2015 Curve at a Glance Broadcast
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EASTERN LEAGUE CHAMPIONS DIVISION CHAMPIONS PLAYOFF APPEARANCES PLAYERS TO MLB 2010 2004, 2010 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2010 118 June 23, 2015 -- Game #70, Home Game #34 Erie SeaWolves (26-43) vs. Altoona Curve (41-28) RHP Tommy Collier (1-0, 1.87) vs. RHP Chad Kuhl (5-3, 3.24) 7 p.m. | Peoples Natural Gas Field | Altoona, Pa. Radio - ESPN Radio 1430, WVAM | TV - MiLB.tv UPCOMING GAMES & PITCHING PROBABLES Wed., June 24 vs. Erie 7 p.m. RHP Derek Hankins (2-5, 5.05) vs. RHP Matt Benedict (2-2, 4.63) Thurs., June 25 vs. Erie 7 p.m. RHP Austin Kubitza (5-5, 5.07) vs. LHP Steven Brault (0-1, 8.31) Fri., June 26 vs. Erie 7 p.m. LHP Josh Turley (6-5, 3.05) RHP Jason Creasy (8-1, 3.14) YESTERDAY: The Curve split a double-header with the Harrisburg Senators to finish a five-game series at PNG Field. 2015 E.L. WESTERN STANDINGS Zack Dodson gave up 7 runs on 12 hits (both season highs) in the first game. In game two, Tom Harlan improved to Team W-L PCT GB Today 5-2 after working five innings, allowing one run on four hits with five strikeouts. Gift Ngoepe had a two-run double in Altoona 41-28 .594 -- v. ERI the sixth to push the Curve lead to 4-1. The Senators scored twice in the seventh but Jeff Inman closed out the inning Bowie 39-30 .559 2.0 v. NBR to finish the 4-3 Curve victory. Richmond 37-31 .544 3.5 v. TRN Akron 36-34 .514 6.0 @ REA FOR ALTOONA: Making the start for the Curve tonight is right-hander Chad Kuhl, who has posted a 5-3 record and Harrisburg 30-40 .429 11.5 @ BIN a 3.24 ERA so far this season. In his last outing, Kuhl picked up a win with seven scoreless innings against Akron, al- Erie 26-43 .377 15.0 @ ALT lowing just four hits while striking out five. He slipped agaisnt Erie on June 7 at Jerry Uht Park, allowing six runs on 10 hits in a loss, the only gave the SeaWolves have won against the Curve this season. For more on Kuhl, see page two. 2015 E.L. EASTERN STANDINGS FOR ERIE: RHP Tommy Collier makes his sixth start as a member of the SeaWolves in 2015. Since his promotion from Team W-L PCT GB Today A-Adv. Lakelad, the Houston native has gone 1-0 with a 1.87 ERA. With the Flying Tigers in the FSL, Collier was 3-4 New Britain 39-31 .557 -- @ BOW with a 2.09 ERA. Reading 37-32 .536 1.5 v. AKR Binghamton 36-32 .529 2.0 v. HAR ALL HAIL THE PRINCE: Curve manager Tom Prince earned his 400th career win with the 7-3 Curve victory over the Trenton 37-33 .529 2.0 @ RIC Senators on Saturday night. He entered the season with 360 career wins since he took the helm of the Lynchburg New Hamp. 31-37 .456 7.0 v. POR Hillcats mid-season back in 2004. Portland 26-44 .371 13.0 @ NHM MAD MAX 2: Max Moroff has heated back up in mid-June. His 82 hits lead the Eastern League and his .317 average is tied for third in the leaguel. His .394 on-base percenttage is tied for the best in the league. After compiling a 30- 2015 CURVE AT A GLANCE game on-base streak and an 11-game hitting streak earlier this season, he had a season-best 12-game hitting streak Overall Record ..................................... 41-28 end yesterday in the first game of the double-header. Since June 8, Moroff is hitting .350 (20-for-57) with 13 runs Home ............................................ 22-12 scored, seven RBI and six walks. Road ............................................. 19-16 A PINCH OF THIS...A DASH OF THAT: Adam Frazier, Dan Gamache and Edward Salcedo were all used as pinch hit- Place (E.L. Western) .................................1st ters in Friday night’s walk-off win over Harrisburg and all of them reached base. Gamache and Salcedo both singled Games Ahead/Behind ...........................+2.0 while Frazier was hit by a pitch to give the Curve the win. Regardless, the team overall has been tremendous when being asked to come in and pinch hit. As a team this year, the Curve are 11-for-31 when pinch hitting...that’s a .355 Streak.................................................... Won 1 batting average. Last 5 .......................................................... 2-3 Last 10 ........................................................ 6-4 MAGIC MEL: In eight games since rejoining the Curve, Mel Rojas, Jr. has recorded three multi-hit games and slugged his first home run at either level this season. Rojas was hitting .265 in 51 Triple-A games before being assigned back 2015 vs. Erie ............................................. 9-1 to Altoona and was seeming to turn it up at the plate in June. In 12 games this month with the Tribe, Rojas was bat- at Altoona ....................................... 3-0 ting .290 with three doubles and an RBI. He’s hit safely in six-of-eight games since returning and reached base safely at Erie ............................................... 6-1 in all seven. All-time vs. Erie ...............................165-165 at Altoona ................................... 