Curve held off late in loss to Binghamton
CURVE, Pa. - The Altoona Curve fell behind early and were held off late in a 4-3 loss to the Binghamton Rumble Ponies on Wednesday night at Peoples Natural Gas Field.
CURVE, Pa. - The Altoona Curve fell behind early and were held off late in a 4-3 loss to the Binghamton Rumble Ponies on Wednesday night at Peoples Natural Gas Field.
The Curve (42-40) surrendered four runs in the first three innings to the Rumble Ponies (45-35).
Down 4-3 entering the bottom of the ninth, the Curve put two runners on base with one out, but
Binghamton struck in the first inning against on an RBI single by
Suiter hit a solo homer in the bottom of the second, his fifth of the year, to close the gap to 3-1.
The Rumble Ponies answered with an RBI single by
In the sixth,
With the bases loaded and one out, Binghamton starter
Brubaker allowed four runs and matched a season high with eight hits allowed over three innings with a walk and three strikeouts.
The Curve bullpen combined for six scoreless innings.
The Curve will conclude their final homestand before the all-star break with the third game of the series on Thursday night. Right-hander
The night features an appearance by the world-famous ZOOperstars. It will also be Thirstday, presented by Q94, with $2 specials on Miller Lite 16 oz. draft beers and regular-size sodas, plus $1 hot dogs.
Tickets are available online at AltoonaCurve.com, by phone at 877.99.CURVE or at the Peoples Natural Gas Field box office.
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