2017 Curve at a Glance Broadcast Information
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EASTERN LEAGUE CHAMPIONS DIVISION CHAMPIONS PLAYOFF APPEARANCES PLAYERS TO MLB 2010 2004, 2010 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 137 2010, 2015, 2016 BATTING AVG.: .264 (6th) April 12, 2017 -- Game #7, Road Game #7 BATTING AVG.: .229 (12th) TEAM HR: 4 (T-7th) TEAM HR: 2 (11th) WALKS: 19 (T-5th) Altoona Curve (3-3) vs. Richmond Flying Squirrels (3-3) WALKS: 15 (9th) STRIKEOUTS: 43 (10th) STRIKEOUTS: 59 (T-1st) RHP Alex McRae (1-0, 3.60) vs. RHP Pat Young (0-0, 0.00) TEAM ERA: 3.66 (6th) TEAM ERA: 2.95 (2nd) WALKS: 20 (T-4th) 6:35 p.m. | The Diamond | Richmond, Va. WALKS: 15 (T-9th) STRIKEOUTS: 50 (8th) STRIKEOUTS: 62 (1st) () -- EL Rank Radio -- News Talk 1240, WRTA | TV -- MiLB.TV () -- EL Rank UPCOMING GAMES & PITCHING PROBABLES Thurs., April 13 Akron 6 p.m. RHP Michael Peoples (0-1, 3.60) vs. LHP Brandon Waddell (0-1, 9.00) Fri., April 14 Akron 6 p.m. RHP Nick Pasquale (0-0, 3.60) vs. RHP JT Brubaker (0-1, 6.75) Sat., April 15 Akron 1 p.m. LHP Luis Lugo (1-0, 3.18) vs. RHP Tanner Anderson (0-0, 1.80) Sun., April 16 OFF DAY YESTERDAY: The Flying Squirrels walked off with a two-run single by Chris Shaw in the tenth to beat the Curve, 4-3. 2017 E.L. WESTERN STANDINGS The Curve took a 3-2 lead in the top of the 10th inning with a bases-loaded walk by Pablo Reyes. Jordan Luplow hit Team W-L PCT GB Today two home runs in the game, both solo shots. Altoona starting pitcher Yeudy Garcia lasted just five batters, working Erie 4-2 .667 -- v. BOW two outs in the first inning before being removed. Sean Keselica, Miguel Rosario and Jared Lakind combined for 8.1 Bowie 4-3 .571 0.5 @ ERI scoreless innings. Harrisburg 4-3 .571 0.5 v. HFD Altoona 3-3 .500 1.0 @ RIC TONIGHT: The Curve wrap up the season-opening road trip with the finale of three games against the Richmond Fly- Akron 3-3 .500 1.0 v. TRN ing Squirrels, Double-A affiliate of the San Francisco Giants. Last season, the Curve went on 15-3 against the Flying Richmond 2-4 .333 2.0 v. ALT Squirrels through August 4 , including winning 13 straight. In their last game at The Diamond on September 5, Altoona won in 10 innings and clinched a spot in the Eastern League postseason on the final day of the regular season. The 2017 E.L. EASTERN STANDINGS Curve went 16-6 overall last season against Richmond. Team W-L PCT GB Today Portland 5-1 .833 -- v. BIN FOR ALTOONA: Right-hander Alex McRae takes the Curve in his second start of the year. He worked five innings Binghamton 3-3 .500 2.0 @ POR against Harrisburg on Opening Day on Friday, allowing one run on seven hits over five innings with a career-best nine Hartford 3-4 .429 2.5 @ HAR strikeouts. Last season he joined the Curve in late-June after making 12 starts in the Florida State League. After going New Hamp. 2-3 .400 2.5 v. REA 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 his Reading 2-4 .333 3.0 v. NHM last ten outings (nine starts) from July 14-September 1. In his last 11 outings overall (ten starts) since July 14, 2016, Trenton 2-4 .333 3.0 @ AKR McRae has gone 7-2 with a 2.24 ERA (18 ER/61.0 IP). A native of Milwaukee, McRae is in his fourth professional season after being drafted by the Pirates in the tenth round out of Jacksonville University in 2014, where he played first and third base along with pitching.For more on McRae, see page two. 2017 CURVE AT A GLANCE Overall Record .......................................... 3-3 FOR RICHMOND: Right-hander Pat Young makes his first Double-A start. He has pitched two games out of the Home ................................................. 0-0 Richmond bullpen, combining for 3.1 scoreless innings. He was drafted by the Giants in the 13th round in 2013 out Road .................................................. 3-3 of Villanova. He spent last season with San Jose in the California League, where he posted a 6-1 record and 4.13 ERA over 52 appearances. Place (E.L. Western) .............................T-4th Games Ahead/Behind ........................... -1.0 EXTRA! EXTRA!: The Curve and Flying Squirrels started off 2017 the same way they finished 2016: Extra innings in both games of the series so far. In fact, the two teams have needed extra frames in five of their last eight meet- Streak............................................................ L1 ings. On August 3, Edwin Espinal hit a walk-off home run to give the Curve a 2-1 win in 12 innings at PNG Field. The Last 5 .......................................................... 2-3 next night, Espinal hit a walk-off sac fly in the 10th inning. The two teams played 10 innings in the season finale on Last 10 ........................................................ 