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Bowie BaySox 8, Altoona Curve 7

Three errors contributed to the Curve's troubles tonight, as Bowie was able to capitalize on the mistakes and keep ahead of the Curve in the late innings.

Wild Pitch Leads to Fifth Straight W

A wild pitch tied the game last night. Tonight it untied it. Joel Hanrahan uncorked a wild one with two outs and the bases...

Moskos Pitches Well But Still Loses; Uviedo’s Second Win

Tuesday's games, all on the low-scoring side:


Lakewood Blue Claws 4, West Virginia Power 2

The Power were held to only 4 hits in last night's game, while Duke Welker suffered his 5th loss of the season (no wins).

Welker's night started off poorly, as he gave up back-to-back doubles to begin the 1st inning.

Moskos Pitches Well But Still Loses; Uviedo’s Second Win

Tuesday's games, all on the low-scoring side:


Lakewood Blue Claws 4, West Virginia Power 2

The Power were held to only 4 hits in last night's game, while Duke Welker suffered his 5th loss of the season (no wins).

Welker's night started off poorly, as he gave up back-to-back doubles to begin the 1st inning. �Another single, and Lakewood had two runs. �The Power came right back in the bottom of the inning to tie it up. �CF Robbie Grossman led off with a walk, and an RBI triple by SS Chase D'Arnaud and an RBI double by 1B Calvin Anderson brought in two runs. �Lakewood broke the tie in the top of the 2nd inning, with a double, a hit batter, and an RBI single. �That 3-2 score held until the top of the 9th, when a single, a fielding error by LF Quincy Latimore, a hit batter, and a single gave Lakewood an insurance run.

Once he got past the first two innings, Welker settled down. �He scattered 3 hits over the next 4 innings, and struck out 4 batters. �Overall, Welker gave up 8 hits, no walks, and struck out 6. �Brian Leach pitched the last 3 innings, striking out 5 batters, while giving up that run in the 9th.

After the 1st inning, the Power managed only 2 more hits: a single by 2B Greg Picart in the 4th, and a single by RF Marcus Davis in the 6th. �They did work 5 walks and have one batter (Latimore) hit by a pitch, but could not come around to score. �They loaded the bases in the 2nd inning on walks to C Josue Peley and 2B Adenson Chourio, and the hit batter, but a ground out ended the inning. �



Bowie BaySox 2, Altoona Curve 0

Danny Moskos pitched 5 innings, and allowed only 3 hits and one walk, while striking out 2 batters. �Unfortunately, one of the hits was a home run, and it followed the walk, and gave Bowie 2 runs in the 4th inning. �The Curve were held to 5 hits, and they didn't score at all, and Moskos suffered the loss. �

Moskos retired the first 8 batters he faced, then hit a batter, who got to third base on a steal and a passed ball, but no further. �Moskos gave up a double in the 4th inning after the homer, and a single to lead off the 5th inning, and a walk in the 6th. �Jeff Sues relieved Moskos to begin the 6th inning. �Sues gave up a walk to the first batter he faced, and then retired the next 9 batters. �

The Curve got two singles in the 4th inning, by DH Jason Delaney and C Steve Lerud, and got two again in the 5th, by 3B Anderson Machado and LF Jeff Corsaletti, but neither time could they bring the base runners around to score. �Corsaletti also doubled in the 1st inning, and was left stranded. �

Former Indy Indian (2004, back in the Milwaukee Brewers days) Dave Krynzel was in the game, playing CF for the BaySox. �Krynzel was 0-for-4 last night, currently batting .267, with 4 homers and 12 RBI in 29 games.�



Lynchburg Hillcats 2, Frederick Keys 1

Ronald Uviedo earned his second win of the season with 5 strong innings of work, tying his season-high of 7 strikeouts. �Uviedo gave up a run in the bottom of the 1st inning, on a walk, a double, and a ground out. �Then he retired the next 9 batters he faced, until he gave up a single in the 4th inning. �He allowed one more single in the 5th inning, for a total of 3 hits in his outing. �Chris Cullen and Michael Dubee each�pitched 2 scoreless innings, with Dubee allowing the only hit over those 4 innings. �

The Hillcats tied the score in the 2nd inning when 1B Matt Hague led off with a double, and scored on C Kris Watts' RBI single. �They couldn't get much going again until the 6th inning, when RF Maiko Loyola opened the inning with a walk, and scored on SS Jordy Mercer's double. �The Hillcats threatened in the 8th inning. �Back-to-back singles by Loyola and 2B Jose De Los Santos and an intentional walk to 3B Pedro Alvarez loaded the bases with one out. �But two fly outs ended the inning without a run scoring. �

Watts had another single, and Hague and CF Alex Presley also singled, for a total of 8 hits for Lynchburg. �Alvarez was hitless in his three other trips to the plate. �

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Homers By Alvarez and Keel Give Hillcats the Win

Two games on Monday night:

Lynchburg Hillcats 12, Frederick Keys 9