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The Result
Game One - Curve - 6 runs to 2
Game Two - Curve - 4 runs to 1

The Curve - Year-to-Date
73 wins and 66 losses

Brett's Position and the Batting Order
Game One
----------Playing - First base
----------Batting - #3
Game Two
----------Playing - Designated hitter
----------Batting - #3

Brett's at-bats --- Game One
First plate appearance
Lefthanded pitcher
Bases empty - one down
......and now click on the "PLAY" button

Chopping ball towards second base ...... out 4 to 3
Second plate appearance
Lefthanded pitcher
Runner at second base - two down
......and now click on the "PLAY" button

There is absolutely no doubt about this one ...... a towering blast to straight-away rightfield ...... that was absolutely clobbered ...... a massive blast
HOME RUN!!! - 2 x runs batted in and 1 x run scored!!!
Note - the commentators call from the SeaWolves radio broadcast is not available
And now click here for more details ...... including the pitcher, stadium, etc
Third plate appearance
Lefthanded pitcher
The bases are loaded!!!
None down!!!
......and now click on the "PLAY" button

Walk ...... 1 x RBI
Left stranded at the end of the innings
Fourth plate appearance
Lefthanded pitcher
Runner at third base - two down
......and now click on the "PLAY" button

Chopping ball towards second base ...... out 4 to 3

Brett's at-bats --- Game Two
First plate appearance
Righthanded pitcher
Runner at second base - one down
......and now click on the "PLAY" button

A hit which comes off the glove of a diving third-baseman ...... single
The file also includes Brett coming around to score on a double by the next Curve hitter
And being 'booed' as he accidently trips over the catcher who was blocking home plate!!!
Second plate appearance
Righthanded pitcher
Bases empty - two down
......and now click on the "PLAY" button

Walk
The file also includes Brett coming around to score on a double by the next Curve hitter
Third plate appearance
Righthanded pitcher
Runners at first and second base - two down
......and now click on the "PLAY" button

Swinging strike out
Fourth plate appearance
Righthanded pitcher
The bases are loaded!!!
Two down!!!
......and now click on the "PLAY" button

Swinging strike out

At the end of the Game
Game One - 1 hit from 3 at-bats - HOME RUN, 1 x walk, 3 x runs batted in, 1 x run scored
Game Two - 1 hit from 3 at-bats - single, 1 x walk, 2 x runs scored, 2 x strike outs
TOTAL - 2 hits from 6 at-bats - HOME RUN, single, 2 x walks, 3 x runs batted in, 3 x runs scored, 2 x strike outs

Heard during the game

Excerpts from the Curve Post Game Show - Game One

--"Hit of the Game" - click on the "PLAY" button---

Email from Brett

Game Reports

Game One

Luis Munoz completed an outstanding season with his 12th victory as the Curve continued their mastery of the Erie SeaWolves with a 6-2 win in game one

Munoz (12-5) struck out eight in the win, permitting just two unearned runs on six hits over 6-2/3 innings

The SeaWolves have scored no earned runs in the first three games of the series

Matt Peterson made sure of that, striking out Will Rhymes to end the ballgame and record his franchise-record 29th save of the season

Meanwhile, Altoona recorded a home run in the first inning for the third straight game, as Vic Buttler delivered a solo shot off of Erie starter Jon Connolly to give the Curve a 1-0 lead

Buttler got the Curve started again in the third, lifting a pop fly to shallow center field that was misplayed into a double by the SeaWolves
That opened the door for Brett Roneberg, who promptly belted the first pitch from Connolly out to right field for a 3-0 Curve lead

Erie got on the scoreboard for the first time in the series in the third
A Taber Lee error fueled a two-run rally that culminated in a two-run double by Matt Joyce to pull Erie within a run at 3-2

