Curve crush 'Cats on big night from Williams
CURVE, Pa. - The Altoona Curve notched their third straight win, knocking off the New Hampshire Fisher Cats, 7-1, after Jackson Williams drove in the go-ahead run.
CURVE, Pa. - The Altoona Curve notched their third straight win, knocking off the New Hampshire Fisher Cats, 7-1, after
Altoona (20-12) beat New Hampshire (11-23) to take the first two games of the four-game series. The Curve are now 11-2 at Peoples Natural Gas Field in 2017 and manager Michael Ryan won his 300th career game as a skipper in the Pirates organization.
Down 1-0 after the first inning, the Curve knotted the score in the second.
In the fourth,
Williams also caught two base runners attempting to steal and picked off another from first base.
Altoona added some insurance with a five-run seventh inning.
Curve starter
New Hampshire starter
Altoona will continue the brief four-game homestand on Saturday for game three in the series against New Hampshire. The Curve will send right-hander
Saturday is Pro Wrestling Night, featuring an appearance by WWE Hall of Famer Sgt. Slaughter, presented by Warner's. There will also be a wrestling-themed post-game Fireworks show, and kids will be able to run the bases after the game.
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