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ERIE -- Francisco Acuna collected an RBI double for the Altoona Curve on Tuesday night, but it was all the Curve's offense could manage against the Erie SeaWolves in Altoona's worst loss of the season, 11-1, at UPMC Park Tuesday night.
The SeaWolves scored 11 runs on 12 hits to beat the Curve in the first matchup between the two teams this season.
The worst damage came in the eighth inning, when Erie added five runs to its lead off Justin Meis in relief.
Meis recorded two outs in the eighth inning, allowing five runs with four earned on five hits and a walk.
The Curve then summoned infielder Brenden Dixon to record the final out on the mound in the inning, his second career pitching performance and the first position player to pitch for Altoona since catcher Arden Pabst in 2021.
Eliezer Alfonzo had three RBIs for Erie. The SeaWolves also got two RBIs each from Trei Cruz, Chris Meyers and Brady Allen. Cruz also had three hits and scored three runs to aid in the victory.
Po-Yu Chen allowed five runs on six hits in four innings in the start, with three runs coming in the first inning. Valentin Linarez allowed one run over three innings of relief following Chen.
The Curve managed three hits in the loss, with Acuna's RBI double coming in the fifth inning off Erie starter Wilkel Hernandez, who tossed six innings with four strikeouts.
The loss dropped the Curve to 10-30 on the season while Erie improved to 22-15, good for second place in the Southwest Divison. Akron is currently in first place in the divison with a record of 25-15.
Altoona, with six less wins than anyone else in the Eastern League currently, continues its six-game series against the SeaWolves, Double-A affiliate of the Detroit Tigers, this morning at 11:05 a.m.