Curve clinch second straight division title
BOWIE, Md. - An early ten-run outburst by the Altoona Curve withstood a late charge by the Bowie Baysox in a 10-8 win to clinch Altoona's second consecutive Eastern League Western Division title on Sunday at Prince George's Stadium.The Curve (78-59) have rolled to four straight wins, three over the
BOWIE, Md. - An early ten-run outburst by the Altoona Curve withstood a late charge by the Bowie Baysox in a 10-8 win to clinch Altoona's second consecutive Eastern League Western Division title on Sunday at Prince George's Stadium.
The Curve (78-59) have rolled to four straight wins, three over the Baysox (66-71), to secure the top spot in the division and home-field advantage in the Eastern League Division Series against the Akron RubberDucks.
Will Craig's 101st RBI of the year and 30th double scored the first run of the game in the first inning. Altoona sent seven batters to the plate in the opening frame and scored a second run on a groundout by
Tucker and Hayes each delivered the first of their three RBIs each in the second inning to put the Curve in front by four runs.
The Curve blew the game open with five runs in the third inning. Two singles and a walk loaded the bases with one out to set up an RBI walk by Gaffney and a sacrifice fly by Tucker. Hayes doubled for his third hit of the game and brought around two more runs.
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With Sunday's win, the Curve have now collected four Eastern League division championships over the franchise's 20 seasons. Additionally, the Curve improved to 19 games over .500 for the first time since the end of the 2010 season.
The Curve and Baysox complete the regular season on Monday afternoon with a 1:35 p.m. first pitch on Labor Day. Right-hander Dario Agrazal (5-5, 3.0) will take the mound for the Curve while Bowie has Eastern League Pitcher of the Year
The Eastern League playoffs begin on Wednesday, September 5 with the Curve traveling to Akron for games one and two of the Western Division Series. The remainder of the series will shift to Peoples Natural Gas Field beginning on Friday, September 7. Game three is scheduled for 6 p.m. on Friday in Altoona. If necessary, game four will have a 4 p.m. first pitch on Saturday followed by game five starting at 2 p.m. on Sunday. For tickets or more information, visit AltoonaCurve.com, call 877.99.CURVE or stop by the PNG Field box office.
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