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EASTERN LEAGUE CHAMPIONS DIVISION CHAMPIONS PLAYOFF APPEARANCES PLAYERS TO MLB 2010 2004, 2010 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 142 2010, 2015, 2016 BATTING AVG.: .258 (6th) July 9, 2017 -- Game #87, Road Game #47 BATTING AVG.: .252 (9th) TEAM HR: 65 (6th) TEAM HR: 93 (2nd) WALKS: 278 (7th) Altoona Curve (46-40) vs. Akron RubberDucks (43-41) WALKS: 281 (6th) STRIKEOUTS: 553 (11th) RHP Tanner Anderson (7-7, 3.89) vs. LHP Matt Whitehouse (5-3, 3.19) STRIKEOUTS: 679 (3rd) TEAM ERA: 3.81 (3rd) TEAM ERA: 4.13 (6th) WALKS: 289 (5th) 2:05 p.m. | Canal Park | Akron, Ohio WALKS: 232 (12th) STRIKEOUTS: 619 (6th) STRIKEOUTS: 565 (12th) () -- EL Rank Radio -- 1370 WKMC & Curve Radio Network | TV -- MiLB.TV () -- EL Rank UPCOMING GAMES & PITCHING PROBABLES Mon., July 10 OFF DAY Tues., July 11 -- EASTERN LEAGUE HOME RUN DERBY -- Wed., July 12 -- EASTERN LEAGUE ALL-STAR GAME -- Thurs., July 13 Bowie TBD vs. RHP J.T. Brubaker (4-4, 5.22) YESTERDAY: The Curve swept a double-header against the RubberDucks, 6-5 and 5-1. In game one the Curve rallied 2017 E.L. WESTERN STANDINGS for four runs over the final two innings and held off Akron. Jerrick Suiter tied the game at 4-4 in the sixth and Tomas Team W-L PCT GB Today Morales hit a go-ahead double later in the inning. Logan Hill added an insurance run in the top of the seventh. Akron Altoona 46-40 .535 -- @ AKR scored a run in the bottom of the inning, but Yeudy Garcia stranded the bases loaded to end the game. In game two, Edwin Espinal hit a solo homer to break a scoreless tie in the fourth. Jin-De Jhang brought in a run with a single in the Bowie 46-42 .523 1.0 v. RIC sixth to pull ahead, 2-0, and three more runs scored in the frame on an error and two wild pitches. Montana DuRapau Akron 43-41 .512 2.0 v. ALT closed out his 14th save. The wins stretched the Curve's winning streak to four, moving them back into first place in Erie 42-44 .488 4.0 v. HAR the division. Richmond 36-50 .419 10.0 @ BOW Harrisburg 35-52 .402 11.5 v. ERI TODAY: The Curve face the Akron RubberDucks, Double-A affiliate of the Cleveland Indians, in the finale of a four- game series heading into the All-Star Break. Altoona swept Akron at home from April 13-15 in three games before being swept in three at Canal Park April 21-23. The Curve won two of three in Akron from May 4-7, but were swept 2017 E.L. EASTERN STANDINGS in four games at home from May 22-25. In their most recent series, the Curve won two of three at PNG Field from Team W-L PCT GB Today May 30-June 1. This is the final series this year between the two teams. The Curve are coming off taking two of three Trenton 59-28 .678 -- v. NHM at home against Binghamton. Akron won two of three at home against Harrisburg leading into this series. Reading 51-35 .593 7.5 @ POR FOR ALTOONA: Right-hander Tanner Anderson makes his 16th start of the year and his 17th overall appearance. Binghamton 46-37 .554 11.0 v. HFD Last time out, he set career high working eight scoreless innings on Tuesday in a 6-0 win over Binghamton, throwing Portland 40-44 .476 17.5 v. REA 110 pitches. Anderson has picked up a decision in each of his last 12 appearances (11 starts) since May 3, going 6-6 in Hartford 37-49 .430 21.5 @ BIN that stretch. He has the best groundball rate (61.2%) in all of Double-A and currently holds the third-best FIP (3.23) in New Hamp. 34-53 .391 25.0 @ TRN the E.L. Anderson is tied for fourth in the league and tied for first in the Pirates' system with seven wins. He opened up 2017 in the Altoona rotation after primarily working as a reliever through his first two professional seasons. He worked three scoreless, one-hit innings in Game 4 of the FSL Championship Series last year and got the final out to clinch the league title. He worked as a starter in the Arizona Fall League, posting a 3.76 ERA in seven outings. Ander- 2017 CURVE AT A GLANCE son is a native of Tampa and a graduate of Harvard University, where he pitched, played shortstop and third base and Overall Record ..................................... 46-40 was an All-Ivy League second baseman. For more on Anderson, see page two. Home ............................................ 24-16 Road ............................................. 22-24 FOR AKRON: Left-hander Matt Whitehouse makes his ninth start of the year and his 18th overall appearance for the RubberDucks. Last time out, he allowed two runs (one earned) with six strikeouts in six inning in a win at Harrisburg .................................1st on Tuesday. Whitehouse has won each his last five starts with a 3.03 ERA (11 ER/32,2 IP), including a Triple-A outing Place (E.L. Western) against Gwinnett on June 17. He began the year as a reliever and is 1-0 with a 1.89 ERA in nine bullpen outings. Games Ahead/Behind ...........................