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Curve leave 13 on base in setback

By Jarrod Prugar For the Mirror​ The Altoona Curve struggled offensively en route to a 4-0 loss to the Akron RubberDucks in front of 2,604 fans at PNG Field on Thursday night. It marked the sixth loss in a row and 10th in the last 11 games for the Curve. Offensively, it was another evening where Altoona couldn’t get hits with runners on base, leaving 13 on while going 0-for-9 in a game that saw Akron improve to 10-8. “It’s tough,” Altoona manager Robby Hammock said. “We’re trying to focus on hitting the fastball right now and we’re a little bit behind on ...

Curve drop fifth straight game as late-inning rally falls short

From Mirror reports Kervin Pichardo connected on his first home run of the season for Altoona on Wednesday afternoon, but the late surge from the Curve was not enough to avoid dropping a fifth-straight game in an 8-7 loss to the Akron RubberDucks at Peoples Natural Gas Field. The Curve ...

Curve fall to 1-8 in last nine with loss

By Jarrod Prugar For the Mirror The Altoona Curve’s losing streak extended to four games with Tuesday night’s 4-0 loss to Akron in front of 3,329 fans at PNG Field. “These guys are grinding every day. There’s a lot of work that goes on that people don’t see,” Altoona manager ...

Ninth-inning rally falls short for Curve

From Mirror reports BOWIE, Md. — Matt Fraizer and Aaron Shackelford each hit home runs in the ninth inning on Sunday afternoon for the Curve, but a three-run home run by Dylan Beavers was too much to overcome as Bowie defeated Altoona for the fifth time in the series, 5-4, at Prince George’s Stadium. Beavers came to the plate with the game tied 2-2 in the seventh inning and drove the fifth pitch of his at-bat against Po-Yu Chen over the wall to give Bowie the lead. Chen entered in relief to begin the fifth inning and tossed 2.1 frames, allowing the three runs off the Beavers home ...

Curve’s ninth-inning heroics go for naught in loss to Bowie

From Mirror reports BOWIE, Md. — An Altoona Curve comeback came up a little short on Friday night on the road. Kervin Pichardo knocked a game-tying RBI double with two outs in the top of the ninth inning, but the Bowie Baysox rallied back in the 10th inning to walk off Altoona, 5-4, on Friday night at Prince George’s Stadium. With the win, Bowie improves to 6-6 while the Curve fell to 5-7. With Altoona trailing 3-2 in the ninth inning, Jackson Glenn reached on a throwing error by third baseman Anthony Servideo. Tres Gonzalez grounded into a fielder’s choice with Glenn ...

Curve end four-game losing streak with win

Next stop Tonight: Altoona at Bowie, 7:05 p.m. Pitchers: Curve RHP Sean Sullivan vs. Baysox RHP Kyle Brnovich Radio: WRTA-FM 98.5 From Mirror reports BOWIE, Md. — Seth Beer and Jackson Glenn each hit their first home runs of the season Thursday night as the Curve snapped a four-game losing streak with a 7-6 win over the Bowie Baysox at Prince George’s Stadium. Altoona took the lead in the first off Bowie starter Alex Pham on an Abrahan Gutierrez RBI double to score Joe Perez. Pham surrendered a solo shot to Beer in the second before Tres Gonzalez followed with a single ...