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Patriots Fall to Curve, Play Again Wednesday Morning

Altoona, Pennsylvania – The Altoona Curve (13-15) defeated the Somerset Patriots (17-10) by a score of 4-3 at Peoples Natural Gas Field on Tuesday evening. Henry Davis scored for Altoona on a passed ball…

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Matt Minnick on the mound for the Somerset Patriots in a 4-3 loss to Altoona, Tuesday, May 10, 2022. Photo: Somerset Patriots Media.

Altoona, Pennsylvania - The Altoona Curve (13-15) defeated the Somerset Patriots (17-10) by a score of 4-3 at Peoples Natural Gas Field on Tuesday evening.

Henry Davis scored for Altoona on a passed ball in the first inning.

Somerset tied up the game briefly in the fifth on an error before Davis struck with a two-run blast (1) for a 3-1 advantage in the bottom of the frame.

Brandon Lockridge’s sacrifice fly in the seventh scored Anthony Volpe and cut the lead to 3-2.

The Curve’s final run of the night came on an RBI groundout by Liover Peguero in the eighth.

Elijah Dunham (3) blasted a solo home run in the ninth for the 4-3 final score.

Enmanuel Mejia (1-2) picked up the win with a scoreless 0.1 innings pitched. Jhony Brito (2-2) went five innings and allowed three runs (two earned) on six hits and five strikeouts for the loss. J.C. Flowers earned a three-inning save (1).

The 2022 Somerset Patriots Season presented by Ford will continue on the road on Wednesday with an 11:00 am game versus the Curve at Peoples Natural Gas Field. Fans can catch all the action on FOX Sports New Jersey 93.5 FM | 1450 AM, the Flagship Station for Patriots Baseball.

Michael Cohen is the News and Sports Director at Fox Sports Radio New Jersey and Magic 98.3 FM, as well as a radio production assistant with Fox and Magic in New Jersey. He started his career in Somerset in 2018 initially as a news fill-in at WCTC 1450 AM, and soon moved up to higher responsibilities in the ensuing years, assuming News & Sports Director title in 2021Prior to his time with Fox Sports New Jersey, Michael was play-by-play voice for New Jersey Jackals baseball, and as well as play-by-play and color for the College of Staten Island basketball (men and women), softball and baseball. Michael began his career as a news and sportswriter with the Jersey Journal of Hudson County.