The Result
Game One - Curve - 3 runs to 1
Game Two - Senators - 4 runs to 2

The Curve - Year-to-Date
17 wins and 16 losses

Brett's Position and the Batting Order
Game One
----------Did Not Play

Game Two
----------Playing - Leftfield
----------Batting - #3

Brett's at-bats
First plate appearance
Righthanded pitcher
Bases empty - two down
"Brett goes to the gap in right-centrefield with that first pitch but the fielder is coming across to make the catch for the final out of the innings"
Fly out to rightfield - F9
Second plate appearance
Righthanded pitcher
Runner at second base - one down
"That is hit into deep rightfield ... Roneberg gave that a ride but the fielder is able to make the catch on the warning track ... on the play the runner is able to advance to third base"
Fly out to rightfield - F9
Third plate appearance
Righthanded pitcher
Runner at first base - one down
Ball - low
Called strike
"There's a chopping ball to second base and it should be two ... the throw goes to second base and the relay is heading to first base and it's in time ... a text book 4-6-3 double play to end the innings"
Ground out to second base and into a double play - 4 to 6 to 3

At the end of the Game
0 hit from 3 at-bats - 1 x grounded into a double play

Heard during the game

Email from Brett

Game Reports

Game One

Luis Munoz improved to (5-0) on the year with another commanding performance and both Randy Ruiz and Jason Bowers homered as the Curve took game one of the doubleheader from Harrisburg 3-1

Munoz worked 5-1/3 innings, struck out seven and allowed just one earned run on two hits to pick up the victory

Harrisburg grabbed the lead with one of those two hits, a solo home run by Juan Melo in the first inning which put the Senators in front 1-0

After Munoz settled in, the Curve turned the game around in the fourth inning
With one out in the inning, Randy Ruiz hit his fifth home run of the season over the left-field wall off of Senators' starter Jim Magrane (0-3) to tie the game 1-1
After striking out Neil Walker, Magrane walked Steven Pearce and Brandon Chaves to put runners at first and second base
Milver Reyes followed with a ground-rule double to the gap in left-field to score Pearce and give the Curve a 2-1 lead

Bowers capped the scoring at 3-1 when he led off the fifth inning and drilled the first pitch out of the ballpark to left-field
The blast, which was also allowed by Magrane, was the first of the year for Bowers

Munoz departed with one out in the sixth inning after hitting Melo and walking Josh Whitesell
The Curve turned to closer Matt Peterson who promptly struck out Dan Dement and induced a pop-out to first base by Tony Blanco to end the threat

Peterson remained perfect on the season, converting his seventh straight save opportunity, by working a scoreless seventh inning to preserve the Curve victory

Game Two

Right-hander T.J. Nall (1-7), previously winless on the season, dominated the Curve for five innings as the Senators salvaged a split of Sunday's doubleheader with a 4-2 win in game two

Nall kept Altoona off the scoreboard on just two hits over five innings
Nall struck out two in the outing to snap a personal seven-game season-opening losing streak

Josh Shortslef didn't pitch badly for the Curve, allowing four runs, two earned, over 5-1/3 innings of work
Shortslef (0-4) was tagged with the loss however, to remain winless on the season

The two starters were in control in the first three innings, but the Senators were able to break through against Shortslef in the fourth
Melvin Dorta walked to lead off the inning and was sacrificed to second by Frank Diaz
A batter later, Shortslef walked Josh Whitesell to put two men aboard
Brandon Chaves then misplayed an infield single by Brandon Larson, and his throwing error allowed both runners to score to give Harrisburg the lead at 2-0

Dorta got the Senators started again in the sixth with a single through the hole on the left side of the Curve infield
Shortslef then hit Diaz with a pitch to put runners at first and second base
Juan Melo sacrificed the runners to second and third and Whitesell scored both men with a two-run single to run the Senators advantage to 4-0

The Curve attempted a comeback in the top of the seventh
Randy Ruiz doubled off of Zechry Zinicola to lead off the inning and scored on an Adam Boeve single to get the Curve on the board at 4-1
The Senators went back to the bullpen for Brett Campbell who promptly walked Brandon Chaves
Steven Pearce pinch-hit representing the tying run and popped a ball up to short left-field that fell for a base hit and loaded the bases with nobody out
Alex Fernandez then pinch-hit and Campbell got exactly what the Senators were looking for with a double-play ball on the infield
The double-play did score Boeve to make it 4-2
With two outs, Neil Walker pinch-hit and struck out swinging to end the ballgame

