EASTERN LEAGUE CHAMPIONS DIVISION CHAMPIONS PLAYOFF APPEARANCES PLAYERS TO MLB 2010 2004, 2010 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2010 117 BATTING AVG.: .260 (T-6th) May 12, 2015 -- Game #30, Home Game #15 BATTING AVG.: .262 (4th) TEAM HR: 17 (6th) TEAM HR: 11 (T-8th) WALKS: 100 (6th) Bowie Baysox (18-13) vs. Altoona Curve (18-11) WALKS: 99 (7th) STRIKEOUTS: 210 (T-6th) RHP Elih Villanueva (4-2, 2.78) vs. RHP Angel Sanchez (2-1, 1.91) STRIKEOUTS: 237 (2nd) TEAM ERA: 3.49 (4th) TEAM ERA: 2.86 (1st) WALKS: 101 (6th) 6 p.m. | Peoples Natural Gas Field | Curve, Pa. WALKS: 97 (8th) STRIKEOUTS: 254 (1st) STRIKEOUTS: 157 (12th) () -- EL Rank Radio - ESPN Radio 1430, WVAM | TV - MiLB.tv () -- EL Rank UPCOMING GAMES & PITCHING PROBABLES Wed., May 13 vs. Bowie 10:30 a.m. RHP Parker Bridwell (1-1, 4.97) vs. TBD Thurs., May 14 vs. Akron 6 p.m. RHP Cody Anderson (2-2, 1.20) vs. TBD Fri., May 15 vs. Akron 6 p.m. LHP Ryan Merritt (2-2, 4.26) vs. TBD Sat., May 16 vs. Akron 6 p.m. RHP Will Roberts (2-1, 5.50) vs. TBD YESTERDAY: Altoona overcame a four-run deficit to score seven unanswered runs and steal the first game of the 2015 E.L. WESTERN STANDINGS three-game series, 7-4, on Monday night. Bowie was spotted a four-run lead in the second when they scored four runs Team W-L PCT GB Today off Chad Kuhl but it would be the only time they’d score in the game. Altoona was able to score four times in the sixth Altoona 18-11 .621 -- v. BOW to tie the game with the biggest hit coming from Stetson Allie, a three-run double that cleared the bases with one out. Bowie 18-13 .581 1.0 @ ALT Eric Wood tied the game two batters later with an RBI single. In the seventh, the Curve went ahead thanks to a trio of Akron 13-17 .433 5.5 @ ERI errors by Bowie that allowed the Curve to score two unearned runs. Max Moroff stayed hot, going 1-for-5 to extend Harrisburg 12-18 .400 6.5 v. REA his on-base and hitting streaks. John Kuchno (2-2) earned the win with two scoreless innings while Yhonathan Barrios Richmond 10-18 .357 7.5 v. BIN notched his seventh save. Erie 10-19 .345 8.0 v. AKR CURVE/BAYSOX SERIES: This will be the first of four series between the two clubs in 2015 with two apiece taking place in Curve, Pa. and Bowie. Last year, the Curve went 11-8 in games played against Baltimore’s Double-A affiliate, 2015 E.L. EASTERN STANDINGS including a 4-3 mark here at PNG Field. Team W-L PCT GB Today New Britain 23-7 .767 -- @ NHM FOR ALTOONA: Opening Day starter Angel Sanchez takes the mound tonight searching for his third win of the season Binghamton 18-13 .581 5.5 @ RIC and his first at home. Sanchez, who didn’t allow a run in 13 innings to start the season and had allowed one run in 22.2 Reading 16-13 .552 6.5 @ HAR innings to start the year, has given up seven runs (six earned) in his last 10.1 innings over his last two starts. Last time New Hamp. 16-15 .516 7.5 v. NBR out, he gave up four runs in six frames in a loss to Richmond in a 10:30 a.m. game here last Thursday. In his three home Trenton 14-17 .452 9.5 @ POR starts, Sanchez is 0-1 with a 4.40 ERA (8 R, 7 ER in 14.1 IP) while he’s going 2-0 with a 0.00 ERA in three road starts Portland 12-19 .387 11.5 v. TRE (18.2 IP, 0 R). For more on Sanchez, see page two. FOR BOWIE: RHP Elih Villanueva starts tonight for Bowie as they look to level the three-game series. Villanueva, 28, 2015 CURVE AT A GLANCE was originally selected by the Florida Marlins in the 27th round of the 2008 draft out of Florida State. Last season, he Overall Record .........................................18-11 went 10-10 with a 4.47 ERA in 27 games for Triple-A New Orleans of the Pacific Coast League. The Miami-born righty Home .......................................................8-6 made his one and only appearance in the major leagues in 2011 at 24 years of age on June 15. In that game, Villanueva Road ......................................................10-5 lasted three innings and allowed eight runs with five walks to Philadelphia. He was picked up by Baltimore as a free agent this offseason. Place (E.L. Western) .....................................1st Games Ahead/Behind ..............................+ 1.0 NOTHING FOR CHICKS TO DIG: Chicks dig the long ball is how the saying goes but the Curve pitching staff has been keeping the ball in the ballpark at a pretty solid rate in 29 games so far in 2015. The pitching staff has allowed just seven Streak ..........................................................Won 2 home runs all season in 264.2 IP. That is the fewest home run total for a staff in not only the Eastern League but in any Last 5 ..................................................................3-2 league Double-A or higher. Only four teams have allowed fewer home runs than the Curve staff this season and all are Last 10 ...............................................................5-5 in either Advanced-A or Class-A. The Palm Beach Cardinals (Adv.