 With the Altoona Curve Report, I'm Preston Shoemaker. Akron defeated Altoona on Friday night by a final of 4-2. The Curve bats struck out 15 times in the loss, but Joe Perez came away with his sixth home run of the season, a two-run shot that accounted for all of Altoona's offense. Thomas Harrington allowed three runs with only two earned on seven hits in five innings of work. He walked one batter and struck out six. But it was Emmanuel Chapman, who was the star of the game for Altoona,