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Endy Rodriguez homered for the second game in a row, but Akron picked up eight runs on 10 hits to defeat Altoona, 8-4, on Friday night at PNG Field.
Akron scored in each of the first four innings. Micah Pries hit an RBI-single in the first inning off Curve starter Kyle Nicolas. Julian Escobedo hit a sacrifice fly in the second.
In the third, Nicolas walked four batters before Omar Cruz entered and walked a fifth to give Akron two more runs. Angel Martinez hit a sacrifice fly in the fourth off Cruz to make it a 5-1 game.
Rodriguez's eighth home run with Altoona came in the first inning. Since his promotion, Rodriguez has 16 extra-base hits and 21 RBIs in 19 games.
Aaron Shackelford hit his 25th home run of the season in the fourth, a two-run shot. He tied Josh Bonifay for second all-time in single-season home runs in Curve history.