Craig drives in five, bats come alive as Curve top Ponies
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. - Behind a five-RBI game by Will Craig, the Altoona Curve ran away from the Binghamton Rumble Ponies, 12-3, in the series opener on Tuesday night.
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. - Behind a five-RBI game by
The Curve (30-28) scored 11 runs over the middle three innings to pull away from the Rumble Ponies (34-29).
Craig finished the night 3-for-5 with a double and his seventh homer of the season.
Trailing 2-0 in the fourth,
Later in the inning with two outs,
In the fifth, Craig drove an RBI single for his first hit of the night and
The Curve chased Binghamton starter
In the sixth with two outs, Hayes and Martin reached on back-to-back singles to set up a three-run homer by
The Rumble Ponies responded with a run in the bottom of the sixth, the last run allowed on the night for Curve starter
Craig punctuated his performance with a run-scoring double in the top of the eighth inning, driving his team-leading RBI total to 43, which is tied for the fifth-most in the Eastern League and leads the Pirates organization.
The Curve totaled 13 hits on the night, including six extra-base knocks, and added six walks.
Hayes went 3-for-3 with a walk, a triple and two runs scored. Martin was 2-for-5 with a homer, two RBIs and three runs scored.
The Curve and Rumble Ponies play the second of the three-game series on Wednesday night. Right-hander
Altoona returns to Peoples Natural Gas Field to begin a three-game series this weekend, highlighted by a spectacular fireworks show on Friday night, an appearance by Curve legend Adam Hyzdu and the Adam Hyzdu Fans' Choice All-Time Curve Team bobblehead giveaway presented by US Foods on Saturday and a Ritchey's Dairy Kids' Club Game with post-game fireworks on Sunday.
For tickets and more information, visit AltoonaCurve.com, call 877.99.CURVE or stop by the PNG Field box office.
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