EASTERN LEAGUE CHAMPIONS DIVISION CHAMPIONS PLAYOFF APPEARANCES PLAYERS TO MLB 2010 2004, 2010 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2010 119 August 20, 2015 -- Game #124, Home #65 Portland Sea Dogs (46-77) vs. Altoona Curve (64-59) LHP Danny Rosenbaum (0-5, 7.04) vs. LHP Steven Brault (6-3, 2.63) 7 p.m. | Peoples Natural Gas Field | Altoona, Pa. Radio - ESPN Radio 1430, WVAM | TV - MiLB.tv UPCOMING GAMES & PITCHING PROBABLES Fri., Aug 21 at Bowie 7:05 p.m. LHP Zack Dodson (6-10, 4.00) vs. LHP Chris Lee (3-0, 2.08) Sat., Aug 22 at Bowie 6:35 p.m. RHP Jason Creasy (9-7, 4.55) vs. RHP Gene Escat (1-4, 3.19) Sun., Aug 23 at Bowie 2:05 p.m. RHP Chad Kuhl (9-4, 2.63) vs. RHP Joe Gunkel (7-2, 2.54) Mon., Aug 24 Reading 7 p.m. TBD vs. RHP Matt Benedict (5-5, 5.57) SUNDAY: The Curve dropped their second straight to the Sea Dogs, 9-8, in a back-and-forth game on Wednesday 2015 E.L. WESTERN STANDINGS night at PNG Field. Carlos Asuaje and Keury De La Cruz each homered in a three-run top of the ninth for Portland to Team W-L PCT GB Today break a 6-6 tie.Max Moroff knocked a two-run single to bring the Curve within a run in the bottom of the inning, but Bowie 70-52 .574 -- v. TRN Kyle Martin worked out of a two-on, no-out jam to finish the game. Moroff finished the night 3-for-5 with a double, a Akron 66-57 .537 4.5 v. HAR triple, three RBIs and two runs scored. Barrett Barnes drove in three runs. Altoona 64-59 .520 6.5 v. POR Richmond 61-61 .500 9.0 @ BIN TONIGHT: The Curve play the finale of a three-game series with the Portland Sea Dogs, Double-A affiliate of the Harrisburg 58-65 .472 12.5 @ AKR Boston Red Sox. The three-game set is the only trip to Altoona for Portland this season. The Sea Dogs won two-of- Erie 50-71 .413 19.5 v. NBR three against the Curve at Hadlock Field in Portland back in mid-May. Altoona enters play tonight two games behind the second-place Akron RubberDucks for the final postseason spot from the Western Division and 6.5 games behind the first-place Bowie Baysox. With a win by Binghamton yesterday, Portland was mathematically eliminated from 2015 E.L. EASTERN STANDINGS postseason contention,. Team W-L PCT GB Today Reading 72-51 .585 -- v. NH FOR ALTOONA: Lefty Steven Brault makes his 12th Double-A start for the Curve. Last time out, Brault worked seven Binghamton 66-55 .545 5.0 v. RIC innings and allowed just one earned run but did not get a decision at Richmond on Friday. Prior to that start, Brault Trenton 63-59 .516 8.5 @ BOW had won five consecutive starts. In six starts since July 18, Brault is 5-0 a 1.22 ERA with 37 strikeouts in 37 innings. New Hamp. 59-61 .492 11.5 @ REA He leads the E.L. in wins and strikeouts in that span. Brault was the 11th-round draft pick of the Baltimore Orioles New Britain 57-64 .471 14.0 @ ERI in 2013 out of NCAA DII Regis University. He was traded to the Pirates this offseason along with pitcher Stephen Portland 46-77 .374 26.0 @ ALT Tarpley for Travis Snider. For more on Brault, see page two. FOR PORTLAND: Lefty Danny Rosenbaum makes his eighth start for the Sea Dogs this year. Last time out, he al- 2015 CURVE AT A GLANCE lowed two earned runs in 2.1 innings in a loss to Akron. He has picked up a loss in each of his last three starts and all Overall Record ..................................... 64-59 five decisions with the Sea Dogs this year. He was drafted in the 22nd round in 2009 by the Washington Nationals Home ............................................ 36-28 out of Xavier University. He pitched four games for Triple-A Syracuse in 2014 before having Tommy John surgery. The Road ............................................. 28-31 Nationals traded Rosenbaum to the Red Sox for catcher Dan Butler in January. Place (E.L. Western) .................................3rd SLIDING: With a loss last Tuesday, the Curve fell back to third place in the Western Division for the first time since Games Ahead/Behind ........................... -6.5 April 13, five days into the season. From April 16 through June 26, the Curve spent 63-of-64 games in first place in the division. Overall this season, the Curve have spent only 14 games out of a potential playoff spot. Streak......................................................Lost 2 Last 5 .......................................................... 2-3 CONNECTION PROBLEMS: After batting .282 as a team from May 1-July 31, the Curve offense is hitting just .237 Last 10 ........................................................ 4-6 (123/518) so far in the month of August. Altoona still holds a share of the top overall offense in the Eastern League for the 2015 season with a .271 average, tied with Reading. 2015 vs. Portland ..................................... 