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Luis Jimenez's mammoth three-run homer over the wall in right-field broke open a close game as Bowie won Sunday's series finale 8-5 to sweep a three-game series from the Curve

With the score tied 3-3 in the seventh inning, Mike Nannini (0-1) came on in relief of Curve starter Wardell Starling
Brandon Sing greeted him rudely with a double down the left-field line
Sing was sacrificed to third by Travis Brown, and a batter later Nannini walked Paco Figueroa
That set up Jimenez, who sent a ball that landed just short of the Skyliner roller-coaster which sits well beyond the right-field fence at Blair County Ballpark
Jimenez's three-run blast, his second of the season, gave Bowie a 6-3 lead
The inning continued as Oscar Salazar doubled and advanced to third base on a single from Jeff Fiorentino
Both runners scored on a Val Majewski triple, which completed a team-cycle in the inning for the Baysox, and gave Bowie a five-run lead at 8-3

The lead would survive a brief Curve uprising in the bottom of the inning as Randy Ruiz reached on an error and scored as Neil Walker lined a low-flying home run into the bleachers in left-field to pull Altoona back with three at 8-5

With the win, the Baysox swept the series from the Curve and sent the Curve back below .500 (19-20)
The Baysox have won six times in seven meetings between the two clubs at Blair County Ballpark

The Curve took control of the game early, loading the bases with nobody out in the bottom of the first inning against Bowie starter Craig Anderson
The left-hander struck out Ruiz and induced a pop-fly from Walker, but Steven Pearce lined a two-out single through the hole on the left side of the infield for a 2-0 lead

Bowie erased the deficit in the fourth
Following a Figueroa double, one of three extra-base hits in the ballgame for Figueroa, Salazar lifted his second home run of the series to left-field to tie the game

The Curve again enjoyed the lead at 3-2 after Ruiz scored Jason Bowers with a sacrifice-fly in the fifth inning

The tide turned in the sixth however, with Salazar singling home Figueroa, who had doubled to lead off the inning to tie the ballgame at 3-3
That run chased Starling and led to the disastrous seventh for Altoona

Jim Hoey entered in the ninth and with one out gave up back-to-back singles to Ruiz and Walker
The hard-throwing righty recovered to strike out Pearce and induced a ground-ball to first from Andrew McCutchen to end the ballgame

Hoey earned his league-leading tenth save of the season

Rosman Garcia (1-2), who followed Anderson and turned in a scoreless sixth inning, earned the win for Bowie

Nannini was charged with all five runs in the seventh and took the loss for the Curve

The Curve lost for the fourth consecutive ballgame, the longest losing-skid they have endured thus far this season

They begin a four-game series with the Akron Aeros in Akron at Canal Park Monday night at 7.05pm
RHP Alay Soler (1-1, 2.61) will make a spot-start for the Curve due to the doubleheader Altoona played against Portland on Thursday
Soler will be opposed by LHP Scott Lewis (0-2, 3.24)

Luis Jimenez's three-run homer keyed a five-run seventh inning that carried Bowie to an 8-5 win over host Altoona on Sunday and a series sweep

Brandon Sing opened the seventh with a double and Paco Figueroa walked to set up Jimenez's second homer of the year
Jeff Fiorentino added an RBI single and Val Majewski ripped a run-scoring triple to complete the rally and give the Baysox (22-20) an 8-3 lead

Oscar Salazar, who went 3-for-4 with three RBIs, belted his fifth home run in the fourth with a man aboard for Bowie

Rosman Garcia (1-2) tossed one scoreless frame, allowing one hit and fanning one for the win

Jim Hoey gave up two hits and fanned two in one inning for his 10th save

Starter Craig Anderson yielded three runs on eight hits while striking out four and walking two in five innings

Mike Nannini (0-1) allowed five runs on five hits in one inning while striking out one and walking one for the loss

Starter Wardell Starling went six frames, giving up three runs on seven hits while fanning four and walking one

Adam Boeve went 1-for-4 for the Curve (19-20) to extend his hitting streak to 12 games

Neil Walker smacked his sixth homer with a man aboard in the seventh

Brian Peterson, crouched behind home plate, liked his view of Mike Nannini’s full-count offering
‘‘It was definitely a pitch that could have gone our way’’ Peterson said ‘‘but it didn’t’’
Nannini’s oh-so-close fastball just missed outside, putting Paco Figueroa on board and setting up Luis Jimenez’s home run

That dagger helped Bowie to an 8-5 win and three-game sweep of the Curve before a season-high crowd of 7,152 at Blair County Ballpark on Sunday afternoon

Altoona has lost a season-high four straight games

Jimenez hammered the first pitch he saw, a fastball middle-away, over the right-center field fence for a three-run homer and 6-3 advantage in the seventh inning
‘‘It was where we wanted to throw it’’ Peterson said. ‘‘Jimenez just dove out in front and got it’’

Nannini would have escaped the inning had home plate umpire Mark Buchanon rung up Figueroa on the close 3-2 pitch
Instead, the Baysox made it a crushing inning for the Curve with Jimenez’s homer and two more insurance runs

