Altoona Curve Vs. Richmond Flying Squirrels
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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: .249 (T-4th) April 24, 2016 -- Game #17, Home Game #10 BATTING AVG.: .244 (7th) TEAM HR: 11 (5th) TEAM HR: 9 (7th) WALKS: 41 (12th) Richmond Flying Squirrels (6-11) vs. Altoona Curve (7-9) WALKS: 58 (7th) STRIKEOUTS: 125 (6th) RHP Kyle Crick (1-1, 5.59) vs. RHP Clay Holmes (0-2, 5.40) STRIKEOUTS: 114 (8th) TEAM ERA: 4.19 (8th) TEAM ERA: 3.98 (6th) WALKS: 54 (3rd) 1 p.m. | Peoples Natural Gas Field, Altoona, Pa. WALKS: 74 (12th) STRIKEOUTS: 140 (2nd) Radio -- ESPN Radio 1430, WVAM | TV - MiLB.TV STRIKEOUTS: 112 (8th) () -- EL Rank () -- EL Rank UPCOMING GAMES & PITCHING PROBABLES Mon., April 25 Erie 6 p.m. RHP Tommy Collier (1-2, 10.00) vs. RHP Tyler Eppler (1-1, 3.00) Tues., April 26 Erie 6 p.m. RHP Brennan Smith (0-1, 13.89) vs. LHP Cody Dickson (0-2, 4.73) Wed., April 27 Erie 6 p.m. TBD vs. RHP David Whitehead (1-1, 3.21) Fri., April 29 at Akron 6:35 p.m. TBD vs. RHP Jason Creasy (3-0, 4.50) YESTERDAY: Stetson Allie homered and drove in three runs as the Curve defeated the Richmond Flying Squirrels 4-3 2016 E.L. WESTERN STANDINGS on Saturday afternoon. Allie andJin-De Jhang drove in runs in the fourth inning for the Curve, while Allie’s second Team W-L PCT GB Today home run of the season came in the sixth. Richmond scored two runs against Altoona’s bullpen, but Montana DuRa- Akron 10-6 .625 -- @ TRN pau converted on his fourth save opportunity of the season to shut the door. Jason Creasy picked up his third straight Bowie 8-8 .500 2.0 v. HAR win of the season, despite allowing eight hits. Erie 8-8 .500 2.0 @ BIN Altoona 7-9 .438 3.0 v. RIC TONIGHT: The Curve look to clinch their first series victory of 2016 in the fourth and final game of the four-game Harrisburg 6-9 .400 3.5 @ BOW series with the Richmond Flying Squirrels. Richmond 6-11 .353 4.5 @ ALT FOR ALTOONA: Right-hander Clay Holmes makes his third start of the season for Altoona. His first time out, he gave up six runs on five hits in just over four innings against Harrisburg on April 8. Holmes did not pick up a decision after 2016 E.L. EASTERN STANDINGS allowing one run in six innings with five strikeouts at Richmond on April 14. Last time out, the Alabama native took Team W-L PCT GB Today the loss against Harrisburg, despite allowing just one run over six innings and striking out five. Holmes only pitched in Hartford 13-4 .765 - v. POR nine games in 2015 after missing all of 2014 due to Tommy John surgery.For more on Holmes, see page two. Reading 11-5 .688 1.5 v. NH Trenton 10-6 .625 2.5 v. AKR FOR RICHMOND: Righty Kyle Crick makes his third start of the season, and is looking to bounce back from his first Binghamton 5-9 .357 6.5 v. ERI loss of the year at Reading, after lasting just 4.2 innings while walking five and surrendering two runs in a 6-2 Rich- New Hamp. 5-9 .357 6.5 @ REA mond loss. Crick was selected in the Compensation A round by the Giants in 2011 out of Sherman HS in Texas. The Portland 6-11 .353 7.0 @ HRT Texas native enters 2016 as the 27th best prospect in the Giants system, according to Baseball America. TRIP-TRIP-TRIPLE: The Curve came through with a three-run, bases-clearing triple in three straight games from 2016 CURVE AT A GLANCE Saturday through Monday. On Saturday, Stetson Allie brought in three runs with a triple in the top of the ninth at Overall Record .......................................... 7-9 Richmond to give the Curve a 3-0 win. On Sunday, Erich Weiss drove a three-run, go-ahead triple down the right field Home ................................................. 4-5 line to give Altoona a 5-3 win at Richmond. On Monday, Harold Ramirez tied the game at 4-4 with a three-run triple Road .................................................. 3-3 during the Curve’s eight-run second inning. The Curve hit three triples on Friday night and currently lead the Eastern League with 11 this season. Place (E.L. Western) .................................4th Games Ahead/Behind ........................... -3.0 SETTLING IN: The first five games of the season, the Curve starting rotation combined to go 1-3 with a 6.94 ERA. Over the last eight games, the pitching staff has recovered to post a 2.51 ERA (22 ER/79 IP). The starting pitchers Streak..........................................................W2 have a 2.68 ERA (14 ER/47.0 IP) in that span, and the bullpen has posted a 2.03 ERA (7 ER/31.0). Last 5 .......................................................... 3-2 Last 10 ........................................................ 6-4 A NEW SKIPPER: Former Major League All-Star Joey Cora takes over as the ninth manager in franchise history. He was officially announced as the new skipper for the Curve on December 15, 2015. The native of Caguas, Puerto Rico 2016 vs. Richmond .................................. 