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EASTERN LEAGUE CHAMPIONS DIVISION CHAMPIONS PLAYOFF APPEARANCES PLAYERS TO MLB 2010 2004, 2010 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 139 2010, 2015, 2016 BATTING AVG.: .254 (4th) April 24, 2017 -- Game #17, Road Game #11 BATTING AVG.: .248 (6th) TEAM HR: 9 (T-9th) TEAM HR: 14 (4th) WALKS: 51 (10th) Altoona Curve (9-7) vs. Erie SeaWolves (8-7) WALKS: 59 (5th) STRIKEOUTS: 120 (8th) RHP Alex McRae (2-0, 2.16) vs. RHP Myles Jaye (0-1, 3.38) STRIKEOUTS: 114 (10th) TEAM ERA: 2.99 (2nd) TEAM ERA: 4.09 (8th) WALKS: 54 (7th) 6:35 p.m. | UPMC Park | Erie, Pa. WALKS: 42 (11th) STRIKEOUTS: 18 (8th) STRIKEOUTS: 114 (9th) () -- EL Rank Radio -- News Talk 1240, WRTA | TV -- MiLB.TV () -- EL Rank UPCOMING GAMES & PITCHING PROBABLES Tues., April 25 at Erie 6:35 p.m. RHP J.T. Brubaker (1-1, 4.76) vs. LHP Tyler Alexander (0-2, 5.93) Wed., April 26 at Erie 12:05 p.m. RHP Tanner Anderson (1-1, 2.20) vs. RHP Artie Lewicki (1-1, 7.43) Thurs., April 27 OFF DAY Fri., April 28 Harrisburg 7 p.m. TBD vs. TBD YESTERDAY: The Curve lost to the RubberDucks, 6-1, to cap a three-game sweep at Canal Park. Altoona starter 2017 E.L. WESTERN STANDINGS Yeudy Garcia recorded nine strikeouts, but ran into trouble in the fourth inning. With two outs, he issued a bases- Team W-L PCT GB Today loaded walk to bring in Akron's first run, which was followed by a grand slam from Eric Haase to open the lead to 5-0. Altoona 9-7 .563 -- @ ERI The Curve got their only run of the day on a double by Michael Suchy in the fifth. Curve relieversBuddy Borden and Harrisburg 9-7 .563 -- v. REA Sean Keselica combined for 4.1 innings without allowing an earned run. The pitching staff allowed just three hits and Erie 8-7 .533 0.5 v. ALT struck out 15 batters, one shy of the franchise record for a nine-inning game. Bowie 9-8 .529 0.5 @ RIC Akron 7-9 .438 2.0 v. BIN TONIGHT: The Curve continue the six-game road trip with the first of three games at UPMC Park against the Erie Richmond 6-10 .375 3.0 v. BOW SeaWolves, Double-A affiliate of the Detroit Tigers. The Curve took two out of three games against the SeaWolves at PNG Field last week. The Curve went 13-7 against the SeaWolves last season and hold a 30-13 record against them 2017 E.L. EASTERN STANDINGS since the start of the 2015 campaign. Team W-L PCT GB Today Portland 9-5 .643 -- v. HFD FOR ALTOONA: Right-hander Alex McRae takes the hill for his fourth start of the year. The Curve have won each Trenton 9-7 .563 1.0 @ NHM of his three starts so far this year, with McRae earning a win in two of those. He was the Opening Day starter for Binghamton 7-7 .500 2.0 @ AKR the Curve, working five innings and allowing one run with nine strikeouts on April 7 at Harrisburg. He followed with Reading 7-7 .500 2.0 @ HAR six scoreless innings at Richmond on April 12, combining with John Kuchno for a shutout. Last season he joined the New Hamp. 7-9 .438 3.0 v. TRN Curve in late-June after making 12 starts in the Florida State League. After going 2-4 with a 10.25 ERA in his first six Hartford 6-10 .375 4.0 @ POR starts with Altoona, 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 native of Milwaukee, McRae is in his fourth professional season after being drafted by the Pirates in the tenth round out of Jacksonville University in 2014, where he played first and third base along with pitching. 2017 CURVE AT A GLANCE Over 13 outings (12 starts) since July 14, 2017, McRae has gone 8-2 with a 2.52 ERA (22 ER/78.2 IP). For more on Overall Record .......................................... 9-7 McRae, see page two. Home ................................................. 5-1 Road .................................................. 4-6 FOR ERIE: Right-hander Myles Jaye makes his third start of the season for the SeaWolves. Last time out, he pitched 4.1 innings and allowed three runs in a no-decision at PNG Field against the Curve on Tuesday. In his career, Jaye Place (E.L. Western) ............................. T-1st is 0-2 with a 4.13 ERA (11 ER/24.0 IP) over four starts in his career against Altoona dating back to last season. He Games Ahead/Behind ................................-- pitched for the SeaWolves in 2016 and went 4-8 with a 4.04 ERA in 21 starts. He also made seven starts with Triple-A Toledo. Jaye was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 17th round in 2010 and was traded to the Chicago White Streak............................................................ L3 Sox along with RHP Daniel Webb for RHP Jason Frasor in 2012. The White Sox later traded him to the Texas Rangers Last 5 .......................................................... 2-3 for LHP Will Lamb, and then from the Rangers to the Detroit Tigers for catcher Bobby Wilson. Last 10 ........................................................ 