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EASTERN LEAGUE CHAMPIONS DIVISION CHAMPIONS PLAYOFF APPEARANCES PLAYERS TO MLB 2010 2004, 2010 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2010, 2015 125 BATTING AVG.: .253 (T-4th) June 3, 2016 -- Game #53, Road Game #25 BATTING AVG.: .258 (3rd) TEAM HR: 23 (9th) TEAM HR: 29 (6th) WALKS: 173 (8th) Binghamton Mets (21-31) vs. Altoona Curve (30-22) WALKS: 180 (7th) STRIKEOUTS: 385 (5th) RHP Tyler Pill (3-5, 4.13) vs. LHP Brandon Waddell (3-1, 4.91) STRIKEOUTS: 369 (7th) TEAM ERA: 4.03 (8th) TEAM ERA: 4.03 (8th) WALKS: 222 (1st) 7 p.m. | Peoples Natural Gas Field, Curve, Pa. WALKS: 227 (1st) STRIKEOUTS: 332 (11th) STRIKEOUTS: 340 (11th) () -- EL Rank Radio -- ESPN Radio 1430, WVAM | TV - MiLB.TV () -- EL Rank UPCOMING GAMES & PITCHING PROBABLES Sat., June 4 Binghamton 6 p.m. RHP Rainy Lara (2-6, 5.52) vs. RHP Tyler Eppler (3-3) Sun., June 5 Binghamton 6 p.m. RHP Robert Gsellman (2-4, 2.78) vs. RHP Frank Duncan (3-1, 1.31) Mon., June 6 at Erie 7:05 p.m. LHP Cody Dickson (4-2, 3.96) vs. RHP Cory Riordan (3-4, 5.01) Tues., June 7 at Erie 7:05 p.m. RHP Clay Holmes (5-4, 4.99) vs. TBD YESTERDAY: The Curve took the rubber game of the three-game series in Akron with a 5-4 win. Two Akron errors 2016 E.L. WESTERN STANDINGS allowed two runs to score in the first inning. Jose Osuna and Edwin Espinal each hit two-run doubles in the fourth to Team W-L PCT GB Today extend the lead to 4-0, and Osuna added a run with a sac fly. Akron closed within a run, but Jared Lakind closed out Akron 36-17 .679 -- @ BOW the save. Clay Holmes worked six innings and allowed three runs. Altoona 30-22 .577 5.5 v. BIN Harrisburg 27-25 .519 8.5 @ RIC TONIGHT: The Curve open a three-game series against the Binghamton Mets, Double-A affilliate of the New York Bowie 21-32 .396 15.0 v. AKR Mets. This weekend marks the second of four series between the two clubs. The Curve won two of the three games Erie 21-32 .396 15.0 @ TRN at NYSEG Stadium last month. Entering play tonight, Altoona has won 19-of-25 games. Richmond 19-35 .352 17.5 v. HAR FOR ALTOONA: Lefty Brandon Waddell makes his sixth Double-A start for the Curve. Last time out, Waddell was charged with his first loss of the season after allowing seven runs in three innings at Bowie on Sunday. It snapped a 2016 E.L. EASTERN STANDINGS streak of seven straight wins this year, dating back to his time with A-Adv. Bradenton. After a no-decision in his first Team W-L PCT GB Today start of the season, Waddell turned in wins in seven straight starts (four with Bradenton and three with Altoona). Reading 36-18 .667 -- v. NHM Waddell was a three-year member of the starting rotation at the University of Virginia prior to being drafted by the Pi- Hartford 31-21 .596 4.0 v. POR rates in the fifth round last summer. He pitched seven innings and got the win in the decisive Game Three of the 2015 Trenton 31-21 .596 4.0 v. ERI College World Series Championship against Vanderbilt last summer, giving Virginia its first-ever national champion- New Hamp. 25-27 .481 10.0 @ REA ship in baseball and the first ACC CWS title since Wake Forest won in 1955, a 59-year drought. Binghamton 21-31 .404 14.0 @ ALT Portland 18-35 .340 17.5 @ HFD FOR BINGHAMTON: Right-hander Tyler Pill makes his 11th start of the year for the B-Mets. Last time out Pill was charged with his second straight loss after giving up two earned runs in five innings. He faced Altoona on May 19 in Binghamton and did not earn a decision after allowing two runs in five innings with six strikeouts. Pill was the fourth- 2016 CURVE AT A GLANCE round pick of the Mets out of CSU Fullerton in 2011. Overall Record ..................................... 30-22 Home ............................................ 14-10 #WINNING: The Curve have won 19 of their last 25 games, dating back to May 5, when they were 11-16 and fourth Road ............................................. 16-12 in the E.L. West. The stretch began with a three-game sweep of Richmond, but was interrupted by a loss to Trenton on May 9. The Curve responded with an eight-game winning streak, including a four-game road sweep of Richmond. Place (E.L. Western) ................................2nd Altoona has moved from fourth to second in the division, but has only gained two games in the standings on the Games Ahead/Behind ........................... -5.5 division-leading RubberDucks. Streak..........................................................W1 AUSTIN CITY LIMITS: After hitting just .192 through his first 21 games, outfielder Austin Meadows has compiled a Last 5 .......................................................... 3-2 ten-game hitting streak to raise his average to .289. The Pirates' second-ranked prospect has seven mutli-hit games Last 10 ........................................................ 6-4 during the streak, including five straight from 5/27-5/31. He's batting .464 (19/41) during the streak with four doubles, three triples, a home run, five stolen bases, four walks, 11 runs scored and just four strikeouts. 