Altoona Curve Double Game Highlights and Box Scores - AA, Eastern League

MLN Newswire - www.mlntherawfeed.com - ALTOONA , PA – The Aeros split Thursday’s matinee doubleheader with the Altoona Curve, winning game one, 3-0, and falling in the second game, 3-2. Akron is now 17-20 on the season and Altoona is 15-23. Thursday was the first time the Aeros have seen the field since Saturday at Canal Park . Akron was rained out Sunday against Trenton , then had a scheduled day off Monday. Two consecutive rainouts followed in Altoona before today’s double-dip.

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David Huff pitched lights-out ball in game one. He limited the Curve to just three hits in the game. Huff needed just 68 pitches in the seven-inning complete game, including six pitches in the second inning, seven in the fifth, and five in the seventh. Only one runner reached second base, which came in the fifth on a double by Milver Reyes. Other than that, Huff was brilliant, slicing through the Curve lineup.

The Aeros scored the only run they would need in the first. Chris Gimenez roped a two-out double to right, which Wes Hodges followed with an RBI double on a 1-2 pitch down the right-field line. Hodges is tied for the league lead with 32 RBI in 37 games. Akron added two more in the fifth. Brandon Pinckney doubled to start the inning, and Brandon Chaves moved him to third on a bunt single that Altoona pitcher Jimmy Barthmaier could not handle. With Constanza at the dish, Chaves stole second and came around to score on a Constanza two-run single to give the Aeros a 3-0 lead that Huff would hold.

Huff (3-1) gets the win in the complete game shutout, allowing just three hits, walking one and striking out two. He lowered his ERA to 2.14, which is second in the Eastern League going into tonight’s play. Barthmaier (2-2) took the loss after surrendering three earned runs on six hits, walking two, and striking out six.

Altoona Curve (15-23) 3, Akron Aeros (17-20) 2          Game One
May 15, 2008

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Akron	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	x	x	2	7	0
Altoona	0	0	3	0	0	0	x	x	x	3	5	2

Akron	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Constanza, CF	4	0	1	1	0	1	1	.256
Pinckney, 2B	4	0	1	0	0	0	3	.244
Rodriguez, SS	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	.254
Hodges, 3B	3	0	1	0	0	0	2	.277
Head, S, 1B	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	.256
Whitney, DH	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	.234
Panther, LF	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	.264
Goleski, RF	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	.237
Camacaro, C	3	1	2	1	0	0	1	.293
Martin, J, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Stiller, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Burton, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Nottingham, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Totals	28	2	7	2	1	2	11	.249
BATTING HR: Camacaro (3, 7th inning off Hernandez, C, 0 on, 1 out). TB: Constanza; Pinckney; Rodriguez; Hodges; Goleski; Camacaro 5. RBI: Constanza (18), Camacaro (10). 2-out RBI: Constanza. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Pinckney; Panther. GIDP: Hodges; Head, S. Team LOB: 6. FIELDING DP: (Rodriguez-Pinckney-Head, S).

Altoona	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Boone, DH	2	0	0	0	1	1	1	.269
Dorta, 2B	2	1	2	1	1	0	0	.304
Pacheco, J, LF	3	1	1	2	0	0	3	.313
Delaney, 1B	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	.309
Corley, RF	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	.283
Webster, CF	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	.214
Cruz, L, SS	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.250
Watts, C	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	.147
Finegan, 3B	2	1	1	0	0	1	2	.203
Herrera, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250
Hernandez, C, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Totals	22	3	5	3	4	3	11	.248
BATTING HR: Pacheco, J (6, 3rd inning off Martin, J, 1 on, 2 out). TB: Dorta 2; Pacheco, J 4; Webster; Finegan. RBI: Dorta (11), Pacheco, J 2 (20). 2-out RBI: Dorta; Pacheco, J 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Finegan. GIDP: Corley. Team LOB: 5. BASERUNNING SB: Finegan (2, 2nd base off Martin, J/Camacaro). FIELDING E: Cruz, L (4, fielding), Finegan (6, fielding). DP: 2 (Dorta-Cruz, L-Delaney, Cruz, L-Dorta-Delaney).

Akron	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Martin, J (L, 3-2)	3.0	4	3	3	0	1	1	5.40
Stiller	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	3.00
Burton	1.0	0	0	0	3	0	0	5.28
Nottingham	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	5.71
Totals	6.0	5	3	3	4	3	1	4.42

Altoona	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Herrera (W, 3-3)	6.0	6	1	0	1	2	0	2.57
Hernandez, C (S, 4)	1.0	1	1	1	0	0	1	2.61
Totals	7.0	7	2	1	1	2	1	4.50

WP: Burton.
IBB: Delaney (by Burton).
Ground outs-fly outs: Martin, J 3-5, Stiller 1-1, Burton 3-0, Nottingham 1-1, Herrera 9-7, Hernandez, C 1-2.
Batters faced: Martin, J 13, Stiller 5, Burton 5, Nottingham 3, Herrera 25, Hernandez, C 4.
Umpires: HP: Grant Menke. 1B: Johnny Conrad. 2B: . 3B: Chad Whitson.
Weather: 65 degrees, sunny.
Wind: 13 mph, L to R.
T: 1:56.
Att: 7,866.

