Curve swept after wild finish in Baseballtown
READING, Pa. - It took two pitches in the bottom of the 10th inning for the Reading Fightin Phils to erase a one-run deficit and beat the Altoona Curve, 9-7, on a walk-off, two-run homer by Phillies top prospect Alec Bohm on Sunday at FirstEnergy Stadium.
READING, Pa. - It took two pitches in the bottom of the 10th inning for the Reading Fightin Phils to erase a one-run deficit and beat the Altoona Curve, 9-7, on a walk-off, two-run homer by Phillies top prospect
The Curve (55-57, 19-25) trailed the Fightin Phils (67-46, 28-18), 4-2, with two outs in the top of the ninth before rallying to take a two-run lead.
Reading rallied for two runs in the bottom of the ninth, including RBI doubles from
As the game went to extra innings tied, 6-6, Altoona took another lead when the placed runner, Oliva, scored on a fielding error at third base. Reading responded immediately in their half of the 10th when
Reading jumped out to a 4-0 lead in the third inning with a pair of two-run homers off Curve starter
Robles held the Fightin Phils to two hits outside of the third inning, both by Moniak, a single in the first and a two-out triple in the fifth.
On the mound for Reading, Medina threw six, one-run innings after his previous two starts saw him give up 12 runs in 6.2 frames. He racked up eight strikeouts, gave up two hits, walked three and served up an opposite-field, solo homer to
Madris recorded his second RBI of the game on a sacrifice fly to put the Curve within two runs during the seventh.
Oliva's double in the ninth was his 100th hit of the year, the first Curve player in 2019 to reach triple digits.
Reading swept the three-game series to hand Altoona just their third losing sweep of the season. The walk-off defeat was the fifth of the year and second on a road trip that saw the ballclub go 1-6.
The Curve begin a seven-game homestand on Monday with the first of a four-game series against the Richmond Flying Squirrels. Right-hander
The ballpark games open at 5:30 p.m. for Wild West Night and a Curve Bandana Giveaway thanks to LAMB Solutions and Nuts For You. All group sales for Monday's game will benefit Easter for Eli. Each Monday is a Mitsubishi Monday as fans can visit Five Star Mitsubishi for free grandstand seats to that Monday's game. For tickets or more information about upcoming promotions, 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.
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