Curve Swept for the First Time in 2010
July 21, 2010 - Eastern League (EL1)
Altoona Curve News Release
AKRON, Ohio - A two-run bottom of the eighth inning by the Akron Aeros ended up sinking the Altoona Curve on Wednesday night as the Curve fell, 4-2, to the Aeros at Canal Park. It is the first time this year that Altoona has been swept and they finish the road trip with a 2-5 record.
In the closest game of the series thus far, Altoona tied the game at two in the top of the sixth inning with a one-out RBI double by Jordy Mercer. The game stayed tied until the eighth when the Aeros rallied for two runs off reliever Ramon Aguero.
The hard-throwing Aguero retired the first two men in the inning with ease for the first two outs of the inning but then allowed a triple to center field by Beau Mills. With Mills on third, Aguero walked Carlos Rivero and Jerad Head to load the bases. Damaso Espino drove in the go-ahead run with a single to left field that scored Mills. With the bases still loaded, Aguero walked the next man, Tim Fedroff, to walk in a run and make it, 4-2, Akron. Corey Hamman was summoned out of the bullpen to record the final out.
Curve starter Jeff Locke pitched well in his second career Double-A start. The North Conway, N.H. native allowed two runs (one earned) on five hits in six innings with three strikeouts to take a no decision. Dustin Molleken worked a scoreless seventh with two strikeouts.
Altoona initially led the game when they scored a first-inning run off starter Paolo Espino. Chase d'Arnaud tripled to start the game and came around when Gorkys Hernandez put down a bunt to bring him home and give the Curve a, 1-0, lead.
The lead lasted until the bottom of the second when Head homered off Locke with one on to give Akron the one-run lead at, 2-1.
Matt Hague, Mercer and d'Arnaud all collected two hits apiece for Altoona in the loss.
Altoona (57-39) returns home to Blair County Ballpark at 7 p.m. on Thursday night to take on the Trenton Thunder (57-40). All-Star RHP Derek Hankins (5-1, 1.46) will make the start for Altoona looking to end the four-game losing streak while Trenton counters with RHP Adam Warren (1-0, 1.80).
The first 2,000 fans into BCB on Thursday night will receive an Andrew McCutchen Logo Ball courtesy of Mid-Atlantic Dairy Association and the Pennsylvania Dairy Promotion Program. It's also a Weis Buy Thursday, where fans can bring their Weis' Preferred Shoppers' card to the park to receive $2 off Grandstand tickets, and a Thirsty Thursday with $2.00 16 oz. Miller Lite and $1.50 22 oz. soda specials.
Pregame coverage begins at 6:30 p.m. on flagship ESPN Radio 1430, WVAM and the Curve Radio Network. For tickets and more information on Thursday night's game, visit www.AltoonaCurve.com, call 877.99.CURVE or visit the box office at Blair County Ballpark.
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