They got no closer as Munoz settled in and the Curve offense put it away in the fifth
After Lee singled to start the inning off of Connolly, Jason Bowers doubled to the left field corner to put runners at second and third
The hits led to Connolly's undoing as he walked three out of the next four batters to plate two runs
Both Roneberg and Jason Delaney walked with the bases loaded to collect RBIs as the Curve went ahead, 5-2

Altoona added an unearned run off of reliever Danny Zell in the sixth to cap the scoring

Connolly (7-7) was charged with seven hits and five earned runs as his record dropped back to the .500 mark on the year

Game Two

Dominant starting pitching continued to be the theme as Kyle Bloom threw five scoreless innings as the Curve won, 4-1, to sweep a doubleheader from the SeaWolves for a second straight night

The Curve scored in the first inning for the fourth consecutive ballgame to stake Bloom to an early lead
Jason Bowers led off the ballgame with a single off of Erie starter Randor Bierd
Vic Buttler sacrificed Bowers to second and Brett Roneberg put runners on the corners with a single
Brad Corley followed with a double to score both runners, and the Curve led 2-0

With Bloom cruising, the Curve added two more in the third inning to lead 4-0
The rally came with two outs, as Bierd walked Roneberg to get Altoona started
Corley delivered a second RBI double to plate Roneberg and scored on a Jason Delaney single for a four-run Altoona lead

Bloom (1-1) won for the first time at the double-A level, permitting just three hits over five innings and striking out two

Erie scored their first earned run of the series after 26 innings of futility when Jeff Larish clubbed his league-leading 27th home run off of Curve reliever Ronald Belisario to lead off the sixth inning

Belisario recovered to close out the ballgame as the Curve won their fourth straight over the first place SeaWolves

Bierd (3-2) was hit with the loss after allowing four earned runs over three innings

The series will continue with a single game on Sunday night at 6.05pm
LHP Josh Shortslef (5-12, 4.21) will make his final start of the year for Altoona against RHP Andrew Kown (5-8, 4.42) for Erie

The Curve will be able to call themselves winners once again this season, and they’re getting a chance to play the spoiler role in the playoff race
Altoona pulled off a second consecutive doubleheader sweep against Erie on Saturday night and assured itself of a winning season

The Curve, after 6-2 and 4-1 victories, improved to 73-66 with just three games remaining

This marks the sixth consecutive year the Curve will enjoy a winning season
In the franchise’s nine years, only twice - 1999 and 2001 - has it failed to finish above .500

The scenario is playing out this weekend just like the Curve hoped it would as they’ve gone to Erie and made a statement with four wins in two days
Problem is, Altoona was hoping to still have a playoff berth to compete for in this season-ending seven-game series, but the club already has been eliminated from postseason contention

The Curve will still have a lot to do with the playoffs, though, as they’re trying to spoil Erie’s chances of winning the Southern Division regular-season title
The back-to-back doubleheader losses have dropped the SeaWolves’ lead to just half a game over second-place Akron
The Aeros have been the Curve’s biggest rival for years, but now Altoona has a chance to help out its nemesis if it can continue to beat Erie

The Curve won the opener Saturday behind homers from Vic Buttler and Brett Roneberg

Luis Munoz (12-5) gave up two runs - none earned - in 6-2/3 innings, and Matt Peterson finished it off for his 29th save

Jon Connolly (7-7) took the loss

Brad Corley went 3-for-4 with three RBIs in the second game

Kyle Bloom (1-1) pitched five scoreless innings for the win, while Randor Bierd (3-2) took the loss

Luis Munoz came within an out of his second complete game of the season as visiting Altoona dropped Erie, 6-2, in the opener of Saturday's doubleheader

Munoz (12-5) allowed two unearned runs on six hits and a walk with eight strikeouts in 6-2/3 innings to lower his ERA to 3.63
The 25-year-old right-hander pitched seven shutout frames in his last outing on Monday and also tossed a five-hitter against Trenton on June 28

