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Bullpen can’t hold lead for Curve in defeat

From Mirror reports HARRISBURG — Jacob Gonzalez and Abrahan Gutierrez each hit home runs for Altoona on Thursday night, but Harrisburg scored three runs across in its final two at bats to defeat the Curve, 6-5, at FNB Field. Gutierrez knocked his third home run with Altoona in the first inning, a two-run shot off Senators starter Dustin Saenz, to score Matt Gorski and put Altoona on the board first for the second day in a row. The Curve added two more runs off Saenz in the third inning, when Mason Martin and Gonzalez hit back-to-back RBI singles to give Altoona a 4-0 lead. The ...

Peguero home runs not enough for Curve

Next stop Tonight: Altoona at Harrisburg, 6:30 p.m. Pitchers: Curve RHP Sean Sullivan vs. Senators LHP Dustin Saenz Record: (0-1, 2nd half) From Mirror reports HARRISBURG — Despite two home runs from Liover Peguero Wednesday night, his 10th and 11th of the season — the Harrisburg Senators overcame four lead changes to defeat Altoona, 6-5, to open the second half of the season at FNB Field. Peguero finished with four hits. The first home run for Peguero came in the fifth inning, a solo shot off Harrisburg starter Alemao Hernandez to make it a 2-0 Curve lead. He followed ...

Altoona Curve sold

Lozinak family’s legacy continues with club to remain in Altoona as the Double-A affiliate of the Pittsburgh Pirates CURVE — The Altoona Curve announced its sale to new owner Diamond Baseball Holdings, an organization that owns and operates select minor league baseball clubs affiliated with Major League Baseball. This transition marks 25 years since the Lozinak family first brought professional baseball to Altoona and cultivated a legendary club that will enjoy continued success and growth under DBH ownership. The Curve will continue to be led by General Manager Nate Bowen and the ...

Curve’s Martin trying to get back up Pirates’ ladder

By Jarrod Prugar For the Mirror Mason Martin is no stranger to Altoona having played for the Curve in 2021, but after spending 2022 in Triple-A Indianapolis, Martin was back for this season. Having said that, Minor League Baseball is very much a place that is all about where you end up and not where you start. So far, Martin has hit .193 with only 11 home runs. Not numbers that will get him to Indianapolis again, but it’s not where you start, it’s where you finish. The aforementioned 11th home run came after nearly a three-week homerless streak for Martin that spanned ...

Rollercoaster ride in first half of season for Curve

By Jarrod Prugar For the Mirror Momentum is a wild ride in Minor League Baseball, and the Altoona Curve epitomized that in the first half of the 2023 season. The Curve finished 34-34 in the first 68 games of the season, good for third place and three games behind Southwest Division leader Erie, but until the last week were in position to possibly win the division and clinch a playoff spot. “It was like this real big rolling hill the entire time,” Altoona manager Callix Crabbe said. “It felt like we should have been in a better position to come out down the stretch and win, ...

Curve rally past Baysox

The Altoona Curve used a five-run sixth inning to catapult them to an 8-4 victory over the Bowie Baysox Sunday night in front of 6,260 people at PNG Field. It was the hitting and heads up baserunning of Matt Gorski that flipped the tide for the Curve. Gorski singled home two runs scoring Liover Peguero and Ji-Man Choi setting the stage for a wild rest of the inning. Tsung-Che Cheng hit a grounder to Bowie first baseman TT Bowens who subsequently stepped on first base for the out, but Gorski got caught in a rundown allowing Abrahan Gutierrez to score to put the game at 4-3 in ...