Delay's four hits aid comeback win over Senators
CURVE, Pa. -- The Altoona Curve pushed across two runs in the bottom of the eighth and held on in the ninth for a 6-4, comeback win over the Harrisburg Senators on Sunday at Peoples Natural Gas Field. Altoona took three of the four games to hand Harrisburg its first
CURVE, Pa. -- The Altoona Curve pushed across two runs in the bottom of the eighth and held on in the ninth for a 6-4, comeback win over the Harrisburg Senators on Sunday at Peoples Natural Gas Field. Altoona took three of the four games to hand Harrisburg its first road series loss of the season.
The game was tied, 4-4, in the eighth when
The Curve trailed 4-2 after the fifth inning, but the bullpen shut it down once again.
Senators starter
Delay finished with his second four-hit game of the season and pushed his batting average to .394. He also racked up two doubles, two RBIs and two runs. Owen hit his 10th home run of the season, a towering solo shot inside the left-field foul pole in the second inning, and reached base safely three times. Hill's eighth-inning double extended his on-base streak to 16 games and his hitting streak to eight, both season-highs for any Curve player.
With wins in three of four games over Harrisburg, the Curve pull within seven games of the first-place Senators with 28 games remaining in the first half.
With the completion of their four-game series with the Senators, the Curve hit the road for their longest road trip of the season: a 10-game, 11-day tour to New Hampshire, Portland and Trenton. Following Monday's (tomorrow) off day, the Curve start a three-game series against the New Hampshire Fisher Cats. Left-hander
Following the long road trip, the Curve will be back at PNG Field on Friday, May 31 for the start of a three-game home series with New Hampshire. First pitch is at 6 p.m. and gates open at 5 p.m. For the second time this season, the Curve will play as the Allegheny Yinzers and wear special Yinzers jerseys, presented by Keller Engineers. Yinz will also be treated to post-game Pittsburgh Sports-themed FIREWORKS, presented by Altoona Honda, and Pittsburgh-style food upgrades with fries, coleslaw and pierogies at the concession stands. Friday's game is also Graduation Night and a FastPlay Friday, featuring free lottery tickets with the code of the week from the Pennsylvania Lottery.
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