Campbell earned his third save of the season by getting out of the jam in the seventh

The Curve are off on Monday before returning to Blair County Ballpark to begin a six-game homestand on Tuesday at 6.35pm
The Portland Sea Dogs, making their only trip of the year to Altoona, will be the opponent in a three-game series to begin the homestand
RHP Wardell Starling (1-3, 5.74) will make the start for Altoona against LHP Tommy Hottovy (0-4, 5.17)

T.J. Nall hurled five shutout innings as Harrisburg beat visiting Altoona, 4-2, to earn a split of Sunday's doubleheader

Nall (1-7) allowed two hits and a walk with two strikeouts to notch his first win in eight starts
The 26-year-old right hander kept the Curve (17-16) hitless until Jason Bowers led off the fourth with a double

Brett Campbell fanned one and walked one in a scoreless seventh to record his third save for the Senators (9-26)

Harrisburg took a 2-0 lead in the fourth on Brandon Larson's RBI single and a throwing error by Curve third baseman Brandon Chaves

Josh Whitesell provided some insurance with a two-run single in the sixth

The Curve, who took the opener, 3-1, scored both of their runs in the seventh
Adam Boeve singled home Randy Ruiz, then came home on a double-play grounder by Alex Fernandez

Josh Shortslef (0-4) remained winless after giving up four runs - two earned - on four hits over 5-1/3 innings
He walked four and struck out one

Sunday afternoon the Senators and Altoona Curve were finally able to play their doubleheader with the Curve winning game one 3-1 and the Senators winning game two 4-2

In game two, TJ Nall started on four days rest, going five shutout innings in earning his first win of the 2007 season

Josh Whitesell had the game winner, a two-run single in the bottom of the sixth

The Senators then withstood a rally in the seventh but Brett Campbell came on to get a double play and strikeout to end the game

In game one, Juan Melo homered to put the Sens up 1-0 but Randy Ruiz tied the game with a home run in the fourth, then Jason Bowers homered in the fifth to give Altoona a 3-1 lead

The Senators put the tying run on base in the bottom of the seventh but couldn't get the needed hit

Jim Magrane started game one and pitched effective baseball, allowing the three runs but keeping the Sens in the game
It's the second start for Magrane and in each start he lasted five innings, allowing three runs

Nall had been winless in his first seven starts, but he hadn't received a lot of support
He took matters in his own hands, throwing five shut out innings

Luis Munoz put himself in the Curve record book Sunday afternoon by becoming only the second pitcher in franchise history to start a season 5-0, then he watched the first pitcher to accomplish that feat see his record drop to 0-4

Munoz turned in another overpowering start in leading Altoona to a 3-1 win over Harrisburg in the first game of a doubleheader at Commerce Bank Park

Munoz gave up just one run on two hits and struck out seven over 5-1/3 innings, lowering his ERA to 2.02

Josh Shortslef, who claimed his share of Curve history by opening 5-0 in 2006, remains winless this season
He allowed four runs - two earned - in 5-1/3 innings as the Senators won the second game, 4-2

Randy Ruiz and Jason Bowers each homered off Harrisburg right-hander Jim Magrane (0-3), and Milver Reyes added a key RBI double in the Curve’s victory

Ruiz’s long ball tied it at 1-1 in the fourth inning
Reyes, who had only one extra-base hit and a .167 average entering the game, doubled home Steven Pearce with the go-ahead run later in the inning

Bowers added an insurance run with a solo homer in the fifth, and Matt Peterson closed it out for his seventh save

Shortstop Brandon Chaves’ throwing error in the fourth inning of the second game led to two Harrisburg runs

Josh Whitesell singled home two more runs in the sixth as the Senators took a 4-0 lead

Harrisburg starter T.J. Nall, who entered with an 0-7 record and 5.59 ERA, shut down the Curve offense to earn the win
Only three Altoona batters reached base in his five innings

The Curve rallied but came up short in the seventh and final inning
Adam Boeve singled home Ruiz, and Pearce’s pop-up fell in front of left fielder Cristian Guerrero to load the bases with no outs
The comeback was thwarted, though, as Alex Fernandez bounced into a run-scoring double play and pinch-hitter Neil Walker struck out swinging

Harrisburg’s Brett Campbell worked the final inning for his third save