Starters Peyton Stumbo and Alex Amalfi for New Hampshire traded zeros through the first three innings of the game until Altoona got Amalfi’s number in the fourth. After Keiner Delgado walked and Duce Gourson singled to start the frame, Lonnie White Jr. slammed a long three-run homer to left to take a 3-0 lead for the Curve.

Later in the inning, the Curve got a double from Titus Dumitru and a walk from Ivan Brethowr to keep the frame alive. P.J. Hilson followed with a three-run blast down the right field line, making him the 14th different Curve player to hit a home run this season and giving Altoona a 6-0 lead. It was the second time this week that the Curve scored six runs in an inning and the fourth time this season.

After the Fisher Cats got three runs back in the bottom of the fourth, Stumbo limited the damage and pitched into the fifth inning for the fourth straight start.

He went 4 1/3 innings and allowed seven hits, no walks, and picked up three strikeouts before the Curve bullpen would carry the team home for a victory.

Hilson

Jaden Woods was dominant as the first reliever on Thursday and earned the win with 2 ª innings of perfect relief in which he struck out five. In his last four outings, Woods has permitted just one unearned run and struck out 11 batters in six innings. Derek Diamond combined with Woods to finish the win, firing two scoreless innings for the fourth time since returning from the injured list. The two combined for seven strikeouts and just one baserunner allowed over the final 4ª innings of the game.

Keiner Delgado and Duce Gourson slugged back-to-back solo homers in the seventh inning to give the Curve additional breathing room. It was the third time this season that the Curve have hit consecutive home runs.

Altoona matched its season-high with four homers in a game. This year, Altoona has hit 54 homers in 54 games, putting the team on pace to hit 138 homers this season, it would be the highest total since 2023 when the club hit 122 homers. The franchise record for home runs in a season is 143, set in 2022.

Altoona continues its series with the Fisher Cats tonight at 6:03. The Curve will send righthander Matt Ager to the mound with fellow righty Jackson Wentworth slated to start for the Fisher Cats.

Next stop

Tonight: Altoona at New Hampshire, 6:03 p.m.

Pitchers: Curve RHP Matt Ager vs. FIsher Cats RHP Jackswon Wentworth

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