Kyle Yates was the primary contributor,
as Yates (6-7) was battered for 11 hits in 4-2/3 innings
Neil Walker’s flare down the right-field line started the
scoring in the third inning, and Andrew McCutchen’s single
ended it as the Curve took a 3-0 lead
All of the runs scored with two outs
‘‘It probably was good for Redmond to have some run
support so he can go out there and calm down’’ McCutchen
said
‘‘Coming up here for a spot start, it’s good for
him
He looked very comfortable on the mound’’
Walker looked as comfortable as he has in some time, going 3-for-3
with two RBIs
He entered the night on a 1-for-24 skid
‘‘I felt I’ve taken the same approach through this
whole kind of slump, and Saturday was the night where, hopefully,
I got out of it’’ he said
McCutchen, meanwhile, went 3-for-5 with two RBIs and a solo homer
His eighth long ball of the year gave the Curve a 5-1 lead in
the fifth inning
He’s batting .361 (13-for-36) over his past 10 games
‘‘Every hitter’s going to have to go through adjustments,
and I believe this season I went through it’’ McCutchen
said
‘‘That was the biggest thing, learning where I need
to be at and changing my approach
I’m sticking with it now, and it just has to show on the
field’’
What showed on the field Saturday night was top-to-bottom contributions
from the Curve lineup
Vic Buttler, Peter Bergeron, Walker and McCutchen all had three
hits
Brandon Chaves and Bergeron, the bottom two in Altoona’s
order, combined to go 5-for-8 with three runs scored
‘‘This team seems like it’s a couple different
guys every single night’’ Walker said
‘‘It’s not just one or two guys getting hits
It’s a collective deal’’
Chris Hernandez earned his fourth save of the season in dominating
fashion by stranding two runners put on board by Wardell Starling
Hernandez fanned Erik Kratz and Ryan Klosterman on seven pitches
Starling made his first appearance since July 25
He allowed three hits and one run in 1/3 of an inning
Other than that, it was a night full of bright spots for Leiper
Erie lost, leaving the Curve five games out of a playoff spot
‘‘We did everything right tonight’’ Leiper
said