Curve rally in ninth, walk off against 'Cats
CURVE, Pa. - The Altoona Curve notched their first walk-off victory of the season on Thursday, knocking off the New Hampshire Fisher Cats, 4-3, after Edwin Espinal was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth inning.
CURVE, Pa. - The Altoona Curve notched their first walk-off victory of the season on Thursday, knocking off the New Hampshire Fisher Cats, 4-3, after
Altoona (19-12) beat New Hampshire (11-22) in the first meeting between the two teams this season. The Curve are now 10-2 at Peoples Natural Gas Field in 2017, the best home record for any team in baseball.
Down 3-2 in the ninth inning, the Curve started the rally with a single by
The Curve led 1-0 until the Fisher Cats scored three runs in the eighth inning.
Altoona countered by getting a run back in the home half of the eighth. With one out, Espinal blasted his second home run of the season, a solo shot, to cut the deficit to 3-2.
Altoona scored the first run of the night without the benefit of a hit.
Altoona did not get their first hit until
Curve starter
New Hampshire starter
Altoona will continue the brief four-game homestand on Friday for game two in the series against New Hampshire. The Curve will send right-hander
Friday is Spring Cove School District Night, and the first 1,000 fans will receive a Central High School Dragon bobblehead, presented by Peoples Natural Gas. For tickets and more information, stop by the PNG Field box office, call 877.99.CURVE or visit AltoonaCurve.com.
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