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Omar Alfonzo’s double lifts Altoona Curve over Harrisburg Senators

HARRISBURG — Altoona recorded a 5-4 win over the Harrisburg Senators on Sunday afternoon at FNB Field.

Altoona won the series, winning three games to two.

Tied 4-4, Keiner Delgado started the ninth inning for the Curve with a double to left-center, and then Omar Alfonzo stepped in as a pinch-hitter and rocketed a double past the center fielder to score the go-ahead run.

Landon Tomkins maneuvered around a pair of base hits in the bottom of the ninth to secure the win. Tomkins combined with Jaycob Deese and Cy Nielson to throw four scoreless frames and struck out six batters.

Starter Khristian Curtis matched his career-high with 10 strikeouts across five innings. Harrisburg tagged him for a two-run homer in the first inning and another run in the second.

The 23-year-old struck out six straight hitters across the third and fourth innings, and he picked up his 10th punch-out of the day after a solo homer by Seaver King in the fifth. Overall, he allowed four runs on five hits and one walk on 83 pitches.

Jesus Castillo got the scoring started when he blasted a game-tying three-run homer in the third inning. Titus Dumitru added a go-ahead RBI single in the frame to give the Curve a 4-3 lead.

Callan Moss picked up three hits.

Curve pitchers struck out a season-high 16 batters and walked just one in the series finale.

Saturday’s matchup between the Curve and Senators was postponed due to inclement weather. The teams will make up the game during Harrisburg’s visit to PNG Field beginning on Tuesday, May 12.

The Curve return to PNG Field on Tuesday to begin a six-game series with the Richmond Flying Squirrels at 6 p.m. LHP Connor Wietgrefe is slated to start the series opener for the Curve.

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