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READING -- Henry Davis hit his fifth home run of the season, and third in his last two games, Wednesday night as the Altoona Curve evened their series with Reading in a 9-4 win.
Altoona's offense had 13 hits, and five players finished with multi-hit games. After falling behind entering the second inning, the Curve scored eight unanswered runs before Reading added a run in the eighth.
Matt Gorski singled off Nick Nelson in the top of the first inning to score Liover Peguero and get the Curve on the board. The lead was short-lived, as Ethan Wilson hit a three-run home run in the bottom of the inning off Curve starter Justin Meis.
Meis went four-plus innings in the start, allowing the three runs on four hits with three walks and three strikeouts. Once Adam Leverett replaced Nelson in the fourth, Altoona's offense got to work.
Mason Martin doubled to open the fourth, and Jacob Gonzalez moved him to third with a single. Connor Scott scored Martin on a groundout before Matt Fraizer later scored Gonzalez to tie the game at 3-3 in the fourth.
Andres Alvarez broke the tie with an RBI single off Braden Zarbnisky in the sixth. Davis added to this lead with his two-run home run in the seventh off Zach Linginfelter, scoring Peguero.
In the next at-bat, Domingo Leyba hit a ground-rule double into the pool beyond the right field wall. He scored on a wild pitch before the inning ended.
Two more runs crossed for the Curve in the eighth off a Gorski sacrifice fly and Peguero scoring on a wild pitch four batters later.
Travis MacGregor earned the win, tossing two scoreless innings on three hits and two strikeouts. Cameron Junker allowed a run on two hits in one-plus innings of work. Oliver Garcia tossed a scoreless ninth inning to close out the win for the Curve.
The Curve continue a 12-game road trip tonight with the Fightin' Phils. The first pitch is set for 6:45 p.m. with Sean Sullivan on the mound for Altoona with Reading's starter yet to be announced.