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Curve use breakout offensive performance to beat Wolves

From Mirror reports ERIE — Altoona’s offense had its best game of the season on Thursday night, slugging five home runs to help the Curve defeat the Erie SeaWolves, 11-5, at UPMC Park. In the win, Altoona set season highs in runs (11), hits (16), home runs (5), runs in an inning (6) and margin of victory (6). Altoona had not won consecutive games since April 9 and April 10. The Curve took an early 6-0 lead in the second inning off Erie starter Troy Melton. Joe Perez led off the inning with his third home run of the season before Dustin Peterson hit his first home run with ...

Sullivan too much for Wolves’ batters

Next stop Tonight: Altoona at Erie, 6:05 p.m. Pitchers: Curve RHP Troy Melton vs. Wolves RHP Drake Fellows Radio: WRTA-FM 98.5 ERIE — Seth Beer broke a scoreless game with his second home run of the season on Wednesday afternoon as Altoona shut out the Erie SeaWolves, 2-0, at UPMC Park. The game was scoreless throughout the first six innings, but a rain delay of nearly 90 minutes halted the game. Altoona starter Sean Sullivan worked six innings before the delay for Altoona, and navigated the Erie order with fine-toothed comb. He struck out three batters, while allowing four ...

SeaWolves hand Curve worst setback of the season

From Mirror reports ERIE — Francisco Acuna collected an RBI double for the Altoona Curve on Tuesday night, but it was all the Curve’s offense could manage against the Erie SeaWolves in Altoona’s worst loss of the season, 11-1, at UPMC Park Tuesday night. The SeaWolves scored 11 runs on 12 hits to beat the Curve in the first matchup between the two teams this season. The worst damage came in the eighth inning, when Erie added five runs to its lead off Justin Meis in relief. Meis recorded two outs in the eighth inning, allowing five runs with four earned on five hits and a ...

Dixon ignites Curve

AKRON, Ohio — Brenden Dixon continued a hot week for Altoona with three hits and two RBIs as the Altoona Curve bats slugged 11 hits in a 6-2 win over the Akron RubberDucks on Sunday afternoon at Canal Park. Dixon, who finished the week 6-for-12 with a double, a home run, and four RBI sin three games played, knocked three singles for Altoona on Sunday. He tied the game 2-2 in the sixth inning with a two-run knock off reliever Davis Sharpe. Altoona took the lead two batters later on a Kervin Pichardo RBI double. Seth Beer extended his hitting streak to seven games and his on-base ...

Big first inning sinks Curve

AKRON, Ohio — Tsung-Che Cheng and Brenden Dixon each knocked solo home runs for Altoona in a 6-3 loss to Akron on Friday night at Canal Park. The RubberDucks scored all six of their runs in the first inning, chasing Curve starter Bubba Chandler out of the game after just two-thirds of an inning. Chandler did not allow a hit but matched a career-high with five walks in the frame. He left with the trainer in the eighth at-bat of the inning, with Justin Meis entering in relief and allowing a grand slam to Dayan Frias to cap the big inning. Meis went 2• innings and allowed just ...

Big ninth inning helps Curve win

AKRON, Ohio — Sean Sullivan matched a career-high with seven shutout innings for Altoona as the Curve plated three runs in the top of the ninth inning to defeat the Akron RubberDucks, 4-1, on Thursday night at Canal Park. With the game tied 1-1 in the top of the ninth inning, Altoona rallied for three runs to take the lead. After Jase Bowen drew a lead-off walk, Joe Perez lined an RBI double into left field off Akron reliever Jordan Jones. Two batters later, Carter Bins added an RBI double of his own before Brenden Dixon tacked on a third RBI double in the inning for ...