EASTERN LEAGUE
ALTOONA CURVE AT READING FIGHTIN PHILS
09/06/2025
 
EASTERN LEAGUE
ALTOONA CURVE AT READING FIGHTIN PHILS
GAME ID: 5387 - SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 6TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Altoona Curve (59-79) 0 0 0 6 1 0 0 0 2 9 16 0
Reading Fightin Phils (79-59) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Cummings, Curve Dispatch Reading, 9-0
The Altoona Curve and starting pitcher Spike Cummings stifled the Reading offense en route to a comfortable 9-0 win at FirstEnergy Stadium. Altoona now sits at 59-79, while Reading falls to 79-59.

Cummings gave Altoona a solid start. The right-hander allowed no runs on 3 hits over 7 innings.

"Spike works, he fights, and he keeps a good attitude," said Curve manager David Ortiz.
ALTOONA BATTING LINESCORE READING BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Águila DH 4 1 1 1 2 1 0 .062 0 1
T. Peña LF 6 1 3 2 0 1 4 .305 7 25
B. Bishop 1B 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .306 7 34
   b-L. De Jesús PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .308 2 14
   c-J. Cabrera 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
V. Wheeler 3B, 2B 4 1 1 0 1 1 3 .217 2 7
J. Hernández CF, 3B 5 1 1 0 0 0 5 .278 7 42
J. Aguilar SS 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .277 2 22
   a-J. Ramírez PH, 2B 2 1 1 1 0 1 0 .277 2 22
   d-D. Sherman 2B, CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214 1 4
E. Vásquez C 3 2 2 0 1 1 1 .250 1 1
D. Morán RF 5 1 3 3 0 1 2 .262 8 41
J. English 2B, SS 4 1 1 2 1 1 3 .316 0 3
Totals 41 9 16 9 5 9 21      
a - J. Ramírez pinch hit for J. Aguilar in the 7th
b - L. De Jesús pinch hit for B. Bishop in the 8th
c - J. Cabrera substituted for L. De Jesús in the 8th
d - D. Sherman substituted for J. Ramírez in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Hernández (23, 4th Inning off T. Smith, 0 on, 1 out) , R. Águila (1, 4th Inning off T. Smith, 1 on, 2 outs) , E. Vásquez (2, 5th Inning off B. Nelson, 0 on, 2 outs) , T. Peña (20, 6th Inning off B. Nelson, 0 on, 1 out) , V. Wheeler (1, 9th Inning off B. Nelson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: T. Peña (7, 4th Inning off T. Smith, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Águila 2 , T. Peña 7 , B. Bishop 2 , V. Wheeler 2 , J. Hernández 2 , J. Aguilar , J. Ramírez , E. Vásquez 3 , D. Morán 3 , J. English
2-out RBI: R. Águila , T. Peña , D. Morán 3 , J. English
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Peña , J. Hernández 2 , J. English 2
GIDP: L. De Jesús
Sac Bunt: E. Vásquez
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Wheeler-Ramírez-Bishop)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. López RF 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .272 7 46
T. Moore 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .270 6 63
Y. Munoz DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .280 11 76
J. Santos 3B 4 0 1 0 0 2 4 .243 20 77
S. Bolden 1B 3 0 0 0 1 2 4 .240 6 34
D. Reese CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 .274 5 33
S. Weeks SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .267 3 51
   a-C. Roberts PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .276 2 11
T. O'Neill LF 1 0 0 0 3 1 1 .273 14 44
J. Ortíz C 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .254 3 18
Totals 30 0 4 0 5 10 23      
a - C. Roberts pinch hit for S. Weeks in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Santos (20, 2nd Inning off S. Cummings, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. López (33, 8th Inning off T. Stoner, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. López 2 , T. Moore , Y. Munoz , J. Santos 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Moore , J. Santos , D. Reese , S. Weeks
GIDP: J. Ortíz
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Moore-Weeks-Bolden)
ALTOONA PITCHING LINESCORE READING PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Cummings W (3-5) 7.0 3 0 0 4 8 0 92 3.10   
T. Stoner 2.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 31 4.18   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Cummings 75
Batters Faced: S. Cummings 27, T. Stoner 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Cummings 4-8, T. Stoner 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: S. Cummings 92-58, T. Stoner 31-18
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Smith L (7-4) 3.2 8 6 6 1 6 1 76 3.76   
B. Nelson 4.1 6 2 2 2 2 0 60 3.14   
P. Johnston 1.0 2 1 1 2 1 0 26 5.46   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Smith 24
Batters Faced: T. Smith 20, B. Nelson 20, P. Johnston 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Smith 4-1, B. Nelson 6-4, P. Johnston 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. Smith 76-51, B. Nelson 60-36, P. Johnston 26-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: P. Johnston 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Spike Cummings
Ballpark: FirstEnergy Stadium
Weather: Rain (61 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 8 mph
Start Time: 1:35 PM ET
Time: 3:39
Attendance: 8936
Special Notes: Rain delay of 15 minutes in the 5th inning. 2B José Ramírez was injured while running the bases.
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