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EASTERN LEAGUE CHAMPIONS DIVISION CHAMPIONS PLAYOFF APPEARANCES PLAYERS TO MLB 2010 2004, 2010 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 143 2010, 2015, 2016 BATTING AVG.: .258 (6th) August 4, 2017 -- Game #110, Road Game #54 BATTING AVG.: .264 (3rd) TEAM HR: 85 (7th) TEAM HR: 83 (8th) WALKS: 345 (7th) Altoona Curve (57-52) vs. Trenton Thunder (73-36) WALKS: 395 (1st) STRIKEOUTS: 710 (10th) RHP Austin Coley (4-2, 2.88) vs. RHP Will Carter (1-0, 2.75) STRIKEOUTS: 707 (11th) TEAM ERA: 3.78 (3rd) TEAM ERA: 2.83 (1st) WALKS: 375 (5th) 7 p.m. | ARM & HAMMER Park | Trenton, N.J. WALKS: 337 (8th) STRIKEOUTS: 799 (6th) STRIKEOUTS: 903 (1st) () -- EL Rank Radio -- News Talk 1240 WRTA & Curve Radio Network | TV -- MiLB.TV () -- EL Rank UPCOMING GAMES & PITCHING PROBABLES Sat., Aug. 5 at Trenton 7 p.m. LHP Brandon Waddell (1-2, 4.41) vs. RHP Domingo Acevedo (5-0, 2.24) Sun., Aug. 6 at Trenton 5 p.m. TBD vs. RHP Brady Koerner (3-3, 3.72) Mon., Aug. 7 OFF DAY Tues., Aug. 8 Reading 7 p.m. TBD vs. TBD YESTERDAY: The Curve won the series finale against the Erie SeaWolves, 10-5, to close out an eight-game homes- 2017 E.L. WESTERN STANDINGS tand. The SeaWolves stuck first in the first inning with an RBI single by Steven Moya, but the Curve answered with Team W-L PCT GB Today five runs in the bottom of the first. Jin-De Jhang hit a three-run homer, an error scored Wyatt Mathisen and Justin Bowie 58-52 .527 -- @ POR Maffei added an RBI single. After a run in the second by the Erie, Altoona answered with three more runs in the sec- Altoona 57-52 .523 0.5 @ TRN ond. Jhang hit a two-run triple and Mathisen extended the lead to 8-2 with an RBI single. Erie scored another single Erie 55-55 .500 3.0 v. HFD run in the top of the third, but the Curve stretched the lead to 9-3 with an RBI single by Pablo Reyes and added a run in the fourth with an RBI single by Mathisen. J.T. Brubaker allowed four runs (three earned) over five innings. Cody Akron 53-55 .491 4.0 @ REA Dickson pitched two scoreless innings. Mathisen tied a franchise record with five hits in the game. Jhang finished with Richmond 47-62 .431 10.5 @ NHM five RBIs. Harrisburg 46-53 .422 11.5 v. BIN TODAY: The Curve open a three-game road series against the Trenton Thunder, Double-A affiliate of the New York 2017 E.L. EASTERN STANDINGS Yankees. The two teams split a two-game series in Altoona from June 20-21, with the third game being postponed Team W-L PCT GB Today due to rain on June 22. The Curve lost three of four at home against the Thunder from July 27-30. Trenton returns to Altoona for a four-game, three-day series from Aug. 11-13. The Curve are in a span of playing 11 of 18 games against Trenton 72-36 .670 -- v. ALT the Thunder. Binghamton 61-46 .570 11.0 @ HAR Reading 58-50 .537 14.5 v. AKR FOR ALTOONA: Right-hander Austin Coley makes his 19th start of the year for the Curve and his 24th overall outing. Portland 51-57 .472 21.5 v. BOW In his most recent outing, Coley pitched seven innings and allowed two runs to the Thunder with seven strikeouts in Hartford 49-60 .450 24.0 @ ERI a no-decision on Sunday. Over his last eight starts, Coley has gone 3-0 with a 2.36 ERA (14 ER/53.1 IP) since June New Hamp. 45-65 .409 28.5 v. RIC 16. He is currently ranked third among Eastern League starters with a 2.88 ERA and fourth with a 1.17 WHIP. Coley pitched with the A-Adv. Bradenton Marauders last season and went 12-10 with a 4.65 ERA last year. In 2015, Coley led the South Atlantic League and the Pirates organization with 16 wins while pitching for Single-A West Virginia. 2017 CURVE AT A GLANCE Coley was drafted by the Pirates in the eighth round of the 2014 draft out of Belmont.For more on Coley, see page two. Overall Record ..................................... 57-52 Home ............................................ 31-24 FOR TRENTON: Right-hander Will Carter makes his first start of the year for the Thunder. He has pitched out of the Road ............................................. 