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Curve bullpen fails to deliver in eighth

From Mirror reports PORTLAND, Maine — Portland rallied for seven runs in the eighth inning and secured a 13-8 comeback win over the Curve on Wednesday night at Hadlock Field. Tsung-Che Cheng banged a go-ahead grand slam in the sixth inning for the Curve. Trailing 5-4 in the sixth, Altoona loaded the bases with singles from Jase Bowen and Carter Bins and a walk from Yoyner Fajardo. Cheng stepped up with two outs and slammed the first pitch from righty Alex Hoppe into the right field bleachers to take an 8-6 lead for the Curve. Po-Yu Chen was touched for five runs on seven hits ...

Curve 2025 dates set

From Mirror reports The Altoona Curve announced home dates for the 2025 season at Peoples Natural Gas Field, as well as season ticket information for the upcoming season. The Curve will play 69 home games at PNG Field in 2025. “It’s so exciting to look ahead to what 2025 has in store for us and we’re already in the planning process for unique giveaways and the premium experience that Curve baseball has to offer,” said Curve General Manager Nate Bowen. “We are looking forward to giving fans the best possible experience over our final 18 home games of this season.” The ...

It runs in the family: Baseball still keeps Siani brothers close

​Growing up 1 year, 5 months apart from each other has produced a multitude of shared experiences for the Siani brothers, Michael and Sammy, who hail from Glenside, Pa. Some of those include the same favorite football team, the Philadelphia Eagles, and being teammates regularly throughout ...

Curve winning streak ends; losing skid starts

https://youtu.be/LgPZ82WalPI?si=h9NVGqYC0r4EYT1g https://youtu.be/CH868QBbC28?si=ya2ijP_b-paINjix Nick Cimillo hit his 19th home run of the season and second at the Double-A level on Sunday afternoon for Altoona, but Richmond scored four runs in the top of the ninth inning to come from behind and defeat the Curve, 9-7, at Peoples Natural Gas Field. The Curve jumped out to an early 5-0 lead through two innings. Yoyner Fajardo tripled on the first pitch in the bottom of the first inning before Kervin Pichardo followed with another triple to give Altoona a 1-0 lead after two pitches. ...

Chandler sparks Curve to easy win

From Mirror reports Righty Bubba Chandler struck out seven in seven innings of one-run ball, and Altoona earned its fourth straight win over the Richmond Flying Squirrels, 9-3, on Friday night in front of 5,197 fans at Peoples Natural Gas Field. Chandler allowed just three hits and no walks on 91 pitches, dropping his season ERA to 3.70 in the victory. Since May 29, the 21-year-old right-hander has walked just eight batters in 55ª innings since coming off the injured list on May 29. Pirates rehabbing utilityman Isiah Kiner-Falefa picked up two hits in four trips to the plate in ...

Gutierrez helps Curve get a walk-off win in extras

Abrahan Gutierrez’s 10th inning, walk-off sacrifice fly gave the Altoona Curve a 5-4 win over the Richmond Flying Squirrels Thursday night in front of 4,395 fans at PNG Field. While Gutierrez was the hero at the end, it was second baseman Kervin Pichardo who added in the defensive heroics ...