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Curve set SB mark in finale

Henry Davis stole third base in the eighth inning to set the Altoona Curve’s single-season team stolen base record as Altoona fell in the season finale to Reading, 9-8, on Sunday at PNG Field. Davis’s stolen base was the 160th of the season for the Curve, passing the mark set in 2014 for the most in team history. It came one day after Altoona set the franchise record for home runs hit in a season. The Curve gave Reading nine runs in the third and fourth innings to fall behind 9-2. The Curve rallied to score six unanswered and leave the game-tying run on base in the eighth and ...

Curve rough up Phils’ top prospect

From Mirror reports Nick Gonzales and Henry Davis both launched home runs off Phillies top prospect Andrew Painter in the first inning as Altoona defeated Reading, 5-1, on Friday night at PNG Field. Entering the game, Painter had been statistically one of the best pitchers in Minor League Baseball. The 19-year-old had a 1.17 ERA in 99-plus innings of worked pitched across 21 starts between Single-A and Double-A. Altoona scored four runs in the bottom of the first inning to jump out to the early lead. After a strikeout to open the frame, Painter got two strikes on Gonzales before he ...

Curve playoff dreams are ended

Next stop Tonight: Reading at Altoona, 6 p.m. Pitchers: Curve RHP Carmen Mlodzinski vs. Phils RHP Andrew Painter Record: 36-29 By Matt Michelone For the Mirror Everything that could go wrong did for the Curve on Thursday night during the fourth inning. They gave up five runs on ...

Gorski, Nicolas key to Curve win

From Mirror reports Matt Gorski went 3-for-5 with three RBIs, and Kyle Nicolas tossed 5ª scoreless innings as Altoona shut out Reading, 8-0, on Wednesday night at PNG Field. Liover Peguero smashed his 10th home run of the season in the third inning for Altoona, a solo shot to get the Curve on the board. Lolo Sanchez later hit his fifth home run to spark a two-out rally in the eighth inning. The two shots give Altoona 138 home runs on the season, three shy of the franchise record of 141 set in 2005 with four games to play. Gorski picked up two RBIs in the fifth inning on a ...

Curve practice what Mattison preaches in win

Next stop Tonight: Reading at Altoona, 6 p.m. Pitchers: Curve RHP Kyle Nicolas vs. Phils LHP Josh Hendrickson Record: 68-64 By Jarrod Prugar For the Mirror Under Kieran Mattison, the Altoona Curve are known for putting pressure on opponents and playing hard. Tuesday’s five-run seventh inning was the perfect example of that as Altoona emerged with a 9-4 win over Reading at PNG Field. “One of the keys is we want to continue to pressure the defense,” Curve manager Kieran Mattison said. “When the ball’s in play, we go hard and guys just start putting good at bats ...

Sports at a glance

Curve pitcher gets honor Altoona Curve pitcher Quinn Priester was named the Eastern League Pitcher of the Week on Monday. Priester needed just 75 pitches to match his career-high with seven scoreless innings last week on the road in Erie. In his lone outing, the righty struck out five batters, walked two and allowed just two hits to lead the Curve to a 3-1 win. Pittsburgh’s first-round selection in 2019 is ranked as the No. 3 prospect in the Pirates system according to MLB.com. Since joining Altoona on June 19, his 2.13 ERA is the second-best mark among qualified Double-A ...