Curve drop road trip finale to Thunder in extras
TRENTON, N.J. - Pirates top pitching prospect Mitch Keller allowed two runs over six innings in his Double-A debut, but the Altoona Curve lost in 11 innings to the Trenton Thunder, 4-2, in Sunday night's road trip finale at ARM & HAMMER Park.
TRENTON, N.J. - Pirates top pitching prospect
The Curve (58-54) dropped two of three games on the road trip to the Thunder (75-37).
In the bottom of the 11th,
Keller worked six innings and allowed two runs on five hits with three walks and four strikeouts. He allowed just one hit, an infielder single in the first, over the first four innings of his outing before the Thunder scratched two runs across against him in the fifth on four hits.
Trailing 2-1 entering the ninth,
The Thunder opened the scoring in the fifth with an RBI single by
Altoona cut the Trenton lead in half in the top of the sixth inning with a solo home run by
Trenton starter Brady Koerner allowed one run over 5.1 innings on six hits with one walk and one strikeout.
The Curve remain a half-game behind the first-place Bowie Baysox in the E.L. West standings and hold a 2.5-game lead over Erie and Akron for the division's wild card spot.
After a day off on Monday, the Curve open a six-day, seven-game homestand with the first of three against the Reading Fightin Phils, Double-A affiliate of the Philadelphia Phillies, on Tuesday night. Right-hander
Tuesday will be Two-for-Tuesday, presented by Atlantic Broadband, featuring buy-one, get-one-free specials on tickets, hot dogs and small popcorn. For tickets or more information, visit AltoonaCurve.com, call 877.99.CURVE or stop by the PNG Field box office.
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