PORTLAND, Maine – Altoona Curve outfielders Esmerlyn Valdez and Jase Bowen each had three hits in a 6-2 win over the Portland Sea Dogs Wednesday night at Delta Dental Stadium at Hadlock Field.
Bowen turned in one of his best games of the season, which included a second-inning steal of home to push the Curve to a 2-0 lead, and scored a pair of runs in the victory. Bowen doubled in the second, singled in the sixth and doubled home Valdez in the seventh inning to aid a nine-hit attack for the Altoona offense.
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