Marvel pitches Curve to third straight series win
CURVE, Pa. -- The Altoona Curve rallied for a four-run fifth inning and rode another James Marvel gem to a 5-2 win over the Portland Sea Dogs on Thursday at Peoples Natural Gas Field. The Curve have won three straight series and are 9-3 in June.Marvel started for the Curve
CURVE, Pa. -- The Altoona Curve rallied for a four-run fifth inning and rode another
Marvel started for the Curve (32-31) and gave up two runs in the fourth but held the Sea Dogs (22-40) in check through the rest of his outing. The right-hander gave up just two runs on three hits with six strikeouts and three walks. He retired 10 batters in a row from the final out of the fourth through the second out of the seventh and struck out four of the final five hitters he faced. It was Marvel's eighth quality start and third time this season working seven innings.
Sea Dogs starter
The Curve added another run in the eighth when
The Curve travel to Binghamton on Friday to open a three-game road series with the Rumble Ponies starting at 7:05 p.m. The Curve will go with left-hander
The Curve return home on Monday, June 17 for a three-game series with the Harrisburg Senators through Wednesday, June 19. First pitch on Monday is at 6:30 p.m. and gates will open to fans at 5:30 p.m. It's Mitsubishi Monday, so fans can pick up FREE grandstand tickets at Five Star Mitsubishi for Monday's game at PNG Field, presented by Five Star Mitsubishi of Altoona.
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