Curve Drop Second Rain-Shortened Game, 5-4
July 5, 2007 - Eastern League (EL1)
Altoona Curve News Release
TRENTON- For the second straight night, the Trenton Thunder got an assist from the weather in earning a victory over the Altoona Curve.
After the two teams waited out a 1 hour, 47 minute rain delay at the start of the game, the Thunder scored a pair of runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to grab a 5-4 lead and held on to that lead into the bottom of the eighth, when the game was called because of rain at Waterfront Park in Trenton. Play was stopped at 11:45 p.m. and the game was officially called at 12:25 a.m.
In the series opener Wednesday evening, Trenton needed only 4 1/2 innings to take a 10-0 lead over Altoona and won by that score when the game was halted by rain.
Wardell Starling (3-7) was tagged with the loss after allowing a go-ahead RBI single to Gabriel Lopez in the Trenton half of the sixth inning. Starling relieved Curve starter Yoslan Herrera, who received a no-decision after allowing four runs -- three earned -- on six hits over five innings of work.
Jeff Marquez, who earlier in the week was selected to participate in next week's Eastern League All-Star Game in Norwich, Connecticut, notched his ninth victory of the season, allowing four runs -- one earned -- over six innings. Marquez (9-5) allowed just one walk and fanned three batters in picking up the win.
Jeff Kennard, a member of the New York Yankees' 40-man roster, worked the final two innings before rain halted play to earn his sixth save for the Thunder.
The Curve built leads of 2-1 and 4-2 against Marquez, but couldn't hold either advantage. In the third, the Curve scored a pair of runs on a fielder's choice grounder to second base by Vic Buttler that initially scored Brandon Chaves from third, but also brought home Dave Parrish when an attempted double play throw from shortstop Alberto Gonzalez hit runner Jason Bowers in the right arm. Bowers left the game with an apparent injury to his hand or wrist area.
Altoona grabbed their second lead in the fourth inning on an RBI double by Jason Delaney and a run-scoring single by Dave Parrish.
The Curve (42-41) have dropped the first two games of their six-game, pre-All-Star Break road trip while Trenton (53-31) won its sixth straight game since being swept by Altoona last week at Blair County Ballpark.
The Curve and Thunder will play the final game of their three-game series Friday night at 7:05 p.m. Altoona will send left-hander Josh Shortslef (2-7, 3.95) to the mound against Trenton All-Star righty Alan Horne (8-3, 2.31). Fans can follow all of the action on the Curve Radio Network or on-line at AltoonaCurve.com starting at 6:50 p.m. with the Curve GameDay Show presented by Omega Bank. Jason Dambach will call the action live from Waterfront Park.
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