Next stop Today: Richmond at Altoona, Noon Pitchers: Curve RHP Kyle Nicolas vs. Flying Squirrels RHP Trenton Toplikar Record: 8-5 By Cory Giger sports@altoonamirror.com The Curve got off to a wild start Tuesday night — not of the good variety — and couldn’t quite overcome ...
Next stop Tonight: Idle Next up: Richmond at Altoona, Tuesday, 6 p.m. Record: 8-4 Radio: WRTA-AM 1240 & 98.5-FM From Mirror reports AKRON, Ohio -- The Curve finished up a good week here with a great performance Sunday afternoon. Altoona pounded Akron, 11-1, at Canal Park to win the series, four games to two. The Curve will return home Tuesday with an 8-4 record in the second half of the Eastern League season. The Curve led throughout Sunday after scoring two runs in the third inning and stretching the margin to 5-0 by the sixth. Altoona then poured it on with five runs in ...
Next stop Saturday: Altoona at Akron, 6:05 p.m. Pitchers: To be determined for both games Record: 7-3 Radio: WRTA-AM 1240 & 98.5-FM Sunday: Altoona at Akron, 2:05 p.m. From Mirror reports AKRON, Ohio — Friday was shaping up to be a really bad day for the Curve, but they pulled out some good news at the end to finish on a positive note. Early Friday, catcher Henry Davis was placed on the seven-day injured list with left wrist injury. Davis, last year’s No. 1 overall draft pick, missed nearly three weeks shortly after joining the Curve while dealing with a minor wrist ...
Next stop Today: Altoona at Akron, doubleheader, 3:30 p.m. Pitchers: To be determined for both games Record: 6-2 Radio: WRTA-AM 1240 & 98.5-FM From Mirror reports AKRON, Ohio — The Curve have made the most so far of the Eastern League season splitting into halves, picking up another win Thursday night in a nailbiter. Altoona scored two runs in the sixth inning and added a big insurance run in the eighth before holding on for a 3-2 win over Akron at Canal Park. The Curve moved to 6-2 in the second half, and their overall record is now 39-38. The overall record will have ...
The Pittsburgh Pirates on Thursday announced that Saturday, Sept. 3 will be the date of the team’s inaugural Hall of Fame induction ceremony. The Pirates will hold a special induction ceremony early that afternoon on PNC Park’s Riverwalk and honor the first-ever Pirates Hall of Fame class on the field prior to their 6:35 p.m. game against the Toronto Blue Jays. The members of the inaugural class of inductees, along with detailed information about the events on Sept. 3 will be announced in early August. Minor honors Altoona Curve catcher Henry Davis ...
AKRON, Ohio — The Curve continued their hot start to the second half with a victory Wednesday night, although there was some disappointing news earlier in the day. Altoona beat Akron, 6-3, at Canal Park to improve to 5-2 in the second half. The teams opened the series Wednesday night after getting postponed Monday because of civil unrest following a shooting in Akron. The Curve scored four runs in third inning, highlighted by a three-run homer from Aaron Shackelford. He leads the club with 13 homers and raised his RBI total to 43. Jared Triolo and Matt Fraizer had three hits ...
