Owen lifts Curve over Fisher Cats with walk-off blast
CURVE, Pa. -- Hunter Owen's walk-off, two-run home run in the bottom of the ninth inning powered the Altoona Curve to a 4-3 comeback win over the New Hampshire Fisher Cats on Saturday at Peoples Natural Gas Field.The Curve (24-28) went into the bottom of the ninth trailing, 3-2, when
CURVE, Pa. --
The Curve (24-28) went into the bottom of the ninth trailing, 3-2, when
Owen's walkoff came after
The win capped off an excellent pitcher's duel between Curve starter
All three of the Fisher Cats' runs came in the seventh inning. With the bases loaded and two outs,
Hill and Owen each had three hits to combine for all six Curve hits on the night. Hill, who hit an RBI triple in the first, finished a home run shy of the cycle and collected his fourth three-hit game of the season. Owen now has five hits in the series and hit two singles to go along with the walk-off homer.
The Curve and Fisher Cats wrap up their three-game series on Sunday at 2 p.m. The Curve will hand the ball to left-hander
Sunday's series fnale is another Richey's Dairy Kids Club game, free to all fans ages 3-12, presented by Richey's Dairy. It's also Atlantic Broadband Customer Appreciation Day. There will be a youth clinic before the game from 10 a.m. to noon with Curve players and coaches, presented by Central States Manufacturing. The clinic is FREE to all kids with a ticket to Sunday's game and the first 350 clinics attendees will receive a water bottle giveaway. The game is also highlighted by a guest appearance by Jet Propulsion. Gates will open to fans at 1 p.m.
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