+1.0 CURVE CRACKING THE CURSE OF THE CANAL: Since the Curve's inaugural season in 1999, they have won a Streak..........................................................W4 season series against Akron just three times: 1999 (12-10), 2004 (16-4) and 2010 (13-6). They split the season series Last 5 .......................................................... 4-1 in 2006 (12-12). Altoona has posted a losing record at Canal Park 13 of 18 years. They had a winning record in Akron ........................................................ 6-4 in 2004 (8-2), 2010 (6-4) and 2013 (6-5) and split the games in Akron in 1999 (5-5) and 2003 (5-5). The Curve have Last 10 completed just three sweeps at Canal Park, all of them in three games: May 6-8, 2003; June 4-6, 2004; April 19-21, 2010. Heading into the final game of this year's series, the Curve are 10-9 against the RubberDucks and 5-4 in Akron. 2017 vs. Akron .......................................10-9 at Altoona ....................................... 5-5 BACK ON TOP: With Saturday's wins, the Curve moved back into first place in the E.L. West for the first time since at Akron ........................................... 5-4 June 30, a span covering eight games. Altoona led the division from April 18-June 30, a span covering 64 straight ...........................178-218 games. They have led the division for 66 of the last 74 games. Dating back to July 24, 2016, the Curve have held first All-time vs. Akron place in the division for 102 of 116 games. After a season-worst seven-game losing streak from June 26-July 2, the at Altoona ...............................104-104 Curve have won six of seven and are currently on their fourth four-game winning streak, matching a season high. at Akron .....................................75-114 BATTLING THE INJURY BUG: After placing just three players on the disabled list for the entire season in 2015 and ‘17 Home Attendance .................... 160,046 three in all of 2016, the Curve have placed nine different players on their DL this year. Currently there are seven Home Openings .........................................39 players on the disabled list, including three of the team's top-five prospects on MLB.com (Kevin Kramer, Brandon Waddell and Connor Joe). Average Attendance ............................4,104 SHINING STARS: First baseman Edwin Espinal was added to the Eastern League Western Division All-Star roster on Monday, giving the team six selections this season, tied for the most in the league. That total is tied for the second- BROADCAST INFORMATION most in franchise history (2006 and 2010), behind only the seven selections in 2014. Espinal is just the fourth player in Curve history to receive multiple Eastern League Mid-Season All-Star nods, joining Shawn Garrett (2002-03), Jason Delaney (2008-09) and Brock Holt (2011-12). Jordan Luplow, Wyatt Mathisen, Kevin Kramer, Alex McRae and Mon- tana DuRapau were named to the All-Star rosters on June 28. HELLO, NEWMAN: Over his last 19 games since June 17, Kevin Newman is hitting .358 (27/73) with seven doubles, a triple, two homers and nine RBIs. His season average has increased from .229 to .263. For the year, he has the Trey Wilson, Nate Bowen and Max Gun fourth-best TPA/SO rate in the E.L. (9.33). He has picked it up another notch over his last nine games since June 30, will call the action of the 2017 season on batting .395 (15/38) with five doubles, a triple, a homer and seven RBIs. the flagship of the Curve, News Talk 1240, SUIT UP!: Since June 2, Jerrick Suiter is batting .368 (35/95), leading the Pirates' system during that stretch, with six WRTA in Altoona. Pregame coverage homers, six doubles, 20 RBIs and 18 walks over 31 games. Suiter reached base in 10 straight plate appearances from begins 15 min. before all games. Wednesday-Friday, going 9-for-9 with a homer, two doubles, a walk and five RBIs. He hit safely in nine straight at- bats and eight straight plate appearances. In his last five games, He is hitting .647 (11/17, 2 2B, 2 HR, 2 BB, RBIs) The Curve can also be heard on the following affiliate stations for selected games: EDWINNING: 2016 E.L. All-Star Edwin Espinal leads the team with 55 RBIs, - WKMC-AM 1370 AM in Roaring Spring ON THE ROAD TRIP fifth in the league, and he is first on the team and tied for first in the league - WTRN-AM 1340 in Tyrone Games ....................................................................3 with 24 doubles.