EASTERN LEAGUE CHAMPIONS DIVISION CHAMPIONS PLAYOFF APPEARANCES PLAYERS TO MLB 2010 2004, 2010 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2010, 2015 136 BATTING AVG.: .266 (T-2nd) September 4, 2016 -- Game #139, Road Game #71 BATTING AVG.: .258 (8th) TEAM HR: 83 (7th) TEAM HR: 82 (8th) WALKS: 451 (8th) Altoona Curve (75-63) vs. Richmond Flying Squirrels (61-78) WALKS: 395 (10th) STRIKEOUTS: 943 (11th) RHP Nick Kingham (1-0, 1.50) vs. RHP Tyler Beede (7-7, 2.87) STRIKEOUTS: 1013 (T-5th) TEAM ERA: 4.06 (8th) TEAM ERA: 3.52 (2nd) WALKS: 537 (1st) 6:05 p.m. | The Diamond | Richmond, Va. WALKS: 462 (4th) STRIKEOUTS: 972 (10th) STRIKEOUTS: 1035 (5th) () -- EL Rank Radio -- ESPN Radio 1430, WVAM | TV - MiLB.TV () -- EL Rank UPCOMING GAMES & PITCHING PROBABLES Mon., Sept. 5 at Richmond 12:05 p.m. TBD vs. LHP Andrew Suarez (7-7, 4.25) -- END OF REGULAR SEASON -- YESTERDAY: The Curve lost a late lead in a 7-3 loss to the Richmond Flying Squirrels. Richmond tied the game in the 2016 E.L. WESTERN STANDINGS bottom of the ninth with a bases-loaded walk by Junior Amion and Ryder Jones followed with a pinch-hit, walk-off Team W-L PCT GB Today grand slam against Montana DuRapau. The Curve took a 3-2 lead in the top of the ninth on a run-scoring groundout Altoona 75-63 .543 -- @ RIC by Stetson Allie. Richmond scored first, plating single runs in the third and fourth, but the Curve scored twice in the Akron 75-64 .540 0.5 @ BOW fifth to tie it up, including an RBI single Edwinby Espinal. Cody Dickson struck out seven over five innings. Harrisburg 74-65 .529 2.0 v. HFD Erie 61-78 .439 14.5 @ BIN TONIGHT: The Curve continue the final regular-season series of the year with the third of four games against the Richmond 61-78 .439 14.5 v. ALT Richmond Flying Squirrels, Double-A affiliate of the San Francisco Giants. Altoona had won 13 consecutive games Bowie 56-84 .400 20.0 @ AKR against Richmond this year, dating back to April 22, prior to Friday night's loss. The Curve have dropped the first two games of the series after taking three of four against Binghamton at home. The Flying Squirrels took three of four games against Hartford in their last series. 2016 E.L. EASTERN STANDINGS Team W-L PCT GB Today PLAYOFF HUNT: The Curve are 12 games over .500. Altoona, Akron and Harrisburg are still in the chase for the two Reading 88-51 .633 -- v. TRN postseason spots from the Western Division. The Curve's "Magic Number" for clinching a playoff spot is one entering Trenton 86-54 .614 2.5 @ REA Saturday. An Altoona win or a Harrisburg loss will lock the Curve into the postseason. The Curve's "Magic Number" Hartford 74-64 .532 14.0 @ HAR to win the Western Division is two, meaning two Akron losses, two Curve wins, or a win by the Curve and a loss by New Hamp. 68-72 .486 20.5 v. POR the RubberDucks would give the Curve their first division crown since 2010. The Curve took over first place in the Binghamton 62-76 .449 25.5 v. ERI division for the first time on June 26, and have held that spot in the standings for 55 of their 62 games since. Last Portland 54-83 .394 33.0 @ NHM year, the Curve won the Western Division Wild Card and went to the playoffs for the first time since their E.L. title run in 2010. They have not appeared in consecutive postseasons since the first four playoff trips in franchise history in four straight years from 2003-06. 2016 CURVE AT A GLANCE Overall Record ..................................... 75-63 FOR ALTOONA: Right-hander Nick Kingham makes his second start of the season for the Curve. Last time out, he Home ............................................ 43-25 picked up a win over Binghamton on Monday after allowed one run on three hits over six innings. In his three starts Road ............................................. 32-38 since being activated from a rehab assignment, Kingham is 3-0 with a 0.53 ERA (1 ER/17 IP) between Bradenton and Altoona. Kingham appeared in six games for Triple-A Indianapolis last year before undergoing Tommy John surgery. Place (E.L. Western) .................................1st The Texas native made his 2016 debut on a rehab assignment with the GCL Pirates on July 8, and went 0-4 with a Games Ahead/Behind ...........................+0.5 3.00 ERA in six starts before moving to Adv.-A Bradenton. Kingham spent parts of two seasons with the Curve, going 3-3 with a 2.70 ERA in 13 starts 2013 and posting a 1-7 record with a 3.04 ERA over 12 starts in 2014. For more on Streak............................................................ L2 Kingham, see page two. Last 5 .......................................................... 2-3 Last 10 ........................................................ 