-A, FSL) have allowed one home run this season while 2015 vs. Bowie ...............................................1-0 the Daytona Cubs (Adv.-A, FSL) have given up four. South Bend and Quad Cities of the Midwest League have allowed at Altoona .............................................1-0 four and five home runs, respectively. Wisconsin, also in the Midwest League, is tied with the Curve with seven home at Bowie.................................................0-0 runs allowed. All-time vs. Bowie ..............................135-135 at Altoona ........................................68-71 MAD MAX: Second baseman Max Moroff was named the league’s Player of the Week for the week ending April 26. at Bowie ...........................................67-64 It was the first Player of the Week award for any Curve player this season and the first in the pro career of Moroff. He batted .474 during the week in five games with four doubles, one triple, one home run and four RBI. The Florida native ‘15 Home Attendance .........................47,565 had a hit on Monday to extend his on-base streak to 27 games. Moroff has hit safely in a team-best (and career-high) Home Openings .............................................. 14 11 straight games (six-of-last seven games have been multi-hit) and in 20 of his last 21 contests. His 27-game on-base Average Attendance ..............................3,398 streak is the longest active streak in the Eastern League. During the streak, the Florida native is hitting .361 with 11 extra-base hits and 19 runs scored. In the 10-game hitting streak, Moroff is batting .426 (20-for-47). BROADCAST INFORMATION FRENEMIES: The Baysox roll into Curve, Pa. with a pair of former Curve players on the active roster in RHP Kenn Kasparek and OF Quincy Latimore. Kasparek suited up for the Curve in each of the last two seasons while serving as the team’s primary closer in 2014. Latimore first came to Curve, Pa. in 2011 and hit 15 home runs for the P.J. Forbes led Curve. He hit 15 more in 2012, which was his last season in a Curve uniform. This is the third different time that Latimore has visited Altoona from the third-base dugout since leaving the Pirates system. He’s returned as a member Mike Passanisi and Trey Wilson will call of the Akron Aeros and Harrisburg Senators over the last two seasons. all the action of the 2015 season on the flagship of the Curve, ESPN Radio 1430, APRIL SHOWERS BRING MAY FLOWERS?: Shortstop Gift Ngoepe is enjoying the turnover of the calendar to the month of May. In 10 games played this month, the South Africa native is hitting .364 (12-for-33) with two doubles and WVAM-AM in Altoona. Pregame coverage 10 runs scored with an on-base percentage of .447. begins 15 min. before all games. The Curve can also be heard on the following IN YHONATHAN WE TRUST: Righty Yhonathan Barrios closed out his seventh save of the season on Monday night affiliate stations for selected games: and is a perfect 7-for-7 in save tries so far in 2015. Opponents are hitting .189 off Barrios in his 10 games so far this - WTRN-AM/FM 1340/100.7 in Tyrone season and he has yet to allow a run in 10.2 total innings pitched. Last season, - Online streaming at AltoonaCurve.com ON THE HOMESTAND Kenn Kasparek (who is here with visiting Bowie) led the team in saves with 13. provided by TuneIn Radio Games .............................................................................1 - Via the TuneIn Radio App and the MiLB MAGNIFICENT MEDINA: Reliever Jhondaniel Medina tossed two scoreless Record ........................................................................ 1-0 First Pitch App in the win on Sunday afternoon over Harrisburg. He’s allowed runs in just one Average ................................................ .389 (14/36) appearance this season and if you date that all the way back to May 1st of last Runs/Runs Per Game ................................7/7.00 season, Medina has only allowed runs in three appearances of his 37 appear- Home Runs ..................................................................0 ances. RISP ........................................................... .357 (5/14) DON’T YOU STEAL MY SUNSHINE: Altoona avenged its first day game (start Errors ...............................................................................2 time before 5 p.m.) loss on Thursday vs.