Thursday
01May2008
Harrisburg Senators Sail Past the Altoona Curve for Second-Straight Game in 5-2 Win
Thursday, May 1, 2008 at 05:04PM MLN Newswire - www.mlntherawfeed.com – ALTOONA - The first-place Harrisburg Senators were too much for Altoona to handle on Wednesday morning at Blair County Ballpark, as they grabbed their second straight win against the Curve, 5-2.
Harrisburg's Roger Bernadina torched Curve pitching with a 3-for-4 performance with a pair of RBI and three runs scored. Highlighting his day was a solo home run he belted off Curve reliever Ronald Belisario in the eighth inning.
Curve starter Josh Hill (2-2) suffered the loss after he tossed 5 1/3 innings and allowed four runs (three earned) on seven hits .
The Curve offense came in the name James Boone, who provided a RBI single in the fourth inning, which scored Brian Finegan.
Anthony Webster came across to score Altoona's second run in the bottom of the sixth on a fielder's choice.
The Harrisburg bullpen combined to pitch four innings and allowed just one run on two Curve hits.
The Curve will wrap up the series with the Senators Thursday morning at 10:35 a.m. as lefty Corey Hamman (0-3, 4.61) will take the stump in search of his first win in an Altoona uniform, while Harrisburg will counter with right-hander Bobby Brownlie (3-0, 2.79). Great seats for Thursday's game and the rest of the Curve homestand are still available and can be obtained by telephone at 877-99-CURVE, online at AltoonaCurve.com, or in person at the Blair County Ballpark Box Office.
NOTES - Luis Cruz had his hitting streak snapped at seven games with an 0-for-2 day...Brad Corley extended his hitting streak to seven games, while Melvin Dorta has recorded a hit in his last four contests.
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