Curve plug away for victory
The Curve could have easily thrown in the towel in Wednesday night’s game. All the reasons were there — Altoona fell behind early in the third and was up against the first-place Aeros, who had not lost a road series since May. No white flag was raised, however, and the Curve finally derailed Akron’s road prowess while they broke a bad run of games at home. Altoona scored six unanswered runs to defeat Akron, 6-3, before 3,808 fans at Blair County Ballpark. “We never gave up,’’ Brad Corley said. “We just scraped and scraped, and then finally we broke through late in the game.’’ The Curve improved to 5-3 after the all-star break, playing against the top two teams in their division. Altoona also won their first homestand since June 3-8. “This whole homestand has been great so far against Harrisburg and now taking three out of four so far against Akron,’’ Corley said.
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LEADING OFF: A pair of former Curve pitchers have done well since their promotions to Indianapolis. LHP Corey Hamman is 1-1 with a 3.45 ERA in five starts and RHP Evan Meek has a 2.86 ERA and one save in 12 relief appearances with the Indians.
» Full StoryFowl ball
Maybe it was fitting a pair of ducks felt right at home on the field at Blair County Ballpark after swooping down to take in a few innings Tuesday night.
The crowd of 4,412 certainly appreciated the visitors.
Covering the bases
LEADING OFF: 1B Jason Delaney hit a milestone of longevity and endurance on Monday when he appeared in his 100th and 101st consecutive games. Delaney is the only Eastern League and Curve player to appear in every game this season.
» Full StoryHead groundskeeper ‘Irish’ leaving Altoona
The Curve have some serious issues concerning the future of the playing surface at Blair County Ballpark, and making matters worse, they’re about to lose their highly respected, award-winning head groundskeeper.
Reversing the roles
Which one of these teams has been dominating opponents for two months?
The standings say Akron, but the Aeros hardly looked like a first-place club in Monday night’s doubleheader.
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