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BINGHAMTON, NY – Right-hander Roansy Contreras retired the first 17 batters he faced and matched his career-high with 11 strikeouts across six no-hit innings in Altoona’s 5-0 victory over Binghamton on Tuesday night. The 21-year-old from Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic once again used a mid-to-high 90’s fastball, devastating
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Roansy Contreras retired the first 17 batters he faced and matched his career-high with 11 strikeouts across six no-hit innings in Altoona’s 5-0 victory over Binghamton on Tuesday night.
The 21-year-old from Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic once again used a mid-to-high 90’s fastball, devastating change-up, and a filthy curveball to carve up a veteran Binghamton lineup. Contreras needed just 50 pitches to work through his first five innings and finally allowed a baserunner when he walked reliever Thomas McIlraith and CF Desmond Lindsay with two outs in the sixth. With
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In the Curveâs first game of the road this season, Roansy Contreras tossed six no-hit innings in Altoonaâs 5-1 win over the Binghamton Rumble Ponies. In addition, Contreras tallied his second consecutive game with 11 strikeouts while allowing only two walks.
Jeffery Passantino earned a three-inning save after relieving Contreras in the seventh frame, earning six strikeouts in the process.
Oneil Cruz broke a scoreless tie with a two-run home run in the sixth â his first of the season. Canaan Smith-Njigba sealed the game in the ninth with a three-run home run. Smith-Njigba would finish the day with three hits.
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The Curveâs Rodolfo Castro loses his helmet as he slides into second base after doubling in the fourth inning Wednesday. / Mirror photo by Patrick Waksmunski
Curve pitchers struck out 16 batters on Wednesday night, but that was not enough to stop Bowie’s strong offensive showing.
The Baysox scored in five different innings to defeat the Curve, 8-4, in the second game of the season at Peoples Natural Gas Field. Bowie grabbed the lead in the second inning and held on the rest of the way.
Altoona walked nine batters and hit three, allowing the Baysox to score methodically.