Marvel shines in debut, Curve bats go silent in loss
CURVE, Pa. -Altoona Curve came up empty-handed with runners in scoring position to leave James Marvel on the short end of a 3-1 loss to the Erie SeaWolves on Friday at Peoples Natural Gas Field.The Curve (61-52) left the bases loaded in the eighth inning and stranded a total of
CURVE, Pa. -Altoona Curve came up empty-handed with runners in scoring position to leave
The Curve (61-52) left the bases loaded in the eighth inning and stranded a total of 12 runners on base with an 0-for-12 mark with men in scoring position.
Making his Double-A debut, Marvel (Loss, 0-1) needed 76 pitches to get through his first six innings and held the SeaWolves (55-61) to one run over that stretch. Despite no strikeouts through his first three innings of the night, he struck out the side in the fifth and totaled five for the evening. In all, Marvel worked a total of 6.2 innings and allowed two runs on six hits and two walks.
Marvel hit
Altoona scored first in the second after
The Curve had at least one base hit in every inning except a 1-2-3 ninth by
Altoona's greatest threat was a bases-loaded, one-out spot in the eight. Schreiber entered for Thielbar with one out in the eighth and allowed a single to Hill and walked Pabst to fill the sacks for
Ladwig allowed 10 hits to the Curve and walked Tucker to start the game but managed to limit the damage to one run over 6.1 innings. Ladwig has earned a win with the SeaWolves in four of his last five starts.
After 1.1 scoreless innings of relief from
Alemais went 3-for-4 in the ballgame while Hill collected a pair of hits. Hayes singled in the first inning to extend his hitting streak to 11 games and match
Despite the loss, the Curve remain three games behind first-place Akron and three games ahead of Harrisburg for the wild card after both clubs also lost on Friday.
The Curve and SeaWolves continue their weekend series with a double-header on Saturday. First pitch of the first contest is scheduled for 4:30 p.m. at Peoples Natural Gas Field with the second game beginning approximately 30 minutes after the conclusion of game one. The Curve will start right-hander
Jack Wilson will be on hand for a meet and greet and more on his Fans' Choice All-Time Curve Team bobblehead giveaway night, presented By Altoona Grand Hotel. The bobblehead will go to the first 1,000 fans and the ballpark gates open at 3:30 p.m. For tickets or more information, visit AltoonaCurve.com, call 877.99.CURVE or stop by the PNG Field box office.
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