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Curve’s offense silent in loss to Fisher Cats

MANCHESTER, N.H. — The Altoona Curve’s offense was limited to just four hits and three walks in a 7-2 defeat at New Hampshire on Friday night The Curve turned to righty Beau Sulser in a starting role, his first appearance for the team since the 2019 season when he earned Co-Pitcher of the Year honors for Altoona. Sulser struck out four but was charged with the loss after surrendering a first inning homer to Damiano Palmegiani and three runs in the second. The Curve managed their lone runs on a Chavez Young walk and homer from Matt Fraizer in the third inning to make it a 4-2 ...

Curve will retire No. 21 to honor Clemente

The Altoona Curve recently announced Clemente Night on Friday, July 21, when the Curve host the Reading Fightin’ Phils at Peoples Natural Gas Field at 6 p.m. The Curve will officially retire the No. 21 uniform in honor of the former Pirates star. The No. 21 will be the second number retired in franchise history, joined by Adam Hyzdu’s No. 16. The retirement ceremony will take place prior to the game at approximately 5:40 p.m. Fans are encouraged to arrive early and be in their seats for the ceremony. The No. 21 plaque commemorating the number retirement will be unveiled in ...

Series finale postponed

Sunday’s game between Altoona and Erie was postponed due to inclement weather. The game will be made up on Wednesday, Aug. 9 with a doubleheader beginning at 12:05 p.m. Altoona won back-to-back games on Friday and Saturday to take the series over the SeaWolves with three wins on the week. The Curve will have four days off for the All-Star break before traveling to New Hampshire for a three-game series beginning on Friday night. On Saturday night, Jackson Glenn recorded multiple hits for the second game in a row for the Curve, finishing 2-for-5 with three RBIs as Altoona defeated ...

Gonzalez hoping life lessons from famous dad pay off

Impressive lineage Jacob Gonzalez’s father, Luis, was an MLB player from 1990-2008. He played with the Astros, Cubs, Tigers, Diamondbacks, Dodgers and Marlins. He finished with 354 home runs and 1,439 RBIs. He hit 57 home runs and 142 RBIs in 2001, the year Arizona won the World ...

Curve break out the bats in victory over Wolves

The Altoona Curve offense erupted for 17 hits en route to an 8-7 victory over Erie Friday night in front of 4,507 fans at PNG Field. https://youtu.be/Y3LXXqTsr1A “For the offense, it was nice to see us hit some balls against a pretty good pitcher,” Curve manager Callix Crabbe said. ...

Late homer lifts Wolves past Curve

An eighth-inning home run pushed the Erie Seawolves past the Altoona Curve, 5-3, Thursday night in front of 3,745 fans at PNG Field. https://youtu.be/NGtVDzR0Pbc The late homer from Diego Rincones was yet another in a long line of crushing home runs that have doomed the Altoona pitching staff throughout the season. “I think sometimes you have to give the other team credit,” Curve manager Callix Crabbe said. “That’s a really veteran group and some dudes that can really swing the bat and so yeah, it’s a theme, but I think tonight was a pretty good game as a whole. It sucks ...