Altoona Curve Vs. Bowie Baysox
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EASTERN LEAGUE CHAMPIONS DIVISION CHAMPIONS PLAYOFF APPEARANCES PLAYERS TO MLB 2010, 2017 2004, 2010, 2017 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 151 2010, 2015, 2016, 2017 BATTING AVG.: .259 (3rd) July 18, 2018 -- Game #92, Home Game #48 BATTING AVG.: .251 (T-7th) TEAM HR: 80 (T-5th) TEAM HR: 61 (11th) WALKS: 258 (12th) Bowie Baysox (43-51) vs. Altoona Curve (48-43) WALKS: 288 (8th) STRIKEOUTS: 617 (12th) RHP Christian Binford (1-3, 5.02) vs. RHP Luis Escobar (AA Debut) STRIKEOUTS: 681 (10th) TEAM ERA: 4.64 (10th) TEAM ERA: 3.82 (6th) WALKS: 325 (5th) Noon | Peoples Natural Gas Field | Altoona, Pa. WALKS: 303 (7th) STRIKEOUTS: 759 (4th) STRIKEOUTS: 683 (12th) () -- EL Rank Radio -- WKMC 96.1 FM & Curve Radio Network | TV -- MiLB.TV () -- EL Rank UPCOMING GAMES & PITCHING PROBABLES Thurs., July 19 at Reading 7:15 p.m. LHP Cam Vieaux (5-1, 2.51) vs. RHP Harold Arauz (7-4, 4.62) Fri., July 20 at Reading 5:35 p.m. RHP Austin Coley (1-0, 2.00) vs. RHP Connor Seabold (0-2, 6.63) Fri., July 20 at Reading Game 2 RHP Scooter Hightower (0-0, 3.52) vs. TBD Sat., July 21 at Reading 6:45 p.m. LHP Taylor Hearn (3-5, 3.23) vs. RHP Franklyn Kilome (4-6, 4.23) YESTERDAY: The Curve lost the lead in the ninth for the second straight game in a 7-5 loss to the Baysox in 10 innings. Mar- tin Cervenka put the Baysox by a run with a two-run double in the ninth, and Will Craig drove in the tying run in the bottom of 2018 E.L. WESTERN STANDINGS the inning. Corban Joseph hit an RBI single in the tenth and Anthony Santander added an RBI double to push the lead to two. The Curve pulled ahead early with a four-run fourth inning, including a three-run homer by Christian Kelley and an RBI single Team W-L PCT GB Today by Stephen Alemais. Curve starter Eduardo Vera allowed two runs over seven innings. Akron 55-40 .579 -- @ HAR Altoona 48-43 .527 5.0 vs. BOW TODAY: The 20th Season of Altoona Curve Baseball, presented by Stuckey Subaru, continues as the Curve play the finale of Harrisburg 50-45 .526 6.0 vs. ARK a three-game series against the Bowie Baysox, Double-A affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles. The two teams faced off at PNG Richmond 45-47 .489 8.5 vs. ERI Field from May 7-9, with the Baysox winning two of three. The Baysox swept a three-game series in Bowie during the two teams' most recent meetings prior to this series. The Curve will face the Baysox for a four-game series to close out the regular- Erie 44-49 .473 10.0 @ RIC season from August 31-September 3. Over six games, the Curve have hit .171 (42/246) against the Baysox and scored 13 Bowie 43-51 .457 11.5 @ ALT total runs, while the pitching staff has combined for a 4.89 ERA (38 ER/70.0 IP). Bowie has hit .272 (75/276) over its eight games against the Curve, averaging 6.4 runs per game (45 runs) with ten homers. The Bowie pitching staff has combined for 2018 E.L. EASTERN STANDINGS a 2.82 ERA (21 ER/67.0 IP) over eight games against Altoona. Team W-L PCT GB Today New Hamp. 52-40 .565 -- vs. TRN THE CURVE: After winning six of seven games, the Curve have lost three straight, including the final game of the last series in Trenton 51-42 .548 1.5 @ NHM Erie and the first two games of the home series against Bowie. Over the last three games, the Curve are hitting .168 (16/95) Hartford 45-47 .489 7.0 vs. REA and averaging 2.7 runs per game (eight total runs). The Curve have held a lead in the ninth in each of the last two games. Binghamton 45-49 .478 8.0 vs. POR THE BAYSOX: Over eight games, the Baysox have gone 7-1 against the Curve. In their previous series, Bowie split four Reading 44-49 .473 8.5 @ HFD games against Reading. So far in the month of July, Bowie has gone 8-6 with a .280 team batting average, the second-best Portland 37-57 .391 16.0 @ BIN average in the league. However, their 5.46 team ERA this month is the highest in the league. The Baysox roster features 10 of MLB.com's Top-30 Orioles prospects: Ryan Mountcastle (No. 1), Austin Hays (No. 2), Hunter Harvey (No. 3), Keegan Akin 2018 CURVE AT A GLANCE (No. 6), Luis Gonzalez (No. 21), Ademar Rifaela (No. 22), Branden Kline (No. 26), Ryan McKenna (No. 27), Brian Gonza- Overall Record ...................................... 