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MLN Newswire - www.mlntherawfeed.com - TRENTON NJ - The Altoona Curve's modest four-game winning streak was halted Wednesday evening as the Trenton Thunder erased an early 3-0 deficit and claimed a 6-3 victory at Waterfront Park in Trenton.

Despite the loss, Altoona (51-60) can still secure a series win against the Northern Division-leading Thunder (65-44) and a winning road trip with a victory in Thursday's 12:05 p.m. series finale. The Curve split a four-game series at Harrisburg earlier in the trip before winning the first two games of the set against Trenton.

Altoona started strong against Trenton starting pitcher Steven White, scoring three runs on consecutive RBI's by Jason Bowers, Webster and Angel Gonzalez. Bowers brought home the first run with a run-scoring groundout to short before Webster and Gonzalez each doubled in runs.

Curve starter Kyle Bloom was staked to the early 3-0 advantage, but the lead disappeared quickly in the bottom of the second, when third baseman Walter Ibarra, making his first appearance of the series, drilled a three-run home run off the left-field foul pole to even the score at 3-3.

Trenton added runs in each of the next three innings -- one against Bloom and two off right-hander Moises Robles -- to take a 6-3 lead through five innings. Bloom (2-6) lasted only three innings and was charged with four runs -- three earned -- on five hits in dropping his second consecutive decision.

White pitched only 2 2/3 innings for the Thunder, but the bullpen of Zach Kroenke, Phil Coke and Jose Valdez combined to toss 6 1/3 scoreless innings to close out the Trenton win. Kroenke (5-0), who relieved White with two outs in the third and pitched through five innings, was credited with the win.

Jim Negrych, playing in only his second game since his promotion from Class-A Lynchburg on Tuesday, went 3-for-5 in the contest to improve to 5-for-9 (.556) over his first two Double-A contests. The left-handed batting third base is now hitting .375 overall between Lynchburg and Altoona. Gonzalez (3-for-4) and Webster (2-for-4) also chipped in multi-hit games for the Curve.

In Thursday's series finale, Altoona will send right-hander Josh Hill (4-11, 4.78) to the mound against Trenton righty George Kontos (3-10, 4.05). Airtime on the Curve Radio Network will be 11:50 a.m. for the 12:05 p.m. first pitch from Waterfront Park. 

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