ALTOONA, Pa. — Mel Rojas delivered two-out RBI single in the 12th inning, giving the Altoona Curve (56-65) a 6-5 Eastern League walk-off win over the Portland Sea Dogs (58-64) on Wednesday night at Peoples Natural Gas Field.
Alex Dickerson led off the home 12th with a single, advanced to second on a oneout ground, and scored on Rojas’ single to left field.
Deven Marrero went 3-for-4 with three RBIs in his second Double-A start for Portland. Ryan Dent and Derrik Gibson had three hits.
Chris Hernandez took his second straight no-decision, giving up three runs (two earned) on eight hits over 5.2 innings for Portland.
The ’Dogs tied the game at three in the seventh inning. Ronald Bermudez (2-for-5) began the rally with an infield single and advanced to third on a double by Dent. Zach Thornton relieved Ramos and yielded a wild pitch to score a run with one out. Marrero tied the game with a single.
Both teams scored in the 11th, with Marrero driving in his third run with a sacrifice fly, with Altoona answering on a Hanson home run.
The teams conclude the series tonight at 7 p.m.
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