Matt Peterson struck out Will Rhymes for his Eastern League-leading 29th save

Brett Roneberg smashed a two-run homer, his eighth, in the third and drew a bases-loaded walk in the fifth for the Curve (71-66), who also got a solo shot from Vic Buttler

Matt Joyce lined a two-run double in the third for the SeaWolves (79-57)

Erie starter Jonathan Connolly (7-7) lost for the first time since Aug 10 after surrendering five runs on seven hits and three walks with seven strikeouts over five innings

Kyle Bloom hurled five scoreless innings and Brad Corley drove in three runs as Altoona dropped Erie, 4-1, to sweep Saturday's doubleheader

Bloom (1-1) struck out three, walked four and limited the SeaWolves (79-59) to three hits for his first Double-A win
The 24-year-old left-hander went 9-12 with a 5.51 ERA in 25 starts for Class A Advanced Lynchburg

Corley staked Bloom to an early lead with a two-run double in the first and an RBI double in the third

Jason Delaney blooped a run-scoring single in the third to give the Curve (73-66) a 4-0 lead

Altoona won the opener, 6-2

Jeff Larish's leadoff homer in the sixth accounted for Erie's offense

Erie starter Randor Bierd (3-2) struck out two, walked one and surrendered four runs on six hits over three innings

The SeaWolves squandered a chance to clinch the Eastern League's Southern Division title

The SeaWolves were swept in doubleheader action for the second straight night by the Altoona Curve at Jerry Uht Park by scores of 6-2 and 4-1

Game One

In game one, the Curve got ahead on SeaWolves starter Jon Connolly in the top of the first inning
Vic Butler stepped to the plate with one out and cracked a solo home run, his third, to put Altoona up 1-0

Altoona added to the lead in the top of the third inning
Vic Butler reached on double to that fell into shallow left field to keep the inning alive with two outs
The next hitter, Brett Roneberg slammed his eighth home run of the season to put the Curve ahead 3-0
The home run for Roneberg was his second of the series

Erie got on the board in the bottom of the third inning, breaking a streak of 21-striaght scoreless innings
Danny Worth reached on an error with one out and Clete Thomas followed with a walk to put a pair on
After a Will Rhymes flyout, Matt Joyce doubled to the right field gap to cut the Altoona lead down to a run at 3-2

Altoona would go back up by three runs in the top of the fifth inning
Taber Lee led off with a single and Jason Bowers doubled to put runners on second and third
Butler walked to load the bases for Roneberg
Roneberg drew a bases loaded walk for a 4-2 lead
Following an Adam Boeve strikeout, Jason Delaney drew the second bases loaded walk of the inning to put the Curve up 5-2

The Curve would add a sixth run against reliever Danny Zell in the top of the sixth

Zell allowed an unearned run on one hits with no walks and three strikeouts in two innings of relief

Connolly (7-7) took the loss for the ‘Wolves going five innings, allowing five runs on seven hits
He walked three and struck out seven

Game Two

The Curve took an early lead scoring in the top of the first inning for the fourth straight game against Erie and went on to a 4-1 win in game two

In the top of the first, Jason Bowers led off with a single and was sacrifice over to second by Vic Butler
Brett Roneberg singled to put runners on the corners for Brad Corley
Corley doubled home both base runners to give Altoona a 2-0 lead against starter Randor Bierd

The Curve would take a 4-0 lead in the top of the third inning
With two outs, Bierd walked Roneberg
Corley followed with a double, his second, scoring Roneberg for a 3-0 lead
Jason Delaney then singled home Corley for the fourth run of the game for Altoona

Corley knocked in three of the four Altoona runs

The SeaWolves got on the board in the bottom of the sixth inning against reliever Ronald Belisario
Jeff Larish led off the inning and crushed his 27th home run of the season
The solo shot cut the Altoona lead down to three at 4-1
Larish also picked up his 97th RBI on the play
He once again leads the league in both home runs and RBI

