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HARRISBURG -- The Altoona Curve lost their third game in a row on Friday night, falling to the Harrisburg Senators, 5-1, in an Eastern League game played FNB Field.
Mason Martin knocked his team-leading 12th home run of the season for Altoona, but the Harrisburg Senators used 12 hits to keep Curve winless since the second-half of the season began earlier this week.
The home run for Martin came in the sixth inning off reliever Garvin Alston to make it a 3-1 game. Altoona managed just five hits, including two from Martin. Senators starter Mitchell Parker allowed two hits across five scoreless innings with eight strikeouts.
The game was scoreless until Harrisburg scored three runs in the bottom of the fifth inning. Omar Cruz entered in relief of Nick Dombkowski to begin the frame. He allowed the first five batters he faced to reach on two walks and three singles. Cruz worked a sacrifice before Brad Case entered and worked a line-drive double play to end the inning. Cruz allowed three runs to take the loss.
Case allowed a run on three hits in 1-plus innings of relief. Braeden Ogle tossed a scoreless inning of relief before Grant Ford made his Double-A debut in the eighth inning, allowing a run on two base hits.
Dombkowski opened the bullpen game with four scoreless innings, striking out three.
Overall this season, Altoona is 34-37. Matt Gorski had his fourth outfield assist of the season in the loss, throwing out James Wood at first base. Liover Peguero stole his 19th base of the season for the Curve.
Altoona will send southpaw Anthony Solometo to the mound to face righty Michael Cuevas for the Senators. The two clubs will play again on Sunday and then Monday before the Curve return home for the Fourth of July.