Flying Squirrels walk to win over Curve
RICHMOND, Va. - The Altoona Curve issued a season-high nine walks in a 14-6 loss to the Richmond Flying Squirrels on Tuesday night at The Diamond in their most lopsided defeat of the season.
RICHMOND, Va. - The Altoona Curve issued a season-high nine walks in a 14-6 loss to the Richmond Flying Squirrels on Tuesday night at The Diamond in their most lopsided defeat of the season.
The Curve (17-12) have dropped each of the first two games in the series against the Flying Squirrels (13-17).
Altoona's pitching staff entered play with the fewest walks allowed in the Eastern League this season, but seven batters alone in the fourth and fifth innings on Tuesday.
With Altoona ahead 2-1 in the fourth, Richmond evened the score with a groundout by
After a walk and a strikeout, Anderson was removed and replaced by
In the bottom of the fifth, Borden retired the first two batters before walking three straight to load the bases.
The Curve again pulled within a run in the seventh when
In the bottom of the seventh, Richmond sent 10 men to the plate against
Altoona scored twice in the eighth. Reyes clubbed an RBI double, his fourth hit of the game, and Newman brought in a run after reaching on an error by third baseman
Altoona infielder
Reyes finished the game 4-for-5 with a double, an RBI and three runs scored.
Kramer extended his on-base streak to 26 games after going 2-for-4 with a double and two RBIs and was hit by a pitch. Newman had two hits and scored a run.
Lakind allowed a season-high six runs, all earned, on five hits with two walks and two strikeouts in 1.0 inning.
The Curve look to avoid the sweep on Wednesday afternoon at The Diamond. Left-hander
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