1-4 at Altoona ........................................ 0-2 BLANK CHECK: The Curve pitching staff is tied for the Eastern League lead with 13 shutouts pitched this season. On at Portland ....................................... 1-2 the other side, the Curve offense has only been shut out four times this season, the fewest of any team in the E.L. All-time vs. Portland .......................... 52-54 at Altoona ................................... 29-25 MAX ATTACKS: Infielder Max Moroff has 137 hits this season, the second-most in the league, and he sits seventh at Portland .................................. 23-29 with his .300 average. His .373 on-base percentage is sixth-best in the league, he is third with 55 walks and first with 69 runs scored. He has played in 118 games, the second-most of any player in the league. After compiling a 30-game ‘15 Home Attendance .................... 264,931 on-base streak and an 11-game hitting streak earlier this season, he went on a 12-game hitting streak in June. Moroff Home Openings .........................................62 is on pace for 158 hits this season, which would break the record for most by a Curve switch hitter set by Shawn Gar- Average Attendance ............................4,273 rett at 142 in 2002. The overall franchise record for the most hits in a season is 178, set by Starling Marte in 2011. BROADCAST INFORMATION REWRITING THE RECORD BOOKS: The Curve have set a handful of new franchise records in 2015. On July 21, the offense totaled 24 hits, the most in a single game in team history, in a seven-inning win over Erie. In the same game, which Altoona won, 18-7, the team reocrd for most runs in a game was tied.Jose Osuna also set a new individual single-game franchise record by scoring five runs. On May 25,Dan Gamache went 5-for-5, tying the Curve franchise record for most hits in a game by a single player. On May 17, the Altoona pitchers combined for 13 walks, setting a Trey Wilson will call all the action of the new record. 2015 season on the flagship of the Curve, ESPN Radio 1430, WVAM-AM in Altoona. ROAD TO THE SHOW: Two former Curve players have joined the ranks of Major Leaguers for the first time in 2015. Former Curve outfielder Alex Dickerson (2013) made his MLB debut with the San Diego Padres on August 6, becom- Pregame coverage begins 15 min. before ing the 119th Curve alumnus to reach the big leagues. Former Curve relief pitcher Diego Moreno (2010-11) made his all games. MLB debut on June 22, appearing in relief for the New York Yankees. The Curve can also be heard on the following affiliate stations for selected games: PROSPECT WATCH: The Curve currently feature three of MLB.com’s midseason top 30 Pirates prospects: Barrett - WTRN-AM/FM 1340/100.7 in Tyrone Barnes (16), Chad Kuhl (18) and Steven Brault (25). Three other prospects - Online streaming at AltoonaCurve.com ON THE HOMESTAND ranked by MLB.com have been promoted to Triple-A, including Tyler Glas- provided by TuneIn Radio Games ....................................................................2 now (1), Josh Bell (3) and Willy Garcia (12). This year’s team has also featured - Via the TuneIn Radio App and the MiLB seven of Baseball America’s preseason top 30 Pirates prospects: Glasnow (1), Record ............................................................... 0-2 First Pitch App Bell (4), Garcia (12), JaCoby Jones (13, traded to Tigers), Stetson Allie (21), Average .......................................... .242 (16/66) Barnes (23) and Kuhl (28). Brault was B.A.’s 18th-ranked Baltimore Orioles Runs/Runs Per Game ........................... 9/4.50 prospect entering the year. Home Runs...........................................................0 RISP ................................................... .260 (5/13) Errors ......................................................................1 THIS DATE IN CURVE HISTORY ERA ...................................................................5.82 In 2010, the Curve defeat the Bingham- Starter W-L ...................................................... 0-0 ton Mets, 6-5, in 12 innings. Hector Starter ERA .................... 5.23 (6 ER / 10.1 IP) Gimenez finished the night 2-for-4 with Reliever W-L ................................................... 0-2 a double and drove in two runs. Michael Dubee spun three scoreless innnings of Reliever ERA ....................6.75 (5 ER / 6.2 IP) relief to get the win. Saves/Opps .....................................................0/0 2015 Altoona Curve Game Information Page 1 TODAY’S STARTING PITCHER 2015 HIGHS CAREERCAREER HIGHS HIGHS LHP STEVEN BRAULT #49 IP: 7.0, 3x, last - 8/14 @ RIC IP: 7.0, 4x, last - 8/13/15 @ RIC HEIGHT: 6-1 WEIGHT: 175 B/T: L/L EXP: 3YR K’s: 10, 7/7 v.