Pabst, Agrazal push Curve to series finale win in Portland
PORTLAND, Maine. - Altoona Curve catcher Arden Pabst backed up a strong showing by starter Dario Agrazal with a homer and four RBIs in an 8-2 win over the Portland Sea Dogs on Sunday at Hadlock Field.
PORTLAND, Maine. - Altoona Curve catcher
The Curve (67-55) claimed two of three in Portland to win the season series, four wins to three, over the Sea Dogs (53-70) in 2018. Through the first two stops on the Curve's eight-game road trip, Altoona owns a 4-2 record with two games remaining in Binghamton.
Pabst parked a three-run homer over the 37-foot high Maine Monster that capped a four-run second inning. The home run was Altoona's first hit of the game off Portland starter
Agrazal (Win, 5-3) held Portland hitless through 3.1 innings before the Sea Dogs connected on their only three hits against him and two runs in the fourth. Two of Boston's top prospects,
Two Sea Dogs errors led the first run of the game for Altoona prior to the second-inning homer by Pabst.
The Curve added runs in the fifth, sixth and seventh. After three straight singles with one out in the fifth, Altoona loaded the bases and a passed ball brought in
The Curve travel to Binghamton for a brief, two-game series with the Rumble Ponies beginning on Monday at 6:35 p.m. Right-hander
After the current road trip, the Curve return to open the final homestand of the regular season against the Harrisburg Senators, Double-A affiliate of the Washington Nationals, for two games beginning on Wednesday, August 22. For tickets or more information, visit AltoonaCurve.com, call 877.99.CURVE or stop by the PNG Field box office.
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