From the Altoona Curve:
Yard Goats Sweep Curve in Rainy Saturday Doubleheader
Mason Martin slugged three home runs on the day for Altoona
HARTFORD, CT – Altoona first baseman Mason Martin knocked his tenth, eleventh, and twelfth home runs of the season over two games of a doubleheader at Dunkin’ Donuts Park. However, the Curve were unable to overcome the Yard Goats in a Hartford sweep, 7-5, 2-1, on Saturday night.
The Curve fell behind 4-0 in game one after a four-run second inning for the Yard Goats. Willie MacIver and Manuel Melendez hit back-to-back home runs to chase Altoona starter Osvaldo Bido out of the game. Bido took the loss allowing four runs in 1.1 innings.
MacIver blasted two more home runs in the game, including a two-run shot in the fourth off Cam Alldred and a solo shot off in the sixth off Cristofer Melendez. The three home run, six RBI contest for MacIver was a high for any opponent against the Curve this season.
Altoona scored three runs in the fourth inning, fueled by a two-run home run from Martin. Later in the fifth, Daniel Amaral and Martin both hit solo shots off Hartford starter David Hill. It was the fourth multi-home run game for a Curve batter this season, and the second for Martin.
Hill earned the win on 5.0 innings pitched with five runs allowed. Hartford pitcher Reagan Todd picked up his second save of the campaign in the contest.
In game two, Altoona was held hitless through the first four innings by Yard Goats starter Matt Dennis. Martin came to the plate to leadoff the fifth inning and launched his third home run of the day to even the game at one run a piece.
Hartford reclaimed the lead in the bottom of the fifth on an RBI single from Taylor Snyder off Altoona starter Omar Cruz. Cruz allowed two runs over 4.2 innings in his second start in Double-A, taking the loss.
The Curve were unable to manage a hit off the Yard Goats bullpen over the final two innings, despite getting the tying runner to second base with two outs in the seventh. Julian Fernandez earned his first save of the season by recording the final out of the contest.
Altoona will conclude their series in Hartford on Sunday night at 7:05 p.m. The two teams are an even 2-2 on the series. Neither team has announced its starting pitcher yet.
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