Slugfest on City Island goes to Senators, 13-10
HARRISBURG, Pa. - In a season that has been defined by superb pitching in the Eastern League, offense took center stage at FNB Field on Tuesday as the Harrisburg Senators defeated the Altoona Curve, 13-10.The 23-run outburst was the highest scoring game that the Curve (59-61, 23-29) has played this
HARRISBURG, Pa. - In a season that has been defined by superb pitching in the Eastern League, offense took center stage at FNB Field on Tuesday as the Harrisburg Senators defeated the Altoona Curve, 13-10.
The 23-run outburst was the highest scoring game that the Curve (59-61, 23-29) has played this season while the 16 hits for the Senators (64-55, 22-27) was the biggest total allowed by Altoona in 2019. The Curve also set new single-game, season-bests with five home runs, 17 hits, nine extra-base hits and scored 10 runs for the fourth time.
Harrisburg posted five runs and sent nine men to the plate in each the third and fifth innings to force an early exit for Curve starter
With the Senators trailing, 2-1, at the start of the third,
Altoona clawed back within 6-5 when they scored three and batted nine men themselves in the top of the fifth.
However, the Senators responded with a second nine-batter, five-run inning in the bottom of the fifth. Brady recorded one out between hits by Bichette and Wiseman before he gave way to
Down 11-5 in the seventh, Sharpe doubled and Cruz tripled him in before a ground out by
Bichette's second triple of the game led to a pair of valuable insurance runs for Harrisburg in the eighth. An error by Tolman with the infield playing in allowed Bichette to score the second run of the inning after he batted in Sagdal, who led off the inning with a walk by
In the ninth with Harrisburg leading 13-8, Cruz kept the game going with a two-out single and scored when Hill hit a two-run homer to left. However,
The Curve held a pair of early leads. The score was 1-0 after Sharpe's first homer in the first and 2-1 when
Sharpe's two-homer game was the first of his career and the first by a Curve hitter in 2019. Sharpe finished the game 3-for-5 with a double and three RBIs total. Cruz ended the night 4-for-5 with his third triple with Altoona. Hill finished a triple shy of the cycle in his 3-for-5 performance while Madris also had three hits. Pope finished 2-for-4 for his third straight two-hit game.
Bichette led the Senators at the dish with a 4-for-5 game and knocked in three runs. Sanchez went 3-for-3 with a sacrifice fly and a pair of RBIs while Wiseman doubled twice.
All eight pitchers in the game recorded just one 1-2-3 inning when
The series continues on Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. as left-hander
The Curve return for a six-game homestand on Friday to host the Bowie Baysox and Hartford Yard Goats in a pair of three-game series. For tickets or more information about upcoming promotions, visit AltoonaCurve.com, call 877.99.CURVE or stop by the PNG Field box office. Additionally, the Stockyard Team Store is open Monday-Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., during every home game and online 24/7/365.
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