From the Altoona Curve: Kriedler's Homer Spoils Sunday Finale The Curve split their six-game series with Erie CURVE, PA - Erie's Ryan Kreidler hit a g.
FROM THE ALTOONA CURVE: Curve Split Saturday Night Doubleheader Altoona and Erie each took a one-run win on Saturday night CURVE, PA - The Altoona Cur.
CURVE RALLY TO BEAT BINGHAMTON, EXTEND WIN STREAK TO SIX GAMES By Hometown2
In the minors, the Altoona Curve came from behind to beat Binghamton 9-7.
The Curve fell behind 4-0 before Canaan Smith-Njigba blasted a two-run home run over the wall in right-center to make it 4-2 in the second. In the third inning, Max Kranick started a four-run rally with his first professional hit in the third inning. Jonah Davis and Ji-Hwan Bae followed with singles of their own to load the bases and with one out, Brendt Citta singled home a pair to tie the game. Smith-Njigba then reached on an error that scored two runs to take a 6-4 lead for Altoona.
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BINGHAMTON, NY – Right-hander Roansy Contreras retired the first 17 batters he faced and matched his career-high with 11 strikeouts across six no-hit innings in Altoona’s 5-0 victory over Binghamton on Tuesday night. The 21-year-old from Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic once again used a mid-to-high 90’s fastball, devastating
BINGHAMTON, NY – Right-hander
Roansy Contreras retired the first 17 batters he faced and matched his career-high with 11 strikeouts across six no-hit innings in Altoona’s 5-0 victory over Binghamton on Tuesday night.
The 21-year-old from Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic once again used a mid-to-high 90’s fastball, devastating change-up, and a filthy curveball to carve up a veteran Binghamton lineup. Contreras needed just 50 pitches to work through his first five innings and finally allowed a baserunner when he walked reliever Thomas McIlraith and CF Desmond Lindsay with two outs in the sixth. With
The Pirates play the Padres in San Diego tonight.
Tyler Anderson will start for the Bucs but the Padres have not announced their starter. It will be a 9:45 airtime on WCCS, first pitch at 10:10.
The Pirates are rated as having one of the best minor league systems in baseball, and they have loaded their Altoona Curve roster with top prospects. Roansey Contreras will start tomorrow night’s opener against Bowie. He came from the Yankees in the Jameson Taillon trade. The lineup will feature highly-rated prospects Oneil Cruz at shortstop, Ji-Hwan Bae at second base, and slugger Mason Martin at first.