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Curve drop final two games of trip to Erie

From Mirror reports ERIE — The Altoona Curve dropped a pair of games over the weekend to split a six-game series against the Erie Seawolves. Henry Davis and Domingo Leyba each slugged their second home runs of the season in two-hit games for the Curve on Sunday afternoon, but Erie’s offense was too much for Altoona to handle in a 7-3 loss at UPMC Park. Davis’s second home run of the week came in the fourth inning off Erie starter Sawyer Gipson-Long, a solo shot to center field to make it a 3-1 game. Davis finished the week with four RBI and four walks to go with five hits ...

Roche: Automated strike zone is coming to MLB parks soon

By Walt Frank wfrank@altoonamirror.com Technology has changed the way the game of baseball is played and more changes are coming in the future said Marc Roche, Pittsburgh Pirates Technology/Video Coordinator for the minor leagues. “The automated strike zone is coming to Major League ...

Maggi gifts Curve a victory

From Mirror reports ERIE — Drew Maggi delivered his first multi-hit game of the season, finishing 3-for-4 with two RBI as Altoona defeated the Erie SeaWolves, 4-2, on Friday night at UPMC Park. Maggi was the only Curve batter to record multiple hits in the contest, with Altoona finishing with nine hits as a team. It was the 10th game with 3-plus hits in Maggi’s Altoona career, with the last coming on August 10, 2014, in a game against Reading. With the bases loaded in the sixth inning, Maggi singled back up the middle off reliever Michael Bienlien to score two runs and tie the ...

Late-inning struggles by bullpen send Curve to fourth loss

From Mirror reports ERIE — Lolo Sanchez recorded three hits as Altoona scored 10 runs for the second straight game, but it wasn’t enough to hold off a Erie as the SeaWolves scored seven runs in the 10th to defeat the Curve, 13-10, Thursday night at UPNC Park. Altoona held a two-run lead in the bottom of the ninth inning — and a four-run lead in the bottom of the 10th — but the SeaWolves combined for nine runs in the last two innings for the win. Leading 6-4 in the ninth, Altoona sent Cameron Junker to the mound, who recorded the first out before walking Daniel Cabrera on ...

Curve play HR derby in victory

From Mirror reports ERIE — Mason Martin blasted his first two home runs of the season for the Curve on Wednesday afternoon as Altoona matched its franchise record with six home runs in a rout over Erie, 17-6, at UPMC Park. It was the 10th multi-homer game of Martin’s career, who finished the day 3-for-4 with three RBI and four runs scored to go with a pair of walks. His first home run came in the second inning, a two-run shot off reliever Billy Lescher. He followed it with a solo shot in the eighth off Angel De Jesus to give the Curve a 16-5 lead. Henry Davis, Lolo Sanchez, and ...

Curve use home runs to pick up first win of season

From Mirror reports ERIE — Domingo Leyba, Matt Fraizer, and Jacob Gonzalez each connected with their first home runs of the season as Altoona’s offense fueled the way to the first win of the season, 9-1, over Erie on Tuesday night at UPMC Park. After scoring just six runs across their first three games of the season, the Curve turned in a nine-run, eight-hit performance on the road. Altoona scored its runs in bursts, bringing four runs across in each the second and fifth innings. The Curve opened the second inning with a Matt Gorski double off Erie starter Sawyer ...