Pitcher Paul Skenes will make his Double-A debut in Altoona on Saturday, Curve officials announced this afternoon. Skenes, the Pittsburgh Pirates' first overall pick of the 2023 MLB Draft, made two appearances in Bradenton, where he posted three shutout innings, allowing one hit, one walk and ...
From Mirror reports BOWIE, Md. — Joe Perez crushed a two-run home run for Altoona in the top of the 13th inning, but the Baysox rallied with a walk-off home run from Greg Cullen to bring an end to the Curve’s longest game of the season in a 7-6 loss on Sunday at Prince George’s Stadium. The Curve were down to their final out in the top of the ninth inning with runners on the corners trailing 3-1 when Chavez Young launched a three-run home run off new reliever Keagan Gillies to give the Curve a 4-3 lead. In the bottom of the ninth, Bowie punched back with a game-tying solo ...
From Mirror reports BOWIE, Md. — The Bowie Baysox rallied for a pair of late runs in a 3-1 win over Altoona on Friday night in an Eastern League matchup at Prince George’s Stadium in Bowie. Jackson Wolf tossed five scoreless innings to start the game for Altoona and limited the Baysox to just three baserunners on 72 pitches thrown. Wolf struck out three, giving him 14 in 13 innings since joining Altoona in early August. The teams traded runs in the sixth inning off the first reliever out of each bullpen. Tsung-Che Cheng plated Altoona’s run with a sacrifice fly off Ignacio ...
Jarrod Prugar For the Mirror From the moment Altoona Curve owner Chuck Greenberg walked into a minor league baseball stadium, he knew he wanted to be a part of it and own a team someday. Altoona helped make that dream come true, albeit way quicker than he ever could have anticipated. “I ...
From Mirror reports BOWIE, Md. — Aaron Shortridge continued to build upon his strong month of August for Altoona on Thursday night. The right-hander tossed six innings in a 6-3 win for the Curve over the Baysox at Prince George’s Stadium in Eastern League baseball action. In his first start since his nine-inning complete game for Altoona against Erie a week ago Friday, Shortridge allowed just two runs on seven hits without walking a batter. He gave up two runs in the bottom of the second inning on an RBI single from Greg Cullen and a sacrifice fly by Maxwell Costes. In the ...
By Ken Love For the Mirror I’ve been a golf fan for many years, but I cannot remember seeing anything quite like the turn around Lucas Glover has made in his golf game over the past few weeks. A career journeyman, the 43-year-old Glover had just four career victories (including the 2009 U.S. Open) coming into this year. Always known as a great ball-striker, Glover’s weakness on the greens has always held him back. Desperate to improve, Glover decided to switch to a long-putter in June, and the change quickly paid major dividends. Two weeks ago, Glover captured the Wyndham ...
