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The Result
Curve - 6 runs
to 1
The Curve - Year-to-Date
59 wins and 54
losses
Brett's Position and
the Batting Order
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Batting - #
Brett's at-bats
First plate appearance
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Third plate appearance
Fourth plate appearance
At the end of the Game
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Email from Brett
Game Reports
Brian Peterson broke a 1-1
deadlock with a go-ahead, two-run single in the top of the ninth
inning and the Curve went on to finish off a series-opening 6-1
win over the Portland Sea Dogs Tuesday evening at Hadlock Field
in Portland, Maine
The victory opened the Curve's longest road swing of the season
- an 11-day, nine-game trip to Portland, New Hampshire and Binghamton
Despite the win, Altoona (59-54) failed to gain any ground in
the chase for a fifth consecutive Eastern League post-season berth
Southern Division wild-card leader Erie defeated New Britain Tuesday
evening to remain six full games ahead of the Curve at the end
of the day
Tied 1-1 entering the ninth, Portland reliever Hunter Jones (2-1)
retired the first two hitters in the frame before allowing a two-out
single to Jason Delaney and issuing a walk to Andrew McCutchen
Pinch-runner Brandon Chaves and McCutchen stole third and second
base, respectively, which was followed by an intentional walk
of pinch-hitter Taber Lee to set the stage for Peterson's flare
to center, which knocked in both Chaves and McCutchen
Javier Guzman helped cap a five-run Curve ninth with a two-run
triple to center, and then scored when a relay throw from the
Portland outfield got away from third baseman Andrew Pinckney
Chris Hernandez (4-1) overshadowed a solid start from Yoslan Herrera
to earn the win for Altoona
Hernandez struck out five batters in two scoreless innings of
work, including back-to-back punch outs of Dusty Brown and Pinckney
after Jay Johnson's one-out triple in the bottom of the eighth
Herrera worked a season-high seven innings and allowed only one
run in receiving a no-decision
Portland starter Felix Diaz was equally as impressive as Herrera,
limiting Altoona to just one unearned run and striking out seven
hitters over six strong innings
Veteran major leaguer Carlos Almanzar, now pitching in the Red
Sox' minor leagues, worked a pair of scoreless innings to help
keep the game even at 1-1 entering the ninth
The Curve's scored their first run of the game in the sixth inning,
when Neil Walker knocked in Jason Bowers with a single to right
The Curve managed only six hits in the win, but got two-hit efforts
from Delaney and Guzman to the offense
McCutchen's ninth-inning walk extended his current team-high on-base
streak to 12 straight games
Portland, the current wild card leader in the Northern Division,
had its six-game winning streak stopped
The Curve and Sea Dogs will continue their series Wednesday evening
at 7.00pm
Right-hander Kip Bouknight (10-3, 3.54) will make the start for
Altoona against Portland righty Chris Smith (4-7, 3.75)
Curve fans can follow the action on the Curve Radio Network or
on-line at AltoonaCurve.com with Jason Dambach handling the play-by-play
The Curve GameDay Show presented by Omega Bank starts at 6.45pm
The Altoona Curve (59-54) scored
five runs with two outs in the top of the ninth inning to take
the series opener from the Portland Sea Dogs (61-51), 6-1 in front
of a sellout crowd of 7,368 at Hadlock Field
The Sea Dogs, who finished their previous roadtrip at 6-0, suffered
their fourth straight loss at Hadlock Field but remain 4 and 1/2
games in front of New Hampshire for the second playoff spot in
the Northern Division
Chris Hernandez (4-1) worked two scoreless innings and fanned
five, including three in the ninth inning to earn the win
With the game tied at one in the bottom of the eighth inning,
Hernandez allowed a one-out triple to Jay Johnson but ended the
frame with strikeouts of Jeff Natale and Chad Spann
Hunter Jones (2-1) took his first Double-A loss, allowing all
five runs (four earned) on three hits and three walks
Altoona's two-out rally in the ninth was started on Jason Delaney's
single to left field
Brian Peterson snapped a 1-1 tie with a bases loaded 2-run single
Javier Guzman followed with a two run double and a scored on Natale's
throwing error
Portland starter Felix Diaz took his first no-decision in four
starts
The righty allowed one unearned run over six innings and fanned
eight
Yoslan Herrera fired seven strong innings for the Curve, allowing
the game's first run on Bubba Bell's two-out single in the fifth
inning
Neil Walker tied the game in the sixth inning with a one-out single
to right field
33-year old righty Carlos Almanzar worked two perfect innings
for the Sea Dogs and fanned one
Almanzar was assigned to Portland on the previous roadtrip after
spending the first three months of the season in Extended Spring
Training
Bell finished with two hits but couldn't score on a double to
lead-off the bottom of the first
Iggy Suarez and Cory Keylor also tripled for the Sea Dogs, who
smacked three triples in the game, matching a franchise record
(Last occured: July 16, 2006 v Connecticut)
Portland has dropped three of four to Altoona this season and
drop to 28-24 at Hadlock Field
On Wednesday night, righty Chris Smith (4-7, 3.75) will make the
start for the Sea Dogs opposite Kip Bouknight (10-3, 3.62)
Allied Home Mortgage Big Dog of the Game - Felix Diaz
Notes
Iggy Suarez extended his hitting streak to five straight (9-for-20)
Bryan Pritz remains day-to-day with a sore ankle
Portland was sold out for the 14th time this season
Some outstanding Curve pitching
shut down the Eastern League’s hottest offense, then Altoona’s
hitters did their part to make sure the effort wasn’t wasted
Tuesday night
The Curve scored five runs after two were out in the ninth inning
to break a tie and beat Portland, 6-1, at Hadlock Field
Brian Peterson’s bases-loaded, two-run single gave Altoona
the lead for good and helped the club snap the Sea Dogs’
six-game winning streak
Portland had scored 49 runs in those six victories (8.2 per game),
but it couldn’t solve Curve starter Yoslan Herrera or reliever
Chris Hernandez
Herrera lasted a season-best seven innings, giving up just one
run on six hits with no walks
Portland scored its lone run off him in the fifth, but Altoona
got an RBI single from Neil Walker in its next at-bat to pull
even
Hernandez came on in the eighth and gave up a one-out triple to
Jay Johnson
Hernandez battled back, though, and escaped the jam by striking
out Jeff Natale and Chad Spann
The Curve’s first two hitters in the ninth were retired before
Jason Delaney singled to left and Andrew McCutchen walked
Brandon Chaves pinch ran for Delaney and started a double steal
against Portland reliever Hunter Jones (2-1)
The Sea Dogs intentionally walked Taber Lee to bring up Peterson,
who delivered the go-ahead hit
Guzman’s two-run double followed, and he scored on the play
after a throwing error
Hernandez (4-1) walked the leadoff batter in the bottom of the
ninth before striking out the side, giving him five strikeouts
in two innings
The Curve have a chance to match their season high of six games
over .500 with a win tonight and will turn to one of their top
starters, Kip Bouknight