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RICHMOND, Va. -- Matt Fraizer hit his third home run with Altoona this season on Wednesday night, but it wasn't enough in a 6-3 loss for the Curve against the Richmond Flying Squirrels at the Diamond.
Fraizer's two-run home run came in the fifth inning off Richmond reliever Will Bednar, the brother of Pittsburgh Pirates closer David Bednar.
Brenden Dixon drew a walk earlier in the frame to set up the two-run shot. Yoyner Fajardo brought home Altoona's first run of the game in the second inning on an RBI single. That tied the game up at 1-1.
Nick Dombkowski started the game for the Curve, allowing five runs on seven hits in three innings to take the loss.
Brad Case followed with 3ª scoreless innings of relief, allowing just four hits and striking out one batter. Cy Nielson allowed a run on two hits in 1• innings to follow Case, walking two and striking out one.
Abrahan Gutierrez recorded two of Altoona's five hits in the loss, which evened the series for the Curve with Richmond. The Flying Squirrels had 13 hits with four extra-base knocks against Altoona.
Altoona continues its six-game series with the Flying Squirrels, Double-A affiliate of the San Francisco Giants, tonight at 6:35 p.m. Righty Drake Fellows is slated to start for the Curve while southpaw John Michael Bertrand will go for the Flying Squirrels.
Game notes: Carter Howell, Victor Bericoto, Turner Hill, Justin Wishkoski and Jimmy Glowenke each had two hits for Richmond. … With the loss, Altoona is now 19-28 while Richmond improved to 18-29. … Richmond left six men on base while Altoona stranded three runners.