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EASTERN LEAGUE CHAMPIONS DIVISION CHAMPIONS PLAYOFF APPEARANCES PLAYERS TO MLB 2010 2004, 2010 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2010, 2015 129 BATTING AVG.: .264 (3rd) June 22, 2016 -- Game #70, Road Game #37 BATTING AVG.: .246 (10th) TEAM HR: 41 (7th) TEAM HR: 25 (12th) WALKS: 212 (T-10th) Altoona Curve (38-31) vs. Binghamton Mets (28-40) WALKS: 213 (8th) STRIKEOUTS: 484 (10th) RHP Clay Holmes (5-4, 5.16) vs. RHP Rainy Lara (4-6, 3.97) STRIKEOUTS: 502 (7th) TEAM ERA: 4.13 (9th) TEAM ERA: 398 (8th) WALKS: 290 (1st) 6:35 p.m. | NYSEG Stadium, Binghamton, N.Y. WALKS: 244 (3rd) STRIKEOUTS: 461 (11th) STRIKEOUTS: 534 (4th) () -- EL Rank Radio -- ESPN Radio 1430, WVAM | TV - MiLB.TV () -- EL Rank UPCOMING GAMES & PITCHING PROBABLES Thurs., June 23 at Binghamton 6:35 p.m. LHP Cody Dickson (5-3, 3.48) vs. RHP Josh Zeid (1-1, 3.65) Fri., June 24 at Bowie 7:05 p.m. LHP Brandon Waddell (4-2, 5.22) vs. RHP Jason Garcia (3-6, 4.95) Sat., June 25 at Bowie 6:35 p.m. RHP Tyler Eppler (5-4, 3.83) vs. LHP Jayson Aquino (3-6, 3.66) Sun., June 26 at Bowie 2:05 p.m. RHP Alex McRae (1-2, 11.77) vs. TBD YESTERDAY: The Curve took the first game of the series from the Binghamton Mets, 5-2. The Curve took 1-0 lead in 2016 E.L. WESTERN STANDINGS the third on an RBI single by Erich Weiss. After Kyle Johnson hit a sac fly to tie the game in the bottom of the inning, Team W-L PCT GB Today the Curve answered with a run-scoring single by Edwin Espinal in the fourth. Espinal added an RBI single in the sixth Akron 42-29 .592 -- @ REA and Harold Ramirez hit a two-run home in the seventh to push the Altoona lead to 5-2. Reese McGuire finished a Altoona 38-31 .551 3.0 @ BIN home run shy of the cycle, going 3-for-3 with a double, a triple and a walk. Alex McRae picked up his first Double-A Harrisburg 37-32 .536 4.0 @ POR win after allowing two earned runs in 5.2 innings.Edgar Santana pitched 2.1 scoreless innings and Montana DuRapau Bowie 30-39 .435 11.0 v. TRN struck out the side in order in the ninth to close out his 12th save. Erie 31-42 .425 12.0 v. NH Richmond 27-43 .386 14.5 @ HFD TONIGHT: The Curve continue a six-game road trip tonight in Binghamton, N.Y. against the Binghamton Mets, with the second of the three-game series. The Curve took two of three games earlier this season at NYSEG Stadium, while the B-Mets won two of three games at Peoples Natural Gas Field on June 3-5. The three-game series marks 2016 E.L. EASTERN STANDINGS the fourth consecutive series the Curve are playing against an Eastern Division opponent. The Curve have won three Team W-L PCT GB Today straight and four-of-five overall, while the B-Mets have dropped seven of their last eight games. Reading 49-22 .690 -- v. AKR Trenton 42-27 .609 6.0 @ BOW FOR ALTOONA: Right-hander Clay Holmes makes his 14th start of the season for the Curve. Last time out, he Hartford 37-31 .544 10.5 v. RIC pitched six scoreless, two-hit innings in a no-decision against the New Hampshire Fisher Cats on Thursday night. He New Hamp. 31-39 .443 17.5 @ ERI has picked up a win in each of his last four decisions, spanning seven starts since May 11. Holmes has pitched the Binghamton 28-40 .412 19.5 v. ALT second-most innings (68.0) on the team, sit second in strikeouts (46) and has the second-best WHIP (1.51) in the Portland 26-43 .377 22.0 v. HAR current starting rotation, all behind Tyler Eppler. 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 13th start of the year for Binghamton and second against Overall Record ..................................... 38-31 Altoona. Last time he faced the Curve, he picked up a win while working seven scoreless, three-hit innings with six Home ............................................ 19-14 strikeouts at PNG Field on June 4. In his last start on Thursday, Lara picked up his fourth win of the season with seven Road ............................................. 19-17 scoreless, two-hit innings at Richmond. In his last three starts overall, Lara is 2-0 with a 0.45 ERA (1 ER/20 IP). Place (E.L. Western) ................................2nd HELLO, NEWMAN: Shortstop Kevin Newman, the player selected by the Pirates in last year's MLB Draft (19th Games Ahead/Behind ........................... -3.0 overall), was promoted to Double-A to join the Curve on Saturday. Newman was batting .366 through 41 games with A-Adv. Bradenton. The former Arizona Wildcat is ranked by Baseball America as the eighth-best prospect in the Pitts- Streak..........................................................W3 burgh system. As an amateur, Newman won back-to-back batting titles in the prestigious Cape Cod League and had a Last 5 .......................................................... 