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Loss to Richmond puts Curve at 7-11 heading to break

The Curve fell 5-3 to Richmond in the series and pre-break finale Sunday afternoon before 3,845 fans at Peoples Natural Gas Field to drop their second-half record to 7-11. Richmond scored three times off starter Connor Oliver, who made his second start of the series, and spun two innings. He allowed three earned runs on four hits, including a two-run homer from Richmond’s Jean Carlos Sio. Altoona stole four bases in the game, two after a first-inning single from Keiner Delgado, who scored on a sacrifice fly from Derek Berg. The Curve offense was held quiet by starter Trystan ...

Winning solves any issues for Altoona Curve

It’s often said that Minor League Baseball is about development far more than winning. But standing outside the Altoona Curve’s locker room following Friday’s 5-4 win over Richmond, that seemed more like the opinion of someone not on a baseball diamond than anyone actually ...

Curve’s Berg answers the call when needed

One of the biggest parts of Minor League Baseball involves seizing opportunities when they come up. That’s exactly what Derek Berg has been doing the last month-plus. Picked in the 10th round of the 2024 draft by the Pittsburgh Pirates, Berg is getting his chance to catch for the ...

Curve put together big fourth inning in victory

There is plenty of optimism in the Altoona Curve clubhouse as the team feels it has what it takes to make a run in the second half of the Eastern League season. On Wednesday night, in the second game of the series against Richmond, the Curve took an early lead, allowed the Flying Squirrels to ...

Altoona Curve catcher Alfonzo dealing with family loss in Venezuela

The Altoona Curve played Tuesday’s game against Richmond, a 3-2 Flying Squirrels win, at Peoples Natural Gas Field with catcher Omar Alfonzo on their minds. Alfonzo was placed on the temporarily inactive list on June 25 a day after devastating earthquakes in Venezuela after he learned his ...

Former Curve pitcher Wietgrefe captures monthly honor

Minor League Baseball announced that ex- Altoona Curve pitcher Connor Wietgrefe was named the Eastern League Pitcher of the Month for the month of June on Monday. Wietgrefe, who was promoted to Triple-A Indianapolis on June 25, threw 18 consecutive scoreless innings over his final three ...