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ERIE -- Erie broke open a 3-2 game with five runs in the bottom of the seventh inning and beat the Altoona Curve, 9-2, on Wednesday night at UPMC Park.
Justin Meis was strong in relief for Altoona, retiring all nine batters that he faced in three innings.
Meis followed Jackson Wolf for Altoona, who allowed three runs on seven hits in three innings with three walks and a strikeout. Erie scored a run in each of the first three innings off Wolf to jump out to a 3-0 lead.
Meis entered in the fourth to keep Erie quiet until the seventh inning, striking out one batter.
Jacob Gonzalez accounted for Altoona's only offense in the fifth inning on a two-run home run off Erie starter Bryan Sammons, who struck out five over six innings before Erie's bullpen shut down the Curve over the final three frames.
Geronimo Franzua entered in the seventh inning for Altoona but could only record two outs, allowing five runs on four hits and a walk to put the game out of reach.
Grant Ford issued two walks with the bases loaded in the seventh and hit a batter with the bases loaded in the eighth. Michell Miliano got the final out of the eighth with a strikeout.
Altoona's Matt Fraizer extended his hitting streak to 12 games, while Matt Gorski extended his own hitting streak to 11 games. Both went 1-for-4.
Joe Perez stretched his on-base streak to 15 games with a walk.