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HARTFORD, Conn. -- Hartford rallied to walk-off the Curve in the bottom of the ninth inning, 6-5, at Dunkin' Park on Wednesday night.
With the game tied 5-5 in the bottom of the ninth, Jack Carey entered for Altoona and walked two batters before a sacrifice fly moved the game-winning run to third base. With two outs, Sterlin Thompson hit an RBI single.
Nick Cimillo led Altoona's offense with three hits.
Altoona scored the first run of the game in the first inning when Cimillo scored Matt Fraizer after a throwing error by Hartford shortstop Ryan Ritter. The Yard Goats tied the game in the third inning on a home run from Adael Amador.
The Curve rallied for three runs in the fourth. Kervin Pichardo drove in Cimillo on a second error committed by Ritter before Jase Bowen knocked in Sammy Siani on a fielder's choice, and Eli Wilson hit a sacrifice fly. Bowen tied the game with a sacrifice fly in the eighth inning.
Dominic Perachi allowed five runs in four innings in the start, including three in the bottom of the fourth inning to tie the game and one in the fifth to give the Yard Goats the lead. Grant Ford and Eddy Yean each tossed two scoreless innings of relief.
The teams continue the series tonight at 7:10 p.m.