76-82 CHECK CASHED: The Altoona Curve were shutout for the first time in 2015 in the first game of the scheduled double- at Erie ........................................... 93-84 header. They’d gone 65 games without being shutout to begin the season. ‘15 Home Attendance .................... 132,660 HONING IN?: LHP Josh Smith tossed two more scoreless innings on Friday night in the extra-innings win for the Curve. Home Openings .........................................34 For Smith, it was the sixth scoreless appearance in his last seven outings. This month in five games, Smith has an ERA of Average Attendance ............................3,901 1.04. BROADCAST INFORMATION HATS FOR BATS, KEEP BATS WARM: The Curve are leading the 12-team Eastern League in batting average with a .275 clip entering play tonight. After batting .248 in April, the Curve have batted .285 (498/1750) as a team since May 1. The Curve have six active players hitting better than .300 --Josh Bell (.319), Adam Frazier (.347), Dan Gamache (.310), Jose Osuna (.311), Jasob Stallings (.301) and Max Moroff (.317). However, of those batters, only Bell and Mo- roff have enough at-bats to qualify for the league leaderboard. Trey Wilson will call all the action of the 2015 season on the flagship of the Curve, JUST JOSHIN’ YA: First baseman Josh Bell enters today’s game with Harrisburg owning a .319 average that is tied for ESPN Radio 1430, WVAM-AM in Altoona. third-best in the Eastern League. The former second-round pick also ranks among the league leaders in hits (80, 3rd), RBI (43, 4th), on-base percentage (.390, 3rd) and triples (6, T-1st). Pregame coverage begins 15 min. before all games. The Curve can also be heard on the following affiliate stations for selected games: - WTRN-AM/FM 1340/100.7 in Tyrone - Online streaming at AltoonaCurve.com ON THE HOMESTAND provided by TuneIn Radio Games ....................................................................5 - Via the TuneIn Radio App and the MiLB Record ............................................................... 3-2 First Pitch App Average ....................................... .323 (40/142) Runs/Runs Per Game ........................... 17/3.4 Home Runs...........................................................1 RISP ................................................. .324 (11/34) Errors ......................................................................5 THIS DATE IN CURVE HISTORY ERA ...................................................................3.18 In 2005, the Curve defeated the Bowie Starter W-L ...................................................... 2-2 Baysox, 8-4. Tom Evans went 2-for-5 Starter ERA ....................5.02 (16 ER/28.2 IP) with two homers and three RBI. Jose Reliever W-L ................................................... 1-0 Bautista had two hits and an RBI. MI- Reliever ERA ....................2.38 (3 ER/11.1 IP) chael Connolly picked up his fifth win of the year behing a three-run, six-inning Saves/Opps .....................................................1/1 outing. 2015 Altoona Curve Game Information Page 1 TODAY’S STARTING PITCHER 2015 HIGHS CAREER HIGHS RHP CHAD KUHL #15 IP: 7.0, 6/18 @ AKR IP: 7.0, 4x, last - 6/18/15 @ AKR HEIGHT: 6-3 WEIGHT: 220 B/T: R/R EXP: 2 YR K’s: 7, 5/27 @ NBR K: 8, 6/3/14 @ CLR BB’s: 4, 5/16 v. AKR BB: 5, 8/4/14 v. BRV BORN: SEPTEMBER 10, 1992 (22) IN BEAR, DEL. Hits: 10, 6/7 @ ERI Hits: 10, 2x, last - 6/7/15 @ ERI RESIDES: BEAR, DEL. Runs: 6, 3x, last - 6/7 @ ERI Runs: 8, 5/1/14 v. SLU ACQUIRED: 9TH ROUND - 2013 (UNIV. OF DELAWARE) RUNS ALLOWED BY INNING GAME-BY-GAME 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 DATE OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO LEFT GM RESULT 4 5 9 4 2 4 3 - - - 4/12 at Harrisburg W 5.0 4 1 1 2 5 After 5th, Game tied 1-1 W, 2-1 4/18 Akron -- 5.0 6 0 0 3 4 After 5th, Game tied 0-0 L, 6-1 4/24 at Erie W 6.0 5 1 1 1 2 After 6th, Curve leading 6-1 W, 12-3 KUHL CAREER NOTES 4/29 at Akron -- 6.0 5 2 2 2 4 After 6th, Curve leading 5-2 L, 6-5 Rated by Baseball America as the 28th-best prospect in the 5/5 Richmond -- 6.0 8 6 3 2 1 After 6th, Curve trailing 6-4 L, 10-7 system entering 2015...Was a second-team all-CAA in 2013 5/12 Bowie -- 6.0 7 4 4 2 4 After 6th, Curve trailing 4-0 W, 7-4 with the Delaware Blue Hens after going 10-2 in 15 starts 5/16 Akron -- 6.0 4 0 0 4 5 After 6th, Curve leading 1-0 L, 2-1 (13) 5/22 at New Hampshire L 6.2 8 6 6 3 2 In 7th, Curve trailing 6-3 L, 6-3 his junior season...10 wins were most at Delaware since 5/27 at New Britain W 6.0 3 0 0 1 7 After 6th, Curve leading 1-0 W, 4-0 2001...Selected by the Pirates in the ninth round of the 6/2 New Britain W 6.1 5 2 2 2 5 In 7th, Curve leading 7-2 W, 8-2 draft...Finished 2014 among the FSL league leaders in wins 6/7 at Erie L 5.0 10 6 6 1 6 In 6th, Curve trailing 5-2 L, 6-4 (13, T-1st) and innings pitched (153.1, 1st)...13 wins in 2014 6/12 New Hampshire L 4.0 4 3 3 0 3 In 5th, Curve trailing 2-0 L, 14-1 led all Pirates’ farmhands 6/18 at Akron W 7.0 4 0 0 1 5 After 7th, Curve leading 20 W, 2-0 Bold - Career High VS.