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ERIE -- The Erie SeaWolves scored 10 unanswered runs and earned a 10-7 win over the Curve on Wednesday afternoon at UPMC Park.
The Curve batted around and scored seven times in the fourth inning to take a commanding 7-0 lead. Murf Gray started the big inning with a two-run homer, his fourth with the Curve in 15 games. Gray holds .894 OPS with Altoona; he's reached base safely in every game with the team.
Following the homer, Altoona picked up four more hits and a walk before Erie's starter was lifted from the game.
Will Taylor, Javier Rivas and Ryan McCarty recorded consecutive run-scoring doubles in the frame, with Keiner Delgado adding another against reliever Yosber Sanchez to put the cherry on top. Altoona picked up eight of its 10 hits in the inning.
Peyton Stumbo took advantage of the run support and cruised through the first four innings of his outing until he allowed three runs, two earned, in the fifth. Stumbo worked into the sixth inning and left with the bases loaded as he handed the ball to Kyle Larsen.
Larsen allowed all three inherited runs to score and faced just three hitters before Cy Nielson entered and wrapped up thed sixth inning. Stumbo allowed six runs, five earned, on eight hits and one walk with four strikeouts on 99 pitches.
Erie took the lead in the seventh with a run off Nielson when E.J. Exposito reached on a fielder's choice to score Andrew Jenkins. The SeaWolves added two insurance runs with a homer by Josue Briceno in the eighth. The Wolves scored 10 times between the fifth to eighth innings to secure the win.
Eight of the nine hitters in the starting lineup recorded a hit in the defeat. Lonnie White Jr. and Callan Moss each had two-hit days at the plate.
Notes
The Pittsburgh Pirates have made the following change to the Altoona roster:
— LHP Braydon Risley was transferred from Bradenton to Altoona.
Next stop
Tonight: Altoona at Erie, 6:05 p.m.
Pitchers: Curve RHP Matt Ager vs. Wolves LHP Andrew Sears
Radio: WRTA-FM 98.5