Harrisburg Senators Slug it Out Against the Altoona Curve in 7-3 Victory
Saturday, July 19, 2008 at 10:45AM MLN Newswire - www.mlntherawfeed.com – ALTOONA – The homer-happy Harrisburg Senators outslugged the Altoona Curve and won by a score of 7-3 at Blair County Ballpark on Friday night.
The loss snaps Altoona's modest three-game winning streak.
In a game that featured three mammoth home runs, the Curve (42-55) instilled the first big blow of the night. In the bottom of the first, Brad Corley belted a two-run home run to bring the crowd of 6,590 to its feet and put Altoona ahead, 2-0.
Harrisburg (55-42) countered immediately with a solo home run off the bat of Marvin Lowrance to cut the Curve lead in half, 2-1 in the top of the second.
In the top of the fourth, the Senators took a lead they would not relinquish. Harrisburg sent eight men to the plate against Luis Munoz (1-4), and racked up four hits, two walks and a sacrifice fly to take a 5-2 lead. Munoz suffered the loss, lasting 3 2/3 innings for Altoona.
Altoona chipped into the lead in the bottom of the sixth. Jason Bowers’ RBI single brought home Anthony Webster to cut the Curve deficit to 5-3.
That’s as close as Altoona would get. The next inning with a man aboard, Bill Rhinehart belted a two-run home run to right field that hit the Skyliner roller coaster in Lakemont Park. The blast extended the Harrisburg lead to 7-3.
The Curve and Senators will be back at it on Saturday night at BCB. A 7:05 p.m. first pitch is slated with right-hander Dan Reichert (NR), newly acquired from the Cleveland Indians on July 10, set to make his Curve debut. Reichert will be opposed by Harrisburg righty Craig Stammen (2-1, 1.67).
Box Score: http://altoonacurve.com/meetteam/stats/index.html?autoload=boxscore&gid=2008_07_18_haraax_altaax_1&sportcode=aax
Play-by-Play: http://altoonacurve.com/meetteam/stats/index.html?autoload=gamelog&gid=2008_07_18_haraax_altaax_1&sportcode=aax
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