2016 Curve at a Glance Broadcast Information
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EASTERN LEAGUE CHAMPIONS DIVISION CHAMPIONS PLAYOFF APPEARANCES PLAYERS TO MLB 2010 2004, 2010 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2010, 2015 123 BATTING AVG: .252 (6th) April 16, 2016 -- Game #9, Road Game #3 BATTING AVG.: .279 (2nd) TEAM HR: 2 (T-10th) TEAM HR: 7 (4th) WALKS: 33 (3rd) Altoona Curve (2-6) vs. Richmond Flying Squirrels (4-5) WALKS: 11 (12th) STRIKEOUTS: 47 (5th) LHP Cody Dickson (0-1, 8.10) vs. RHP Joan Gregorio (0-0, 0.00) STRIKEOUTS: 62 (11th) TEAM ERA: 5.52 (11th) TEAM ERA: 5.00 (8th) WALKS: 42 (12th) 6:05 p.m. | The Diamond, Richmond, Va. WALKS: 24 (5th) STRIKEOUTS: 50 (T=6th) Radio -- ESPN Radio 1430, WVAM | TV - MiLB.TV STRIKEOUTS: 65 (3rd) () -- EL Rank () -- EL Rank UPCOMING GAMES & PITCHING PROBABLES Sun., April 17 at Richmond 12:05 p.m. RHP David Whitehead (0-1, 11.25) vs. Matt Gage (0-1, 31.50) Mon., April 18 at Harrisburg 6:30 p.m. RHP Jason Creasy (1-0, 4.92) vs. RHP Austen WIlliams (0-1, 3.00) Tues., April 19 at Harrisburg 6:30 p.m. RHP Clay Holmes (0-1, 6.30) vs. RHP John Simms (0-1, 5.40) Wed., April 20 at Harrisburg 12:00 p.m. RHP Tyler Eppler (1-0, 2.25 v. RHP Tyler Mapes (2-0, 3.27) LAST NIGHT: The Curve dropped their second straight game, 3-2, to the Flying Squirrels. Eliezer Zambrano hit a 2016 E.L. WESTERN STANDINGS walk-off single in the bottom of the ninth to complete a comeback win for Richmond. The Squirrels tied the game in Team W-L PCT GB Today the eighth against Jared Lakind on a sac fly by Christian Arroyo to set up Zambrano’s bases-loaded, one-out single in Akron 7-1 .875 - v. BOW the ninth offBrett McKinney (0-1). Chris Diaz had two hits for the Curve along with a stolen base. Jose Osuna and Harrisburg 4-3 .571 2.5 v. REA Stetson Allie each drove in runs in the fourth to give the Curve and early lead, but it would be the only offense in the Richmond 4-5 .444 3.5 v. ALT game for Altoona. Starter Tyler Eppler allowed one run over six innings on two hits and no walks with six strikeouts. Erie 3-5 .375 4.0 v. BIN Altoona 2-6 .250 5.0 @ RIC TONIGHT: The Curve play the third of the four-game series at The Diamond in Richmond, Virginia, the first road Bowie 1-7 .125 6.0 @ AKR series of 2016, against the Flying Squirrels (Double-A/San Francisco Giants). The Curve split last year’s series, 10-10. Altoona finished one game ahead of Richmond for the Western Division’s final playoff spot in 2015. 2016 E.L. EASTERN STANDINGS FOR ALTOONA: Lefty Cody Dickson makes his second Double-A start for the Curve. The Arlington, Texas native was Team W-L PCT GB Today drafted in the fourth round in 2013 out of Sam Houston State. In his first start for the Curve, he allowed five runs Hartford 6-3 .667 - @ POR (three earned) over 3.1 innings on three hits with seven walks and two strikeouts. Last season, Dickson went 12-7 Binghamton 4-2 .667 0.5 @ ERI with a 4.13 ERA in 27 starts for the A-Adv. Bradenton Marauders. For more on Dickson, see page two. New Hamp. 4-3 .571 1.0 v. NH Reading 5-4 .556 1.0 @ HAR FOR RICHMOND: Right-hander Joan Gregorio makes his second start of the season for Richmond. He made his 2016 Trenton 4-4 .500 1.5 @ NH debut on 4/9 @ HFD (played at The Diamond) and tossed four hitless, scoreless innings with three walks and six Portland 4-5 .444 2.0 v. HRT strikeouts. The 6-foot-7 native of Santo Domingo, D.R., pitched 37 games (nine starts) for Richmond in 2015, going 3-2 with a 3.09 ERA. 2016 CURVE AT A GLANCE THIS YEAR’S CURVE: The 2016 Curve roster has 12 players that have worn a Curve uniform prior to this season. 13 Overall Record .......................................... 2-6 will be playing at the Double-A level for the first time in their career. There are 12 pitchers and 13 position players Home ................................................. 2-4 on the Curve roster, including one member of the Pirates’ 40-man roster (Harold Ramirez). The average age of the Road .................................................. 0-2 Curve’s roster is 23.68. Place (E.L. Western) .................................5th A NEW SKIPPER: Former Major League All-Star Joey Cora takes over as the ninth manager in franchise history. He Games Ahead/Behind ........................... -5.0 was officially announced as the new skipper for the Curve on December 15, 2015. The native of Caguas, Puerto Rico spent 11 seasons in the majors with San Diego Padres, Chicago White Sox, Seattle Mariners and Cleveland Indians. Streak............................................................ L2 He was an A.L. All-Star in 1997 with Seattle. Following his playing career, Cora spent eight seasons on the staff of Last 5 .......................................................... 2-3 manager Ozzie Guillen with the White Sox from 2004-2011 and one season as the bench coach with the Miami Last 10 ........................................................ 