'Wolves Let Early Lead Slip Away
July 11, 2008 - Eastern League (EL1)
Erie SeaWolves News Release
The SeaWolves built a 5-1 lead on the Altoona Curve after two innings on Friday night at Jerry Uht Park, but fell by a final score of 10-8. The loss was the second straight for the Howlers.
The SeaWolves jumped ahead of Altoona starter Derek Hankins in the bottom of the first inning. Will Rhymes and Wilkin Ramirez connected on back-to-back singles to start the inning. Ryan Roberson singled home Rhymes for a 1-0 Erie lead. Deik Scram followed with a walk to load the bases. Dusty Ryan stepped in and hit a sacrifice fly to left, scoring Ramirez for a 2-0 Erie advantage. Jeff Frazier then singled home Roberson to make it 3-0 âWolves. Erie capped off a four-run first when Casper Wells singled home Scram for a 4-0 lead.
Altoona got on the board in the top of the second when Anthony Webster connected on a one-out solo home run, his fifth, to make it a 4-1 game.
Erie would go ahead by four once again in the bottom of the second. Roberson doubled and was doubled home by Scram to put the âWolves ahead 5-1.
Altoona would battle back to tie the game in the top of the third. Jason Bowers led off and reach on an error by Shawn Roof at short. Melvin Dorta followed with a two-run home run, his fifth, to make it a 5-3 game in favor of Erie. With one out, Jonel Pacheco and Brad Corley connected on back-to-back singles. Jason Delaney doubled home Pacheco to make it a one-run game at 5-4. Webster singled home Corley, tying the game at 5-5.
The SeaWolves regained the lead in the bottom of the fourth, taking a 6-5 lead. Rhymes led off with his fifth triple of the season and he scored on a Ramirez groundout.
The lead, however, would be short lived as Altoona would take their first lead of the game in the top of the fifth inning. Webster singled and got to second on an error with one out and he was brought home on a two-run home run by Luis Cruz for a 7-6 Curve advantage.
The Curve would go ahead by a pair in the top of the sixth against reliever Angel Castro. Miguel Perez singled with one out and he scored with two outs on Webster's fourth hit of the game for an 8-6 lead over the âWolves.
Altoona took a 9-6 lead in the top of the eighth. Bowers walked against reliever Matt Rusch with one out. He was tripled home by Dorta with his fourth hit of the game.
Erie would cut the Altoona lead down to a pair in the bottom of the eighth when Ramirez stepped in with two outs and crushed his 14th home run of the season to make it a 9-7 game. Ramirez has now homered in back-to-back games and has seven RBI in the last two.
Altoona again would strike in the top of the ninth against Casey Fien. Bowers doubled with one out and scored on Dorta's fifth hit of the night for a 10-7 Curve lead.
The âWolves would make it interesting in the bottom of the ninth inning against reliever Ronald Belisario. With two outs, Frazier doubled for his fourth hit of the game and Kody Kirkland singled to bring the tying run to the plate in Wells. Wells roped a single down the right field line, scoring Frazier, cutting the Altoona lead down to a pair at 10-8. Pinch hitter Pedro Cotto lined out to left to end the game.
Fritz (2-5) took the loss for the âWolves going five innings, allowing seven runs, six earned, on 12 hits with a walk and four strikeouts.
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