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EASTERN LEAGUE CHAMPIONS DIVISION CHAMPIONS PLAYOFF APPEARANCES PLAYERS TO MLB 2010 2004, 2010 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2010, 2015 130 BATTING AVG.: .246 (9th) June 27, 2016 -- Game #75, Home Game #34 BATTING AVG.: .266 (3rd) TEAM HR: 27 (12th) TEAM HR: 44 (6th) WALKS: 240 (8th) Binghamton Mets (31-42) vs. Altoona Curve (42-32) WALKS: 226 (9th) STRIKEOUTS: 540 (7th) RHP Rainy Lara (4-7, 4.46) vs. RHP Clay Holmes (6-4, 4.93) STRIKEOUTS: 509 (10th) TEAM ERA: 4.03 (8th) TEAM ERA: 4.05 (9th) WALKS: 361 (3rd) 7 p.m. | Peoples Natural Gas Field, Altoona, Pa. WALKS: 303 (1st) STRIKEOUTS: 572 (4th) STRIKEOUTS: 494 (11th) () -- EL Rank Radio -- ESPN Radio 1430, WVAM | TV - MiLB.TV () -- EL Rank UPCOMING GAMES & PITCHING PROBABLES Tues., June 28 vs. Binghamton 7 p.m. RHP Josh Zeid (1-2, 4.67) vs. LHP Cody Dickson (6-3, 3.68) Wed., June 29 vs. Binghamton 7 p.m. RHP Mickey Jannis (2-7, 5.45) vs. LHP Brandon Waddell (5-2, 4.44) Thurs., June 30 vs. Bowie 7 p.m. RHP Jason Garcia (4-6, 4.50) vs. RHP Tyler Eppler (5-5, 3.96) Fri., July 1 vs. Bowie 7 p.m. RHP Alex McRae (2-2, 8.55) vs. LHP John Means (1-3, 5.34) YESTERDAY: The Curve took the series rubber game against the Bowie Baysox with a 5-2 win at Prince George's 2016 E.L. WESTERN STANDINGS Stadium. Alex McRae allowed two runs over his seven innings. Jared Lakind worked through the eighth and Montana Team W-L PCT GB Today DuRapau closed out his 13th save. Edwin Espinal gave the Curve a 3-0 lead in the first with a three-run homer.Eric Altoona 42-32 .568 -- v. BIN Wood clubbed a solo home run to begin the second. Erich Weiss scored on a wild pitch in the third to extend the lead Akron 43-34 .558 0.5 @ RIC to 5-0. Harrisburg 41-33 .554 1.0 v. BOW Erie 34-43 .442 9.5 @ REA CURVE VS. B-METS: The Curve open a seven-game homestand with the first of three games against the Bingham- Bowie 32-43 .427 10.5 @ HAR ton Mets, Double-A affiliate of the New York Mets. This week's series marks the fourth of five sets between the two Richmond 27-48 .360 15.5 v. AKR teams in 2016. The Curve won two-of-three games in Binghamton in May and swept the B-Mets last week at NYSEG Stadium. Binghamton won two-of-three in Altoona June 3-5. The Curve have won eight of their last ten games and moved into first place in the Western Division yesterday. The B-Mets dropped six straight games from June 17-23, 2016 E.L. EASTERN STANDINGS including the sweep by the Curve, but bounced back to sweep Richmond over the weekend. Team W-L PCT GB Today Reading 53-23 .697 -- v. ERI FOR ALTOONA: Right-hander Clay Holmes makes his 15th start of the season for the Curve. Last time out, he al- Trenton 47-29 .618 6.0 v. POR lowed one earned run over five innings in a win at Binghamton on Wednesday. In his previous start on June 16, he Hartford 40-33 .548 11.5 @ NHM pitched six scoreless, two-hit innings in a no-decision against the New Hampshire Fisher Cats. He has picked up a win New Hamp. 32-42 .432 20.0 v. HFD in each of his last five decisions, spanning eight starts since May 11. Holmes leads the team with six wins, has pitched Binghamton 31-42 .425 20.5 @ ALT the third-most innings (73.0) on the team, sits second in strikeouts (48) and tied for the second-best WHIP (1.56) in Portland 27-47 .365 25.0 @ TRN the current starting rotation. The Pirates’ 15th-ranked prospect entering this season, Holmes only pitched in nine games in 2015 after missing all of 2014 due to Tommy John surgery.For more on Holmes, see page two. 2016 CURVE AT A GLANCE FOR BINGHAMTON: Right-hander Rainy Lara makes his 14th start of the year for the B-Mets. Last time out, he Overall Record ..................................... 42-32 was charged with a loss against the Curve after allowing six earned runs in five innings. In his only other 2016 outing Home ............................................ 19-14 against Altoona, Lara picked up a win while working seven scoreless, three-hit innings with six strikeouts on June 4 at Road ............................................. 23-18 PNG Field. Lara had gone 2-0 with a 0.45 ERA (1 ER/20 IP) over his three previous start before facing the Curve on Wednesday. Place (E.L. Western) .................................1st Games Ahead/Behind ...........................+0.5 DUCK HUNT: The Curve have won seven of eight games and currently sit ten games over .500, matching a season high, and sit in first place in the Western Division for the first time this year, passing Akron yesterday. Over the last Streak..........................................................W1 eight games, the Curve offense has hit .325 (92/283), scored 42 runs (5.25/game) and hit .342 (28/82) with runners Last 5 .......................................................... 