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The Curve will wrap up their ninth season today, and the players don’t know yet if they’ll have a short day or a long one before heading home

A doubleheader against Erie is scheduled for 1.05pm, but the second game will be played only if it has an impact on the playoff race

If the SeaWolves win the first game, the second will not be played

The Curve, though, have some motivation to play two today since they can spoil things for Erie in the Southern Division race
The SeaWolves lead second-place Akron by half a game, and though both teams already have clinched a postseason berth, today’s results will determine the regular-season division champion

Erie can clinch the crown by winning game one

If the Curve win the opener, the second game still may be played

Akron will be playing at Binghamton at the same time

If the Aeros and Curve both win, Altoona and Erie will have to play game two

There could be some intriguing overlap, though, because the Curve-Erie game will go just seven innings, while Akron is playing nine
If the SeaWolves lose, they’ll be doing some scoreboard watching while also preparing for a possible second game

If Akron loses in the meantime, the second game will be canceled

If Erie and Akron somehow finish tied, the SeaWolves own the tiebreaker over the Aeros and will be declared the division champions

The Result
Game One - SeaWolves - 9 runs to 4
Game Two - Game Cancelled

The Curve - Year-to-Date
73 wins and 68 losses

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

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

Hit sharply into rightfield ...... single
The file also includes Brett being left stranded at the end of the innings after a ground out by the next batter
Second plate appearance
Righthanded pitcher
Bases empty - two down
......and now click on the "PLAY" button

Walk on four pitches
The file also includes Brett getting a "great jump" and stealing second base ...... also being left stranded at the end of the innings after a ground out by the next batter
During the plate appearance, the commentator discusses Brett's season ...... frustrating year ...... interupted by injury ...... the Curve roster and lineup, etc, etc
Third plate appearance
Lefthanded pitcher
Runner at first base - one down
......and now click on the "PLAY" button

Lined into leftfield for a hit ...... single
Left stranded at the end of the innings
Fourth plate appearance
Lefthanded pitcher
Bases empty - one down
......and now click on the "PLAY" button

Fly ball into right-centrefield ...... out F9

At the end of the Game
Game One - 2 hits from 3 at-bats - 2 x singles, 1 x walk, 1 x stolen base
Game Two - 0 hit from 0 at-bats - game not played
TOTAL - 2 hits from 3 at-bats - 2 x singles, 1 x walk, 1 x stolen base

Heard during the game

Excerpts from the Curve Post Game Show

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

--"The Future for Brett" - click on the "PLAY" button--

Email from Brett

Game Reports

Erie scored in each of the first three innings and Jeff Larish added the exclamation point as the SeaWolves blasted the Curve, 9-4, to claim the Eastern League's Southern Division title

Already leading 4-2, the SeaWolves put the game away with five runs in the sixth inning
Pat Bresnehan walked the first two batters of the inning and permitted a single to Matt Joyce to load the bases before departing in favor of Ronald Belisario
Belisario was greeted by Larish who belted a grand slam over the wall in right field
The home run was Larish's 28th of the year and also helped him eclipse the 100-RBI plateau
Hernandez also scored to cap Erie's scoring on a Will Rhymes sacrifice fly

Erie's victory effectively ended the Curve's season as it eliminated Akron from title contention and rendered a scheduled game two irrelevent

Yoslan Herrera made the start and endured hard times early for the Curve

The SeaWolves jumped on him immediately, scoring two runs in the bottom of the first inning
With one out, Danny Worth singled to start the rally
Joyce followed with an RBI double to score Worth with the game's first run
Larish singled to move Joyce to third, and he scored from there on a passed ball charged to Brian Peterson

The Curve got a run back off of Erie starter Dallas Tahern in the second as Javier Guzman singled home Jason Delaney

Erie got that run right back in the bottom of the inning however, as Worth delivered a sacrifice fly to right field to score Rhymes and give Erie a 3-1 advantage

Mike Hernandez made it 4-1 with a towering solo home run to right field off of Herrera in the third inning

Peter Bergeron contributed an RBI single for the Curve in the fifth inning, and the Curve scored their final runs of the year in the seventh as Jason Bowers sent a massive two-run home run to left field to cap the Altoona scoring

Trahern did not last long enough in the ballgame to qualify for the win, and the victory instead went to reliever Matt Rusch
Rusch (6-1) turned in 1-1/3 scoreless innings to win for the sixth time

Herrera (6-9) was tagged with the loss in his final start of the year, permitting four runs on six hits over three innings

Erie will square off against the Akron Aeros in the Eastern League Southern Divisional Series beginning on Wednesday at Jerry Uht Park

The SeaWolves took down the Altoona Curve on Monday afternoon by a score of 9-4 to win their first Southern Division title since 2001!

The SeaWolves struck first in the bottom of the first inning against Curve starter Yoslan Herrera
Danny Worth connected on an opposite field base hit with one out bringing Matt Joyce to the plate
Joyce slammed a line drive double over the wall in center, scoring Worth from first, giving Erie a 1-0 lead
A single by Jeff Larish put runners on the corners and a passed ball scored Joyce from third for a 2-0 Erie advantage

The Curve responded in the top of the second
Jason Delaney doubled down the right field line with one out
With two outs, Javier Guzman singled to center, scoring Delaney, making it 2-1 ‘Wolves

Erie would go back up by a pair in the bottom of the second
Will Rhymes and Steve Torrealba singled to put two on for Nick McIntyre
McIntyre laid down a bunt to move the runners over but Rhymes beat Herrera’s throw to third to load the bases
With one out Worth hit a sacrifice fly to right field, scoring Rhymes from third for a 3-1 Erie lead

Erie would go up by three runs in the bottom of the third inning when Mike Hernandez stepped in and crushed an opposite field home run, his fourth, for a 4-1 ‘Wolves lead

Altoona cut into the lead in the top of the fifth inning
Taber Lee walked and scored with one out on a Peter Bergeron single to center, making it a 4-2 game in favor of Erie

The score would remain the same heading into the bottom of the sixth inning
Patrick Bresnehan tossed two scoreless inning and the Curve sent him back out to work the sixth
Bresnehan gave up back-to-back walks to Thomas and Worth and Joyce singled to load the bases for Larish
Altoona went to the bullpen again and brought in RHP Ronald Belisario
Larish stood in and connected on a grand slam to put the ‘Wolves up 8-2
The home run for Larish was his 28th on the season, putting him third all-time in SeaWolves history
Larish also finished the regular season with 101 RBI which is one-shy on the all-time record of 102 set by Eric Munson in 2001
Later in the inning Hernandez would score on a Rhymes sacrifice fly to put Erie ahead 9-2

Altoona would score two runs in the top of the seventh inning against reliever Ian Ostlund but it would not be enough as Ostlund retired the final three batters he faced to give Erie the 9-4 victory

Matt Rusch (6-1) picked up the win for Erie in his first day back from the disabled list
Rusch retired all four batters he faced, including retiring the side in the top of the sixth