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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 ...

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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 ...

Curve fall in extra innings

ERIE — The Curve managed only two hits Sunday, but still amazingly scored five runs and played 11 innings. The offensive issues still cost Altoona in a 6-5 loss to Erie at UPMC Park in the series finale. The Curve will enter the final six games of the season trailing co-leaders Erie and Bowie by 3½ games in the Southwest Division, and trailing Akron by 1½ games, so the playoff hopes are on life support. The SeaWolves had 13 hits to only two for Altoona on Sunday, but the game was still tied at 3-3 after nine innings. Both teams scored in the 10th, Altoona scored once in the ...

Priester has strong outing in Curve ‘W’

From Mirror reports ERIE — Quinn Priester turned in an excellent outing Friday in his next-to-last start of the season for the Curve. Priester shut out Erie on two hits over seven innings, and Altoona finished with a three-hitter in a 3-1 victory over the SeaWolves at UPMC Park. Priester (4-3) struck out five, walked two and lowered his ERA to 2.13 over his 14 starts for the Curve. The right-hander has allowed just 60 hits in 71ª innings, striking out 70 with 20 walks. The Curve scored twice in the third inning, getting RBI singles from Endy Rodriguez and Malcom Nunez. Altoona ...

Loss hurts Curve’s chances

Next stop Tonight: Altoona at Erie, 6:05 Pitchers: Curve RHP Quinn Priester vs. Wolves RHP Ty Madden Record: 32-27 Radio: WRTA-AM 1240 & 98.5-FM From Mirror reports ERIE — The Curve got some good news in the personnel department Thursday, but there was bad news on the field as they had their four-game winning streak. Erie pounded Altoona, 9-2, at UPMC Park, blowing things open with five runs in the fourth inning to snap a tie game. With the win, the SeaWolves remain tied with Bowie for first place in the Southwest Division. The Curve dropped to 4 ½ games back with nine ...

Curve continue hot streak

Next stop Tonight: Altoona at Erie, 6:05 Pitchers: Curve TBD vs. SeaWolves RHP Brant Hunter Record: 31-26 From Mirror reports ERIE — The Curve are closing the season on a strong note, and while their playoff hopes may not be great, there are other goals to play for down the stretch. Altoona pounded Erie, 8-1, Tuesday night UPMC Park to open this week’s series with a victory after taking four of six last week against Akron. The Curve are still 4½ games back in the playoff chase with only 11 games to, and they’d have to beat out three teams in order to claim a spot. ...