Altoona Curve Vs. Erie Seawolves
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EASTERN LEAGUE CHAMPIONS DIVISION CHAMPIONS PLAYOFF APPEARANCES PLAYERS TO MLB 2010 2004, 2010 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 138 2010, 2015, 2016 BATTING AVG.: .257 (5th) April 18, 2017 -- Game #12, Home Game #5 BATTING AVG.: .244 (9th) TEAM HR: 7 (T-5th) TEAM HR: 12 (T-2nd) WALKS: 36 (T-3rd) Erie SeaWolves (7-3) vs. Altoona Curve (7-4) WALKS: 41 (1st) STRIKEOUTS: 82 (T-5th) STRIKEOUTS: 84 (4th) RHP Myles Jaye (0-1, 0.00) vs. RHP Alex McRae (2-0, 0.82) TEAM ERA: 2.67 (1st) TEAM ERA: 4.28 (7th) WALKS: 30 (7th) 6 p.m. | Peoples Natural Gas Field | Altoona, Pa. WALKS: 25 (11th) STRIKEOUTS: 78 (5th) STRIKEOUTS: 75 (8th) () -- EL Rank Radio -- News Talk 1240, WRTA | TV -- MiLB.TV () -- EL Rank UPCOMING GAMES & PITCHING PROBABLES Wed., April 19 Erie 6 p.m. LHP Tyler Alexander (0-1, 6.23) vs. RHP J.T. Brubaker (1-1, 4.76) Thurs., April 20 OFF DAY Fri., April 21 at Akron 6:35 p.m. RHP Tanner Anderson (1-0, 0.84) vs. RHP Nick Pasquale (0-0, 4.66) Sat., April 20 at Akron 2:05 p.m. RHP Yeudy Garcia (0-1, 9.64) vs. LHP Luis Lugo (1-1, 3.09) YESTERDAY: The Curve opened a three-game series against the Erie SeaWolves with a 7-1 loss. Erie scored five runs 2017 E.L. WESTERN STANDINGS in the first four innings against Altoona starter Yeudy Garcia. An Erie error allowed Edwin Espinal to score the only Team W-L PCT GB Today Altoona run in the second. Kevin Newman had two hits. Kevin Kramer extended his season-opening hitting streak to Erie 7-3 .700 -- @ ALT 10 games. Altoona 7-4 .636 0.5 v. ERI Bowie 7-4 .636 0.5 v. RIC TONIGHT: The Curve continue the first homestand of the season with the second of three games against the Erie Harrisburg 6-5 .545 1.5 @ HFD SeaWolves, the Double-A affiliate of the Detroit Tigers. The Curve went 13-7 against the SeaWolves last season hold Richmond 4-7 .364 3.5 @ BOW a 28-13 record against them since the start of the 2015 season. Akron 3-8 .273 4.5 @ REA FOR ALTOONA: Right-hander Alex McRae takes the hill for his third start of the year. He has picked up wins in each 2017 E.L. EASTERN STANDINGS of his first two starts of the year. Last time out, he worked six scoreless innings in a shutout win over Richmond on Team W-L PCT GB Today Wednesday. Last season he joined the Curve in late-June after making 12 starts in the Florida State League. After Portland 6-4 .600 -- @ BIN going 2-4 with a 10.25 ERA in his first six starts with Altoona, McRae went 6-2 with a 2.47 ERA (17 ER/62.0 IP) over New Hamp. 6-4 .600 -- @ TRN his last ten outings (nine starts) from July 14-September 1. A native of Milwaukee, McRae is in his fourth professional Trenton 5-5 .500 1.0 v. NHM season after being drafted by the Pirates in the tenth round out of Jacksonville University in 2014, where he played Binghamton 5-5 .500 1.0 v. POR first and third base along with pitching. Over 12 outings (11 starts) since July 14, 2017, McRae has gone 8-2 with a Reading 4-6 .400 2.0 v. AKR 2.34 ERA (19 ER/73.0 IP). For more on McRae, see page two. Hartford 3-8 .273 3.5 v. HAR FOR ERIE: Right-hander Myles Jaye makes his second start of the season for the SeaWolves. Last time out, he worked 3.2 innings and allowed five runs, all unearned, in a loss to the Baysox on Wednesday. He pitched for the SeaWolves 2017 CURVE AT A GLANCE last season and went 4-8 with a 4.04 ERA in 21 starts. He also made seven starts with Triple-A Toledo. Jaye was Overall Record .......................................... 7-4 drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 17th round in 2010 and was traded to the Chicago White Sox along with RHP Home ................................................. 3-1 Daniel Webb for RHP Jason Frasor in 2012. The White Sox later traded him to the Texas Rangers for LHP Will Lamb, Road .................................................. 4-3 and then from the Rangers to the Detroit Tigers for catcher Bobby Wilson. Place (E.L. Western) ............................T-2nd KRAMERICA INDUSTRIES: Curve second baseman Kevin Kramer is off to a hot start, hitting .429 (15/35) through his Games Ahead/Behind ........................... -0.5 first ten games, second-best in the league, including three home runs. He had two homers on Thursday in the Curve's home opener, including a go-ahead blast in the eighth inning. A second-round pick out of UCLA in 2013, Kramer is Streak............................................................ L1 currently second in the Eastern League with a .575 on-base percentage and first with an .800 slugging percentage. Last 5 .......................................................... 4-1 Last 10 ........................................................ 