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Long Ball Sinks Curve on Opening Night

April 8, 2022 - Eastern League (EL)
Altoona Curve News Release


CURVE, PA. - The Harrisburg Senators hit four home runs off Curve pitching to earn a 9-6 win over Altoona on Opening Night in front of 4,339 fans at Peoples Natural Gas Field.

Right-hander Carmen Mlodzinski was charged with the loss in his Curve debut despite delivering a solid 3.2 innings pitched. Harrisburg's Rudy Martin hit a solo home run to extend the Senators lead to 3-0 in the third and after the Senators put two more runners on in the fourth inning, Altoona summoned right-hander Bear Bellomy into the game. Senators SS Gilbert Lara sent Bellomy's first offering over the wall in left field to extend the Harrisburg lead to 6-0. Mlodzinski was charged with five runs allowed on five hits, one walk and struck out three on 70 pitches, 44 strikes.

The Curve offense mounted a rally in the middle innings when Liover Peguero picked up his first Double-A hit, slamming a two-run homer over the wall in left-center with two out in the fourth inning. In the fifth, Matt Fraizer added a two-run home run of his own to cut the deficit to 6-4.

Harrisburg's KJ Harrison put the game away with a pair of home runs later in the game, including a two-run shot in the sixth inning and a solo shot in the ninth.

Catcher Carter Bins picked up his first runs batted in of the season in the sixth inning when he plated a pair of runs with a single through the left side of the infield to make it an 8-6 game.

Altoona left six runners on base over their final four at-bats on Friday night, including a pair in the ninth inning after the tying run came to the plate with nobody out. However, Harrisburg closer Matt Brill struck out Nick Gonzales, forced Jared Triolo to bounce into a fielder's choice and closed out the game by getting Jack Suwinski to fly out to right.

Gonzales in his team debut picked up a single in the seventh inning and finished the night 1-for-5 at the plate. Tucupita Marcano made his Double-A debut and went 2-for-3 with a walk and a run scored. Suwinski added a two-hit night at the plate to aid a nine-hit attack for Altoona.

On the mound, Bellomy provided 3.1 innings of relief and was touched for three runs on four hits but picked up four strikeouts. Zach Matson finished the night with two innings of one-run relief and struck out three.

With the loss, the Curve's record on Opening Day stands at 10-13, 5-2 against the Senators.

The Curve and Senators will continue their weekend series on Saturday afternoon at PNG Field 4:00 p.m. RHP Mike Burrows is slated to take the ball for the Curve, while RHP Richard Guasch will make the start for Harrisburg.

Saturday at PNG Field is Autism Acceptance Night presented by the Central PA Autism Community. In recognition of sensory issues, we'll be operating at a reduced volume throughout the stadium. A sensory room will also be available

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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