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Davis keys Curve win

From Mirror reports READING — Henry Davis hit his fifth home run of the season, and third in his last two games, Wednesday night as the Altoona Curve evened their series with Reading in a 9-4 win. Altoona’s offense had 13 hits, and five players finished with multi-hit games. After falling behind entering the second inning, the Curve scored eight unanswered runs before Reading added a run in the eighth. Matt Gorski singled off Nick Nelson in the top of the first inning to score Liover Peguero and get the Curve on the board. The lead was short-lived, as Ethan Wilson hit a ...

Unearned runs a killer for Curve at Reading

From Mirror reports READING — Domingo Leyba recorded a two-RBI, two-hit day for Altoona, but an untimely error by the Curve eventually led to seven unearned runs for Reading as the Fightin’ Phils opened the series with a win, 11-5, at FirstEnergy Field Tuesday morning. The Fightin’ Phils scored six unearned runs in the bottom of the fourth inning off Curve starter Kyle Nicolas, who allowed just one hit through the first 3ª innings. With two outs in the frame, Andres Alvarez committed a throwing error to extend the inning. Ethan Wilson followed with a two-run home run, ...

After long wait, Maggi gets call to majors

Drew Maggi showed up at PNG Field Saturday morning like business was usual. That typical morning business included meetings with coaches where the message revolved around grit, taking advantage of opportunities and having the right perspective. But Altoona Curve manager Callix Crabbe forgot to mention one important thing during his meetings: Drew Maggi was going to Pittsburgh. “It’s with great pleasure that I get to promote my first person to the Major Leagues,” Crabbe said in a video released by the team. “Someone that is tremendously important to this group and someone ...

Curve get walk-off home win

Lolo Sanchez lifted a sacrifice fly into center field in the bottom of the ninth inning for his second RBI of the contest as the Curve walked off the Baysox, 5-4, on Sunday afternoon at PNG Field. With the game tied at four entering the bottom of the ninth, Fabricio Macias drew a lead-off walk before Connor Scott singled him to second base. Claudio Finol laid down a sacrifice bunt to move the base runners to second and third before Sanchez lifted a 1-0 pitch to center field off Cade Strowd to score Macias and walk it off. The win marks Altoona’s first walk-off since Malcom Nunez hit ...

Curve jump out to quick lead in beating Bowie

The Altoona Curve jumped out to an early lead and never looked back in their 8-1 victory over Bowie in front of 4,091 at PNG Field Friday night. “I think for the group to throw the first punch in that way was really good, and it was a combo punch,” Altoona Curve manager Callix Crabbe ...

Curve manager takes different trek

The journey coaches go through to get to the majors is a lot like the players they coach. They start at the bottom of the ranks and work their way up. For Altoona Curve manager Callix Crabbe, his coaching journey is the opposite. He started in the majors before ultimately becoming a minor ...