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ERIE -- Drew Maggi delivered his first multi-hit game of the season, finishing 3-for-4 with two RBI as Altoona defeated the Erie SeaWolves, 4-2, on Friday night at UPMC Park.
Maggi was the only Curve batter to record multiple hits in the contest, with Altoona finishing with nine hits as a team. It was the 10th game with 3-plus hits in Maggi's Altoona career, with the last coming on August 10, 2014, in a game against Reading.
With the bases loaded in the sixth inning, Maggi singled back up the middle off reliever Michael Bienlien to score two runs and tie the game at 2-2.
The game would remain tied until the top of the eighth inning, when Josh Palacios came up with the bases loaded and smacked a hard-hit ball off the mitt of third baseman Colt Keith, resulting in two runs scoring on the error and Altoona taking a 4-2 lead.
Jared Jones allowed one run on four hits with four walks and three strikeouts in four innings in the start.
He allowed a bloop single with two outs in the third to Diego Rincones that allowed Grant Witherspoon to score from first base. The four walks matched a career-high for Jones.
Jones gave way to Nick Dombkowski in the fifth inning, who allowed a run on four hits in 2-plus innings. Julio Rodriguez homered off him in the fifth inning, a solo shot to give Erie a 2-0 lead.
Oliver Garcia tossed 1.1 scoreless innings of relief with a walk and a strikeout. He did not allow a hit as he earned the win for Altoona.
Tahnaj Thomas entered in the ninth inning for the Curve and allowed the first two batters to reach base on a walk and a single. He then got Rodriguez to pop out before Witherspoon grounded into a game-ending double play initiated by Maggi at second base.
The win marks the third of the week for the Curve, who improve to 3-4 on the season. Domingo Leyba drew three walks in the win, while Henry Davis saw his five-game on-base streak to begin the season come to an end. Matt Fraizer extended his hitting streak to five games.
The Curve continue their six-game series with the SeaWolves on Saturday. First pitch is set for 1:35 p.m.