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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 ...

Curve pitcher feeling good as August hits

Matt Ager had a pretty special start to his third year of professional baseball and was excellent in his first six appearances for the Altoona Curve. But the 6-foot-6 inch right-hander ran into a rough patch in June during which he allowed 18 runs in 22 2/3 innings pitched. He started July ...

Carmichael hits 2 HRs in victory for Curve

The Altoona Curve continued their season-long home run display Thursday night at Peoples Natural Gas Field in a 14-10 win over Chesapeake with five long balls. Those home runs brought Altoona’s total for the season to 108 through 99 games. Coming into Thursday’s game, 20 different players ...

Curve almost get no-hit in setback

Chesapeake Baysox left-handed pitcher Caden Hunter made his first start at the Double-A level in Wednesday afternoon’s game with the Altoona Curve at Peoples Natural Gas Field. It may turn out to be one of his most memorable starts while he’s in the minors. Hunter, who is the Baltimore ...

Baysox rough Curve up early in Eastern League matchup

A two-homer night from Lonnie White Jr. was largely wasted in the Altoona Curve’s 12-3 loss to the Chesapeake Baysox on Tuesday evening in front of 4,592 fans at Peoples Natural Gas Field. Altoona gave up five runs in the first — a grand slam from Aron Estrada, and a solo shot from Dom ...

Curve come up short again at Akron

AKRON, Ohio — Altoona and Akron wrapped up their series on Sunday afternoon with the RubberDucks earning their second straight 4-3 decision. Held without a hit through the first five innings by Akron starter Caden Favors, Will Taylor hammered the first pitch of the sixth inning over the ...