2-6 Marlins in 2012. Cora last managed in the minor in 2003 with Savannah of the South Atlantic League, then a Montreal Expos affiliate. He also guided the Appalachian League’s Kingsport Mets in 2001 and 2002. Across three seasons, he 2016 vs. Richmond .................................. 0-2 is 112-160 as a minor league manager. Cora replaces Tom Prince, who guided the Curve for one season and is now at Altoona ....................................... 0-0 the Pirates’ Minor League Field Coordinator. at Richmond ................................... 0-2 All-time vs. Richmond ....................... 66-62 PROSPECT WATCH: The Curve roster currently features five of MLB.com’s preseason top 30 Pirates prospects: Re- at Altoona ................................... 43-27 ese McGuire (5), Harold Ramirez (6), Clay Holmes (15), Barrett Barnes (20) and Tyler Eppler (28). Five players are also at Richmond ............................... 23-35 featured on Baseball America’s Top 30 Pirates prospect list: Ramirez (5), McGuire (6), Holmes (19), Barnes (24) and Jose Osuna (30). B.A. also named Ramirez as the organization’s “Best Hitter for Average,” Eppler as having the “Best ‘16 Home Attendance .......................15,166 Changeup” and McGuire as the “Best Defensive Catcher.” Home Openings ........................................... 6 Average Attendance ............................2,528 SPRING TRAINING: Prior to heading north to Altoona, 13 members of the Curve roster played in Major League Spring Training games for the Pirates this year. Eleven position players, including Jon Schwind, Jose Osuna, Harold Ramirez, Reese McGuire, Barrett Barnes,Chris Diaz, Erich Weiss, Eric Wood, Stetson Allie, Edwin Espinal and Ander- BROADCAST INFORMATION son Feliz all got plate appearances in big league games. Relievers Montana DuRapau and Dovydas Neverauskas were the only two pitchers on the Curve roster that saw action in MLB Spring Training games. GLOBAL AFFAIR: Seven different countries are represented on Altoona’s Opening Day roster, including the United States (17), Canada (1), Venezuela (2), the Dominican Republic (2), Colombia (1), Taiwan (1) and Lithuania (1). Relief Trey Wilson, Nate Bowen and Fletcher pitcher Dovydas Neverauskas became the first player born and raised in Lithuania to sign with a Major League team Keel will call all the action of the 2016 when he signed as an international free agent with the Pirates. Canadian third basemen Eric Wood was the first season on the flagship of the Curve, ESPN Canuck to be drafted when he went in the 6th round of the 2012 MLB Draft. InfieldersEdwin Espinal and Anderson Radio 1430, WVAM-AM in Altoona. Feliz both are natives of the Dominican Republic, and relieverJhondaniel Medina and infielder Jose Osuna both call Pregame coverage begins 15 min. before Venezuela home. OutfielderHarold Ramirez represented his home country of Colombia this offseason in the World all games. Baseball Classic qualifying round in Panama. Catcher Jin-De Jhang is a native of Taitung City, Taiwan. The Curve can also be heard on the following affiliate stations for selected games: TAKE YOUR BASE: The Curve pitching staff combined to allow 40 walks - WTRN-AM/FM 1340/100.7 in Tyrone ON THE ROAD TRIP through the first five games of the season, an average of eight per game. - WWGE 1400 AM in Ebensburg Games ....................................................................2 Since then, the Altoona pitchers have allowed one free pass in each of the - Online streaming at AltoonaCurve.com Record ............................................................... 0-2 next two games and just two walks last night. provided by TuneIn Radio Average .......................................... .169 (11/65) - Via the TuneIn Radio App and the MiLB Runs/Runs Per Game ..............................3/1.5 First Pitch App Home Runs...........................................................0 RISP ................................................... .133 (2/15) Errors ......................................................................1 ERA ...................................................................2.00 Starter W-L ...................................................... 0-0 Starter ERA .................... 1.50 (2 ER / 12.0 IP) Reliever W-L ................................................... 0-2 Reliever ERA ....................3.00 (2 ER / 6.0 IP) Saves/Opps .....................................................0/1 2016 Altoona Curve Game Information Page 1 TODAY’S STARTING PITCHER 2016 HIGHS CAREER HIGHS LHP CODY DICKSON @CDickson18 #43 IP: 3.1, 4/11 vs. AKR IP: 8.0, 8/14/15 v. CHA HEIGHT: 6-0 WEIGHT: 198 B/T: L/L EXP: 3 YR K’s: 2, 4/11 vs. AKR K: 8, 8/26/14 @ LEX BB’s: 7, 4/11 vs. AKR BB: 7, 4/11/15 vs. AKR BORN: APRIL 27, 1992 (23) IN ARLINGTON, TEXAS Hits: 3, 4/11 vs. AKR Hits: 10, 4x, last - 8/19/15 @ STL RESIDES: ARLINGTON, TEXAS Runs: 5, 4/11 vs.