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Fraizer’s three-run homer gets Curve the ‘W’

From Mirror reports Matt Fraizer launched a walk-off three-run homer in the bottom of the 10th inning to send the Curve to a 7-5 win over New Hampshire on Friday night at Peoples Natural Gas Field. Altoona earned its eighth walk-off win of the season, and clinched a series victory over the Fisher Cats, the Curve’s first since July 30--Aug. 4 against the Richmond Flying Squirrels. After New Hampshire quickly went ahead in the top of the 10th inning against Grant Ford, the Curve used a wild pitch and a walk to put men at the corners with one out. That was when Fraizer lifted a ...

Ex-Curve star back in town with Fisher Cats

By Jarrod Prugar For the Mirror The Altoona Curve walked it off against Charles McAdoo, a former teammate, and the New Hampshire Fisher Cats with a 5-4 victory Thursday night at PNG Field in front of 3,217 fans. On July 30, McAdoo was sitting in front of his locker in the Altoona ...

No. 3 prospect Johnson homers in Curve win

By Jarrod Prugar For the Mirror Termarr Johnson, the No. 3-ranked prospect in the Pittsburgh Pirates organization according to MLB Pipeline, helped propel the Altoona Curve to an 8-4 victory over the New Hampshire Fisher Cats Wednesday night in front of 3,128 fans at PNG Field. Johnson ...

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 ...