Curve Fall to SeaWolves Cannon Ball
Published on July 6, 2023 under Eastern League (EL)
Altoona Curve News Release
CURVE, Pa. - Lolo Sanchez knocked two base hits and scored two runs for Altoona, but Erie's designated hitter Diego Rincones spoiled Altoona's rally with a two-run moonshot deep to left field to put the score just out of reach for the Curve, sealing the 5-3 loss on Thursday Night at Peoples Natural Gas Field.
Rincones would prove to be a pain in the side of Altoona's bullpen, reaching safely on all three trips to the plate. He would get two hits on the night, including the two-run home run, his second home run in the series.
LHP Anthony Solometo received the start for tonight's contest, tossing four innings and giving up three runs on five hits with three strikeouts. Altoona's 20-year-old starter allowed just one hit through the first three innings before Erie put three runs on the board in the fourth inning, including a two-run home run from Justice Bigbie.
Noe Toribio would come in relief for Solometo in the fifth inning, tossing 2.2 innings and allowing two hits while striking out two. LHP Geronimo Franzua would enter in the top of the seventh inning to get the Curve out of a bases-loaded jam in his first appearance with Altoona. Franzua struck out Erie's second basemen Wenceel Perez in just three pitches to get Altoona out of the inning in a critical situation. Franzua would pitch 1.1 innings with three strikeouts, allowing the two-run home run to Rincones to decide the game.
RHP Tahnaj Thomas would come in for the top of the ninth inning. He allowed two hits in the frame, but Curve outfielder and fellow Freeport native Chavez Young picked him up with a pair of outfield assists, throwing out runners and second and third.
Matt Gorski would collect his ninth hit and 10th RBI in the last 11 games on an RBI-single in the first. Newly promoted infielder Jackson Glenn recorded his first Double-A extra-base hit while also recording his first RBI with the Curve on an RBI-double in the third inning. Young tied the game 3-3 in the seventh inning with an RBI-single off Layne Henderson.
Altoona continues their six game homestand with the Erie SeaWolves, Double-A affiliate of the Detroit Tigers, with a Friday night 6:00 PM start. Altoona will send RHP Aaron Shortridge to the mound to face SeaWolves LHP Brant Hurter.
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.
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