Moss grand slam lifts Altoona Curve past Akron RubberDucks
ALTOONA, Pa. (Interstat) — Callan Moss hit a grand slam and drove in four runs as the Altoona Curve rallied past the Akron RubberDucks 4-2 on Friday, Sept. 11, 2026, in an Eastern League (AA) game at Peoples Natural Gas Field. Michael Walsh earned the win in relief with two scoreless innings, while Michael Kennedy took the loss. Rafe Schlesinger allowed four hits over 6 1/3 scoreless innings with five strikeouts for Akron. Matt Ager gave up two earned runs on nine hits over seven innings with five strikeouts for Altoona. Bennett Thompson went 4 for 4, Aaron Walton and Ryan Cesarini had two hits each, and Welbyn Francisca and Jace LaViolette drove in Akron’s runs. The RubberDucks outhit Altoona 11-7 but were blanked after taking a 2-0 lead. Moss finished 3 for 4. Walsh is 1-3, and Kennedy is 10-7. Attendance was 4,326 in 2:12. Akron fell to 66-68; Altoona improved to 60-75.