The Result
Baysox - 4 runs
to 2
The Curve - Year-to-Date
19 wins and 26
losses
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the Batting Order
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Game Reports
Curve starter Wardell Starling was ejected
during a three-run Bowie second inning that propelled the Baysox
to a 4-2 victory that extended the second-longest losing streak
in Curve franchise-history to ten games
The Curve are now just one loss away from equaling the franchise-record
of 11 consecutive losses which occured during the 2000 season
(April 15-26)
Starling's ejection occured on a ball off the bat of Bowie's Travis
Brown that was ruled as a fair ball down the line in right field
and scored both Val Majewski and Ryan Hubele
Starling, along with nearly the entire Altoona team contested
that the ball had landed in foul territory
Starling charged angrily after home plate umpire Mark Ripperger
and was ejected after a short argument
That forced the Curve to the bullpen early in the ballgame for
the second straight night
Luis Munoz didn't survive the first inning in the series opener
on Friday
Justin Vaclavik came on for Starling and allowed three more hits
and an additional run in the inning to increase Bowie's lead to
4-0
Adam Boeve was also ejected from the ballgame by Ripperger in
the fifth inning
Boeve was ruled out as a third strike was added to his count for
stepping out of the batter's box at which point Boeve began an
argument with Ripperger that led to his dismissal
Brian Peterson led off the inning with his first home run of the
season off of Chris Waters to cut the lead to three runs, 4-1
Waters (1-4) walked Peterson to lead off the seventh inning and
Peterson eventually came around to score on an Andrew McCutchen
sacrifice fly to right field which cut the lead to two, 4-2
Waters departed in the midst of the run-scoring inning but did
collect his first victory of the season
Starling (2-4) was tagged with the loss, allowing three earned
runs prior to his ejection from the ballgame
The Baysox started the game effectively in the first inning, plating
a run for the game's first lead
Ruddy Yan led off the ballgame for Bowie with a double and scored
a batter later on a bounce-out by Luis Jimenez to put the Baysox
in front, 1-0
Despite his early troubles, Vaclavik turned in a solid outing
for Altoona, establishing a new career-high for innings pitched
in an appearance
The right-hander worked 4-1/3 innings, allowing just one run on
five hits
Jason Roach also recorded two scoreless innings in the seventh
and eighth innings
The Curve will again attempt to snap their losing streak on Saturday
in game three of a four-game series with the Bowie Baysox at 2.05pm
RHP Yoslan Herrera (0-4, 5.66) will look for his first win of
the season for Altoona against RHP Radhames Liz (3-2, 3.56) for
Bowie
Chris Waters pitched 6-1/3 solid innings as
Bowie defeated Altoona, 4-2, on Saturday at Prince George's Stadium
Waters (1-4) allowed two runs on six hits and three walks with
four strikeouts for his first win in 10 starts
Jim Hoey nailed down his Eastern League-leading 13th save with
a perfect ninth
Luis Antonio Jimenez and Travis Brown drove in two runs apiece
for the Baysox (26-22)
Jimenez plated Ruddy Yan with a groundout in the first and a single
in the second
Brown added a two-run double in the second
The Curve (19-26) lost their 10th straight game and are mired
in the second-longest losing streak in franchise history
They also had two players ejected
After Brown's double, nearly the entire Altoona team contested
that the ball was foul
Starter Wardell Starling (2-4) charged home plate umpire Mark
Ripperger and was tossed after a brief argument
In the fifth, Adam Boeve stepped out of the batter's box and was
given a called third strike by Ripperger
He argued and also was thrown out
Starling was charged with three runs on six hits, struck out one
and did not walk a batter in 1-2/3 innings
Brian Peterson crushed a solo shot in the fifth for his first
homer of the season and Andrew McCutchen lifted a sacrifice fly
in the seventh for Altoona