4-3 spent 11 seasons in the majors with San Diego Padres, Chicago White Sox, Seattle Mariners and Cleveland Indians. at Altoona ....................................... 2-1 He was an A.L. All-Star in 1997 with Seattle. Following his playing career, Cora spent eight seasons on the staff of at Richmond ................................... 2-2 manager Ozzie Guillen with the White Sox from 2004-2011 and one season as the bench coach with the Miami All-time vs. Richmond ....................... 70-63 Marlins in 2012. Cora last managed in the minor in 2003 with Savannah of the South Atlantic League, then a Montreal at Altoona ................................... 45-28 Expos affiliate. He also guided the Appalachian League’s Kingsport Mets in 2001 and 2002. Across three seasons, he at Richmond ............................... 24-35 is 112-160 as a minor league manager. Cora replaces Tom Prince, who guided the Curve for one season and is now the Pirates’ Minor League Field Coordinator. ‘16 Home Attendance .......................23,373 Home Openings ........................................... 9 PROSPECT WATCH: The Curve roster currently features five of MLB.com’s preseason top 30 Pirates prospects: Re- Average Attendance ............................2,597 ese McGuire (5), Harold Ramirez (6), Clay Holmes (15), Barrett Barnes (20) and Tyler Eppler (28). Five players are also featured on Baseball America’s Top 30 Pirates prospect list: Ramirez (5), McGuire (6), Holmes (19), Barnes (24) and Jose Osuna (30). B.A. also named Ramirez as the organization’s “Best Hitter for Average,” Eppler as having the “Best BROADCAST INFORMATION Changeup” and McGuire as the “Best Defensive Catcher.” GLOBAL AFFAIR: Seven different countries are represented on Altoona’s current roster, including the United States (17), the Dominican Republic (2), Canada (1), Venezuela (1), Colombia (1), Taiwan (1) and Lithuania (1). Relief pitcher Trey Wilson, Nate Bowen and Fletcher Dovydas Neverauskas became the first player born and raised in Lithuania to sign with a Major League team when he signed as an international free agent with the Pirates. Canadian third basemenEric Wood was the first Canuck to Keel will call all the action of the 2016 be drafted when he went in the 6th round of the 2012 MLB Draft. Infielders Edwin Espinal and Anderson Feliz both season on the flagship of the Curve, ESPN are natives of the Dominican Republic, and first baseman Jose Osuna both call Venezuela home. OutfielderHarold Radio 1430, WVAM-AM in Altoona. Ramirez represented his home country of Colombia this offseason in the World Baseball Classic qualifying round in Pregame coverage begins 15 min. before Panama. Catcher Jin-De Jhang is a native of Taitung City, Taiwan. all games. The Curve can also be heard on the following affiliate stations for selected games: ON THIS HOMESTAND - WTRN-AM/FM 1340/100.7 in Tyrone Games ....................................................................3 - WWGE 1400 AM in Ebensburg - Online streaming at AltoonaCurve.com Record ............................................................... 2-1 provided by TuneIn Radio Average .......................................... .255 (24/94) - Via the TuneIn Radio App and the MiLB Runs/Runs Per Game ........................... 18/6.0 First Pitch App Home Runs...........................................................1 RISP ................................................... .273 (6/22) THIS DATE IN CURVE HISTORY Errors ......................................................................2 In 2009, the Curve defeated the Akron Aeros 8-5 in the second game of a ERA ...................................................................3.33 doubleheader. Altoona scored two runs Starter W-L ...................................................... 2-1 in the first, twice in the fifth and scored four runs in the top of the seventh to Starter ERA .................... 2.81 (5 ER / 16.0 IP) overcome a 5-4 deficit to win 8-5. Jason Reliever W-L ................................................... 0-0 Delaney drove in three runs. Reliever ERA ...................4.09 (5 ER /11.0 IP) Saves/Opps .....................................................1/1 2016 Altoona Curve Game Information Page 1 TODAY’S STARTING PITCHER 2016 HIGHS CAREER HIGHS RHP CLAY HOLMES @ClayHolmes21 #52 IP: 6.0, 4/14 @ RIC IP: 6.0, 4x, last - 4/14/16 @ RIC HEIGHT: 6-4 WEIGHT: 238 B/T: R/R EXP: 4 YR K’s: 5, 4/14 @ RIC K: 10, 7/25/13 @ LEX BB’s: 5, 4/8 v. HAR BB: 5, 4x, last - 6/1/13 @ LWD BORN: MARCH 27, 1993 (23) IN DOTHAN, ALA. Hits: 7, 4/19 @ HAR Hits: 8, 2x, last - 5/22/13 @ LEX RESIDES: TAMPA, FLA. Runs: 6, 4/8 v. HAR Runs: 8, 5/2/13 v. GBO