Curve Pitching K's 20, But Falls 2-0 in 13
Published on July 27, 2010 under Eastern League (EL1)
Altoona Curve News Release
ERIE, Pa - Three different Altoona Curve pitchers combined to strike out a franchise best 20 batters, but the fourth hurler of the evening who has been one of the best in the entire Eastern League surrendered a walk-off, game winning two-run homer to Erie's Cale Iorg as the SeaWolves stole a 2-0 victory on Tuesday night at Jerry Uht Park.
After both team's pitching staffs tossed up zeros through 12 and a half innings, Derek Hankins permitted the two-run homer to Iorg which allowed Erie (42-62) to grab the middle game of the three-game set.
Curve starter Bryan Morris, who was pitching on 10 days rest, made his first start since July 17 at Harrisburg looked well rested as the righty fired five shutout innings striking out a Double-A high eight batters for the second time this season.
Morris gave way to right-hander Dustin Molleken who fired three scoreless frames and punched out six. In the ninth, Michael Dubee would come on and toss four scoreless innings striking out six as well to tie and break by two the franchise record of 18 strikeouts which last occurred by an Altoona Curve pitching staff on July 13, 2000 when the Altoona Curve played a 19 inning, six hour 17 minute affair against the Norwich Navigators.
Equally as good was Erie's staff of Brayan Villareal who hurled 7.2 shutout innings, followed by shutout baseball from Zach Simons (2.1), Lester Oliveras (2.0) and Cory Hamilton (1.0).
Offensively, Altoona had only multiple base runners on in two innings and did not have more than one hit in a single inning the entire game. The Curve (59-43) did not have a runner reach third base. Josh Harrison was the only Curve player with a multi-hit night.
The Altoona Curve and Erie SeaWolves will play the rubber-match of the three-game set on Wednesday afternoon at 12:05 p.m. LHP Justin Wilson (7-6, 3.15) toes the rubber for the Curve while Erie will send righty Thad Weber (7-10, 3.85) to the rubber. Airtime on flagship radio station ESPN Radio 1430, WVAM and Altoona Curve Radio Network affiliates is 11:35 a.m.
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