2017 Curve at a Glance Broadcast Information This Date in Curve History Upcoming Games & Pitching Probables
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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.: .259 (7th) July 25, 2017 -- Game #100, Road Game #53 BATTING AVG.: .263 (T-3rd) TEAM HR: 78 (7th) TEAM HR: 116 (1st) WALKS: 319 (7th) Altoona Curve (51-48) vs. Reading Fightin Phils (54-45) WALKS: 317 (8th) STRIKEOUTS: 637 (12th) RHP Alex McRae (7-4, 3.70) vs. LHP Cole Irvin (4-1, 3.18) STRIKEOUTS: 759 (5th) TEAM ERA: 3.86 (3rd) TEAM ERA: 3.97 (5th) WALKS: 351 (4th) 7:05 p.m. | FirstEnergy Stadium | Reading, Pa. WALKS: 316 (6th) STRIKEOUTS: 720 (6th) STRIKEOUTS: 680 (10th) () -- EL Rank Radio -- News Talk 1240 WRTA & Curve Radio Network | TV -- MiLB.TV () -- EL Rank UPCOMING GAMES & PITCHING PROBABLES Wed., July 26 at Reading 12:05 p.m. RHP Tanner Anderson (7-8, 4.08) vs. RHP Jose Taveras (0-0, 5.06 ERA) Thurs., July 27 Trenton 7 p.m. RHP Yefry Ramirez (10-3, 3.23) vs. LHP Cody Dickson (1-3, 7.32) Fri., July 28 Trenton 7 p.m. LHP Daniel Camarena (1-0, 3.16) vs. RHP J.T. Brubaker (5-4, 4.72) Sat., July 29 Trenton (DH) 4:30 p.m. LHP Josh Rogers (4-2, 4.62) vs. RHP Austin Coley (4-2, 2.90) YESTERDAY: The Curve shut out the Reading FIghtin Phils, 2-0, behind seven scoreless, two-hit innings byAustin 2017 E.L. WESTERN STANDINGS Coley. Jerrick Suiter broke a scoreless tie in the top of the eighth inning with a two-out, two-run double. The Curve Team W-L PCT GB Today were held hitless until the bottom of the sixth, when Coley hit a two-out single for the first hit of his professional ca- Bowie 54-47 .535 -- @ ERI reer. Reading loaded the bases with one out in the bottom of the eighth, but Luis Heredia came in out of the bullpen Altoona 51-48 .515 2.0 @ REA and recorded two strikeouts to work out of the jam. Tate Scioneaux closed out the save in the ninth. Erie 51-48 .515 2.0 v. BOW Akron 49-49 .500 3.5 v. BIN TODAY: The Curve play the second of three games against the Reading Fightin Phils, Double-A affiliate of the Phila- Harrisburg 41-58 .414 12.0 @ RIC delphia Phillies. This series marks the first meetings between the two teams this season and the Curve's only trip to Richmond 41-59 .410 12.5 v. HAR FirstEnergy Stadium. Reading makes one trip to Altoona, a three-game series from August 8-10. Reading has lost 15 of its last 19 games since July 4. The Curve have won two straight games. 2017 E.L. EASTERN STANDINGS FOR ALTOONA: Right-hander Alex McRae makes his 20th start of the year for the Curve. Last time out, he worked Team W-L PCT GB Today six innings at Bowie on Thursday, allowing one earned run in a no-decision. McRae has pitched the third most innings Trenton 66-33 .667 -- v. HFD (106.0) in the Eastern League this season. McRae is ranked eighth in the league with a 3.70 ERA, tied for second with Binghamton 54-43 .557 11.0 @ AKR 112.0 innings pitched and has the fifth-best BB/IP ratio (2.17). Last season, McRae joined the Curve in late-June Reading 54-45 .545 12.0 v. ALT after making 12 starts in the Florida State League. After going 2-4 with a 10.25 ERA in his first six starts with Altoona, Hartford 47-52 .475 19.0 @ TRN McRae went 6-2 with a 2.47 ERA (17 ER/62.0 IP) over his last ten outings (nine starts) from July 14-September 1. A Portland 46-53 .465 20.0 @ NHM native of Milwaukee, McRae is in his fourth professional season after being drafted by the Pirates in the tenth round New Hamp. 41-60 .406 26.0 v. POR out of Jacksonville University in 2014, where he played first and third base along with pitching.For more on McRae, see page two. 2017 CURVE AT A GLANCE FOR READING: Left-hander Cole Irvin makes his sixth start of the year for Reading. In his most recent start, he Overall Record ..................................... 51-48 pitched 6.1 innings and allowed two earned runs with 10 strikeouts in a win over Erie on Thursday. Irvin was selected Home ............................................ 27-20 as a Florida State League All-Star this year after going 4-6 with 2.55 ERA in 12 games (11 starts) for A-Adv. Clearwa- Road ............................................. 