Altoona Curve Vs. Harrisburg Senators
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EASTERN LEAGUE CHAMPIONS DIVISION CHAMPIONS PLAYOFF APPEARANCES PLAYERS TO MLB 2010 2004, 2010 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2010, 2015 123 BATTING AVG.: .370 (1st) April 10, 2016 -- Game #3, Home Game #3 BATTING AVG: .271 (4th) TEAM HR: 0 (12th) TEAM HR: 1 (11th) WALKS: 16 (1st) Harrisburg Senators (2-0) vs. Altoona Curve (0-2) WALKS: 8 (6th) STRIKEOUTS: 11 (T-9th) RHP Reynaldo Lopez (NR) vs. RHP Tyler Eppler (NR) STRIKEOUTS: 19 (6th) TEAM ERA: 5.00 (10th) TEAM ERA: 7.50 (12th) WALKS: 8 (T-5th) 1 p.m. | Peoples Natural Gas Field, Altoona, Pa. WALKS: 16 (1st) STRIKEOUTS: 19 (T-6th) STRIKEOUTS: 11 (T-9th) () -- EL Rank Radio -- ESPN Radio 1430, WVAM | TV - MiLB.TV () -- EL Rank UPCOMING GAMES & PITCHING PROBABLES Mon., April 11 Akron 6 p.m. LHP Rob Kaminsky (NR) vs. LHP Cody Dickson (NR) Tues., April 12 Akron 6 p.m. RHP Dace Kime (NR) vs. RHP David Whitehead (NR) Wed., April 13 Akron 6 p.m. RHP Adam Plutko vs. RHP Jason Creasy (0-0, 3.00) Thurs., April 14 @ Richmond 6:35 p.m. TBD vs. RHP Clay Holmes (0-1, 13.50) LAST TIME OUT: Altoona and Harrisburg were in a back-and-forth affair through four innings before the Senators 2016 E.L. WESTERN STANDINGS used three two-run frames to pull away from the Curve on their way to scoring 10 runs for a second straight game as Team W-L PCT GB Today the Curve fell 10-4 on Friday night. Altoona outfielderStetson Allie launched the Curve’s first home run of the season, Akron 2-0 1.000 - @ BOW and catcher Jin-De Jhang doubled in each of his first two Double-A at-bats. Harrisburg 2-0 1.000 - @ ALT Erie 1-1 .500 1.0 @ TRN TONIGHT: The Curve and Senators play the finale of the, season-opening series after Saturday’s game was postponed Richmond 1-3 .000 2.0 OFF due to weather conditions. A makeup date between the two squads will be announced at a later date. Altoona 0-2 .000 2.0 v. HAR Bowie 0-2 .000 2.0 v. AKR CURVE/SENATORS SERIES: For the second consecutive season, the Curve open the year against the Harrisburg Senators, the Double-A affiliate of the Washington Nationals. Altoona owns a 4-1 all-time record against the Senators in season openers. Last year, the Curve picked up a late run in Pennsylvania’s capital city to defeat the Senators, 1-0. 2016 E.L. EASTERN STANDINGS Altoona holds a 167-144 all-time record against Harrisburg, including a 91-57 mark at PNG Field. In 2015, the Curve Team W-L PCT GB Today went 9-11 against the Senators and 5-5 at home. Binghamton 1-0 1.000 0.5 v. NH Hartford 3-1 .750 - OFF FOR ALTOONA: Right-hander Tyler Eppler makes his second career regular season start for the Curve, after making Portland 2-1 .500 0.5 @ REA his Double-A debut last September (9/3). Eppler also tossed the second game of the E.L. Division Series last year Trenton 1-1 .500 1.0 v. Erie against Bowie on 9/10, deciding in the loss after surrendering three runs over six frames. For more on Holmes, see Reading 1-2 .333 1.5 v. POR page two. New Hamp. 0-1 .000 1.5 @ BIN FOR HARRISBURG: Right-hander Reynaldo Lopez gets the nod for the Senators, and looks to improve upon a 6-7 record from 2015, where he logged a 4.09 ERA over 19 starts (99.0 innings). Last season marked just 2016 CURVE AT A GLANCE Overall Record .......................................... 0-2 his second losing campaign of his four-year career, despite striking out a career-best 94 hitters while with Home ................................................. 0-2 Potomac. Entering the season, Lopez was ranked the fifth-best prospect in the Nationals system by Baseball Road .................................................. 0-0 America. Place (E.L. Western) .............................T-4th THIS YEAR’S CURVE: The 2016 Curve roster has 12 players that have worn a Curve uniform prior to this season. 13 Games Ahead/Behind ........................... -2.0 will be playing at the Double-A level for the first time in their career. There are 12 pitchers and 13 position players on the Curve roster, including one member of the Pirates’ 40-man roster (Harold Ramirez). Streak............................................................ L1 Last 5 .......................................................... 0-2 A NEW SKIPPER: Former Major League All-Star Joey Cora takes over as the ninth manager in franchise history. He Last 10 ........................................................ 0-2 was officially announced as the new skipper for the Curve on December 15, 2015. The native of Caguas, Puerto Rico spent 11 seasons in the majors with San Diego Padres, Chicago White Sox, Seattle Mariners and Cleveland Indians. 2016 vs. Harrisburg ................................. 0-2 He was an A.L. All-Star in 1997 with Seattle. Following his playing career, Cora spent eight seasons on the staff of at Altoona ....................................... 0-2 manager Ozzie Guillen with the White Sox from 2004-2011 and one season as the bench coach with the Miami at Harrisburg .................................. 