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The Curve threatened again in the 6th, when Gimenez singled, then advanced to third base on Negrych’s double.� A pop out and a ground out left both on base.� The Curve took another big step forward in the 7th inning, when the opened the frame with back-to-back home runs.� D’Arnaud blasted a no-doubt-about-it home run over the right field wall, and Harrison smashed the very next pitch over the left field wall, to increase the Curve’s lead to 5-0.
They added another 2 runs in the 8th.� With one out, Negrych grounded to second base, but beat out a high throw to first base for an infield single.� Durham also singled, and Colla moved them both into scoring position with a sacrifice bunt.� D’Arnaud grounded to short, but the ball skittered through SS Johnson’s legs, and both Negrych and Durham came around to score.� Curve up, 7-0.
Mike Dubee came on to pitch the bottom of the 9th for the Curve.� He gave up a lead-off single, then got a strikeout and a ground out.� Pinch-hitter Adam Fox gave the Senators their only runs of the game, with a 2-out 2-run homer off Dubee.� It was too little, too late, though, as Dubee got Lombardozzi to fly out, ending the game.
The two teams meet again tomorrow for Game 4, which will begin at 4 pm in Harrisburg.
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The Trenton Thunder defeated the New Hampshire Fisher Cats 8-1, sweeping the first three games of the best-of-5 series.� The Thunder will advance to the Eastern League championship series, and � they will face the winner of the Curve/Senators’ series.� The Fisher Cats scored just one run in the three playoff games, and that came in the bottom of the 9th tonight, on two doubles.
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In the International League playoffs, the Columbus Clippers took a 2-1 game lead in the series with a 1-0 win over the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees.� That one Clippers’ run came in the 8th inning, when former Indy Indian Luke Carlin smacked a one-out double, then scored from second base on Jose Constanza’s infield single.
The Louisville Bats defeated the Durham Bulls 2-1 to take a 2-1 game lead in their series.� Former Indy Indian and Pittsburgh Pirate JJ Furmaniak singled and scored in the 1st inning for Durham.� The Bats’ Todd Frazier knocked a 2-run home run in the 7th to give Louisville the win.
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NOTES:
IF Akinori Iwamura was removed from the Pirates’ 40-man roster earlier in the week.� He has now cleared waivers and was officially released by the Pirates.
C Erik Kratz, who was also removed from the 40-man roster, has also cleared waivers.� He was outrighted to the Indianapolis Indians.
