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ERIE -- Domingo Leyba, Matt Fraizer, and Jacob Gonzalez each connected with their first home runs of the season as Altoona's offense fueled the way to the first win of the season, 9-1, over Erie on Tuesday night at UPMC Park.
After scoring just six runs across their first three games of the season, the Curve turned in a nine-run, eight-hit performance on the road.
Altoona scored its runs in bursts, bringing four runs across in each the second and fifth innings.
The Curve opened the second inning with a Matt Gorski double off Erie starter Sawyer Gipson-Long. Gorski, however, left the game with an apparent leg injury following the play, replaced at second by Gonzalez.
Following a pair of outs, a passed ball allowed Gonzalez to advance to third before Connor Scott singled to score the first run of the contest.
Leyba followed in the next at-bat with a towering two-run home run to right field, his first in the Pirates organization. Fraizer launched his first home run of the season in the next at-bat, to make it a 4-0 game.
Altoona got to the Erie bullpen in the fifth. Facing lefty Adam Wolf, Leyba singled to open the frame and Fraizer reached on a fielder's choice. Josh Palacios was hit by a pitch before Henry Davis loaded the bases with a walk. Liover Peguero scored Fraizer on a groundout before Gonzalez smashed a three-run home run for an 8-1 lead.
Altoona starter Aaron Shortridge put together a strong showing. The 25-year-old allowed one run on a solo home run to Jake Holton over five innings for the win. He struck out six and allowed just three hits.
Altoona's bullpen -- Cameron Junker, Oliver Garcia, Braeden Ogle, and Juan Minaya -- each worked a scoreless frame to close out the win.
Fraizer went 3-for-4 in the contest, finishing a triple shy of the cycle. He doubled in the ninth inning off Yaya Chentouf and later scored on a wild pitch to cap off the scoring at 9-1. Leyba had a two-hit performance in the win.
The Curve continue their six-game series with the SeaWolves, Double-A affiliate of the Detroit Tigers, on Wednesday afternoon. First pitch is set for 12:35 p.m. with RHP Kyle Nicolas on the mound for Altoona against RHP Wilmer Flores for Erie.