The Result
Curve - 4 runs to 2

The Curve - Year-to-Date
35 wins and 35 losses

Brett's Position and the Batting Order
Playing - Leftfield
Batting - #5

----------Came out of the game on a double switch at the start of the bottom of the eighth innings

Brett's at-bats

First plate appearance
Righthanded pitcher
Runner at third base - two down
Called strike - slider - on the outside corner
"Roneberg taps this one in front of the plate and the catcher picks it up and throws on to first base for the final out of the innings"
Ground out to the catcher - 2 to 3
Second plate appearance
Righthanded pitcher
Runner at second base - none down
Ball - fast ball - down and away
Ball - fast ball - outside
Foul ball
"That fly ball is hit out into left-centrefield and the leftfielder is under it and makes the catch ... the ball is returned quickly to the infield and the runner has to hold at second base"
Fly out to left-centrefield - F7
Third plate appearance
Righthanded pitcher
Runner at first base - one down
Ball - change up - down and away
Ball - high
"That's a fly ball into very shallow centrefield ... the fielder is charging in but he can't get there and it drops in ... the throw goes to second base but the runner slides in ahead of the tag ... Roneberg gets a broken bat 'texas leaguer' bloop single into centrefield"
Single to centrefield
Advanced to second base on a hit
Scored on a hit
Fourth plate appearance
Righthanded pitcher
Led off the innings
Called strike - slider
Swing and a miss - change up
Ball - slider - low
Ball - fast ball - high
Foul ball - on the ground behind home plate
Ball - change up - inside
Foul ball - lined down the rightfield side
"Here comes the 3ball-2strike pitch ... and it's a called strike three on a back door slider!!! ... Roneberg is arguing with the call and here comes the Curve Manager Tim Leiper ... the Phillies catch a real break there as that pitch was clearly off the outside corner!!! ... but you can't argue balls and strikes and the Curve now have one down here in the top of the eighth innings"
Strike out

At the end of the Game
1 hit from 4 at-bats - single, 1 x run scored, 1 x strike out

Heard during the game

(01) As Brett came in for his third plate appearance, the Phillies commentator said - "Brett Roneberg can be doubled up ... he has hit into seven double plays so far this season"
He then continued - "Brett is a veteran hitter and can be dangerous when at the plate ... over the years in this League, he has been a destroyer of Phillies pitching"

Email from Brett

Game Reports

Brandon Chaves knocked in a pair of runs with a sixth-inning single that propelled the Curve to a series-opening 4-2 win over the Reading Phillies Friday night at FirstEnergy Stadium in Reading

Chaves, a .373 hitter this season with runners in scoring position, continued his clutch hitting with a two out single into right field that scored both Steven Pearce and Brett Roneberg and gave the Curve a 3-2 lead

Altoona added an insurance tally in the seventh inning on an Adam Boeve RBI single to take a 4-2 lead and then turned the game over to the bullpen after six strong innings from starter Luis Munoz

Chris Hernandez tossed a scoreless seventh inning before closer Matt Peterson was called upon in the bottom of the eighth and worked a pair of scoreless frames to earn his 15th save in 16 opportunities

Munoz (7-4) earned the win for Altoona, allowing two runs - one earned - on six hits
The right-hander walked three batters, struck out three and allowed a home run to Reading leadoff man Mike Spidale in the first inning

Munoz is now tied with teammate Kip Bouknight for the team lead with seven victories

Patrick Overholt (0-2) took the loss for Reading in just his second Double-A start
The right-hander allowed three runs on six hits in six innings of work

Pearce continued his torrid hitting by going 2-for-3 with a double, triple and RBI to lead the Curve offense
The first baseman, who has been selected to represent the Pirates in the MLB Futures Game on July 8 in San Francisco, is now batting .431 with 27 RBI over his last 19 games

The Curve and R-Phils will play the second game of their four-game weekend series Saturday night at FirstEnergy Stadium
Dewon Brazelton is scheduled to make his second start for Altoona against Reading righty Zack Segovia
First pitch is set for 7.05pm

