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HARRISBURG -- The streak is over for Altoona.
Anthony Solometo and Bubba Chandler, two of the top pitching prospects in the Pirates organization, combined to toss three scoreless innings apiece on Sunday as the Curve snapped a franchise-record 15-game losing streak with a win over the Harrisburg Senators, 6-2, at FNB Field.
Solometo started the game with three scoreless innings, allowing three hits, three walks and striking out a season-high five batters. Chandler, who started last Tuesday for the Curve, entered for the final three innings to earn his first career save. He struck out three batters and allowed one hit in the relief appearance.
Eddy Yean earned the win with one scoreless inning of relief. Cameron Junker recorded one out in the fifth inning. He allowed one run with two walks before Valentin Linarez allowed a run in 1ª innings of relief, setting up Chandler's three-inning save.
Aaron Shackelford and Tsung-Che Cheng each had three hits in the win. Shackelford hit his fourth home run of the season, a solo shot, in the second inning to give Altoona an early lead. He added a triple in the eighth inning to score another run.
Cheng had a two-run single in the fifth inning, and followed it with an RBI double in the seventh inning to give him a season-high three RBIs. Dylan Shockley had two hits in the win, with the Curve racking up 11 hits as a team.
Altoona's longest losing streak in franchise history matched the longest streak in the Eastern League since 2005, set by Richmond. The Flying Squirrels lost 15 consecutive games in 2015.
Altoona returns home on Tuesday to begin a six-game series with the Somerset Patriots, the Double-A affiliate of the New York Yankees, at 11 a.m.
Saturday's game
Jackson Glenn smacked a go-ahead two-run homer in the fifth inning for Altoona, but Harrisburg rallied for four runs across its final two at-bats, to secure a 5-3 win over Altoona on Saturday.
Drake Fellows made his team debut in a starting role for Altoona and tossed a career-long four innings in his first start of the season. He struck out five and allowed just two walks on 65 pitches, 43 strikes.