Altoona Curve Vs. Bowie Baysox
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EASTERN LEAGUE CHAMPIONS DIVISION CHAMPIONS PLAYOFF APPEARANCES PLAYERS TO MLB 2010 2004, 2010 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 144 2010, 2015, 2016 BATTING AVG.: .286 (1st) August 25, 2017 -- Game #130, Home Game #64 BATTING AVG.: .257 (8th) TEAM HR: 131 (4th) TEAM HR: 95 (9th) WALKS: 388 (10th) Bowie Baysox (67-62) vs. Altoona Curve (69-60) WALKS: 410 (6th) STRIKEOUTS: 858 (9th) RHP David Hess (10-8, 4.13) vs. RHP J.T. Brubaker (7-4, 4.47) STRIKEOUTS: 837 (11th) TEAM ERA: 4.24 (6th) TEAM ERA: 3.76 (3rd) WALKS: 428 (5th) 6 p.m. | Peoples Natural Gas Field | Altoona, Pa. WALKS: 428 (5th) STRIKEOUTS: 1,002 (2nd) STRIKEOUTS: 943 (6th) () -- EL Rank Radio -- News Talk 1240 WRTA & Curve Radio Network | TV -- MiLB.TV () -- EL Rank UPCOMING GAMES & PITCHING PROBABLES Sat., Aug. 26 Bowie 6 p.m. LHP John Means (9-8, 4.24) vs. LHP Brandon Waddell (3-3, 3.88) Sun., Aug. 27 Bowie 6 p.m. RHP Yefry Ramirez (13-3, 3.62) vs. RHP Mitch Keller (1-1, 3.13) Mon., Aug. 28 at Richmond 6:35 p.m. RHP Alex McRae (10-5, 3.76) vs. TBD Tues., Aug. 29 at Richmond 6:35 p.m. RHP Casey Sadler (2-3, 3.91) vs. TBD YESTERDAY: The Curve beat the Bowie Baysox, 2-1. Casey Sadler pitched a complete game, becoming the first Curve 2017 E.L. WESTERN STANDINGS pitcher to throw a nine-inning complete game since 2014. The Curve scored their two runs on sac flies by Michael Team W-L PCT GB Today Suchy and Jordan George in the fifth inning to take a 2-1 lead. Bowie scored their lone run in the third inning on an Altoona 69-60 .535 -- v. BOW RBI single by Erick Salcedo. Sadler allowed seven hits and walked one with seven strikeouts, eclipsing eight innings in Bowie 67-62 .519 2.0 @ ALT an outing for the first time in his career. Akron 63-66 .488 6.0 @ ERI Erie 62-67 .481 7.0 v. ERI TODAY: The Curve play the second of a four-game series against the Bowie Baysox, Double-A affiliate of the Balti- Richmond 57-72 .442 12.0 @ TRN more Orioles. Overall, the Curve have a 4-12 record against the Baltimore Orioles Double-A affiliate, including a 2-3 Harrisburg 56-73 .433 13.0 @ REA record in Altoona. FOR ALTOONA: Right-hander J.T. Brubaker makes his 22nd start and 24th overall appearance of the year for the 2017 E.L. EASTERN STANDINGS Curve. He last pitched on Sunday, working seven innings and allowed three earned runs in a no-decision at New Team W-L PCT GB Today Hampshire. Over his last seven starts since July 18, Brubaker is 3-0 with a 3.00 ERA (13 ER/39 IP). He has faced the Trenton 85-44 .659 -- v. RIC Baysox twice this year, registering a quality start each time out. He worked six innings and allowed three runs in a Binghamton 76-52 .594 8.5 @ POR no-decision on July 13. Brubaker picked up a win at Bowie on July 23 and allowed one run in six innings. Brubaker Reading 67-62 .519 18.0 v. HAR began 2016 with Single-A West Virginia, where he went 4-5 with a 3.48 ERA in 12 starts. He was promoted to A-Adv. Portland 60-68 .469 24.5 v. BNG Bradenton in June and went 2-6 with a 5.32 ERA over 14 starts. The Pirates selected Brubaker in the sixth round of Hartford 58-71 .450 27.0 @ NHM the 2015 draft out of the University of Akron. He went 6-4 with a 2.82 in his professional debut season with the West New Hamp. 53-76 .411 32.0 v. HFD Virginia Black Bears in 2015 en route to a New York-Penn League championship. For more on Brubaker, see page two. 2017 CURVE AT A GLANCE FOR BOWIE: Right-hander David Hess makes his 25th start and 26th overall appearance for the Baysox this season. Overall Record ..................................... 69-60 Last time out, he picked up a win on Sunday against Erie, allowing two earned runs over six innings. In three starts Home ............................................ 36-27 against the Curve this year, Hess is 1-1 with a 3.12 ERA. Hess was selected in the fifth round of the 2014 draft by the Road ............................................. 33-33 Orioles out of Tennessee Tech. Place (E.L. Western) .................................1st PLAYOFF PUSH: The Curve are currently leading the Western Division by two games over Bowie and have a six- Games Ahead/Behind ...........................+2.0 game lead over third-place Akron. The top two teams advance to the postseason. The Curve are aiming to make the postseason for the third straight season for just the second time in franchise history (They went to the playoffs in four Streak..........................................................W5 consecutive years from 2003-2006). The Curve have won their division two times: 2004 and 2010. In both of those seasons, they advanced to the Eastern League Championship series, losing in the finals to New Hampshire in 2004 Last 5 .......................................................... 