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Troubles vs. Akron continue

By Jarrod Prugar For the Mirror Ryan Webb’s gem was too much as the Altoona Curve fell to the Akron RubberDucks, 7-3, Sunday night in front of 5,816 fans at PNG Field. Webb spun six innings of one-run baseball with his lone blemish coming on a home run by Altoona right fielder Charles McAdoo in the sixth inning. “He was landing his fastball really, really well, then threw a breaking ball, too,” Curve manager Robby Hammock said. “You can see why they have him where they do. If he’s able to do that he’s going be tough against anyone.” Curve hitters struggled ...

Chandler keeps proper perspective in pursuing MLB dream

Roy Ruben Chandler is a simple man who makes a living by making the lives of his opponents hard with each pitch that leaves his right hand. Chandler is better known as “Bubba,’’ a nickname given to him by his two older sisters when he was a youngster growing up in Athens, Ga. ...

Peterson, Akron hold Curve in check

Akron has been a super villain over the course of the Curve’s franchise history, having defeated them 282 times in their 26 seasons entering Friday night — the most of any team they have played. After what appeared to be a moment where they may have solved them on Friday night, RubberDucks hurler Austin Peterson thwarted the Curve’s hope, handing them a 4-2 setback before 4,733 fans at Peoples Natural Gas Field. “He has a good fastball, we had trouble getting to it,’’ Curve manager Robby Hammock said. “He has nice extensions, really gets up on you. When you get a ...

Bullpen misfires in ninth

By Jarrod Prugar For the Mirror Things fell apart for the Altoona Curve late on Thursday night. Akron scored six runs in the final two innings as the Curve fell 11-5 to the Akron RubberDucks in front of 2,881 fans at PNG Field Wednesday night. It was a tie game at 6-6 entering the top of the ninth inning before the wheels fell off the bus for the Curve. “We’ve played them so much especially when we were going through our spell, they were right there in the middle of it, and beat us every time,” Altoona manager Robby Hammock said. “We’ve had a really tough time ...

Curve lose at home to start second half

Next stop Tonight: Akron at Altoona, 6 p.m. Pitchers: Ducks RHP Aaron Davenport vs. Curve RHP Sean Sullivan Radio: WRTA-FM 98.5 By Jarrod Prugar For the Mirror The Altoona Curve began the second half of the Eastern League season on Tuesday night by falling 4-3 to the Akron RubberDucks in front of 5,772 fans at PNG Field. The Curve offense got on the board early with two runs in the third inning, but the RubberDucks answered with two runs off Altoona starter Drake Fellows in the top of the fourth. Left fielder Yoyner Fajardo’s RBI single in the fourth inning put the ...

SportsNet Pittsburgh will show select Curve games

The Altoona Curve announced on Tuesday that seven home games at Peoples Natural Gas Field and three road contests will air on SportsNet Pittsburgh during this season. “We are excited to partner with SportsNet Pittsburgh to make our home games more accessible to fans all across central Pennsylvania and the Northeastern United States,” said Nate Bowen, General Manager of the Curve. “It is a great opportunity to reach out to a larger fan base and draw more interest from fans outside of Blair County and bring them out to the ballpark for a game.” SportsNet Pittsburgh is the ...