HARRISBURG, Pa. (Interstat) — Javier Rivas homered and the Altoona Curve built an early lead in an 8-4 victory over the Harrisburg Senators on Sunday afternoon at FNB Field.

Rivas went 3 for 5 with a homer and an RBI. Ethan Petry homered for Harrisburg and drove in two runs.

Altoona plated two runs in the second, one in the fourth, two in the fifth, one in the eighth and two in the ninth. Harrisburg scored twice in the fourth and twice in the ninth. The Curve collected eight hits to the Senators’ seven.

Jarod Bayless earned the win in relief, allowing one hit over 1 1/3 scoreless innings with three strikeouts. Justin Meis and Po-Yu Chen also tossed scoreless relief for Altoona. Jarlin Susana took the loss, giving up two earned runs in 2 1/3 innings.

Altoona improved to 56-75. Harrisburg dropped to 64-66. The attendance was 3,986 and the game lasted 2:58.