Patriots Capitalize on Bullpen Blunders
Published on May 9, 2024 under Eastern League (EL)
Altoona Curve News Release
CURVE, Pa. - Po-Yu Chen tossed a season-long six innings with three strikeouts for Altoona on Tuesday afternoon, but the Patriots put six runs up on Altoona's bullpen across the seventh and eighth inning to defeat the Curve, 7-4, at Peoples Natural Gas Field.
The game began in a one-hour, 33-minute rain delay before Chen took the mound, allowing just one run on four hits and one walk in his six innings of work. Chen threw a season-high 81 pitches with 51 strikes. His lone run allowed came on an RBI-double by Elijah Dunham in the fourth inning to give Somerset a 1-0 lead.
Altoona responded with four runs over the next two innings off Somerset starter Blane Abeyta. Tres Gonzalez knocked an RBI-single in the fourth inning to tie the game 1-1. In the fifth, Brenden Dix on and Connor Scott both reached to start the inning before Wyatt Hendrie laid down a sacrifice bunt to advance them into scoring position. Dixon scored on a wild pitch, with Scott scoring on a fielder's choice and Tsung-Che Cheng scoring on a Kervin Pichardo groundout to give the Curve a 4-1 lead.
That lead stood until the seventh inning when the Patriots rallied for four runs. Grant Ford entered in relief and faced three batters without recording an out. After an RBI-double by Anthony Seigler, Altoona summoned Valentin Linarez into the game, who allowed both inherited runners to score before allowing two runs of his own on the inning.
Linarez walked five batters in 1.2 innings, with three runs allowed on two hits. Eddy Yean tossed the final 1.1 innings for the Curve without allowing a run.
As a thank you to fans who sat through today's rain delay, any ticket for today's game can be exchanged for any other 2024 regular season game, excluding July 4th, 2024, for equal or lesser value based on availability. Tickets can be exchanged in person at the box office or over the phone. Fans with digital tickets may stop in person or call the box office to receive a new digital or printed ticket for the date of their choosing. The box office is open Monday-Thursday from 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., Fridays 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. and Saturdays from 10:00 a.m.- 2:00 p.m.
Altoona continues its six-game series with the Somerset Patriots, Double-A affiliate of the New York Yankees, on Friday night at 6:00 p.m. Altoona will send RHP Drake Fellows to the mound to face LHP Brock Selvidge for Somerset.
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