Altoona Curve Defeat Akron Aeros 6-3

MLN - THE RAW FEED - www.mlntherawfeed.com - MLN Newswire - www.mlntherawfeed.com - ALTOONA – The Curve continued their stretch of good baseball against the top team in the Eastern League’s Southern Division, doubling up the Akron Aeros, 6-3 on Wednesday night at BCB.

With the victory the Curve secured themselves a winning homestand and a series win against Akron. 

Offensively the Curve pounded out six extra-base hits and got a solid outing from starter Luis Munoz. 

Munoz made just one mistake over seven innings.  The right-hander allowed a three-run home run to Wes Hodges in the top of the fourth inning to give the Aeros a 3-0 lead. 

The Curve, though scored six unanswered runs.  Altoona grabbed half the runs off Akron starter Ryan Edell.  An RBI single by James Boone plated Steve Lerud for the Curve’s first run in the fifth inning to cut the deficit to 3-1.

In the sixth, though, it was Lerud’s second home run of the season – a two-run shot – that tied the contest, 3-3. 

Your Ad Here

Off reliever Tony Sipp (0-3) the bottom of the eighth Curve scored three runs.  Jason Bowers provided the go-ahead RBI double that scored Brad Corley to give Altoona a 4-3 edge.  Corley finished the night 3-for-4 with three doubles and two runs scored.  Lerud added an RBI ground out to extend the Curve lead to 5-3.  Lerud had three RBI’s on Wednesday.  Miguel Perez added the final run with an RBI double in the frame.  Perez was 2-for-4. 

Juan Mateo (4-1) tossed a pair of scoreless innings of relief to earn the win.  Mateo allowed just one hit. 

The Curve will look to take four out of five from the first-place team in the Eastern League’s Southern Division on Thursday afternoon at 12:05 p.m.  Right-hander Dan Reichert (0-1, 6.75) will make his second start in a Curve uniform, while Akron righty Kevin Dixon (8-5, 4.05) will take the stump for the Aeros. 


NOTES – The Curve are 5-3 on this current nine-game homestand, splitting a four-game set with Harrisburg and grabbing three out of four from Akron…The Curve pounded out six extra-base hits on Wednesday, two short of their season-high, which is eight....Brad Corley's three hits were all doubles, which ties him for a season-high for doubles in a game with Jonel Pacheco.  Pacheco accomplished the feat on June 8 versus Connecticut... Angel Gonzalez extended his hitting streak to five games with a 3-for-4 performance.  Gonzalez has recorded a hit in every game he has played in Double-A.

If you like the daily news of the Raw Feed, SUBSCRIBE TODAY to the nation's only alternative professional sports magazine, SZ, with original features and great action photography in baseball, hockey, basketball, and football. Just $11.99 per year for an e-zine like you’ve never seen!