4-1 in scoring position. The pitching staff has posted a 2.71 ERA (22 ER/73 IP). Altoona starting pitchers are 6-1 with a Last 10 ........................................................ 8-2 2.92 ERA (16 ER/49.1 IP), while the bullpen has gone 1-0 with a 2.28 ERA (6 ER/23.2 IP). 2016 vs. Binghamton .............................. 6-3 WHAT A RELIEF: The Curve are 36-1 this season when leading after seven innings, the second-best in the Eastern at Altoona ........................................ 1-2 League. Lefty relief pitcherJared Lakind pitched 25.1 consecutive scoreless innings, a new franchise single-season re- at Binghamton ................................ 5-1 cord, but had that streak snapped with two runs allowed on Thursday at Binghamton. It ended a stretch of 17 straight All-time vs. Binghamton ................... 80-77 scoreless outings.Montana DuRapau sits second in the league in saves with 13 in 14 tries. Brett McKinney is 1-1 at Altoona ................................... 39-34 with a 0.71 ERA (1 ER/12.2 IP) in eight June outings with 14 strikeouts. at Binghamton ........................... 40-43 BOMBS AWAY: Curve outfielderStetson Allie now sits in third place on the Curve's all-time list with 44 home runs, ‘16 Home Attendance .................... 119,282 dating back to 2014. Allie moved ahead of Ray Sadler with his 42nd career homer on May 27 at Bowie for third all- Home Openings .........................................32 time. Josh Bonifay and Adam Hyzdu both share the franchise record with 55 homers hit while wearing an Altoona Average Attendance ............................3,728 jersey. Dating back to the start of the 2014 season, Allie leads the Eastern League in home runs, ahead of Dean Green (41), Jake Fox (39), Quincy Latimore (38) and Steven Moya (35). BROADCAST INFORMATION YOUTH MOVEMENT: The Altoona season roster has an average age of 23.5, the youngest of any team in the Eastern League. New Hampshire (26.0) has fielded the oldest roster. The two youngest players on the current Curve roster are both 21 and are also the two highest-ranked prospects: Reese McGuire and Harold Ramirez. No players on the current roster have played above Double-A at any point in their professional careers. Trey Wilson, Nate Bowen and Fletcher PROSPECT WATCH: The Curve roster currently features six of MLB.com’s preseason top 30 Pirates prospects: Reese Keel will call all the action of the 2016 McGuire (5), Harold Ramirez (6), Kevin Newman (11), Clay Holmes (15), Barrett Barnes (20) and Tyler Eppler (28). season on the flagship of the Curve, ESPN Six players are also featured on Baseball America’s Top 30 Pirates prospect list: Ramirez (5), McGuire (6), Newman (8) Radio 1430, WVAM-AM in Altoona. Holmes (19), Barnes (24) and Jose Osuna (30). Pregame coverage begins 15 min. before all games. MOVIN' UP: The Curve have seen five players promoted to Triple-A in 2016, all for the first time in their careers. RHP The Curve can also be heard on the following John Kuchno was promoted on April 15. RHP Jhondaniel Medina has been promoted to Indianapolis three times this affiliate stations for selected games: season. RHP Frank Duncan went up on May 10, and after a one-start return - WTRN-AM/FM 1340/100.7 in Tyrone ON THE LAST ROAD TRIP to Altoona, went back to Indianapolis on June 3. RHP Dovydas Neverauskas - WWGE 1400 AM in Ebensburg Games ....................................................................6 was promoted to Triple-A for the first time on June 16. OFAustin Meadows - Online streaming at AltoonaCurve.com Record ............................................................... 5-1 was sent up to Triple-A on June 18. provided by TuneIn Radio Average ....................................... .307 (66/215) ROAD TO THE SHOW: Seven Curve alumni have debuted in the Majors - Via the TuneIn Radio App and the MiLB Runs/Runs Per Game ........................... 30/5.0 this year, raising the franchise's total to 130 MLB players. On May 16, Alen First Pitch App Home Runs...........................................................4 Hanson (2013-14) debuted with the Pirates. Jameson Taillon (2012-13) pitched for the Pirates on June 8, while A.J. Morris (2014) debuted with the RISP ................................................. .333 (20/60) Cincinnati Reds on May 24.Adrian Sampson (2014) got his first start for the Errors ......................................................................2 Seattle Mariners on June 18. Jacob Stallings (2012/2015) debuted on June 19 with the Pirates against the Cubs. Adam Frazier (2015) singled in his first THIS DATE IN CURVE HISTORY ERA ...................................................................3.07 MLB at-bat in his Pirates debut on June 24.