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Chandler, Johnson selected for Futures game

Curve right-hander Bubba Chandler, the No. 62 prospect in all of baseball according to MLB Pipeline, has been named to the National League roster for the All-Star Futures Game to be held at Globe Life Field, home of the Texas Rangers, on Saturday, July 13. Chandler is joined on the National League roster by fellow Pirates prospect, INF Termarr Johnson, Pittsburgh’s first round draft choice in 2022. The projected Futures Game rosters also include eight players from various Eastern League clubs including INF Brady House (Harrisburg/Washington Nationals), C Samuel Basallo ...

Curve off to slow 2nd half

From Mirror reports HARRISBURG — The Altoona Curve’s start to the second half of the season continues to be unsuccessful. The Curve have lost 6-of-7 games to start the second half after a 2-1 loss to the Harrisburg Senators on Monday night at FNB Field. Drake Fellows tossed a career-long seven innings and struck out a career-best nine batters in suffering the loss. Tsung-Che Cheng drove the first pitch of his second inning at-bat over the right-field wall for Altoona’s only run. The infielder leads the Curve with eight home runs this season, which have all come on the road. ...

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 ...