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Endy Rodriguez hit two home runs and Nick Gonzales recorded three hits as the Curve took advantage of four Akron errors and defeated the RubberDucks, 13-7, on Thursday night at PNG Field.
Altoona scored six runs in the bottom of the third inning off Thomas Ponticelli and five runs in the eighth off Aaron Pinto. Fabricio Macias opened the third with a double to left field and advanced to third on a fielding error by Micah Pries. Liover Peguero scored Macias in the next at-bat and reached first base on an error by Jose Tena at short.
Gonzales followed with an RBI-double to center field before Rodriguez hit his first home run, a two-run shot left-handed to make it a 4-2 game. Henry Davis drew a walk before Aaron Shackelford doubled him home and later scored on a wild pitch to finish off the six-run frame.
Rodriguez followed his homer in the third with a solo home run in the fourth, a right-handed shot off Randy Labaut. It was the fifth time this season Altoona has had a player hit two home runs.
Matt Fraizer hit an RBI-single in the fifth inning to make it an 8-3 game. Akron, who scored a run in the first, third, and fifth innings, added a run in the sixth and three in the eighth on a Jhonkensy Noel home run to make it a one-run game entering the bottom of the eighth.