MiLB

Akron 5, at Altoona 9

Wednesday, September 9, 2026 · Final · Eastern League (AA)

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Akron RubberDucks

69-68 · W2 · #30 (1327 ELO -4)

3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 91

Altoona Curve

61-77 · L2 · #86 (1274 ELO +4)

4 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 90

Peoples Natural Gas Field · Altoona, PA

Attendance: 2,832

Umpires: Chad Patterson [HP], Pedro Torres [1B], William Paschal [3B]

Altoona Curve use early burst to defeat Akron RubberDucks

ALTOONA, Pa. (Interstat) — Altoona defeated Akron 9-5 on Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2026, in an Eastern League (AA) game at Peoples Natural Gas Field. The Curve scored five times in the first inning and added four more while holding the RubberDucks to nine hits. Akron also finished with nine hits and scored three early and two late. Callan Moss had a hit and three RBIs, and Jesus Castillo homered and drove in one for Altoona. Jake Shirk earned the win, improving to 5-4. Sean Matson took the loss, falling to 1-10. Justin Meis recorded his second save. Carter Rustad struck… Read more...

Top Statlines

Carter Rustad AKR 3.0ip 1h 0er 6k
Jake Shirk ALT 2.1ip 0h 0er 2k
Jaycob Deese ALT 2.0ip 0h 0er 1k

Forecasting

ELO Probability AKR 57.0%

Projected Score AKR 6 ALT 4