Brandon Chaves drove in the go-ahead run in the sixth inning as visiting Altoona edged Reading, 4-2, on Friday

Chaves ripped a two-out, two-run single in the sixth to give the Curve (35-35) a 3-2 lead
The 27-year-old shortstop, who was 1-for-2 with two walks, is batting .373 with runners in scoring position and .285 overall

Altoona's Steven Pearce went 2-for-3 with a run-scoring triple

Starter Luis Munoz (7-4) got the win after allowing two runs - one earned - on six hits and three walks with three strikeouts in six innings

Matt Peterson scattered two hits with three strikeouts over the final two frames to notch his 15th save, tying Connecticut's Brian Anderson for the Eastern League lead

Phillies starter Patrick Overholt (0-2) surrendered three runs on six hits and two walks while striking out six in six frames

Mike Spidale hit a leadoff homer, his second of the season, in the first and Overholt drew a bases-loaded walk in the fourth for Reading (34-38)

The Altoona Curve stopped a three-game winning streak and won for just the third time in eight games, their struggling pitching staff shutting down the Phillies 4-2 Friday night

Luis Munoz (7-4) and two relievers scattered nine hits while stranding 12 runners - 10 over the last six innings, including two in the nint

Michael Spidale tied the game in the bottom of the first with a leadoff homer, his first in a Phillies uniform

A bases-loaded walk to the pitcher, Patrick Overholt, put the Phillies up in the fourth

The Curve jumped ahead to stay in the sixth on Brandon Chaves' two-out, two-run single to right off Overholt (0-2), making his second start for the Phillies since coming up from Clearwater

It became 4-2 in the seventh off J.J. Trujillo when Adam Boeve, one of a quartet of hot-hitting Altoona batters, singled in a run

Chavez, a .233 career hitter coming into the season, is batting .373 with runners in scoring position, and .285 overall

The Curve, who had lost a double-header in Erie Thursday, improved to 34-35, two games ahead of the Phillies (34-38)

Notes
Michael Spidale's leadoff home run was the first to start a game by a Phillie since June, 25, 2005 - Michael Bourn did the trick, at Trenton
With a first-inning triple, Altoona's Steven Pearce upped his hitting streak to eight games
Greg Jacobs added to his team-leading assist mark with his ninth in the seventh inning - he also has hit safely in six straight games
The Curve arrived with the worst pitching staff (4.71) in the Eastern League
Phillies pitchers struck out 11 batters
Matt Padgett and Spidale each had two hits
Mike Costanzo walked three times - he has been on base in 24 straight games, fourth-best in the league this season

Curve manager Tim Leiper has a saying when it comes to his shortstop, Brandon Chaves
‘‘The game always finds him’’ Leiper says without fail whenever Chaves comes through with a clutch play
The phrase is intended to point out how Chaves is usually around the action when the game’s on the line, and strangely enough, it does seem that way more often than not

The game found Chaves once again Friday night, and he delivered to lead the Curve to a 4-2 win over Reading at FirstEnergy Stadium

Chaves stepped to the plate with the bases loaded, two outs and Altoona trailing 2-1 in the sixth inning
He smacked a 3-2 pitch into right field to score Steven Pearce and Brett Roneberg to put the Curve on top to stay

Chaves is enjoying a strong season at the plate, hitting .285 with 31 RBIs
He carried only a .233 career average into the season and hit just .228 for Altoona in 2006, but he’s been a major part of the offense this year
Chaves has been especially good in the clutch
He entered Friday’s game hitting .330 with runners on base, .417 with the bases loaded, .373 with runners in scoring position and .333 with runners in scoring position and two outs

Luis Munoz (7-4) tossed six solid innings for the win, giving up two runs - one earned - on six hits

Chris Hernandez worked the seventh before Matt Peterson came on for a two-inning save, his 15th

Reading starter Patrick Overholt (0-2) gave up three runs in six innings for the loss

Pearce had an RBI triple in the first inning for Altoona, then Reading took a 2-1 lead with runs in the first and fourth off Munoz

Altoona made it 4-2 in the seventh when Adam Boeve singled home Taber Lee