2018 Altoona Curve Game Information Page 1 2018 CURVE MEDIA GUIDE

EASTERN LEAGUE CHAMPIONS DIVISION CHAMPIONS PLAYOFF APPEARANCES PLAYERS TO MLB 2010, 2017 2004, 2010, 2017 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2010, 154 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 BATTING AVG.: .253 (5th) August 31, 2018 -- Game #135, Road Game #66 BATTING AVG.: .262 (3rd) TEAM HR: 93 (T-10th) TEAM HR: 123 (3rd) WALKS: 443 (8th) Altoona Curve (75-59) vs. Bowie Baysox (66-68) WALKS: 388 (12th) STRIKEOUTS: 980 (11th) RHP James Marvel (3-1, 2.33) vs. RHP Dean Kremer (4-2, 2.29) STRIKEOUTS: 887 (12th) TEAM ERA: 3.74 (1st) TEAM ERA: 4.47 (11th) WALKS: 448 (8th) 7:05 p.m. | Prince George's Stadium | Bowie, Md. WALKS: 453 (7th) STRIKEOUTS: 990 (12th) STRIKEOUTS: 1049 (5th) () -- EL Rank Radio -- WRTA 98.5 FM & Curve Radio Network | TV -- MiLB.TV () -- EL Rank UPCOMING GAMES & PITCHING PROBABLES Sat., Sept. 1 at Bowie 6:35 p.m. RHP Eduardo Vera (8-3, 3.86) vs. RHP Dillon Tate (7-5, 4.13) Sun., Sept. 2 at Bowie 1:35 p.m. TBD vs. LHP Bruce Zimmermann (2-2, 3.32) Mon., Sept. 3 at Bowie 1:35 p.m. TBD vs. LHP Keegan Akin (14-7, 3.27) Tues., Sept. 4 OFF DAY YESTERDAY: The Curve snapped their three-game losing slide with a 5-1 win over the Trenton Thunder at PNG Field. Jordan George singles in the first run of the game and Ke'Bryan Hayes added a two-run single to give the Curve a 3-0 lead in the second. In the third, Jin-De Jhang scored on an error and Stephen Alemais scored on a double-play groundout to open a 5-0 2018 E.L. WESTERN STANDINGS lead. Scooter Hightower threw five scoreless innings and earned his second Double-A win. Team W-L PCT GB Today TODAY: The 20th Season of Altoona Curve Baseball, presented by Stuckey Subaru, continues as the Curve face the Bowie Altoona 75-59 .560 -- @ BOW Baysox, Double-A affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles in the opener of a four-game series at Prince George's Stadium in the final Akron 75-61 .551 1.0 @ ERI series of the 2018 regular season. Harrisburg 68-65 .511 6.5 @ RIC THE CURVE: After being outscored 18-2 over the first three games of their series against the Thunder, the Curve avoided a Bowie 66-68 .493 9.0 vs. ALT sweep with a 5-1 win on Thursday night. Prior to that series, the Curve had won 16 of the previous 22 games and eight of the Richmond 62-72 .463 13.0 vs. HAR previous nine games. The Curve are hitting .267 (204/800) over the last 25 games. The Altoona pitching staff has posted a 2.80 ERA (68 ER/218.2 IP) over 28 games since August 5. Over the last 16 series played, the Curve have won 11, lost three Erie 62-74 .456 14.0 vs. AKR and split two. They have also won seven of the last nine series. Since falling a game under .500 and back to fourth in the division on June 5, the Curve have gone 49-32. Altoona clinched a winning season on August 22, its fourth straight year with 2018 E.L. EASTERN STANDINGS a winning record (longest active streak in the league) for the first time since it posted six straight winning seasons from 2002- 2007. The Curve are 19-11 in August, best in the league. Entering play tonight, the Curve have won nine of the last 13 games. Team W-L PCT GB Today New Hamp. 75-59 .560 -- vs. HFD THE BAYSOX: Bowie has won five of its last six games and 14 of its last 19 since August 10. Over the last six games, the Trenton 75-61 .551 1.0 vs. REA Baysox have posted a .312 team average (67/215) with six homers while posting a 3.23 ERA (19 ER/53 IP). The Baysox are 18-10 since the trade deadline, second-best in the league behind Altoona. The Bowie roster features 11 of the Orioles' Top Reading 64-69 .481 10.5 @ TRN 30 prospects on MLB.com: Yusniel Diaz (1), Ryan Mountcastle (2), Austin Hays (4), Dillon Tate (6), Keegan Akin (12), Ryan Hartford 62-71 .466 12.5 @ NHM McKenna (13), Dean Kremer (16), Ryan Bannon (22), Branden Kline (24), Zach Pop (25) and Brett Cumberland (28). Binghamton 63-73 .463 13.0 vs. POR FOR ALTOONA: Right-hander James Marvel takes the mound for his fifth Double-A start. He has picked up a win in three Portland 60-75 .444 14.0 @ BIN straight starts. Over his last 12 total starts since June 27 between Altoona and Bradenton, Marvel has gone 6-2 with a 2.37 ERA (21 ER/79.2 IP). He made 22 appearances (21 starts) with A-Adv. Bradenton this year, going 9-6 with a 3.68 ERA. At the time of his promotion, Marvel was ranked seventh in the Florida State League with a 3.68 ERA, tied for second with 21 2018 CURVE AT A GLANCE starts, tied for first with two complete games, first with 134.1 innings pitched, fourth with a 1.21 WHIP and first with a 2.02 Overall Record .......................................75-59 BB/9 IP ratio. Marvel was drafted in the 36th round in 2015 out of Duke. For more on Marvel, see page two. Home .............................................. 