Altoona (2-1) hosted Akron in weather that was barely above freezing, and came away with a 5-1 win. Brandon Waddell, now in his third season with the Curve, pitched very well for five innings. Waddell falls into that Jeff Locke category of lefties who have good secondary stuff but need to get ahead in the count consistently to make use of it. His problem much of the time in AA has been nibbling and falling behind. Today he had a tough beginning, starting right off with runners at the corners and no out. That happened when Waddell fell behind the leadoff hitter and gave up a double, and Will Craig then muffed a slow roller.
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