PITTSBURGH (KDKA)- The Altoona Curve exploded for 11 runs including three runs in the bottom of the 10th inning. We’ll check out the Curve and the other Pirate farm clubs in our Thursday morning Pirate Farm Report.

PIRATES FARM REPORT:

Indianapolis (AAA) was off

Altoona (AA) beat New Britain, 11-10:
*CF Starling Marte: 0-5, run, RBI (.328 average)
*SS Jordy Mercer: 2-4, run, double, RBI (.265 average)
*1B Matt Curry: 3-5, 2 runs, HR, RBI (.296 average)
*3B Jeremy Farrell: 2-4, run, double, 3 RBI (#30) (.296 average)
*C Tony Sanchez: 2-5, 2 runs (.263 average)
*DH Anthony Norman: 3-4, 2 runs, 2 doubles, 2 RBI (.364 average)
*SP Mike Colla: 4 IP, 8 H, 6 ER, 3 walks, 0 strikeouts (3.54 ERA)
*RP Donnie Veal: 1.2 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 0 walks, 0 strikeouts (7.71 ERA)

Bradenton (High A) lost to Charlotte, 5-4:
*RF Robbie Grossman: 1-4, SB (#15) (.277 average)
*2B Jarek Cunningham: 0-4 (.270 average)
*1B Aaron Baker: 3-5, double, RBI (#47) (.282 average)
*DH Calvin Anderson: 2-4, HR (#11), 2 RBI (#31) (.250 average)
*CF Evan Chambers: 2-4 (.194 average)
*LF David Rubenstein: 2-4 (.304 average)
*SP Brett Sinkbeil: 4.2 IP, 7 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 3 K

West Virginia (Low A) beat Greensboro, 3-0:
*CF Mel Rojas, Jr: 2-4, HR (#1), SB (#12) (.250 average)
*SS Andrew Maggi: 0-4 (.230 average)
*LF Dan Grovatt: 1-4, 2B, SB (#11) (.289 average)
*SP Brandon Cumpton: 5.2 IP, 6 H, 0 ER, 3 BB, 2 K’s (4.30 ERA)
*SP Kevin Decker: 2.1 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K (2.06 ERA)