EL1 Altoona Curve

Sea Dogs even series with 9-3 win oveer Curve

Published on July 10, 2004 under Eastern League (EL1)
Altoona Curve News Release


(PORTLAND, ME)- One night after limiting Portland to just two hits in a 10-inning victory, the Curve found the roles reversed, managing only three hits in a 9-3 loss to the Sea Dogs Saturday night at Hadlock Field.

Nate McLouth had two hits, including a fourth-inning solo homer, and Kevin Nicholson had an RBI single to account for one of his two RBI, but that's all the offense Altoona could manage in dropping the second game of the two clubs' four-game set.

The Curve (53-35) failed for the third time in a week to improve its record to a franchise-high 20 games over the .500 mark. Portland (41-47) earned its first win over Altoona in six tries this season.

Neal McDade (2-1) allowed four runs on five hits over five innings to suffer his first loss of the season. The right-hander gave up three runs in the bottom of the second, including a two-run homer off the bat of Joe Kilburg. John Hattig also touched up McDade for a solo homer in the bottom of the fourth to five the 'Dogs a 4-1 lead.

The Curve climbed back to within one run at 4-3 in the fifth when Ray Sadler reached first on a strikeout and then stole both second and third base before coming home on Nicholson's sacrifice fly to right.

Sadler later stole his fourth base of the game in the top of the seventh to establish a new single-game franchise record. The outfielder accomplished his four stolen base effort despite not reaching base safely in any of his three plate appearances. Sadler twice reached on errors in addition to reaching on a third-strike wild pitch.

Leading 5-3 entering the bottom of the eighth, Portland put the game out of reach scoring four times against Curve reliever Eddie Candelario, highlighted by a three-run homer by All-Star shortstop Kenny Perez.

Ryan Cameron (2-2) went five innings and allowed three runs--two earned--on just two hits to notch the victory for Portland. The right-hander did not walk a batter and struck out five.

The Curve and Sea Dogs will continue their four-game series Sunday afternoon with a 1:00 p.m. first pitch. In a matchup of Eastern League All-Stars, the Curve will send right-hander Ian Snell (6-5, 3.41) to the mound against Portland left-hander Abe Alvarez (8-5, 3.65).

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