Curve Split Twinbill with Squirrels
Published on May 11, 2013 under Eastern League (EL1)
Altoona Curve News Release
CURVE, Pa. - After dropping the first game of a doubleheader, 5-0, on Saturday night, the Curve were able to down the Flying Squirrels, 5-3, in the second game of the night to earn a split on the day. Rehabbing Pirates second baseman Neil Walker played as scheduled on Saturday, playing all seven innings in game one and taking two at bats in the second game. On the day, Walker was a combined 2-for-5 with two singles.
The Curve were the ones to open the scoring in the second game of the night when Andrew Lambo drove in his 25th run of the season. Andy Vasquez singled, Drew Maggi walked and Walker singled to load up the bases for Lambo. The outfielder delivered a big sac fly to center and the Curve had the lead, 1-0.
Richmond immediately countered in the second with a two-out RBI single by the pitcher Taylor Rogers to even the score at one. From there the game took on a likeness to the game the two teams played on Thursday night with teams trading runs in the early innings.
With the game knotted at two apiece, the Curve mounted a two-out rally off Rogers (1-2) in the third that put them ahead for the remainder of the night. Jarek Cunningham started it with a double before coming home on Charlie Cutler's double to place the Curve up, 3-2. Cutler moved to third on a wild pitch during Stefan Welch's at bat to put a big insurance run at third. Welch ended up walking to put runners at the corners for Kelson Brown.
Brown delivered with a two-run double that got by Squirrels left fielder Javier Herrera on a dive. Both Cutler and Welch scored on the play and the Curve had the biggest lead of the night at, 5-2.
Starter David Bromberg (1-4) allowed the two early runs before putting up donut holes in the fourth and fifth. He started the sixth and allowed a run before giving way to newly-promoted reliever Zack Thornton, who stranded both his inherited runners in the sixth. He tossed a perfect seventh for his first save in Double-A.
Bromberg all told went five innings and gave up three runs on eight hits with four walks and five strikeouts. Brown finished the second game 2-for-3 with the two RBI while Vasquez also had two hits and an RBI
Richmond won the first game in shutout fashion and held the Curve to five hits in the loss. Casey Sadler (4-3) pitched all seven innings for the Curve and allowed two early runs before a three-run homer by Ryan Lollis in the fourth inning made the lead insurmountable. He kept the Squirrels off the scoreboard in his final three innings of work but the offense wasn't able to get it started against Craig Westcott (2-3), who grabbed the win with six shutout innings.
Lambo had two of the Curve's five hits in the game-one loss.
The Curve (15-21) aim for a series victory in the finale with Richmond (17-17) at 1 p.m. on Sunday at Peoples Natural Gas Field. A Youth Baseball Clinic takes place prior to the game on Sunday beginning at 10 a.m. with registration starting at 9 a.m. The clinic, which is taught by Curve players, is free for children with the purchase of a ticket to the Sunday afternoon game. Kids that attend the clinic as well as the first 1,000 fans 14 & under through the gates on Sunday will receive a Youth Bat Bag courtesy of UPMC Health Plan. After the game is scheduled game is over, kids can run around the bases.
On the hill for the daytime finale will be RHP Jameson Taillon (2-4, 3.26), who had his last start cut short after taking a comebacker off his left shin. He'll be opposed for the third time this season by Squirrels LHP Chris Gloor (1-1, 6.75).
Gates open at 12 p.m. while airtime on ESPN Radio 1430, WVAM and the Curve Radio Network is scheduled for 12:30 p.m. For tickets and more information on the current Curve homestand, call 877.99.CURVE, visit AltoonaCurve.com or stop by the ticket windows at Peoples Natural Gas Field.
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