The ‘Wolves would get no closer

Bierd (3-2) took the loss for the ‘Wolves going three innings, allowing four runs on six hits with a walk and two strikeouts

Reliever Anthony Tomey held the Curve scoreless over the next three innings of the game allowing just one hit and striking out five

The SeaWolves and Curve meet on Sunday night at Jerry Uht Park - 6.05pm first pitch
RHP Andrew Kown (5-8, 4.42 ERA) takes the mound for the 'Wolves against LHP Josh Shortslef (5-12, 4.21 ERA)

Altoona (Double-A, 70-64) won, 6-2, at Erie (Tigers)

Right-hander Luis Munoz (12-5) gave up six hits and had eight strikeouts over 6-2/3 innings

Center fielder Vic Buttler went 2 for 3 with a home run, double and RBI

First baseman Brett Roneberg went 1 for 3 with a two-run home run and three RBI

On Friday, the playoff-bound, first-place SeaWolves held a four-game lead over second-place Akron and looked like a sure bet to win the Eastern League Southern Division title
Now, after losing back-to-back home doubleheaders to the Altoona Curve, the SeaWolves (79-59) find themselves clinging to a very tenuous half-game lead over Akron (79-60)

Altoona defeated Erie 6-2 and 4-1 in Saturday's doubleheader before a crowd of 5,755 at Jerry Uht Park, while Akron swept a doubleheader at Binghamton, winning 2-1 and 6-3

Akron had made up 3-1/2 games in the standings in the past two days

"The guys are pressing and that's hurt their confidence" Walbeck said of his club
"They're not winning and they're used to winning
That's what happens when you go through a funk like this
You have no confidence, you start to press, you start to doubt yourself
That's normal
It's my job to right the ship and tell them everything is OK
They have nothing to be ashamed of"

Erie entered its seven-game weekend home series against the Curve with a four-game lead over Akron
Erie's problems surfaced in a doubleheader loss to Altoona on Friday, when they saw their lead drop from four games to 2-1/2 after Akron's victory at Binghamton

"The bottom line is we're going to the playoffs" Walbeck said
"Regardless if we win the division or make the wild card, we've had a fantastic year with great turnover in personnel"

In their two weekend doubleheaders, the SeaWolves offense has been listless, their situational hitting nearly non-existent, and their pitching has given Altoona early leads in every game

"You don't like to push the ball uphill and give up runs in the first" SeaWolves pitching coach A.J. Sager said
"You're playing from behind the whole game"

In Saturday's opener, Curve right-hander Luis Munoz worked 6-2/3 innings, allowing six hits and two runs

Right-hander Matt Peterson recorded the final out for his league-leading 29th save

The Curve built a 4-0 lead in the first three innings of the second game

Curve starter Kyle Bloom and reliever Ronald Belisario combined on a five-hitter in the second game

Erie's lone run came on a sixth-inning homer from first baseman Jeff Larish

The SeaWolves have scored three runs in their past 33 innings

Erie also received a jolt when their team captain, Eastern League second baseman Michael Hollimon, was promoted to Triple-A Toledo on Thursday
"With the loss of Hollimon, that does something" Walbeck said
"He brings more to the table than just average, homers and RBIs
He has a certain spirit that is hard to replace
When you lose a guy who has been around so long and a mental edge for you, it takes some adjustment"

Erie clinched a playoff berth earlier in the week, and will meet Akron in their best-of-five Southern Division playoff series beginning Wednesday

Notes
Erie and Altoona continue their seven-game series Sunday at 6.05pm at Uht Park
Erie right-hander Andrew Kown (5-8, 4.42 ERA) is scheduled to face Altoona lefty Josh Shortslef (5-12, 4.21)
The teams are scheduled to play a 1.05pm doubleheader Monday, the final day of the regular season - however, if the SeaWolves clinch the Eastern League Southern Division title Sunday, the teams will play one game Monday