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Bad luck for Ortiz costs Curve

BOWIE, Md. — Curve pitcher Luis Ortiz can look dominant at times, which happened again Friday night, but the right-hander with great stuff has endured some terrible luck this season. Ortiz struck out a season-high 10 Friday, and he gave up just one run through five innings. But he got tagged for two more runs in the sixth, and that wound up costing him and the Curve the game in a 4-1 loss to Bowie at Prince George’s Stadium. Ortiz, who throws upwards of 100 mph, making him a very intriguing prospect, dropped to 5-10 on the season with a 4.64 ERA. He has good enough stuff to have ...

Curve struggles against Baysox continue on road

Next stop Tonight: Altoona at Bowie, 7:05 p.m. Pitchers: Curve RHP Luis Ortiz vs. Baysox RHP Justin Armbruester Record: 25-22 From Mirror reports BOWIE, Md. — The Curve bats gave Bowie quite a battle Thursday night, but once again, the arms just weren’t good enough to slow down the Baysox. Altoona dropped a slugfest, 11-8, at Prince George’s Stadium, falling to the Baysox for the seventh time in the past nine meetings. In those seven losses, the Curve have allowed Bowie to score 70 runs. The Curve ripped three homers, including No. 24 for Aaron Shackelford, and twice ...

Curve stumble in early innings in costly loss at Bowie

Next stop Tonight: Altoona at Bowie, 6:30 p.m. Pitchers: Curve RHP Aaron Shortridge vs. Baysox LHP Cade Povich Record: 25-21 From Mirror reports BOWIE, Md. -- The Curve got off to a slow start in game two of their key series here, and it wound up costing them their five-game winning streak. Bowie jumped out to a three-run lead after two innings and then held off a late charge by Altoona in a 7-5 win Wednesday night at Prince George’s Stadium. The Baysox evened the series at a game apiece, and the home team also moved back into first place over Erie by half a game in the ...

Curve need strong week for run at playoffs

Next stop Tonight: Altoona at Bowie, 6:35 p.m. Pitchers: Curve TBD vs. BaySox RHP Brenan Hanifee Record: 25-20 Radio: WRTA-AM 1240 & 98.5-FM From Mirror reports BOWIE, Md. — The Curve pretty much got pounded their last visit here, but they opened this series on a much better note Tuesday night, looking to set a good tone for the week. Altoona scored three runs in the first inning, built a comfortable lead and then held on for a 7-5 victory over Bowie at Prince Georges Stadium. If the Curve are to have any hope of making a push for a possible playoff berth, they need to ...

Rain cools off Curve

There’s a good time for a rainout and a bad time for a rainout, and Sunday was the latter for the Curve, both on and off the field. Altoona has won four games in a row and was looking to make it five straight against a bad Harrisburg team. But instead, rain forced the game to be canceled at Peoples Natural Gas Field, and it will not be made up since the teams don’t play again this season. Off the field, the Sunday night contest would have drawn a big crowd, especially with postgame fireworks. The Curve ran their winning streak to four Saturday night with a 7-4 victory over ...

Curve rally from 4-0 hole

Altoona racked up 12 hits and Blake Sabol played the hero yet again, as the Curve came back to defeat the Harrisburg Senators, 6-5, in front of a crowd of 4,275. The Senators tagged Curve starter Aaron Shortridge in a filibuster-length first inning, pushing across four runs. Center fielder Matt Fraizer prevented even more damage by throwing out Harrisburg left fielder Yasel Antuna, who tried to stretch his single into a double. “I actually made a note of that play,” Curve manager Kieran Mattison said. “That really helped us put out a fire early. Those plays end up mattering and ...