Curve Bats Quiet in Series Opening Loss at New Hampshire
July 14, 2023 - Eastern League (EL)
Altoona Curve News Release
CURVE, Pa. - Matt Fraizer smacked his sixth home run of the season; however, Altoona's offense was limited to just four hits and three walks in a 7-2 defeat at New Hampshire on Friday night.
In their first game back from the All-Star break, the Curve turned to righty Beau Sulser in a starting role, his first appearance for the team since the 2019 season when he earned Co-Pitcher of the Year honors for Altoona. Sulser struck out four but was charged with the loss after surrendering a first inning homer to Damiano Palmegiani and three runs in the second.
The Curve managed their lone runs on a Chavez Young walk and homer from Fraizer in the third inning to make it a 4-2 game, however, New Hampshire put the game away with a run in the bottom of the third off Aaron Shortridge and a two-run double from Miguel Hiraldo off Geronimo Franzua in the eighth inning.
Bear Bellomy and Nick Dombkowski each tossed two scoreless innings of relief for Altoona, totaling five strikeouts between them.
Abrahan Gutierrez reached base safely twice in the game with a pair of walks, he's reached base safely in 20-of-26 games played with Altoona since his promotion from High-A Greensboro.
Altoona continues their three-game set at New Hampshire on Saturday night at 7:05 p.m. Altoona's starter is to be announced, while the Cats plan to send RHP Chad Dallas to the mound. Pre-game coverage gets underway at 6:50 p.m. on Talk Radio 98.5 WRTA and online at www.bit.ly/CurveRadioNet.
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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