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Curve take 2 over weekend

From Mirror reports HARTFORD, Conn. —The Curve earned a split of their six-game series with the Hartford Yard Goats on Sunday afternoon with a 9-5 win at Dunkin’ Park. Working against Rockies rehabbing right-hander Antonio Senzatela, Altoona plated four runs in the top of the first inning on four hits and a walk to snag the early lead that it nevered surrendered. With Sunday being a bullpen day on the mound, Emmanuel Chapman tossed the first three innings for the Curve, scattering eight baserunners and earning a pair of strikeouts. Brad Case followed with 2-plus scoreless ...

Curve falls flat at Yard Goats

HARTFORD, Conn. — Termarr Johnson was 2-for-4 hitting to record his first multi-hit game at Double-A Friday night as Altoona fell to the Hartford Yard Goats at Dunkin’ Park. Anthony Solometo allowed six runs on six hits in one inning to take the loss for the Curve. After a scoreless first inning, Solometo allowed six hits and a walk without recording an out in the second inning. Jaycob Deese entered in relief and tossed three scoreless innings. Blake Townsend fired three scoreless innings to follow Deese before J.C. Flowers tossed a scoreless eighth inning for the ...

Curve score late to get victory over Goats

From Mirror reports HARTFORD, Conn. — Brenden Dixon hit his eighth home run of the season in the ninth inning on Thursday night to give Altoona a 3-2 win over Hartford at Dunkin’ Park. The game was tied 2-2 entering the ninth inning when Dixon hit a lead-off home run off Zach Agnos to give Altoona its first lead of the game. Altoona had seven hits in the win, with Yoyner Fajardo recording two. After falling behind 2-0 in the second inning, the Curve scored two runs in the third to tie it. Termarr Johnson lifted a sacrifice fly to center field to score Eli Wilson before Matt ...

Curve lose in ninth

HARTFORD, Conn. — Hartford rallied to walk-off the Curve in the bottom of the ninth inning, 6-5, at Dunkin’ Park on Wednesday night. With the game tied 5-5 in the bottom of the ninth, Jack Carey entered for Altoona and walked two batters before a sacrifice fly moved the game-winning run to third base. With two outs, Sterlin Thompson hit an RBI single. Nick Cimillo led Altoona’s offense with three hits. Altoona scored the first run of the game in the first inning when Cimillo scored Matt Fraizer after a throwing error by Hartford shortstop Ryan Ritter. The Yard Goats tied the ...

Four hits not much for Curve

From Mirror reports HARTFORD, Conn. —Sammy Siani and Carter Bins each recorded two hits to total Altoona’s offense in a 4-0 shutout loss to the Hartford Yard Goats at Dunkin Park on Tuesday night. The Curve, who saw their overall record fall to 55-72, were held to just four hits in the loss, stranding three on-base and striking out six times. It was the 12th time Altoona has been shut out this season. Emmanuel Chapman allowed four runs on six hits in 3.2 innings in the start to take the loss. Braxton Fulford had an RBI single in the fourth inning, before Zach Kokoska hit a ...

Curve get six-game sweep of Cats

The Altoona Curve used a five-run eighth inning to lead the way in a 5-2 victory over the New Hampshire Fisher Cats in front of 4,223 fans at PNG Field Sunday afternoon. It marked the first six-game sweep the Curve have had since going to a six-game schedule in 2021. “I’m kind of at a loss,” Altoona manager Robby Hammock said. “Some things happened this series that shouldn’t happen, to be honest, on both sides, on our side and their side, we were able to take advantage and overcome our mistakes, and we were able to take advantage of their mistakes so that’s one thing ...