Curve Silence Squirrels in Second Shutout Win of Series
August 3, 2023 - Eastern League (EL)
Altoona Curve News Release
CURVE, Pa. - Jackson Glenn hit his third home run of the season, while Lolo Sanchez tacked on his fifth home run in a two-hit game as Altoona shutout Richmond for the second time in the series, 6-0, on Thursday night at PNG Field.
It is the third straight shutout to open this series, with Altoona winning 1-0 on Tuesday and Richmond taking the Wednesday affair 7-0. Sean Sullivan earned the win for Altoona, tossing 5.0 innings allowing just three hits with two walks and two strikeouts.
Omar Cruz, Cameron Junker, and Tahnaj Thomas finished the shutout for the Curve, their seventh of the season. Cruz struck out one batter in 1.2 innings, while Junker worked 1.1 innings with a punch out and Thomas worked a 1-2-3 ninth inning.
Glenn smacked a three-run home run to open the scoring for Altoona in the fifth inning off new reliever Sam Delaplane. Claudio Finol and Norkis Marcos each drew one-out walks off Delaplane before Glenn lifted the shot to left field.
Sanchez knocked an RBI-double in the sixth inning to make it a 4-0 game before his solo home run in the eighth inning. Glenn scored a run in the seventh inning on a passed ball from Richmond catcher Andy Thomas to round out the scoring.
Tsung-Che Cheng extended his hitting streak to 11 games, a new season-long for a Curve batter. Cheng had two hits in the win for Altoona, his eighth multi-hit game at the Double-A level.
Altoona continues a six-game series with the Richmond Flying Squirrels, Double-A affiliate of the San Francisco Giants, on Friday with a 6:00 p.m. first pitch. RHP Braxton Ashcraft takes the ball for the Curve against LHP John Michael Bertrand for Richmond. Pre-game coverage gets underway at 5:45 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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