Curve come back late to beat 'Ducks in extras

AKRON, Ohio - After scoring two in the eighth to force extras, the Altoona Curve beat the Akron RubberDucks, 7-5, in ten innings in Saturday night at Canal Park, and Curve infielder Logan Ratledge picked up the save on the mound.
The Curve (41-35) scored seven of the final eight runs in the game to win the second of five games against the RubberDucks (46-35).

Trailing 5-3 in the eighth, Jordan George drove a two-run single to tie the game at 5-5.
Tweet from @AltoonaCurve: It's the summer of George!Jordan George drives a two-run single and we're all tied up 5-5 in the eighth inning #FullSteamAhead pic.twitter.com/m0R0NNST4P
The Curve loaded the bases with one out in the ninth, but Mitch Brown (Loss, 1-4) worked a pair of flyouts to keep the go-ahead run from scoring.
In the tenth, Christian Kelley put the Curve ahead with an RBI single and Stephen Alemais added a second run with a sacrifice fly to open the lead to 7-5.
Tweet from @AltoonaCurve: FINAL/10 - Curve 7, 'Ducks 5@L_Ratledge5 picks up the ... Wait, hang on... Yep, that's @L_Ratledge5.@L_Ratledge5 picks up the save with a scoreless 10th inning in the comeback win. pic.twitter.com/jibJZMQXJs
In the bottom of the tenth, Altoona brought Ratledge (Save, 1) to the mound for the first save try of his career. He worked around a walk to strand two runners on base to end the game. He picked up a strikeout of Tyler Krieger in the inning.
Akron jumped ahead in the second inning against Altoona's Tate Scioneaux, who was making his second straight spot start. Mark Mathias hit a three-run homer and Ka'ai Tom added an RBI double to open an early 4-0 lead.
The Curve scored three in the sixth to close within one run. Ke'Bryan Hayes brought home a run with a triple and Will Craig drove an RBI single, with an additional run scoring on a fielding error by Tom in left field.
Tweet from @AltoonaCurve: .@KeBryanHayes juuuuuust missed a homer, but he brought in in a run with his fifth triple of the year pic.twitter.com/fljHZnwRey
Akron pushed the lead back to two runs in the bottom of the sixth with an RBI single by Joe Sever.
Altoona relievers Logan Sendelbach and Geoff Hartlieb (Win, 6-2) each pitched two scoreless innings.
Cleveland Indians pitcher Carlos Carrasco started for Akron on a major league rehab assignment and held Altoona to one hit over four scoreless innings.
Hayes finished the night 2-for-5 with a triple, an RBI and two runs scored. Bryan Reynolds walked twice, going 1-for-3 with three runs scored. Craig and Kelley each had two hits.
The Curve and RubberDucks play the third of the five-game series on Sunday afternoon. Left-hander Taylor Hearn (3-5, 3.28) is scheduled to start for the Curve, opposed RubberDucks right-hander Jake Paulson (4-3, 2.71). First pitch is scheduled for 2:05 p.m. at Canal Park.
The Curve return to PNG Field on Wednesday with Independence Day fireworks to kick off a five-game homestand against the Trenton Thunder. For tickets or more information, visit AltoonaCurve.com, call 877.99.CURVE or stop by the PNG Field box office.
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