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Alvarez’s homers only offense for Curve

Next stop Tonight: Akron at Altoona, 6 p.m. Pitchers: Curve RHP Luis Ortiz vs. Ducks LHP Jaime Arias Record: 14-14 Radio: WRTA-AM 1240 & 98.5-FM By Cory Giger sports@altoonamirror.com The last time the Curve played at home, everything was going great for the team. Two weeks later, things couldn’t be going much worse. Altoona fell for the eighth time in 10 games Tuesday night, 5-2, against Akron at Peoples Natural Gas Field. The Curve got off to a strong start in the second half at 12-6 before the All-Star break, but things have gone downhill since then. “It’s ...

Curve struggle against Bowie

BOWIE, Md. — The Curve needed a big week here. Instead, they wound up with a big disappointment. First-place Bowie pounded Altoona, 14-6, Sunday afternoon at Prince Georges Stadium and went 5-1 in the series to drop the Curve 4 ¢ games back in the Southwest Division. Altoona entered the series just a half game behind the Baysox in the second-half standings. A 4¢-game deficit isn’t insurmountable with a month and a half left, but the deficit grew a lot bigger than the Curve would have liked during the week. The Curve twice led by three runs Sunday, only to see the Baysox fight ...

Curve use big first inning to top Bowie

BOWIE, Md. — The Curve got beat up in the first three games of this week’s series against Bowie, then they punched back in the first inning Friday night. Altoona erupted for five runs in the first and held on for a 6-4 victory over the Baysox at Prince Georges Stadium. It’s still early in the second half, but after losing the first three games by a combined score of 36-12, the Curve needed to show they could at least compete with the Baysox. Andres Alvarez and Aaron Shackelford each had RBI doubles in the opening inning, then Matt Fraizer ripped a two-run single. Connor Scott ...

Curve’s woes continue

BOWIE, Md. — This has been a rough week so far for the Curve, whose big opportunity has looked like a big mismatch. Bowie blew out Altoona for the third straight game Thursday afternoon, rolling to a 13-4 victory at Prince Georges Stadium. This was to be a battle for first place in the Southwest Division, but so far the Baysox have looked like the far superior team in building a 3¢-game lead. There are still three games left in the series, so the Curve have a chance to regroup. And they’ll need to, or else will find themselves sinking even further behind in the ...

Curve pitching hit hard

BOWIE, Md. — The biggest series of the season to date has produced two uncompetitive games for the Curve, who need to regroup and make the best of things the rest of the week. Bowie pounded Altoona on Wednesday night, 12-3, at Prince Georges Stadium, one day after winning, 11-5. The Curve entered the series one-half game behind the Baysox in the Southwest Division standings, but have been outclassed so far in dropping to 2 ¢ back. The Curve scored twice in the second inning, only to have Bowie answer with three runs in its half of the frame. The Baysox then erupted for five runs ...

Curve drop first game of series

From Mirror reports BOWIE, Md. — There’s a tight race in the division standings early on in the second half, and the Curve’s series here this week could play a big role in the jockeying for position. Bowie handed Altoona an 11-5 loss Tuesday in the opener of a six-game series at Prince Georges Stadium. The Baysox entered the day with a half-game lead over the Curve in the Southwest Division and pushed the margin to a game and a half with the win. Erie also is in the mix at a game back. It’s still very early in the second half — just one third of the way through — but ...