40-29 FOR BOWIE: Right-hander Dean Kremer makes his eighth start for the Baysox and first against the Curve. Kremer has Road ............................................... 35-30 pitched back-to-back six-inning outings without allowing a run. Kremer began the season in the Dodgers organization with Rancho Cucamonga and went 5-3 with a 3.30 ERA in 16 starts before a promotion to Tusla, where he won his Double-A debut after working seven scoreless innings with 11 strikeouts for Tulsa. Following that start, Kremer was traded to the Orioles Place (E.L. Western) ....................................1st as part of the package for Manny Machado. Games Ahead/Behind ...........................+1.0 THE STARTING LINE: Over the last 26 games since August 5, Altoona starting pitchers have combined to go 15-7 with a 2.65 ERA (44 ER/149.1 IP). In that span, Dario Agrazal is 2-3 with a 3.48 ERA (12 ER/31.0 IP) in five starts,James Mar- Streak ............................................................W1 vel is 3-1 with a 2.33 (7 ER/27.0 IP) in four starts), Eduardo Vera is 3-0 with a 2.03 ERA (6 ER/26.2 IP) in four starts, Cam Last 5 ............................................................. 2-3 Vieaux is 3-2 with a 2.86 ERA (9 ER/28.1 IP) in five starts andScooter Hightower is 2-0 with a 0.00 ERA (0 ER/17.2 IP) in four starts. Over the last 13 games since August 19, Curve starters are 9-4 with a 2.67 ERA (23 ER/77.2 IP). Last 10 ........................................................... 6-4 A LITTLE RELIEF: Over his last 14 outings since July 20, reliever Matt Eckelman has worked 14.0 innings without allow- 2018 vs. Bowie ........................................... 2-7 ing an earned run, lowering his ERA from 4.15 to 1.74. He has converted seven straight save chances since August 3. In 15 appearances since July 19, Geoff Hartlieb has posted a 0.95 ERA (2 ER/19.0 IP). Logan Sendelbach has a 1.30 ERA (5 at Altoona ......................................... 2-4 ER/34.2 IP) over his last 17 relief outings since June 14. at Bowie ............................................ 0-3 All-time vs. Bowie ............................ 158-164 WILL POWER: 2016 first-round draft pickWill Craig continues to pace the Pirates organization and is tied for the Eastern League lead in RBIs, totaling 98 on the season. He is eight shy of the franchise record set by Adam Hyzdu with 106 RBIs in at Altoona ..................................... 79-83 2000. The RBI total is the second-most in franchise history for a single season, surpassing Jose Bautista (90 - 2005). He also at Bowie .........................................79-81 leads the Pirates organization with 20 home runs, a career high. He has the most RBIs in a season by a Pirates minor leaguer since Andrew Lambo drove in 99 in 2013. His RBI total is the fourth-highest in the E.L. since 2014 behind Dylan Cozens (125 - 2016), Rhys Hoskins (116 - 2016) and Steven Moya (105 - 2014). He has the tenth 20-homer season in Altoona franchise ‘18 Home Attendance ........................297,118 history. Over his last nine games since August 22, Craig is batting .138 (4/29) with one RBI. Home Openings ..........................................65 MOVING ON AND GETTING OVER: After swiping 47 bases last year between Bradenton and Altoona, Cole Tucker Average Attendance ............................ 4,571 did not pick up his first stolen base this season until May 22, going 0-for-5 in attempts. Since then, he has gone 33-for-40 in stolen base attempts. He is first in the league in steals with 33 and is second in the Pirates system behind Alfredo Reyes. Tucker was rated by Baseball America as the "Fastest Baserunner" in the Pirates organization heading into the 2018 season. BROADCAST INFORMATION REYNOLDS KEEPS ROLLIN': Over 41 games since July 19, Bryan Reynolds has 18 multi-hit games while batting .348 (56/161) with six homers, six doubles, one triple and 24 RBIs. Reynolds missed seven weeks from April 10 to May 29 with a hamate fracture. He was acquired by the Pirates in January along with RHP Kyle Crick for OF Andrew McCutchen.

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