3-3 September 5, a 2-0 Curve win. On Monday, the Curve won picked up a go-ahead single from Pablo Reyes in the 12th inning. Last night, Richmond walked off with a 4-3 win in ten innings. 2017 vs. Richmond .................................. 1-1 at Altoona ....................................... 0-0 ROSTER: The 2017 Curve roster has 10 players that have worn an Altoona uniform prior to this season. 14 are play- at Richmond ................................... 1-1 ing at the Double-A level for the first time in their careers. There are 13 pitchers and 12 position players on the Curve All-time vs. Richmond ....................... 83-67 roster. 24 of the 25 players were originally signed or drafted by the Pirates, with the lone exception being catcher at Altoona ................................... 52-28 Zane Chavez. 23 players have played with only the Pirates organization in their professional careers (RHP Buddy at Richmond ............................... 30-39 Borden spent time in the Tampa Bay organization). ‘17 Home Attendance .................................-- FAMILIAR FACES: The ten players who were with the Curve last year include pitchers Montana DuRapau, John Kuch- Home Openings ...........................................-- no, Jared Lakind, Alex McRae, Miguel Rosario and Brandon Waddell, catcher Tomas Morales, infieldersEdwin Espinal Average Attendance ....................................-- and Kevin Newman, as well as outfielderElvis Escobar. DuRapau and Kuchno also spent time on the Altoona roster in 2015. Kuchno and Morales are the only two players on the team with an experience above the Double-A level. BROADCAST INFORMATION A NEW SKIPPER: For the third consecutive season, the Curve will led by a brand new manager in 2017. Indiana, Pa. native Michael Ryan takes over as the manager for the Curve this year after leading the A-Adv. Bradenton Marauders to a championship in the Florida State League last season. Ryan was a coach with the Curve in 2012 before spending the next two years managing the West Virginia Power in the South Atlantic League. He moved up to Bradenton in 2015 for the first of his two seasons there. Ryan was drafted by the Minnesota Twins out of Indiana Area High School in 1996 and he went on to play in 15 professional seasons, including five in the majors with the Twins from 2002- Trey Wilson, Nate Bowen and Max Gun 05 and the Los Angeles Angels in 2010. The last two managers, Tom Prince and Joey Cora, are now members of the will call the action of the 2017 season on Pirates' major league coaching staff. the flagship of the Curve, News Talk 1240, WRTA in Altoona. Pregame coverage HELLO, NEWMAN: Shortstop Kevin Newman is the top-ranked prospect on this year's Curve roster, rated at No. 4 in begins 15 min. before all games. the Pirates organization by both MLB.com and Baseball America. He made his Double-A debut with the Curve last sea- The Curve can also be heard on the following son and led the Pirates' organization with a .320 overall batting average in his first full professional season, including affiliate stations for selected games: a .288 mark with the Curve in 61 games. Newman was selected in the first ON THE ROAD TRIP round of the 2015 MLB Draft out of the University of Arizona. - WKMC-AM 1370 AM in Roaring Spring - WTRN-AM 1340 in Tyrone Games ....................................................................6 DU-RAP IT UP: Altoona closer Montana DuRapau finished second in the - WTRN-FM 100.7 in Tyrone Record ............................................................... 3-3 Eastern League with 22 saves last year, tied for fourth-most in Curve history. - WWGE 1400 AM in Ebensburg Average ....................................... .264 (56/212) It was tied for the second-most for a Curve pitcher in a season since 2007, - Online streaming at AltoonaCurve.com Runs/Runs Per Game ........................... 20/3.3 behind only 24 by Noah Krol in 2011. He finished first in the EL with 43 provided by TuneIn Radio games finished and fourth with 50 appearances. DuRapau picked up a save Home Runs...........................................................4 - Via the TuneIn Radio App and the MiLB on Opening Night at Harrisburg, the 23rd of his career, moving him into sole First Pitch App RISP ................................................. .255 (14/55) possession of fourth place on the franchise's all-time list. Errors ......................................................................3 PROSPECT WATCH: The Curve roster currently features four of MLB.com's ERA ...................................3.83 (22 ER/51.2 IP) Top 30 Pirates Prospects: Kevin Nemwan (4), Yeudy Garcia (13), Brandon Waddell (17) and Kevin Kramer (21). The same four players are also ranked in Starter W-L .....................................................