Akron flips script on Curve with comeback win
CURVE, Pa. - After holding a 6-0 lead and a no-hitter going into the seventh inning, the Altoona Curve allowed seven unanswered runs over the final three frames in a 7-6 loss to the Akron RubberDucks on Friday night at Peoples Natural Gas Field. The Curve (1-1) bullpen allowed seven
CURVE, Pa. - After holding a 6-0 lead and a no-hitter going into the seventh inning, the Altoona Curve allowed seven unanswered runs over the final three frames in a 7-6 loss to the Akron RubberDucks on Friday night at Peoples Natural Gas Field.
The Curve (1-1) bullpen allowed seven runs on five hits and five walks as the RubberDucks (1-1) stormed back to claim the lead on a two-run homer by
Agrazal worked through six hitless innings on 68 pitches while making his first start since his Double-A debut for the Curve on June 21, 2017 against Trenton, his last outing before missing the rest of the season with a right oblique strain.
The RubberDucks broke up the Curve's no-hit bid with a double off the bat of
Akron chipped away the lead to 6-5 in the eighth with an RBI single by
Altoona took advantage of five Akron defensive errors over the first four innings to build their 6-0 lead. After the Curve loaded the bases in the first on three consecutive Akron errors on the infield,
In the fourth inning, Altoona posted four more runs, all with two outs, with a fifth Akron fielding error and two-run singles by
The Curve chased Akron starter
The RubberDucks bullpen proceeded to silence Altoona's offense over the final 5.1 innings with scoreless outings by
Without a single multi-hit performance for the Curve offense in their season-opening win, Tucker, Hill, Stephan Alemais and
One night after going a perfect 3-for-3 with runners in scoring position, the Curve delivered on three of 15 chances with men in scoring position and stranded 13 baserunners.
The Curve and RubberDucks play the third of the four-game set on Saturday afternoon. Left-hander
The first 1,000 fans through the gate on Saturday will receive the Michael Ryan 20th Season Fans' Choice All-Time Curve Team bobblehead, presented by First Commonwealth Bank. First pitch at PNG Field is scheduled for 2 p.m. and the ballpark gates open at 1 p.m.
For tickets or more information, visit AltoonaCurve.com, call 877.99.CURVE or stop by the PNG Field offices.
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