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14 Hits Not Enough in Thursday Defeat

Liover Peguero picked up a season-high four hits to lead the Curve offense
By Jon Mozes
April 28, 2022

AKRON, OH – Eight of the nine starters for Altoona picked up a hit, but Akron rallied for a 9-8 win over Altoona on Thursday night at Canal Park. Aaron Shackelford’s three-run homer in the first inning and Liover Peguero’s solo homer in the fourth helped build a 7-3 lead

AKRON, OH – Eight of the nine starters for Altoona picked up a hit, but Akron rallied for a 9-8 win over Altoona on Thursday night at Canal Park.

Aaron Shackelford’s three-run homer in the first inning and Liover Peguero’s solo homer in the fourth helped build a 7-3 lead for the Curve after five innings. Andres Alvarez added a sacrifice fly in the fifth and Matt Fraizer picked up an RBI single as part of a two-hit night at the plate to give the Curve the lead.

Akron rallied with four runs in the sixth inning draw even and took the lead on a two-run single from RF George Valera in the seventh inning off Curve reliever Enmanuel Mejia. Mejia ended up charged with the loss in 1.2 innings pitched.

The Curve nearly re-took the lead in the eighth inning. Lolo Sanchez singled home Peguero to make it an 8-7 game. With one out and men at first and second, Alvarez bounced a ball to Akron 3B Victor Nova who stepped on third and then threw to first to end the threat. However, Nova’s throw pulled the first baseman off the bag and after initially being ruled out, the umpire crew conferenced and eventually reversed the call, ruling that 1B Marcos Gonzalez’s foot had come off the bag. Akron’s Manager Rouglas Odor was ejected from the game after the reversal and the door was open for Altoona to draw even. However, Matt Fraizer struck out to end the inning and Altoona went down quietly in the ninth inning to finish the game.

On the mound, Luis Ortiz went 3.2 innings pitched and matched a season-high with six strikeouts. Will Kobos delivered 1.1 scoreless innings of relief before the RubberDucks rallied in the sixth against Bear Bellomy and Mejia. Tahnaj Thomas struck out a pair in a scoreless eighth inning, working around two walks.

The 3:31 minute affair was the longest game of Altoona’s season, just the second time in 18 games that the Curve have played a game longer than 3:00 this season.

The Curve continue their series in Akron on Friday night at 7:05 p.m. with RHP Kyle Nicolas on the mound. RHP Daniel Espino will take the ball for the ‘Ducks.

For tickets or more information, visit AltoonaCurve.com, call 877.99.CURVE or stop by the PNG Field box office. Additionally, the Stockyard Team Store is open Monday-Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., during every home game and online 24/7/365.