Sanchez Knocks the 'Sox off in Walk-Off Win for Curve
April 23, 2023 - Eastern League (EL)
Altoona Curve News Release
CURVE, Pa. - Lolo Sanchez lifted a sacrifice fly into center field in the bottom of the ninth inning for his second RBI of the contest as the Curve walked off the Baysox, 5-4, on Sunday afternoon at PNG Field.
With the game tied at four entering the bottom of the ninth, Fabricio Macias drew a lead-off walk before Connor Scott singled him to second base. Claudio Finol then laid down a sacrifice bunt to move the base runners to second and third before Sanchez lifted a 1-0 pitch to center field off Cade Strowd to score Macias and walk it off. The win marks Altoona's first walk-off since Malcom Nunez hit a three-run home run in the ninth on August 18, 2022 against Harrisburg.
Henry Davis hit two home runs in the contest to mark his first multi-home run game of his career. The first shot came in the bottom of the first inning, a monstrous solo shot to left field off starter Garrett Stallings that was estimated to have traveled 460 feet off the bat at 111 mph. His second home run came off reliever Antonio Velez, another solo shot to left field to break a 2-2 tie game in the sixth. It is the second multi-home run game of the season for Altoona.
Davis added a third RBI to extend the Curve lead to 4-2 in the seventh. With runners on first and second and two outs, Davis slashed a ball into left field to score Macias from second base before Sanchez was tagged out between second and third to end the inning. Davis finished 3-for-3 with a walk, three RBI and two runs scored in the win.
Sanchez finished the game with two RBI after hitting his second home run of the season off Stallings in the third inning, a solo shot to left field to tie the game 2-2. Stallings allowed the two runs on three hits in 5.0 innings for the Baysox.
Aaron Shortridge allowed two runs in the first inning to the Baysox, but settled in to toss 6.0 innings, allowing four hits and striking out two batters. He gave up three consecutive singles in the first inning that led to two runs crossing home, with one going unearned after an error by Sanchez in left field.
Noe Toribio was tagged for two runs in 0.2 innings pitched after he entered to open the eighth. Heston Kjerstad was hit by a pitch with one out before Coby Mayo drew a walk and Cesar Prieto singled to load the bases. Zach Watson then doubled home two runs before Liover Peguero made an excellent play to check down a run at the plate on a John Rhodes fielder's choice in the next at-bat.
Tahnaj Thomas would then enter the game and retire all four batters he faced from the end of the eighth through the ninth inning, earning his first win of the season. Nick Dombkowski tossed a scoreless seventh inning in the outing for Altoona.
The win marked the fourth of the week for the Curve, who went 4-1 against Bowie to win their first series of the season. The Curve will hit the road for a 12-game road trip, beginning with a six-game series with the Reading Fightin' Phils, Double-A affiliate of the Philadelphia Phillies, on Tuesday morning. The first pitch on Tuesday is set for 11:00 a.m. with RHP Kyle Nicolas on the mound for Altoona against LHP Ethan Lindow for Reading.
Altoona returns home to PNG Field on Tuesday, May 9 to take on the Akron RubberDucks. 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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