11 K's Highlight 2-1 Win over Bowie
April 20, 2023 - Eastern League (EL)
Altoona Curve News Release
CURVE, Pa. - Jared Jones, Travis MacGregor and Noe Toribio led a brilliant night on the mound and Altoona plated a pair of unearned runs in the seventh inning to swipe a 2-1 win over Bowie on Thursday night at Peoples Natural Gas Field.
Bowie scored the first run of the game with one out in the fifth inning when Cesar Prieto singled home Heston Kjerstad, but Altoona's starter bounced back with a 5-4-3 double play on the very next pitch to finish off his first five inning outing for the Curve this season.
Altoona stranded the bases loaded in their sixth inning at-bat, but used a walk from Lolo Sanchez and a Andres Alvarez single to put two on with nobody out. Drew Maggi then laid down a good bunt to the third base side of the mound that Bowie reliever Connor Loeprich fielded and threw past first base into foul territory, scoring Sanchez from second. Liover Peguero then lifted a sacrifice fly to deep left field to take a 2-1 lead for Altoona.
MacGregor, who picked up the win with 2.2 scoreless innings of relief, quickly dispatched the Baysox in the seventh and struck out a pair in the eighth after a leadoff single from Cesar Prieto. Toribio then entered to face Zach Watson and quickly dispatched him with a ground ball out on the infield.
Altoona's final reliever of the night, Toribio, finished his second career save with a pair of strikeouts in the ninth inning to finish off the Curve's second win in three games to begin the series.
Henry Davis reached base twice in the victory, he drew a walk in the third and doubled in the sixth. Davis has reached base safely in 10 of 11 games played this season, his 11 walks drawn this season are tied for most by a Curve batter this year with Lolo Sanchez drew his 11th of the season on Thursday night; Sanchez has drawn at least one in seven of eight games played this year.
The Curve continue their six-game series with the Bowie Baysox, Double-A affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles, on Friday night. First pitch is set for 6:00 p.m. with RHP Sean Sullivan on the mound for Altoona against LHP Cade Povich for Bowie.
Friday night at Peoples Natural Gas Field is Autism Acceptance night, presented by the Central PA Autism Community, with ballpark music operating at a reduced audio throughout the stadium in recognition of sensory issues.
The Curve are proud to celebrate our 25th Anniversary season in 2023. 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.
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