ALTOONA, Pa. – Konnor Griffin slammed his 20th overall homer of the season, helping Altoona rally from earlier deficits, though the Richmond Flying Squirrels pulled out a 7-6 win over the Curve in 10 innings in front of 7,626 fans Saturday night at Peoples Natural Gas Field.
Altoona remains 5.5 games ahead of Richmond in the standings with seven contests remaining in the second half. An Altoona victory Sunday against Richmond would clinch the franchise’s first playoff berth since 2018.
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