26-28 bullpen in his nine previous outings this year. He made his 2017 debut at PNG Field on June 20 and allowed four earned runs over 2.1 innings. He faced the Curve on Sunday and worked three scoreless, one-hit innings. He has not Place (E.L. Western) ................................2nd allowed a run over his last six appearances, a span covering 14.0 innings. Carter was drafted in the 14th round of the Games Ahead/Behind ........................... -0.5 2015 MLB Draft out of the University of Alabama. TRENTON MAKES FOR CLOSE GAMES: The Curve have gone 2-4 against the Thunder this year, and all four losses Streak..........................................................W1 have been by one run. The Thunder broke a 4-4 tie with a homer by Thairo Estrada last Thursday. The Curve walked in Last 5 .......................................................... 3-2 the winning run on Sunday in a 5-4, 11-inning loss. Ryan McBrook gave the Thunder an 8-7 win with a homer in the Last 10 ........................................................ 6-4 eighth on Saturday. However, the Curve handed the Thunder their worst loss of the year on June 20 in a 14-4 victory. 2017 vs. Trenton ...................................... 2-4 PLAYOFF POSITIONING: The Curve clinched a winning record against Erie this season with Monday's win, an impor- at Altoona ........................................ 2-4 tant victory in the event of a tie in the final regular-season standings, with head-to-head records serving as the first at Trenton ......................................... 0-0 tiebreaker. The Curve have gone 3-12 against first-place Bowie this year, but have posted a 54-40 record against the All-time vs. Trenton ............................ 81-84 rest of the Eastern League (Bowie is 46-49 against the league excluding Altoona). Altoona went 10-10 against fourth- ................................... 50-35 place Akron. at Altoona at Trenton .................................... 31-49 CLOSE CALLS: The Curve have gone 8-7 in their last 15 games, and five of those losses have been by one run. Their last seven losses since July 18 have been by an average of 1.4 runs (10 runs/7 games). The Curve have played 41 one- ‘17 Home Attendance .................... 224,164 run games this year, the most in the Eastern League, and have posted an 19-22 record in those games. Home Openings .........................................53 Average Attendance ............................4,230 STARTING IMPROVEMENT: Over the last 30 games since July 3, Curve starting pitchers have combined to go 13-4 with a 2.95 ERA (56 ER/170.2 IP), an improvement over the previous 79 starts, when the starters combined to go 18-26 with a 4.63 ERA. In that span, Alex McRae is 3-0 with a 2.18 ERA (8 ER/33 IP) in five starts, Tanner Anderson BROADCAST INFORMATION is 1-1 with a 2.65 ERA (10 ER/34 IP) in four starts and Austin Coley is 3-0 with a 2.61 ERA (11 ER/38.0) in six starts. Over the last 12 games, Curve starters have combined to go 8-1 with a 2.15 ERA (16 ER/67 IP). SUPER REYES: Pablo Reyes has posted a .364 average (8/22) over his last six games and has picked up four stolen bases. He now leads the team with 15 stolen bases this year. Reyes is also tied for third on the team and first among active players with eight home runs. Reyes led the Curve with a .304 average and five homers in the month of July. He has hit .305 (32/105) over his last 29 games since July 1. Trey Wilson, Nate Bowen and Max Gun will call the action of the 2017 season on THE SUMMER OF GEORGE: The Curve added OF/INF Jordan George from A-Adv. Bradenton on Friday, and he had the flagship of the Curve, News Talk 1240, a memorable Double-A debut in Saturday's double-header. In the first game, he clubbed a two-run homer to pick up WRTA in Altoona. Pregame coverage his first hit with the Curve and added a two-run double, finishing the game with four RBIs. He added a hit, an RBI and a run scored in the second game of the double-header. He is hitting .400 (10/25) with six RBIs in his first seven begins 15 min. before all games. games. George hit .302 with nine homers and 43 RBIs over 69 games with Bradenton. The Curve can also be heard on the following affiliate stations for selected games: RETURN OF THE JIN-DE: After missing the first six weeks of the season, - WKMC-AM 1370 in Roaring Spring ON THE LAST HOMESTAND catcher Jin-De Jhang was batting .184 in 31 games prior to July 8, Since - WTRN-AM 1340 in Tyrone Games ....................................................................8 then, he has hit .309 (21/68) in 18 games with two home runs, four doubles - WTRN-FM 100.7 in Tyrone Record ............................................................... 4-4 and 14 RBIs. He picked up five RBIs on Thursday, the most for a Curve player in a game this year.