0-0 Marlins in 2012. Cora last managed in the minor in 2003 with Savannah of the South Atlantic League, then a Montreal ..................167-144 Expos affiliate. He also guided the Appalachian League’s Kingsport Mets in 2001 and 2002. Across three seasons, he All-time vs. Harrisburg ................................... 91-57 is 112-160 as a minor league manager. Cora replaces Tom Prince, who guided the Curve for one season and is now at Altoona the Pirates’ Minor League Field Coordinator. at Harrisburg .............................. 76-87 PROSPECT WATCH: The Curve roster currently features five of MLB.com’s preseason top 30 Pirates prospects: Re- ‘16 Home Attendance .........................6,329 ese McGuire (5), Harold Ramirez (6), Clay Holmes (15), Barrett Barnes (20) and Tyler Eppler (28). Five players are also Home Openings ........................................... 2 featured on Baseball America’s Top 30 Pirates prospect list: Ramirez (5), McGuire (6), Holmes (19), Barnes (24) and Average Attendance ............................3,165 Jose Osuna (30). B.A. also named Ramirez as the organization’s “Best Hitter for Average,” Eppler as having the “Best Changeup” and McGuire as the “Best Defensive Catcher.” BROADCAST INFORMATION SPRING TRAINING: Prior to heading north to Altoona, 13 members of the Curve roster played in Major League Spring Training games for the Pirates this year. Eleven position players, including Jon Schwind, Jose Osuna, Harold Ramirez, Reese McGuire, Barrett Barnes, Chris Diaz, Erich Weiss, Eric Wood, Stetson Allie, Edwin Espinal and Ander- son Feliz all got plate appearances in big league games. Relievers Montana DuRapau and Dovydas Neverauskas were Trey Wilson, Nate Bowen and Fletcher the only two pitchers on the Curve roster that saw action in MLB Spring Training games. Keel will call all the action of the 2016 season on the flagship of the Curve, ESPN GOING STREAKING: Curve relief pitcher Josh Smith extended his scoreless streak to 18-innings after tossing a scoreless eighth frame last night in relief for Dovydas Neveraskas. Smith’s streak dates back to July 20, 2015 and Radio 1430, WVAM-AM in Altoona. now spans 13 outings, during which he has fanned 10 batters, walked six and decided in a victory (8/7/15 v. RIC). The Pregame coverage begins 15 min. before Missouri southpaw also saw his ERA drop more than two full points last season, finishing 2015 with a 5.29 ERA after all games. beginning the streak with a 7.34 clip. The Curve can also be heard on the following affiliate stations for selected games: ON THE HOMESTAND GLOBAL AFFAIR: Seven different countries are represented on Altoona’s - WTRN-AM/FM 1340/100.7 in Tyrone Opening Day roster, including the United States (17), Canada (1), Venezuela Games ....................................................................2 - WWGE 1400 AM in Ebensburg (2), the Dominican Republic (2), Colombia (1), Taiwan (1) and Lithuania (1). - Online streaming at AltoonaCurve.com Record ............................................................... 0-2 Relief pitcher Dovydas Neverauskas became the first player born and raised provided by TuneIn Radio in Lithuania to sign with a Major League team when he signed as an interna- Average .......................................... .271 (19/70) tional free agent with the Pirates. Canadian third basemen Eric Wood was the - Via the TuneIn Radio App and the MiLB Runs/Runs Per Game ........................... 10/5.0 first Canuck to be drafted when he went in the 6th round of the 2012 MLB First Pitch App Home Runs...........................................................1 Draft. Infielders Edwin Espinal and Anderson Feliz both are natives of the RISP ................................................... .227 (5/22) Dominican Republic, and reliever Jhondaniel Medina and infielder Jose Osuna both call Venezuela home. Outfielder Harold Ramirez represented his home Errors ......................................................................5 country of Colombia this offseason in the World Baseball Classic qualifying THIS DATE IN CURVE HISTORY round in Panama. Catcher Jin-De Jhang is a native of Taitung City, Taiwan. ERA ...................................................................7.50 2010: Altoona defeated Harrisburg, 1-0 in 10 innings, to begin the eventual E.L. Starter W-L ...................................................... 0-1 AIN’T IT GRAND? Friday night saw a pair of Curve alumni hit their first career championship season with a 3-0 record. grand slam to help their teams capture comeback wins. Brock Holt, now with Starter ERA .................... 7.20 (8 ER / 10.0 IP) The game’s lone run came in the bottom the Red Sox, launched his in the top of the 6th against Toronto, while Starling Reliever W-L ................................................... 0-1 of the 10th inning, when Jose De Los Marte took Cincinnati reliever J.J. Hoover deep in the top of the 8th to give Santos doubled home Josh Harrison Reliever ERA ....................7.88 (7 ER / 8.0 IP) the Pirates a victory over the Reds to move to 4-0 on the season.