48-43 lez (No. 28) and Zach Muckenhirn (No. 30). Home ...............................................26-21 FOR ALTOONA: Right-hander Luis Escobar takes the mound for his Double-A debut. In 16 starts and one relief outing for Road ................................................22-22 the A-Adv. Bradenton Marauders, Escobar went 7-6 with a 3.98 ERA. In his most recent start, he worked seven innings in a win over Lakeland and allowed one run with six strikeouts. In his three July starts, Escobar went 2-0 with a 2.37 ERA. Escobar Place (E.L. Western) .............................. T-2nd is ranked as the Pirates' No. 10 prospect by MLB.com. He had a breakout season in 2017 with the West Virginia Power, Games Ahead/Behind ........................... -5.0 leading the organization with 168 strikeouts in 131.2 innings while going 10-7 with a 3.83 ERA. He was named as a Baseball America Low-Class-A All-Star after the season and pitched in the Futures Game last July in Miami. For more on Escobar, Streak ...............................................................L3 see page two. Last 5 ............................................................. 1-4 FOR BOWIE: Right-hander Christian Binford makes his sixth start and his tenth overall appearance for the Baysox this sea- Last 10 ........................................................... 6-4 son. Last time out, he allowed five earned runs on 11 hits in seven innings in a loss at Reading on Friday. Today's start marks his first outing against Altoona in his career. Binford was drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 30th round in 2011 and 2018 vs. Bowie ........................................... 1-7 signed with the Orioles as a minor league free agent in December. He pitched in the Futures Game in 2014 in Minnesota. at Altoona ......................................... 1-4 at Bowie ............................................ 0-3 HOME COOKIN': Over their last 24 home games since May 19, the Curve have gone 15-9.. The pitching staff has All-time vs. Bowie ............................ 157-164 combined to post a 3.15 ERA (75 ER/214.0 IP) over the last 24 games at PNG Field. The Altoona offense has combined to hit .265 (201/761) over the last 24 games at home. The Curve had won three straight home games prior to their current two- at Altoona ......................................78-83 game slide. This series marks the first home series lost by the Curve since last time the Baysox were in town from May 7-9, a at Bowie .........................................79-81 span covering eight series (five series wins, three series splits). ‘18 Home Attendance ..................... 190,658 TWO-A-DAY HAYES: Third baseman Ke'Bryan Hayes has collected multiple hits in nine of his last 14 games, combining Home Openings ..........................................45 for a .364 average (20/55) and nine runs scored. That stretch has raised his batting average from .270 to .288. Over his Average Attendance ............................4,237 last 28 games since May 31, Hayes is batting .343 (37/108) with nine doubles, four triples, a homer and five RBIs. Hayes played in the All-Star Futures Game on Sunday at Nationals Park and was the starting third baseman for Team USA, going 1-for-2 with a home run and a walk. BROADCAST INFORMATION ALEMAIS-ING: Over his last eight games since July 7, Stephen Alemais is batting .357 (10/28) with four RBIs. In 50 games since May 19, Alemais is batting .308 (48/156) with nine doubles, one triple, one homer, 21 walks and 20 RBIs with ten stolen bases. He opened the season with a .310 batting average over his first 15 games through April 23, but batted just .102 (6/59) over his next 18 games from April 25-May 18. WILL POWER: 2016 first-round draft pickWill Craig continues to pace the Pirates organization in RBIs, totaling 67 on the season. He is on pace to drive in 100 runs this season, which would rank second in franchise history behind Adam Hyzdu's Trey Wilson, Nate Bowen and Garett Mansfield 106 RBIs in 2000. The next closest is Jose Bautista with 90 in 2005. His 67 RBIs this season rank second in the Eastern will call the action of the 2018 season on League behind New Hampshire's Cavan Biggio with 69. He also leads the Pirates organization with 13 home runs, a career the flagship of the Curve, Talk Radio 98.5 high. Craig finished third in the Eastern League Home Run Derby and lifted the Western Division over the Eastern Division in a post-game swing off against Reading's Zach Green after the Eastern League All-Star Game finished in a 4-4 tie. FM/1240 AM WRTA in Altoona. Pregame coverage begins 15 min. before all games. KING OF THE HILL: OutfielderLogan Hill ended his season-best eight-game hitting streak on Monday, during which he The Curve can also be heard on the following affiliate hit .357 (10/28) with one homer, one triple, four walks and 10 RBIs while raising his batting average from .196 to .215.