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Two Homers From Mercer Lead Altoona to Victory

Altoona got a great pitching performance last night from Rudy Owens, who turned in five innings, allowing two runs on seven hits, with two...

Live Blog: Altoona-Trenton 9/15

Jeff Locke is on the mound tonight for the Altoona Curve, trying to tie the series at 1-1.  Altoona was able to fight back...

Lineups: Altoona-Trenton 9/15

ALTOONA - One hour to game time. Game: Altoona Curve vs Trenton Thunder, 6:30 p.m. Site: Blair County Ballpark. Pitching: LHP Jeff Locke vs. RHP Dellin...

Curve Hold Their Own Against Pettitte, But Lose Game One

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Curve starter Rudy Owens faced off against National's phenom pitcher Stephen Strasbourg at the beginning of the season, and held his own.� Now he winds down the season by facing off against New York Yankees' rehabbing star Andy Pettitte -- and again, Owens held his own.� Owens and Pettitte each pitched 5 innings in tonight's first game of the Eastern League Championship Series, held in Altoona.� Owens gave up 2 runs; Pettitte gave up 2 runs.� Owens gave up 7 hits and 3 walks; Pettitte gave up 6 hits and 2 walks, and he also threw a wild pitch.� Owens struck out 7; Pettitte struck out 4.

2B Chase d'Arnaud faced Pettitte three times and must not have been very impressed.� He put the first run of the game onto the scoreboard when he led off the bottom of the 1st inning with a solo home run off Pettitte.� In the 3rd inning, d'Arnaud worked a walk, and in the 5th, he singled off Pettitte.

The Curve took d'Arnaud's home run lead into the 3rd inning.� Rudy Owens gave up a walk and a single in the 2nd, but induced a double play to end the inning.� In the 3rd, he gave up three singles, including the RBI single that slipped past first base and down the right field line to tie the score at 1-1.

The Curve came right back in the bottom of the 3rd to take a 2-1 lead.� With one out, DH Yung Chi Chen lined a single into right field.� Pettitte's wild pitch put Chen on second base, and when d'Arnaud walked, ball four got past the Trenton catcher for a passed ball, allowing Chen to advance to third base.� 3B Josh Harrison grounded just out of reach of the Trenton shortstop and into left field for the single that scored Chen.

Owens retired the side in order again in the 4th.� Then he gave up two doubles in the top of the 5th, and Trenton had tied up the game again, at 2-2.

The Curve threatened in the bottom of the 5th.� Chen reached base on a fielding error by the Trenton third baseman.� Back-to-back singles by d'Arnaud and Harrison -- a line drive into right field by d'Arnaud and a bunt single by Harrison -- loaded the bases for Altoona.� But Pettitte got SS Jordy Mercer to bounce back to the mound, where he fired the ball back to the catcher, forcing out Chen at the plate, then on to first base to complete the double play.� A strikeout ended the inning.

2010 West Virginia Power Season Recap

At every level this year there was at least one consensus top ten prospect.  Indianapolis had guys like Pedro Alvarez and Jose Tabata to...

The value of context

WAR is a context-neutral statistic. Describing a stat as comprehensive, despite its disregard toward a player’s high-leverage performance, immediately damages its trustworthiness in many fans’ eyes. However, removing context gives WAR a stronger predictive value.

Game 144: Dickey Tosses Complete Game

R.A. Dickey tossed a complete game and carried a shutout into the ninth inning. Zach Duke was hit very, very hard.

Altoona Drops Game One 3-2 in Extra Innings

Never mind that tonight was the opening game of the Eastern League championship series against the Trenton Thunder.  The Altoona Curve had extra pressure...

Live Blog: Altoona-Trenton 9/14

ALTOONA Game: Altoona Curve vs Trenton Thunder, 6:30 p.m. Site: Blair County Ballpark. Pitching: LHP Rudy Owens vs. LHP Andy Pettitte. Weather: 75 degrees. Lineups: Altoona Curve: 1. Chase d'Arnaud, 2B 2. Josh...

Starling Marte and Tony Sanchez to Start 2011 in Altoona

According to Rob Biertempfel, the Pittsburgh Pirates are expected to start Starling Marte in Altoona at the beginning of the 2011 season.  Biertempfel also...

Game 143: Bucs Get Shutout, Waste Effort from McDonald

The Pirates offense continues to sputter while the pitching remained sharp. James McDonald pitched eight shutout innings, but the Pirates were unable to break through and were beaten by New York in ten innings.

2010 Bradenton Marauders Season Recap

The Bradenton Marauders had a strong debut season in the Florida State League, finishing with a 39-31 record in the first half, which fell...
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