5-0 and winning their only E.L. title to date in 2010 over Trenton. The Curve's magic number to clinch a playoff spot is cur- Last 10 ........................................................ 7-3 rently five. They need two more wins to solidify their 12th winning season in their first 19 years. 2017 vs. Bowie .......................................4-12 COLE WORLD: Cole Tucker is batting .385 (10/26) over his last six games with seven RBIs, two doubles, a triple and at Altoona ....................................... 2-3 one homer. On Monday, Tucker cubbed his first Double-A home run, a two-run shot in a 2-0 win at Hartford. He also at Bowie .......................................... 2-9 finished 3-for-4 for his first three-hit game in a Curve uniform. On Tuesday, he hit a go-ahead, two-out, two-run triple All-time vs. Bowie ..........................155-156 to give the Curve a 2-1 lead in a win at Hartford. at Altoona ................................... 77-77 at Bowie ...................................... 78-79 CLOSE CALLS: The Curve have gone 19-15 in their last 34 games, and seven of those losses have been by one run. Their last 15 losses since July 18 have been by an average of 2.0 runs (30 runs/15 games). The Curve have played 49 ‘17 Home Attendance .................... 261,073 one-run games this year, the most in the Eastern League, and have posted a 25-24 record in those games. Home Openings .........................................60 Average Attendance ............................4,351 C-N-O: Reliever Tate Scioneaux has held opposing batters to a .198 average, third-best in the league among relievers. Scioneaux is tied for third in the league with 42 appearances, has the second-lowest BB/9 IP ratio (1.50) and has al- lowed the third-fewest baserunners (8.19/9 IP). BROADCAST INFORMATION SAVE IT: The Curve lead the Eastern League with 42 saves this season, their third-highest total in a year since 2008 (They had 47 in 2010 and 44 in 2015). The team record for saves in a single season is 49, which the Curve posted in 2006. Montana DuRapau (14) and Tate Scioneaux (14) are the third duo of relievers in franchise history to individu- ally record double-digit saves in a single season. Jhondaniel Medina (12) and Yhonathan Barrios (10) accomplished the feat in 2015, as did Jeff Miller (18) and Elio Serrano (14) in 2004. Trey Wilson, Nate Bowen and Max Gun ELVIS IS IN THE BUILDING: Center fielderElvis Escobar is batting .474 (18/38) over his last 11 games with seven will call the action of the 2017 season on RBIs. He lifted the Curve to a 3-2 win with a walk-off single against Trenton on August 12 in the first game of a dou- the flagship of the Curve, News Talk 1240, ble-header. The next day, he drove a walk-off single in the bottom of the tenth to hand the Curve a 5-4 win against WRTA in Altoona. Pregame coverage the Thunder. He is the only Curve player to have multiple walk-off hits this season. Escobar has seven three-hit games begins 15 min. before all games. this season, which is tied for most on the team. The Curve can also be heard on the following SUIT UP: First baseman/outfielder Jerrick Suiter is batting .375 (12/32) over affiliate stations for selected games: ON THE LAST ROAD TRIP his last nine games with a homer and five RBIs. He is currently ranked .295 - WKMC-AM 1370 in Roaring Spring - WTRN-AM 1340 in Tyrone Games ....................................................................1 this season, tenth-best in the Eastern League, and sits second in the league with a .382 on-base percentage. He leads active Curve players with 56 RBIs - WTRN-FM 100.7 in Tyrone Record ............................................................... 1-0 and is tied among active Curve players with 10 homers, the new career high. - WWGE 1400 AM in Ebensburg Average ............................................ .222 (6/27) - Online streaming at AltoonaCurve.com WHAT A RELIEF: Right-hander Yeudy Garcia has posted a 2.29 ERA (5 Runs/Runs Per Game ..............................2/2.0 ER/19.2 IP) and added three saves over 13 outings since moving to the provided by TuneIn Radio Home Runs...........................................................0 bullpen full time in early July. Over 13 games since July 15,Luis Heredia - Via the TuneIn Radio App and the MiLB posted a 1.06 ERA (2 ER/17 IP).