Curve Can't Keep Lead, Fall 5-3 In New Hampshire
Published on June 5, 2010 under Eastern League (EL1)
Altoona Curve News Release
MANCHESTER, NH - The Altoona Curve bullpen came in to Saturday's game with a collective ERA of 2.94 but were unable to hold a 3-1 lead as the New Hampshire Fisher Cats (AA - Toronto Blue Jays) came back to take the middle game of the series against the Curve with a 5-3 win on Saturday night at Merchantsauto.com Stadium.
Altoona (37-19) grabbed a 3-0 edge off Fisher Cats starter Kyle Drabek when they sent nine men to the plate against the son of the former Pirates' ace in the second inning. Using three walks and a hit batsman in the inning, Altoona capitalized with a two-run single by Alex Presley and a bases loaded walk issued to Chase d'Arnaud.
That's all Altoona would be able to muster offensively on Saturday, though it appeared to be enough. Curve starter Bryan Morris tossed a Double-A-high 6.0 innings in his fourth start since his promotion from Bradenton. Morris allowed just one run on two hits - fourth inning solo home run to Shawn Bowman. Morris struck out four batters and walked one.
New Hampshire (35-22) would rally against the relief duo of Jeff Sues and Michael Dubee.
Sues tossed only 0.1 inning in the seventh leaving the bases loaded before he departed and gave way to Dubee. New Hampshire knotted the score 3-3 when Manny Mayorson came through with a two-run single.
In the eighth, Dubee allowed four straight hits, the first three loaded the bases with no one out and the fourth by Adam Loewen scored a pair of runs that gave the âCats a two-run lead, 5-3.
Altoona would bring the tying run to the plate in the ninth, but d'Arnaud struck out against closer Danny Farquhar to end the game.
The loss snaps a four-game winning streak for Altoona who will look to grab the rubber match of the three-game series on Sunday afternoon at 1:35 p.m. RHP Jared Hughes, the Eastern League wins leader (8-2, 3.75) will be opposed by former Curve reliever Ronald Uviedo (0-2, 2.96). Uviedo was a member of the Curve roster before being traded earlier in the week to the Toronto organization. Air time on flagship radio station ESPN Radio 1430, WVAM and Altoona Curve Radio Network affiliates is 1:05 p.m.
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