The Curve lost their cool and lost their 10th
consecutive game Saturday night
Two Altoona players were ejected, and manager Tim Leiper argued
with umpires about a half-dozen times during a 4-2 loss to Bowie
at Prince George’s Stadium
Some key calls went against the Curve, and when a team is struggling
so badly, those kind of things can lead to frustration overload
If Altoona loses today, it will match the franchise record of
11 consecutive losses
Starting pitcher Wardell Starling (2-4) reached his boiling point
in the second inning and was ejected for arguing the key play
of the game
Bowie’s Travis Brown hit a ball down the right-field line
that was ruled a double, though the Curve camp thought it was
foul
The hit scored two runs for a 3-0 Baysox lead
When home plate umpire Mark Ripperger ruled it a fair ball, Starling
charged the plate
Starling was ejected, putting further strain on a bullpen that
was called into long duty in the first inning Friday night when
Luis Munoz struggled
Curve relievers came through with a second straight outstanding
effort to keep the team in the game, allowing only one run over
6-1/3 innings
Justin Vaclavik worked a career-long 4-1/3 frames, giving up just
one run
Altoona’s offense couldn’t catch up, though
Brian Peterson hit a solo homer, and Andrew McCutchen hit a sacrifice
fly to account for the runs
The Curve’s Adam Boeve was ejected in the fifth inning by
Ripperger for arguing a strike call
The Baysox took advantage of a reeling Altoona
squad that has now lost 10 straight games, beating the Curve for
the second straight night, 4-2
The Baysox got on the scoreboard in the bottom of the first inning,
when Luis Jiminez hit into a groundout which scored Ruddy Yan,
who reached on a lead-off double, putting the Baysox ahead, 2-0
Altoona starter Wardell Starling was ejected in the second inning
after arguing with home plate umpire Mark Ripperger
Starling's ejection occured after Travis Brown smacked a double
that was ruled as a fair ball down the line in right field that
scored Val Majewski and Ryan Hubele
Starling charged angrily after home plate umpire Ripperger and
was ejected after a short argument
Justin Vaclavik then came into the game to replace Starling and
yielded three straight singles to Ruddy Yan, Paco Figueroa and
Luis Jimenez
Jimenez’s single scored Yan putting the Baysox ahead, 4-0
Chris Waters had a strong outing overall, yielding only two runs
on the night over 6.1 innings
Brian Peterson connected on a solo home run in the Curve fifth,
cutting the Baysox lead to, 4-1
The Curve plated another run in the seventh inning off of reliever
Rosman Garcia, when Andrew McCutchen hit a sacrifice fly, scoring
Peterson, cutting the Baysox lead to, 4-2
Garcia would survive the inning though, getting Matt Meath out
on strikes
Garcia would pitch a one-hit eighth inning giving up only a lead-off
single to Randy Ruiz
Neil Walker would hit into a double play and Steve Pearce would
strike out looking, ending the inning
Jim Hoey entered the game in the ninth inning and converted his
12th save in as many attempts getting the side out in order, with
Taber Lee grounding out to first ending the ballgame
Hoey’s ERA remains at 0.00 on the season
Chris Waters hard luck ended as he picked up his first win, moving
to (1-4) on the year
Starling (2-4) was tagged with the loss, allowing three earned
runs prior to his ejection from the game
With the win the Baysox improve to 26-22 on the season, and are
in sole possession of second place in the Southern Division, 2.5
games behind first place Akron
The loss drops the Curve to 19-26 on the season, and in fifth
place in the division
Following the game 1,496 fans yo-yoed for two minutes in an attempt
to break the Guinness World record for yo-yoing, before the post-game
Fireworks, sponsored by the U.S. Army
The Baysox take on Altoona in game three of their four game series,
Sunday at 2.05pm at Prince George’s Stadium
RHP Radhames Liz gets the start for the Baysox opposing RHP Yoslan
Herrera for the Curve
Sunday also marks the Baysox first “Bark In The Park”
game of the season