Offense Backs Brault's Gem as Curve Blank B-Mets
Published on September 4, 2015 under Eastern League (EL1)
Altoona Curve News Release
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. - Lefty Steven Brault rolled through eight innings as the Altoona Curve held the Binghamton Mets scoreless in an 8-0 win on Friday night at NYSEG Stadium.
The shutout win for the Curve (73-66) was the 16th the season, extending a franchise record. The B-Mets (75-63) were held to just three hits on the night.
With the win, the Curve trimmed their magic number to two to clinch a postseason spot.
Brault (Win, 9-3) set a new career high with his eight innings pitched, allowing just three hits and no walks with five strikeouts. He also went 3-for-4 at the plate and scored two runs in the game.
Altoona jumped on Binghamton starter Robert Gsellman (Loss, 7-7) in the first inning with a two-run single by Jacob Stallings.
In the second inning, Adam Frazier brought in a run on a fielder's choice and Jose Osuna followed with a two-run single to extend the Curve advantage to 5-0.
Max Moroff doubled in a run in the fourth and Stetson Allie launched a solo home run in the fifth to push to lead to 7-0.
Austin Meadows led off the ninth with a triple and came in to score on a sacrifice fly by Erich Weiss.
Brault is now 8-0 with a 0.96 ERA over his last ten starts since July 18. His three hits raised his batting average to .438.
The Curve and B-Mets play the second of the four-game series on Saturday night at NYSEG Stadium. Lefty Zack Dodson (7-10, 3.83) takes the mound Altoona, countered by Binghamton righty Rainy Lara (8-5, 3.53). First pitch is scheduled for 7:05 p.m.
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