‘‘That walk prolonged the inning’’ Curve manager Tim Leiper said
‘‘You hope it’s a strike, but it’s not just one pitch’’

Bowie’s Brandon Sing led off the seventh with a double and moved up on a sacrifice bunt
Ruddy Yan fouled out to third baseman Neil Walker, and Nannini appeared to be in good position to escape
Then the inning unraveled
Oscar Salazar followed Jimenez’s second homer of the season with a double, and pinch-runner Bryan Bass scored on Jeff Fiorentino’s single
Val Majewski’s RBI triple brought Fiorentino home to make it 8-3

Nannini’s ERA soared from 5.40 to 10.57 after allowing five earned runs and five hits in an inning’s work

‘‘You can’t make a living diving in on pitches’’ Peterson said of Bowie’s approach at the plate
‘‘A lot of those guys got lucky
If they got the same pitch again, they wouldn’t do the same thing they did’’

Curve starter Wardell Starling gave up three runs in six innings

Leiper then called on Nannini in a tie game despite the right-hander appearing in only five games over the past three weeks and pitching just 6-2/3 innings, fewest on the team
‘‘Mike hasn’t been able to pitch’’ the Curve manager, also noting the rainouts, said
‘‘It’s unfair to him to be in the position he’s in
He’s not as sharp right now’’

One positive Leiper took from the game was Matt Meath going 3-for-5 with a stolen base and run scored
Meath was working at the kids’ camp earlier in the day at BCB when he walked into the clubhouse and saw his name atop Leiper’s starting lineup
‘‘I was definitely surprised’’ Meath, who made his first Curve start since playing at Reading in April of 2005, said
‘‘It was great to take in the atmosphere and be involved in the action’’
He also made a head’s-up baserunning play that helped the Curve take a 3-2 lead in the fifth inning
Meath was on second base and got caught in a rundown on a sacrifice bunt attempt by Jason Bowers
Meath stayed in the rundown long enough to let Bowers take second, and Bowers later scored on Randy Ruiz’s sacrifice fly
‘‘Meath was awesome’’ Leiper said

Meath left in the eighth inning after cramping up, which Leiper called a frequent problem before adding the outfielder should be okay
The Curve are in the midst of six consecutive games against left-handed starters, and the manager will be looking to use Meath more
‘‘As long as he doesn’t cramp up, I’m going to get him some at-bats’’ Leiper said
‘‘He cramps a lot
The guy hasn’t played
He’s on base six times and gets in a rundown’’

The Curve will look to snap their losing streak Monday as they kick off an eight-game road trip to Akron and Bowie

‘‘There’s a sense of urgency,’’ said first baseman Steven Pearce, whose two-out, two-run single in the first inning gave the Curve a 2-0 lead
‘‘Unfortunately, we didn’t get it done
Hopefully we can get timely hits and do to other teams what they’ve been doing to us’’

Rosman Garcia (1-2) won in relief for Bowie, while James Hoey worked the ninth inning for his 10th save

Neil Walker’s two-run homer in the seventh drew the Curve within 8-5, and Altoona brought the tying run to the plate against Hoey
The Baysox closer struck out Pearce, and Andrew McCutchen grounded out as Hoey kept his perfect ERA intact

The Baysox moved to two games above .500 as they made their first sweep of the season, beating the Altoona Curve, 8-5, at Blair County Ballpark

Baysox starting pitcher Craig Anderson turned in a solid performance, going 5.0 innings, allowing three runs on eight hits while walking two and striking out three

The Curve would strike first, scoring two runs in the first inning after three straight singles to open the game

The Baysox would strike back in the fourth inning, scoring two runs on two hits
Paco Figueroa got on board to lead off the inning with a line drive double to left field
Oscar Salazar then smashed his second homerun is as many days, evening the score at two runs

The Curve took the lead in the fifth inning on a base hit and a sacrifice fly, scoring one run to jump ahead, 3-2

The Baysox matched the Curve in the sixth inning as Paco Figueroa led off with his second double of the game
He was then driven in on an Oscar Salazar single up the middle
Jeff Fiorentino single to left field before the end of the inning, leaving the Baysox with one run on three hits and the the score notched at three

Reliever Rosman Garcia came on in the sixth inning to replace Anderson, giving up a single and striking out one batter

The seventh inning turned out to be a big one for the Baysox as they would score five runs, ignited by a double from Brandon Sing followed by Luis Jimenez' second home run of the season
Oscar Salazar then hit a line drive double to left field and was replaced by Bryan Bass to pinch run
Bass was then driven in on a Jeff Fiorentino single, who then scored on a triple from Val Majewski
The inning ended with the Baysox on top 8-3

With Rommie Lewis on to replace Garcia in the seventh inning the Curve bounced back for two runs on one hit, leaving the score, 8-5

Jim Hoey came on to close the game in the ninth inning, earning his tenth save of the season

Reliever Rosman Garcia (1-2) earned his first win of the year for the Baysox while Curve reliever Mike Nannini (0-1) suffered his first loss

The Baysox travel home to Bowie to begin an eight game homestand
The Baysox will first play four games against the New Britain Rock Cats before the Curve come to town on friday for a four game series