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BOWIE, Md. -- A five-run seventh inning proved to be too much for the Altoona Curve Tuesday night in a 10-4 loss to the Bowie Baysox at Prince George Stadium.
The Curve, who dropped to 4-5, also had to deal with Bowie starting pitcher Kyle Bradish, who was on a rehab start for the Baltimore Orioles.
He allowed just one hit over three scoreless innings with four strikeouts. Bowie used five pitchers in the contest, with 2021 Altoona Curve Pitcher-of-the-Year -- and Johnstown native Trey McGough -- tossing two scoreless innings with a strikeout.
Tseng-Che Cheng's two-run shot in the top of the seventh inning off Baysox reliever Kyle Virbitsky tied the game 4-4 after Altoona fell behind 4-0 early in the game. He finished the night 3-for-3 with two singles and a walk. The Baysox responded in the bottom of the frame with five runs to put the game out of reach.
Samuel Basallo opened the inning with a solo home run on the first pitch of the frame from Grant Ford. Ford allowed two more base runners before Brad Case entered and allowed an RBI single to Frederick Bencosme and a two-run home run to TT Bowens.
Ford had retired five batters in relief before allowing the Basallo home run. He allowed three runs on two hits in 1ª innings of relief with two strikeouts. Case allowed another run in the eighth inning on a sacrifice fly, finishing with three runs allowed on four hits in two innings of relief.
Po-Yu Chen started the game for Altoona, allowing four runs on seven hits in 4• innings. He allowed a solo home run to Dylan Beavers in the bottom of the first inning before allowing a two-run triple to Bencosme and an RBI single to Bowens in the third.
The Curve got on the board with a Jase Bowen RBI single in the fourth, scoring Cheng who reached on a bunt single. They added a run on an Abrahan Gutierrez RBI groundout in the fifth, but Altoona left the bases loaded in each frame, finishing the game with eight runners left on base.
Altoona continues its series with Bowie this morning at 11:05. Righty Seth Johnson will pitch for the Baysox with Altoona's starter unknown at press time.