RICHMOND, Va. — Callan Moss picked up his second multi-hit game of the season in an 11-2 loss for the Altoona Curve to the Richmond Flying Squirrels on Friday night at Carmax Park.

Altoona’s 0-7 start is the longest stretch without a win to begin a season since 2009, when the Curve started the year with eight consecutive losses, a franchise record.

The Curve jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the second inning when Moss and Titus Dumitru began the frame with back-to-back doubles against starter Joe Whitman.

Richmond responded with three runs in the bottom of the second against Curve starter Peyton Stumbo. Stumbo battled through four innings and was charged with the loss. The Flying Squirrels used three straight hits with two outs, and a Curve error, to score three unearned runs in the fourth.

Stumbo allowed seven hits, no walks and struck out three in his first start of the season.

Derek Berg slammed a solo homer in the fifth inning to close the deficit to 6-2. It was the fifth straight game that the Curve have hit a home run.

Richmond’s Bo Davidson put the game away with a pair of homers late in the game, a solo shot in the seventh and three-run shot in the eighth.

Curve reliever Tyrone Yulie spun two scoreless innings of relief following Stumbo, needing just 26 pitches.

Altoona’s Duce Gourson and Titus Dumitru each extended their on-base streaks to seven games to begin the season.

Roster moves

The Pittsburgh Pirates made the following change to the Curve roster on Friday:

— LHP Anthony Solometo was placed on 7-Day injured list.

— RHP Jarod Bayless was transferred from Triple-A Indianapolis to Altoona.

— RHP Jaycob Deese was transferred from High-A Greensboro to Altoona.

Next stop

Saturday: Altoona at Richmond, 7 p.m.

Sunday: Altoona at Richmond, 2 p.m.

Radio: Both games on WRTA-FM 98.5