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Curve’s big innings too much for Erie

ERIE — Altoona swatted three home runs on it way to a 10-6 win over the Erie SeaWolves in an Eastern League baseball game on Thursday night at UPMC Park. Matt Ager turned in a brilliant start for the Curve, needing just 56 pitches to work through five scoreless innings. Ager earned the win ...

Curve pitching unable to stop Wolves’ offense

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 ...

Curve bullpen stifles SeaWolves

ERIE — Three Curve bullpen arms combined to sit down 16 straight hitters at one point in Altoona’s 2-0 Eastern League win over the Erie SeaWolves on Tuesday night at UPMC Park. Dominic Pipkin started the day on the mound and tossed three scoreless frames with one strikeout. Pipkin holds a ...

Curve home for big summer holiday in 2027

The Altoona Curve unveiled its 2027 home schedule at Peoples Natural Gas Field on Tuesday. After a three-game road trip to start the season for the Curve, opening day at PNG Field will be on Tuesday, April 6, when the Curve host the Akron RubberDucks. “We are really looking forward to ...

Castillo gets walk-off victory for Curve

Jesus Castillo’s walk-off single gave the Altoona Curve a 4-3 win over the Chesapeake Baysox Sunday night at PNG Field. A crowd of 3,785 was on hand to see Castillo’s bases-loaded heroics as he scored Titus Dumitru from third base. “He chased a pitch early and then was able to ...

Sky’s the limit: Pirates high prospect Murf Gray making rapid climb

While he grew up in California, it’s understandable that Murf Gray had never been to Altoona until earlier this week. After high school, he went to college at Fresno State, which was less than 25 miles away from his hometown. Before his first game at PNG Field on Tuesday, he came back in ...