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Cannonballs coming: Altoona bullpen blows another one

Bristol and the DSL Pirates1 were off.

— Alex McRae got pummeled as Indianapolis (50-43) lost to Gwinnett, 7-2. McRae gave up six runs on nine hits over four innings. He walked two and struck out two. The Indians had only six hits. Jason Martin was 2-4 with a double and Kevin Kramer 1-3 with a walk.

Kevin Newman: 0-4 (batting .196 in July)
Adam Frazier: 0-1, 2 BB
Jose Osuna: 1-4
Josh Smoker: 2 IP, 3 H, ER, BB, 4 K

— Altoona’s (48-43) struggling bullpen blew another late-inning lead as the Curve lost to Bowie, 7-5, in ten innings.