6-4 HELLO, NEWMAN: Shortstop Kevin Newman is the top-ranked prospect on this year's Curve roster, rated at No. 4 in the Pirates organization by both MLB.com and Baseball America. He made his Double-A debut with the Curve last 2017 vs. Erie ............................................. 0-1 season and led the Pirates' organization with a .320 overall batting average in his first full professional season, includ- at Altoona ........................................ 0-1 ing a .288 mark with the Curve in 61 games. Newman was selected in the first round of the 2015 MLB Draft out of at Erie ............................................... 0-0 the University of Arizona. Newman got off to a hot start, hitting .388 (7/18) in his first four games but he is batting All-time vs. Erie ...............................185-178 .210 (4/10) over his last five games. at Altoona ................................... 86-90 at Erie .........................................100-88 DU-RAP IT UP: Altoona closer Montana DuRapau finished second in the Eastern League with 22 saves last year, tied for fourth-most in Curve history. It was tied for the second-most for a Curve pitcher in a season since 2007, behind ‘17 Home Attendance .......................18,184 only 24 by Noah Krol in 2011. He finished last season first in the EL with 43 games finished and fourth with 50 Home Openings ........................................... 4 appearances. DuRapau picked up a save on Saturday, moving him into sole possession of third place on the Curve's Average Attendance ............................4,546 all-time saves list with 25, trailing only Matt Peterson (29, 2003-06) and Brandon Knight (27, 2006). ROSTER: The 2017 Curve roster has 10 players that have worn an Altoona uniform prior to this season. 14 are play- BROADCAST INFORMATION ing at the Double-A level for the first time in their careers. There are 13 pitchers and 12 position players on the Curve roster. 24 of the 25 players were originally signed or drafted by the Pirates, with the lone exception being catcher Zane Chavez. 23 players have played with only the Pirates organization in their professional careers (RHP Buddy Borden spent time in the Tampa Bay organization). FAMILIAR FACES: The ten players who were with the Curve last year include pitchers Montana DuRapau, John Kuch- Trey Wilson, Nate Bowen and Max Gun no, Jared Lakind, Alex McRae, Miguel Rosario and Brandon Waddell, catcher Tomas Morales, infieldersEdwin Espinal will call the action of the 2017 season on and Kevin Newman, as well as outfielderElvis Escobar. DuRapau and Kuchno also spent time on the Altoona roster in the flagship of the Curve, News Talk 1240, 2015. Kuchno and Morales are the only two players on the team with an experience above the Double-A level. WRTA in Altoona. Pregame coverage begins 15 min. before all games. For the third consecutive season, the Curve will led by a brand new manager in 2017. Indiana, Pa. A NEW SKIPPER: The Curve can also be heard on the following native Michael Ryan takes over as the manager for the Curve this year after leading the A-Adv. Bradenton Marauders affiliate stations for selected games: to a championship in the Florida State League last season. Ryan was a coach ON THE HOMESTAND with the Curve in 2012 before spending the next two years managing the - WKMC-AM 1370 AM in Roaring Spring - WTRN-AM 1340 in Tyrone Games ....................................................................4 West Virginia Power in the South Atlantic League. He moved up to Braden- ton in 2015 for the first of his two seasons there. Ryan was drafted by the - WTRN-FM 100.7 in Tyrone Record ............................................................... 3-1 Minnesota Twins out of Indiana Area High School in 1996 and he went on to - WWGE 1400 AM in Ebensburg Average ....................................... .250 (29/116) play in 15 professional seasons, including five in the majors with the Twins - Online streaming at AltoonaCurve.com Runs/Runs Per Game .........................11/2.75 from 2002-05 and the Los Angeles Angels in 2010. The last two managers, provided by TuneIn Radio Tom Prince and Joey Cora, are now members of the Pirates' major league Home Runs...........................................................3 - Via the TuneIn Radio App and the MiLB coaching staff. First Pitch App RISP ................................................... .125 (3/24) Errors ......................................................................5 PROSPECT WATCH: The Curve roster currently features four of MLB.com's Top 30 Pirates Prospects: Kevin Nemwan (4), Yeudy Garcia (13), Brandon THIS DATE IN CURVE HISTORY ERA ......................................2.25 (9 ER/36.0 IP) Waddell (17) and Kevin Kramer (21). The same four players are also ranked in Baseball America's Top 30 Pittsburgh prospects list: Newman (4), Garcia (16), In 2015, the Curve beat the Rubber- Starter W-L .....................................................