Curve Offense Cruises to Rain-Shortened 9-2 Win

CURVE, Pa – Jase Bowen knocked two doubles in a 2-for-3 game as Altoona defeated Harrisburg, 9-2, in a rain-shortened game at Peoples Natural Gas Field on Saturday night. The Curve welcomed 6,663 fans in attendance on Saturday, putting Altoona’s 2023 season attendance at 303,352 with one home game remaining.

The Curve scored two runs in the first inning, five runs in the second, and two runs in the third to jump out to the 9-0 lead. Bowen came up with two outs and two runners on base in the first inning and drove a double down the left field line to give Altoona the 2-0 lead.

Jacob Gonzalez reignited the offense in the second with an RBI-single to score Andres Alvarez. Eli Wilson followed with a single before two outs were recorded by Harrisburg’s starter Michael Cuevas. Matt Fraizer then delivered a two-run single before Joe Perez singled to score him and Bowen returned to the plate with his second RBI-double to make it a 7-0 game.

Wilson knocked a two-run home run off reliever Patrick Ruotolo, his third of the season with Altoona, to make it 9-0 in the third inning. Wilson, Gonzalez, Bowen, and Perez all finished with two hits in the rain-shortened win.

Aaron Shortridge earned the win for Altoona, tossing 5.1 innings in the start with seven strikeouts. He allowed back-to-back home runs to James Wood and Brady House to open the fourth inning to account for Harrisburg’s only runs. The game went into a rain delay in the top of the sixth inning with the bases loaded for Harrisburg and one out recorded.

Perez extended his on-base streak to 24 games in the win for Altoona, while Jackson Glenn saw his 20-game on-base streak come to an end, finishing 0-for-3. With the win, Altoona clinched a series victory and improved to 28-32, 62-66.

The Curve conclude their final six-game series of the 2023 season at Peoples Natural Gas Field against the Harrisburg Senators, Double-A affiliate of the Washington Nationals, on Sunday afternoon at 1:00 p.m. LHP Jackson Wolf takes the ball for Altoona against Harrisburg’s LHP DJ Herz.

The Curve is proud to celebrate 25 years of memories in Curve, PA throughout the 2023 season. For tickets or more information, visit AltoonaCurve.com, call 877.99. CURVE or stop by the PNG Field box office. Additionally, the Stockyard Team Store is open Monday-Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. during every home game and online 24/7/365.