Fisher Cats hand Curve lopsided loss on Father's Day
CURVE, Pa. - Will Craig capped off a mammoth week with another home run for the Altoona Curve's only score in a 9-1 loss to the New Hampshire Fisher Cats on Sunday at Peoples Natural Gas Field.
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The Fisher Cats (40-28) avoided the sweep after the Curve (34-29) took the first two games of the weekend and halted Altoona's five-game winning streak.
Craig answered a six-run fourth by New Hampshire with a lead-off, solo blast in the bottom of the inning off
New Hampshire chased
The Fisher Cats scored in the first inning for the second game in a row on an RBI groundout by
Altoona went 0-for-8 with runners in scoring position, including two men in scoring position during the first inning.
Craig's home run put the finishing touches on a potential Eastern League Player of the Week award. Over the last six games, the Wake Forest product swatted a Double-A-best five homers, scored 12 runs, hit .522 (12-for-23) and collected seven extra-base hits.
In addition to taking two-of-three from the team with the best record in the Eastern League, the Curve welcomed 18,830 fans to PNG Field over the three-game, weekend series.
After a day off on Monday, the Curve return to action on Tuesday and start a three-game series in Richmond against the Flying Squirrels. Top Pirates prospect
The Curve will return from a six-game road trip through Richmond and Erie on June 25 for a four-game series with the Harrisburg Senators. For tickets or more information, visit AltoonaCurve.com, call 877.99.CURVE or stop by the PNG Field box office.
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