Curve claw back but fall to Baysox
CURVE, Pa. - The Altoona Curve returned from the All-Star Break and dropped the series opener to the Bowie Baysox, 4-3, on Thursday night at Peoples Natural Gas Field in Altoona.
CURVE, Pa. - The Altoona Curve returned from the All-Star Break and dropped the series opener to the Bowie Baysox, 4-3, on Thursday night at Peoples Natural Gas Field in Altoona.
The Curve (47-42) came into the day in a first-place tie in the Eastern League Western Division with Bowie (48-42), but dropped into second place with Thursday's loss.
The Baysox broke a 3-3 tie in the top of the eighth inning.
Bowie scored first, jumping out to a 3-0 advantage. In the second inning, Steve Wilkerson hit a solo home run, his fifth of the season. In the fifth, Yastrzemski hit a sacrifice fly and
The Curve got on the board in the fifth when they scored a pair of runs. Jin De-Jhang led off the inning with a double and
Altoona tied the game in the sixth inning. With two on and two outs, Jhang singled home
Jhang finished 3-for-4 with an RBI, recording three hits in a game for the second time this season.
Altoona left ten on base and went 2-for-9 with runners in scoring position. The Curve out-hit Bowie 12-6.
Curve starter J.T. Brubaker lasted 6.0 innings and allowed three earned runs on four hits, striking out five. Sadler allowed one run on two hits in two innings and
Bowie starter
The Curve will continue the homestand with game two in the four-game series against Bowie on Friday. Right-hander
On Friday, the world's #1 Jimmy Buffet tribute is coming to PNG Field (rescheduled from 6/23). Tom Watt - The Buffetman & the Fruitcakes will be performing in a postgame concert. There will also be a performance during the game by the entertaining traveling act of Reggy, The Purple Party Dude.
For tickets or more information, visit AltoonaCurve.com, call 877.99.CURVE or stop by the PNG Field box office.
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