6-4 RISP PROBLEMS: The Curve are hitting .212 (29/137) with runners in scoring position so far this year and .171 2017 vs. Erie ............................................. 2-1 (12/70) with runners in scoring position and two outs. Over the last six games, the Curve are hitting .158 (9/57) with at Altoona ........................................ 2-1 runners in scoring position and .077 (4/52) when excluding last Wednesday's 8-3 win over Erie. at Erie ............................................... 0-0 All-time vs. Erie ...............................186-178 THE 'PEN IS MIGHTIER THAN THE SWORD: Curve relievers have been tough to hit this season. Sean Keselica has at Altoona ................................... 88-90 held hitters to a .083 batting average, best among relievers in the league. Buddy Borden (.118/3rd) and Jared Lakind at Erie .........................................100-88 (.125/5th) are not far behind. Members of the Curve bullpen have combined to post a 1.35 ERA (9 ER/59.2 IP) and a 0.99 WHIP (42 H+17 BB/59.2 IP). ‘17 Home Attendance .......................22,929 Home Openings ........................................... 6 KRAMERICA INDUSTRIES: Curve second baseman Kevin Kramer is off to a hot start in his first Double-A debut Average Attendance ............................3,822 campaign, hitting .380 (19/50) through his first 14 games, sixth-best in the league, including three home runs. A 2013 College World Series champion at UCLA and a second-round draft pick of the Pirates in 2015, Kramer is currently second in the Eastern League with a .508 on-base percentage. He has reached base in all 14 games he has played to BROADCAST INFORMATION begin the season. HELLO, NEWMAN: Shortstop Kevin Newman is the top-ranked prospect on this year's Curve roster, rated at No. 4 in the Pirates organization by both MLB.com and Baseball America. He made his Double-A debut with the Curve last season and led the Pirates' organization with a .320 overall batting average in his first full professional season, includ- ing a .288 mark with the Curve in 61 games. Newman was selected in the first round of the 2015 MLB Draft out of Trey Wilson, Nate Bowen and Max Gun the University of Arizona. Newman is currently on a season-best seven-game hitting streak and has at least one hit in will call the action of the 2017 season on 12 of his 14 games played this year. the flagship of the Curve, News Talk 1240, WRTA in Altoona. Pregame coverage DU-RAP IT UP: Altoona closer Montana DuRapau finished second in the Eastern League with 22 saves last year, tied begins 15 min. before all games. for fourth-most in Curve history. It was tied for the second-most for a Curve pitcher in a season since 2007, behind The Curve can also be heard on the following only 24 by Noah Krol in 2011. He finished last season first in the EL with 43 games finished and fourth with 50 ap- affiliate stations for selected games: pearances. DuRapau picked up a save Tuesday and sits in third place on the ON THE ROAD TRIP Curve's all-time saves list with 26, trailing only Matt Peterson (29, 2003-06) - WKMC-AM 1370 AM in Roaring Spring - WTRN-AM 1340 in Tyrone Games ....................................................................3 and Brandon Knight (27, 2006). DuRapau is tied for the E.L. lead with four saves and five games finished. - WTRN-FM 100.7 in Tyrone Record ............................................................... 0-3 - WWGE 1400 AM in Ebensburg Average ....................................... .225 (25/111) ROSTER: The 2017 Curve roster has 11 players that have worn an Altoona - Online streaming at AltoonaCurve.com Runs/Runs Per Game ..............................5/1.7 uniform prior to this season. 14 are playing at the Double-A level for the first provided by TuneIn Radio time in their careers. There are 13 pitchers and 13 position players on the Home Runs...........................................................2 - Via the TuneIn Radio App and the MiLB Curve roster. 25 of the 26 players were originally signed or drafted by the First Pitch App RISP ................................................... .090 (2/22) Pirates, with the lone exception being catcher Zane Chavez. 24 players have Errors ......................................................................0 played with only the Pirates organization in their professional careers (RHP Buddy Borden spent time in the Tampa Bay organization). THIS DATE IN CURVE HISTORY ERA ...................................3.71 (11 ER/26.2 IP) PROSPECT WATCH: The Curve roster currently features four of MLB.com's In 2013, the Curve topped the Richmond Starter W-L .....................................................