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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 ...

Martin’s game-winning hit for Curve gets noticed

https://youtu.be/L3W32QvwH0c Mason Martin’s walk-off single put the final touches on a wild 7-6 win for the Altoona Curve over the Erie Seawolves in front of 3,132 people at PNG Field Wednesday night. As Martin jogged down the line, he pointed at the dugout making sure to catch the eye of ...

Peguero sent to Triple-A

Altoona Curve infielder Liover Peguero, considered the Pittsburgh Pirates’ No. 6 prospect, was promoted to Triple-A Indianapolis on Tuesday. Peguero, 22, was hitting .260 for the Curve with 11 home runs and 34 RBIs. He also played a full season with the Curve last year — except for a brief appearance with the Pirates — and hit .259 with 10 homers and 58 RBIs. To take his place, infielder Jackson Glenn was promoted from Single-A Greensboro to the Curve. Glenn was hitting .289 with six homers and 31 RBIs. Glenn was a fifth-round selection by the Pirates in 2021. He went 0-for-5 ...

Curve heading home after dropping road-series finale

From Mirror reports HARRISBURG — Altoona jumped out to an early first-inning lead on Monday afternoon, but the Harrisburg Senators scored eight runs over their final three at-bats to defeat the Curve, 9-2, at FNB Field. Altoona’s offense scored in the first and seventh innings, getting a pair of runs on sacrifice flies in the loss. Lolo Sanchez singled in the second at-bat of the game against Harrisburg starter Alemao Hernandez and advanced to second on a Mason Martin walk. Both base runners advanced on a throwing error by Hernandez before Gorski scored Sanchez on a ...

Curve pick up shutout

HARRISBURG — Altoona starter Aaron Shortridge matched a career-high with nine strikeouts across five scoreless innings on Sunday night as the Curve picked up a second consecutive win over the Harrisburg Senators, 2-0, at FNB Field. It was the third shutout victory of the season for Altoona. The nine strikeouts for Shortridge matched the career-mark he set on July 16, 2018, while pitching with the West Virginia Black Bears in his first professional season. Grant Ford, Cameron Junker, and Noe Toribio completed the shutout for Altoona, with Ford and Junker each tossing an inning and ...