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Tonight: Altoona at Richmond, 6:35 p.m.
Pitchers: Curve LHP Trey McGough (AA debut) vs. Flying Squirrels RHP Sean Hjelle (1-0, 3.63)
Record: 17-9
From Mirror reports
RICHMOND, Va. -- The Curve continue to play excellent ball on the road, winning again Thursday night to improve to 12-3 away from home.
Altoona knocked off Richmond, 4-2, for its third win in as many games this week at The Diamond. The Curve are now 17-9 overall, or put another way, they've gone 17-6 since opening the season 0-3.
A big part of the success has come on the road, while the club has gone just 5-6 at home so far.
Early and late
The Curve once again jumped out ahead in the first inning Thursday, scoring a pair of runs for a quick lead. Richmond pulled even with single runs in the second and third.
Altoona's hitters came through late, however, pushing across the go-ahead run in the seventh inning before adding an insurance run in the ninth.
The go-ahead run came home on a wild pitch in the seventh, as Arden Pabst scored from third on the errant pitch from reliever Ronnie Williams (3-1).
Deon Stafford homered in the ninth for Altoona, his second of the season.
Brendt Citta and Canaan Smith-Njigba had RBI singles in the first inning.
Stats and stuff
Oddy Nunez (2-0) won in relief for the Curve, tossing three scoreless innings. Shea Murray pitched the ninth to earn his second save. … Starter Noe Torribio allowed two runs -- one earned -- on three hits over five innings, striking out five with three walks. … Citta and Ji-hwan Bae had two hits apiece for Altoona.
McGough debut
With Max Kranick getting promoted to Triple-A this week, the Curve need a new Friday starter. That role will go to LHP Trey McGough tonight as he makes his Double-A debut.
McGough is a Johnstown native who went to Ferndale High School.