5-5 FOR RICHMOND: Right-hander Tyler Beede makes his 24th start of the year for the Flying Squirrels and his first against the Curve. Last time out, Beede pitched a complete-game shutout on just 94 pitches, holding Hartford to 2016 vs. Richmond ................................15-5 two hits with a walk and 11 strikeouts on Monday. The 11 strikeouts matched a career high. Beede went 1-1 in five at Altoona ....................................... 9-1 August starts with a 1.60 ERA (6 ER) and 43 strikeouts in 33.2 innings. The Massachusetts native was selected in at Richmond ................................... 6-4 the first round by the Giants from the 2014 College World Series champion Vanderbilt Commodores. Beede pitched All-time vs. Richmond ....................... 81-65 Game 2 of the 2014 CWS Finals against Virginia, where he took a loss opposite of current Curve pitcher Brandon at Altoona ................................... 52-28 Waddell. Beede is San Francisco's No. 2 prospect, and is one of only 20 players ever to be drafted in the first round at Richmond ............................... 28-37 more than once (21st overall in 2011 by Toronto, 14th overall in 2014 by San Francisco). ‘16 Home Attendance .................... 272,640 COMEBACK CURVE: The Curve have outscored opponents 124-93 in the 8th inning or later this season and have 36 Home Openings .........................................66 total come-from-behind wins. The Curve have won seven times this year after trailing through eight innings, the most Average Attendance ............................4,131 in the league. The three closest teams in that category, New Hampshire, Richmond and Reading, have each done it four times. BROADCAST INFORMATION DU-RAP IT UP: Altoona closer Montana DuRapau leads active Eastern League relievers with 22 saves this year, second-most overall, sits first with 43 games finished and fourth in total games pitched with 50. His 22 saves are tied for fourth-most in a single season in Altoona franchise history. He is tied for the second-most saves for a Curve pitcher in a season since 2007 behind only the 24 by Noah Krol in 2011. The Curve are 58-2 when leading heading into the ninth inning. Trey Wilson, Nate Bowen and Fletcher Keel will call all the action of the 2016 BOMBS AWAY: Curve outfielderStetson Allie now sits in third place on the Curve's all-time list with 53 home runs, season on the flagship of the Curve, ESPN dating back to 2014. Allie moved ahead of Ray Sadler with his 42nd career homer on May 27 at Bowie for third all- Radio 1430, WVAM-AM in Altoona. time. Josh Bonifay and Adam Hyzdu both share the franchise record with 55 homers hit while wearing an Altoona Pregame coverage begins 15 min. before jersey. Dating back to the start of the 2014 season, Allie leads the Eastern League in home runs, ahead of Jake Fox all games. (50), Quincy Latimore (45), Dean Green (41), Dylan Cozens (39), Rhys Hoskins (37) and Steven Moya (35). The Curve can also be heard on the following affiliate stations for selected games: BARNES BOUNCING BACK: After hitting just one homer through his first ON THE ROAD TRIP - WTRN-AM/FM 1340/100.7 in Tyrone 100 games, Barrett Barnes hit four home runs in six games from August 9-16 - WWGE 1400 AM in Ebensburg Games ....................................................................2 and has hit eight homers in 23 games since August 9. He hit .249 in his first - Online streaming at AltoonaCurve.com Record ............................................................... 0-2 70 games through July 4, but has since raised his average to .308, fifth-best in the league. In his last 52 games since July 5, Barnes has hit .383 (67/175), provided by TuneIn Radio Average .......................................... .191 (12/63) tops in the E.L. during that span, with eight homers, 15 doubles and 31 RBIs. - Via the TuneIn Radio App and the MiLB Runs/Runs Per Game ..............................5/2.5 Barnes has been named the Eastern League Player of the Week twice in First Pitch App Home Runs...........................................................0 the month of August, winning the honor for the week of August 15 and was named Player of the Week again last Monday RISP ...................................................... .333 (3/9) Errors ......................................................................0 PROSPECT WATCH: The Curve roster currently features six of MLB.com's Mid-Season Top 30 Pirates Prospects: Kevin Nemwan (4), Nick Kingham (10), THIS DATE IN CURVE HISTORY ERA ...................................................................6.06 Clay Holmes (11), Brandon Waddell (19), Tyler Eppler (21) and Barrett Barnes In 2010, the Curve topped the Reading Starter W-L ...................................................... 0-0 (26). This year's team previously included four other players ranked in MLB. com's top 30, including Tyler Glasnow (1), Austin Meadows (2), Elias Diaz Phillies, 11-2.