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SOMERSET, N.J. -- Somerset hit three home runs and totaled 11 hits to edge the Curve, 5-4, at TD Bank Ballpark on Wednesday night.
It was the second consecutive loss for Altoona to open the series, dropping the Curve's record to 30-27 and knocking them into second place in the Southwest Division.
Abrahan Gutierrez and Matt Gorski each recorded three hits for Altoona. Gorski finished the day 3-for-4 with three singles and a run scored, while Gutierrez was 3-for-5 with a three-run double.
With the Curve trailing 4-0 in the top of the seventh inning, Altoona loaded the bases on a pair of walks and a Drew Maggi single to set up the two-out double from Gutierrez off reliever Blas Castano. The Curve added a run on an Andres Alvarez ground out in the top of the eighth off Castano.
Somerset jumped out to an early 1-0 lead in the second inning on a Trey Sweeney RBI-double off Curve starter Jared Jones. Jones tossed 3ª innings, allowing one score on five hits, three walks and six strikeouts.
The Patriots powered home runs in three consecutive innings from the fifth through seventh innings to put the game out of reach. T.J. Rumfield, Noe Toribio and Austin Wells homered for the Patriots.