24-28 ter. He was picked up by the Phillies in the fifth round of the 2016 MLB Draft out of Oregon. Place (E.L. Western) ............................T-2nd STARTING IMPROVEMENT: Over the last 20 games since July 3, Curve starting pitchers have combined to go 7-3 Games Ahead/Behind ........................... -2.0 with a 3.04 ERA (38 ER/112.2 IP), an improvement over the previous 79 starts, when the starters combined to go 18- 26 with a 4.63 ERA. In that span, Alex McRae is 1-0 with a 2.77 ERA (5 ER/19 IP) in three starts, Tanner Anderson is Streak..........................................................W2 1-1 with a 3.46 ERA (10 ER/26 IP) in three starts and Austin Coley is 3-0 with a 2.61 ERA (9 ER/31.0) in five starts. Last 5 .......................................................... 2-3 RETURN OF THE JIN-DE: After missing the first six weeks of the season, catcherJin-De Jhang was batting .184 in 31 Last 10 ........................................................ 5-5 games prior to July 8, Since then, he has hit .356 (16/45) in 11 games with three doubles, a home run and nine RBIs. Behind the plate, he has thrown out 54.8 percent (17/31) of base stealing attempts, the best in the Eastern League 2017 vs. Reading ...................................... 1-0 this season, well above the league-average of 35.6 percent. at Altoona ........................................ 0-0 at Reading ........................................ 1-0 SUIT UP!: Since June 2, Jerrick Suiter is batting .338 (49/145), leading the Pirates' system during that stretch, while All-time vs. Reading .......................133-148 also adding seven homers, ten doubles, a triple 30 RBIs and 26 walks over 44 games. Suiter reached base in 10 at Altoona ................................... 75-68 straight plate appearances from July 5-7, going 9-for-9 with a homer, two doubles, a walk and five RBIs. He hit safely at Reading ................................... 58-80 in nine straight at-bats and eight straight plate appearances. In his last 18 games since July 5, Suiter is hitting .373 (25/67, 6 2B, 3B, 3 HR, 10 BB, 17 RBIs). ‘17 Home Attendance .................... 193,803 Home Openings .........................................47 EDWINNING: Two-time E.L. All-StarEdwin Espinal leads the team with 67 RBIs, tied for second in the league, and he Average Attendance ............................4,213 is first on the team and second in the league with 24 doubles. Espinal also has tallied 168 total bases, fifth in the E.L. He went on a 23-game on-base streak from June 26-July 20, the second-longest for a Curve player this year and the longest active streak in the league when it was broken. His 14 homers on the year are a new career high. BROADCAST INFORMATION THE 'PEN IS MIGHTY: Reliever Tate Scioneaux has held opposing batters to a .203 average, fourth-best in the league among relievers. LeftySean Keselica is third (.201). Out of relievers with at least 40 innings pitched this season, Miguel Rosario is first in ERA (1.42) and Scioneaux is second (1.94). Scioneaux is tied for first in the league in appear- ances (34), fourth in BB/9 IP (1.80) and third in fewest baserunners/9 IP (8.72). LOOKING FOR RELIEF: Though it has been a strength for most of the season, the Curve bullpen has combined for a Trey Wilson, Nate Bowen and Max Gun 6.64 ERA (31 ER/42.0 IP) over the last 13 games since July 9 with a 2-6 record, six blown saves and 33 walks. In that will call the action of the 2017 season on span, the Curve have lost a lead in the eighth inning or later six times (five losses) and allowed another go-ahead run the flagship of the Curve, News Talk 1240, in the eighth to break a 3-3 tie against the Baysox on July 13. WRTA in Altoona. Pregame coverage begins 15 min. before all games. With the promotion of Kevin Newman to Triple-A, the Curve added 2014 first-round pick COLE TRAIN: Cole Tucker The Curve can also be heard on the following on Thursday. Tucker posted a .285 average in 68 games with A-Adv. Bradenton, stealing a league-leading 36 bases and driving in 32 runs. Over his last 14 games with the Marauders, Tucker hit affiliate stations for selected games: ON THE ROAD TRIP .382 with seven doubles, four RBIs and eight stolen bases. Tucker is currently - WKMC-AM 1370 in Roaring Spring - WTRN-AM 1340 in Tyrone Games ....................................................................5 ranked as the Pirates' fifth-best prospect by MLB.com. He was picked as a Florida State League Mid-Season All-Star, the first all-star selection of his - WTRN-FM 100.7 in Tyrone Record ............................................................... 2-3 career. - WWGE 1400 AM in Ebensburg Average ....................................... .240 (42/175) - Online streaming at AltoonaCurve.com BATTLING THE INJURY BUG: After placing just three players on the disabled Runs/Runs Per Game ..........................