4-1 decorated career at the University of Arizona. While hitting at the top of the order in his first three games, Newman is Last 10 ........................................................ 5-5 batting .286 with three runs scored. 2016 vs. Binghamton .............................. 4-3 TAKE YOUR BASE: Curve pitchers have walked the second-most batters of any Double-A team with 290 free passes at Altoona ........................................ 1-2 issued, trailing only Montgomery of the Southern League. It's the fifth-highest walk total of any team in Minor League at Binghamton ................................ 3-1 Baseball. The pitching staff is averaging 4.2 walks per game. Starting pitchers David Whitehead and Cody Dickson All-time vs. Binghamton ................... 78-77 have both issued 47 walks this season, tied for the most in the Eastern League. at Altoona ................................... 39-34 at Binghamton ........................... 38-43 WHAT A RELIEF: Lefty relief pitcher Jared Lakind threw the final out on Sunday against Hartford, extending his cur- rent scoreless streak to 25.0 innings, a new franchise single-season record (The longest scoreless streak overall in ‘16 Home Attendance .................... 119,282 franchise history was 27.0 IP by Zack Dodson in 2014-2015). He has not surrendered a run in his last 17 appearances. Home Openings .........................................32 Reliever Jhondaniel Medina has held opposing hitters to a .157 batting average, the fifth-best in the league. Montana Average Attendance ............................3,728 DuRapau sits tied for second in the league in saves with 12 in 13 tries. BOMBS AWAY: Curve outfielder Stetson Allie now sits in third place on the Curve's all-time list with 44 home runs, BROADCAST INFORMATION dating back to 2014. Allie moved ahead of Ray Sadler with his 42nd career homer on May 27 at Bowie for third all- time. Josh Bonifay and Adam Hyzdu both share the franchise record with 55 homers hit while wearing an Altoona 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 (38), Quincy Latimore (37) and Steven Moya (35). Trey Wilson, Nate Bowen and Fletcher YOUTH MOVEMENT: The Altoona season roster has an average age of 23.5, the youngest of any team in the Eastern Keel will call all the action of the 2016 League. New Hampshire (26.0) has fielded the oldest roster. The two youngest players on the current Curve roster season on the flagship of the Curve, ESPN are both 21 and are also the two highest-ranked prospects: Reese McGuire and Harold Ramirez. Aside from pitchers Radio 1430, WVAM-AM in Altoona. Jhondaniel Medina (three games at Triple-A this year), no players on the current roster have played above Double-A Pregame coverage begins 15 min. before at any point in their professional careers. all games. The Curve can also be heard on the following PROSPECT WATCH: The Curve roster currently features six of MLB.com’s preseason top 30 Pirates prospects: Reese affiliate stations for selected games: McGuire (5), Harold Ramirez (6), Kevin Newman (11), Clay Holmes (15), - WTRN-AM/FM 1340/100.7 in Tyrone ON THE ROAD TRIP Barrett Barnes (20) and Tyler Eppler (28). Six players are also featured on - WWGE 1400 AM in Ebensburg Games ....................................................................1 Baseball America’s Top 30 Pirates prospect list: Ramirez (5), McGuire (6), - Online streaming at AltoonaCurve.com Record ............................................................... 1-0 Newman (8) Holmes (19), Barnes (24) and Jose Osuna (30). provided by TuneIn Radio Average .......................................... .333 (12/36) MOVIN' UP: The Curve have seen five players promoted to Triple-A in 2016, - Via the TuneIn Radio App and the MiLB Runs/Runs Per Game ..............................5/5.0 all for the first time in their careers. RHPJohn Kuchno was promoted on April First Pitch App Home Runs...........................................................1 15. RHP Jhondaniel Medina was promoted on April 21 and again for one game on May 26. RHP Frank Duncan went up on May 10, and after a one- RISP ...................................................... .600 (3/5) start return to Altoona, went back to Indianapolis on June 3. RHP Dovydas Errors ......................................................................0 Neverauskas was promoted to Triple-A for the first time on June 16. OF Austin Meadows was sent up to Triple-A on June 18. THIS DATE IN CURVE HISTORY ERA ...................................................................2.00 In 2014, the Curve defeated the Portland Starter W-L .....................................................