2016 vs. Binghamton .............................. 2-1 at Altoona ........................................ 0-0 BOMBS AWAY: Curve outfielderStetson Allie moved up on the Curve’s all-time home run leaders list with his 42nd at Binghamton ................................ 2-1 career homer on Friday night at Bowie, moving ahead of Ray Sadler for third all-time. Josh Bonifay and Adam Hyzdu All-time vs. Binghamton ................... 76-76 both share the franchise home run record with 55 homers hit while wearing an Altoona jersey. He added the 43rd at Altoona ................................... 39-33 home run of his career on Saturday night. at Binghamton ........................... 37-42 WHAT A RELIEF: Reliever Dovydas Neverauskas had his scoreless streak snapped at 18.1 innings after allowing a ‘16 Home Attendance .......................75,775 run on Thursday night at Akron. It is the longest streak posted by any Curve pitcher so far this season. Opponents are Home Openings .........................................23 hitting .143 against Neverauskas this year, fourth-best in amongst relievers in the E.L., and .127 against Jhondaniel Average Attendance ............................3,295 Medina, second-best in the league. Jared Lakind tossed 1.2 scoreless innings on Thursday at Akron and has not al- lowed a run in his last 17.1 innings while posting 12 consecutive scoreless appearances. BROADCAST INFORMATION YOUTH MOVEMENT: The Altoona season roster has an average age of 23.6, the youngest of any team in the Eastern League. Hartford (24.0) and Akron (24.6) are the next closest. Erie and New Hampshire (26.0) have fielded the oldest rosters. The three youngest players on the Curve roster are all 21 and are also the three highest-ranked prospects: Austin Meadows, Reese McGuire and Harold Ramirez. Aside from reliever Jhondaniel Medina (three games at Triple- A this year), no players on the current roster have played above Double-A at any point in their professional careers. Trey Wilson, Nate Bowen and Fletcher Keel will call all the action of the 2016 PROSPECT WATCH: The Curve roster currently features six of MLB.com’s preseason top 30 Pirates prospects: Austin season on the flagship of the Curve, ESPN Meadows (2), Reese McGuire (5), Harold Ramirez (6), Clay Holmes (15), Barrett Barnes (20) and Tyler Eppler (28). Six Radio 1430, WVAM-AM in Altoona. players are also featured on Baseball America’s Top 30 Pirates prospect list: Meadows (2), Ramirez (5), McGuire (6), Pregame coverage begins 15 min. before Holmes (19), Barnes (24) and Jose Osuna (30). all games. The Curve can also be heard on the following GLOBAL AFFAIR: Seven different countries are represented on Altoona’s active roster, including the United States affiliate stations for selected games: (16), the Dominican Republic (3), Venezuela (2), Canada (1), Colombia (1), - WTRN-AM/FM 1340/100.7 in Tyrone ON THE LAST ROAD TRIP Taiwan (1) and Lithuania (1). Reliever Dovydas Neverauskas is the first player - WWGE 1400 AM in Ebensburg Games ....................................................................7 raised in Lithuania to sign with an MLB team. InfielderEric Wood was the - Online streaming at AltoonaCurve.com Record ............................................................... 5-2 first Canadian taken in the 2012 draft. InfieldersEdwin Espinal and Anderson Feliz and pitcher Edgar Santana are natives of the Dominican Republic, while provided by TuneIn Radio Average ....................................... .295 (71/241) first baseman Jose Osuna and pitcher Jhondaniel Medina both call Venezuela - Via the TuneIn Radio App and the MiLB Runs/Runs Per Game ........................... 33/4.7 home. OutfielderHarold Ramirez of Colombia and catcher Jin-De Jhang of First Pitch App Home Runs...........................................................5 Taiwan have played for their respective national teams. First-year manager Joey Cora is from Puerto Rico. More than one-third of the team's U.S.-born RISP ................................................. .164 (12/73) players (six) are from Texas. Errors ......................................................................5 THIS DATE IN CURVE HISTORY ERA ...................................................................4.65 In 2015, the Curve beat the New Britain Starter W-L ...................................................... 5-2 Rock Cats, 6-1. Willy Garcia hit two solo Starter ERA ..................5.94 (24 ER / 36.1 IP) home runs as part of his three-hit day. Gift Ngoepe had two hits and an RBI. Reliever W-L ................................................... 0-0 Matt Benedict allowed one run over six Reliever ERA ................. 2.66 (7 ER / 23.2 IP) innings. Saves/Opps .....................................................3/3 2016 Altoona Curve Game Information Page 1 TODAY’S STARTING PITCHER 20152016 HIGHS CAREERCAREER HIGHS HIGHS LHP BRANDON WADDELL @BWaddell20 #32 IP: 7.0, 2x, last - 5/10 v.