Altoona Curve Game Highlights and Box Score - AA, Eastern League

MLN Newswire - www.mlntherawfeed.com - Attached is the box score for the Akron Aeros vs. Altoona Curve game on 4/22/08 from the Eastern League.  Click on the attached file to download/open. - ALTOONA, PA – The Aeros tied a season-low with only three hits and Altoona’s Brad Corley and Jason Delaney drove in three runs each as the
Curve claimed a 7-1 win over Akron before 5,691 fans at Blair County
Ballpark Tuesday night. Altoona evened its record at 9-9 while the Aeros
lost their fourth straight game and fell to 6-11.

The Curve never trailed in the game, as James Boone led off the bottom of
the first with a single to center. Jonel Pacheco followed with a single of
his own two batters later, and Corley then doubled down the left field
line to make it 1-0 before Delaney followed with a sacrifice fly to
center. Altoona manufactured a run in the third, as Melvin Dorta led off
with a single and then stole second base. He alertly moved up 90 feet on
Pachero’s fly out, and then scored on Corley’s sac fly to center.


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 After being retired in perfect fashion in the first three frames, the
Akron offense awoke briefly in the fourth. Brandon Chaves led off with a
double, and came home two batters later on an RBI double by Michael Aubrey
as the Aeros closed to within to 3-1.

It would stay that way for the next few innings as Akron starter Frank
Herrmann settled down and turned in a quality start, but Altoona broke
things open in the bottom of the seventh. Reliever Scott Roehl, pitching
for the first time in six days, walked Victor Alvarez to open the inning
and then couldn’t field Boone’s sacrifice attempt as both men were safe.
Dorta advanced the runners with a bunt, and the Aeros then intentionally
walked Pacheco to set up both a force at home and a possible double play.

T.J. Burton entered from the bullpen into the bases loaded situation, but
an 0-2 fastball got away from him and hit Corley to force in a run and
make it 4-1. Delaney then bounced a seeing-eye single into left field to
plate two more runs, and Luis Cruz capped the inning with an RBI single to
center.

Jimmy Barthmaier (2-0) was outstanding for Altoona, holding the Aeros to a
run on two hits in six innings. He allowed one walk against five
strikeouts, and retired the side in order in every inning except the
fourth. Herrmann (2-1) took the loss but recovered from the rough
beginning and allowed three runs and six hits in six innings. He walked
one and struck out three. Chaves, Aubrey, and Josh Rodriguez had the hits
for Akron.

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