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Curve head home after series loss to Squirrels

From Mirror reports RICHMOND, Va. — The Richmond Flying Squirrels defeated Altoona, 5-2, on Sunday to win the series at the Diamond. Yoyner Fajardo hit an RBI double for Altoona, but the Curve managed just four hits. Matt Fraizer went 2-for-3 with a walk and two singles. Fajardo’s double came following a two-out error to extend the inning, after Nick Cimillo reached on a fielding error by Richmond shortstop Jimmy Glowenke. Cimillo plated Altoona’s second run on a groundout in the sixth. Anthony Solometo took the loss, allowing two runs on five hits in four innings with a ...

Curve pitching staff turns in stellar performance in victory

From Mirror reports RICHMOND, Va. — Dominic Perachi began his outing with three perfect innings en route to a quality start in Altoona’s 6-1 win over the Richmond Flying Squirrels on Friday night at The Diamond. Altoona earned its second win of the week-long series with the Flying Squirrels. The Curve took an early 2-0 lead in the top of the first inning when Sammy Siani drove in Matt Fraizer and Nick Cimillo with a two-out double to left center. Siani picked up three hits in the game and has reached base safely in 10 straight games dating back to Aug. 11. Altoona added ...

Defense lets Curve down in extra innings

From Mirror reports RICHMOND, Va. — Jase Bowen and Sammy Siani each had RBI singles in extra innings for the Curve on Thursday night, but the Richmond Flying Squirrels rallied from behind numerous times to take a 7-6 win in 11 innings at the Diamond. The Curve were no-hit through the first six innings of the game by Richmond starter John Michael Bertrand. It was the seventh inning that sparked life into the Curve offense, with Tres Gonzalez and Brenden Dixon knocking back-to-back singles before Carter Bins was hit by a pitch, loading the bases for Jackson Glenn, who doubled two ...

Curve ‘O’ has silent night

From Mirror reports RICHMOND, Va. — Matt Fraizer hit his third home run with Altoona this season on Wednesday night, but it wasn’t enough in a 6-3 loss for the Curve against the Richmond Flying Squirrels at the Diamond. Fraizer’s two-run home run came in the fifth inning off Richmond reliever Will Bednar, the brother of Pittsburgh Pirates closer David Bednar. Brenden Dixon drew a walk earlier in the frame to set up the two-run shot. Yoyner Fajardo brought home Altoona’s first run of the game in the second inning on an RBI single. That tied the game up at 1-1. Nick ...

Curve use homers to get victory

From Mirror reports RICHMOND, Va. — Tsung-Che Cheng hit his team-leading 11th home run of the season, while Kervin Pichardo launched his 10th of the year for Altoona as the Curve defeated the Richmond Flying Squirrels, 7-5, on Tuesday night at the Diamond. With Altoona trailing 3-0, Cheng’s fourth-inning home run was a two-run shot off Richmond’s starter Dylan Cumming to make it a 3-2 game. The Curve tied the game in the fifth when Mike Jarvis scored from third base on a wild pitch, and took the lead on Pichardo’s two-run shot in the seventh inning off reliever Nick ...

Baysox pitcher continues his magic over Altoona

By Jarrod Prugar For the Mirror A three-run second inning helped propel the Bowie Baysox to a 6-2 win over Altoona Curve in front of 6,738 fans at PNG Field Sunday night. Bowie’s Alex Pham proved to be too much in the defeat as he held the Curve hitless through five innings. He allowed three hits in the sixth inning that allowed two runs to score for Altoona, but that was the only damage he allowed. ‘We’ve had trouble with him all year,” Curve manager Robby Hammock said. “He’s got a good fastball up in the zone, and then he’s able to work his off speed off of ...