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In game two, Altoona put up three runs in the third and Akron could not tally a crooked number on the scoreboard for J.D. Martin, who made his second start of the season for the Aeros. With one out, Brian Finegan started the third-inning rally with a single. Martin got James Boone on strikes for the second out, but Finegan would steal second and score on a single by Melvin Dorta. Jonel Pacheco parked Martin’s next pitch over the wall in left for a two-run homer and a 3-0 Curve lead.

The Aeros scratched out an unearned run in the fifth. With two outs, Ryan Goleski legged out a late throw after shortstop Luis Cruz bobbled a grounder to reach on an error. Armando Camacaro singled to put runners on the corners and Constanza drove in his third run of the day with an RBI single to center. Akron added another run with one out in the seventh on a Camacaro solo home run into the first row of bleachers in left-center. After Constanza grounded out to first, Altoona closer Chris Hernandez got Brandon Pinckney to fly out to the warning track in center to end the game.

Altoona starter Yoslan Herrara (3-3) picked up the win, tossing six innings, allowing an unearned run on six hits, while walking one and striking out two. Martin (3-2) was tagged with the loss, giving up three runs on four hits and striking out one. Erik Stiller, T.J. Burton, and Shawn Nottingham each pitched scoreless innings in relief.

Akron Aeros (17-19) 3, Altoona Curve (14-23) 0          Game Two
May 15, 2008

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Akron	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	x	x	3	8	1
Altoona	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	x	x	0	3	0

Akron	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Constanza, CF	4	0	1	2	0	1	4	.256
Rodriguez, SS	4	0	0	0	0	2	1	.252
Gimenez, C	3	1	1	0	1	1	0	.277
Hodges, DH	4	0	1	1	0	2	2	.276
Head, S, RF	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	.275
Whitney, 1B	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	.237
Panther, LF	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	.272
Pinckney, 2B	2	1	1	0	0	0	2	.244
Chaves, 3B	2	1	1	0	1	1	2	.189
Huff, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Totals	27	3	8	3	3	7	14	.249
BATTING 2B: Gimenez (7, Barthmaier, J), Hodges (6, Barthmaier, J), Pinckney (2, Barthmaier, J). TB: Constanza; Gimenez 2; Hodges 2; Whitney; Panther 2; Pinckney 2; Chaves. RBI: Hodges (32), Constanza 2 (17). 2-out RBI: Hodges. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Head, S 2; Constanza 3. S: Pinckney. GIDP: Pinckney. Team LOB: 7. BASERUNNING SB: Chaves (5, 2nd base off Barthmaier, J/Reyes, M). FIELDING E: Pinckney (2, fielding). DP: (Huff-Rodriguez-Whitney).

Altoona	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Boone, CF	3	0	1	0	0	2	1	.273
Dorta, 2B	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	.291
Pacheco, J, LF	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.312
Delaney, 1B	2	0	0	0	1	0	2	.314
Corley, DH	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	.289
Webster, RF	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	.211
Cruz, L, SS	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.256
Finegan, 3B	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.194
Reyes, M, C	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	.178
Barthmaier, J, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Roberts, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Mateo, J, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Totals	24	0	3	0	1	2	10	.248
BATTING 2B: Reyes, M (2, Huff). TB: Boone; Corley; Reyes, M 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Dorta. GIDP: Cruz, L. Team LOB: 4. FIELDING PB: Reyes, M (7). DP: (Cruz, L-Dorta-Delaney).

Akron	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Huff (W, 3-1)	7.0	3	0	0	1	2	0	2.14
Totals	7.0	3	0	0	1	2	0	4.41

Altoona	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Barthmaier, J (L, 2-2)	4.2	6	3	3	2	6	0	5.35
Roberts	1.1	2	0	0	1	0	0	7.56
Mateo, J	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.00
Totals	7.0	8	3	3	3	7	0	4.57

WP: Barthmaier, J.
Ground outs-fly outs: Huff 9-10, Barthmaier, J 3-5, Roberts 3-1, Mateo, J 2-0.
Batters faced: Huff 25, Barthmaier, J 22, Roberts 6, Mateo, J 3.
Inherited runners-scored: Roberts 2-0.
Umpires: HP: Chad Whitson. 1B: Grant Menke. 2B: . 3B: Johnny Conrad.
Weather: 59 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 8 mph, Out to CF.
T: 1:54

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