Battery mates Marvel, Pabst spark win over Senators
CURVE, Pa. -- The Altoona Curve stayed hot at the plate while James Marvel and the bullpen held the Harrisburg Senators in check in the Curve's 8-2 win on Saturday at Peoples Natural Gas Field.Down 2-0 through two innings, the Curve (21-20) sent nine men to the plate and jumped
CURVE, Pa. -- The Altoona Curve stayed hot at the plate while
Down 2-0 through two innings, the Curve (21-20) sent nine men to the plate and jumped on Senators (29-12) starter
Marvel (Win, 4-4) started the five-run outburst in the third with a lead-off double down the third base line. This came after he gave up two runs in the second inning, including a solo homer to
The Curve were held scoreless through the middle innings then loaded the bases with three straight singles to start the eighth and scored three times against
Hill's two singles pushed his hitting streak to seven games and his on-base streak to 15 games, which is now the longest active streak in the league. Owen and Suiter each collected two hits while Pabst picked up his second two-RBI game this series.
The Curve and Senators will play the finale of their four-game series on Sunday at 2 p.m. Right-hander
Sunday's game will be highlighted by a Postgame Helicopter Candy Drop, which will go with the Halloween at the Ballpark theme. Prior to the game, there will be a Youth Baseball Clinic from 10:00 a.m.-12 p.m., free to kids ages 3-12 with a ticket to Sunday's game. It's also another Ritchey's Dairy Kids' Club Game and the final game of Allegany County School District Weekend.
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