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EASTERN LEAGUE CHAMPIONS DIVISION CHAMPIONS PLAYOFF APPEARANCES PLAYERS TO MLB 2010, 2017 2004, 2010, 2017 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 149 2010, 2015, 2016, 2017 BATTING AVG.: .252 (T-5th) July 1, 2018 -- Game #77, Road Games #37 BATTING AVG.: .245 (T-10th) TEAM HR: 53 (11th) TEAM HR: 73 (4th) WALKS: 220 (11th) Altoona Curve (41-35) vs. Akron RubberDucks (46-35) WALKS: 315 (2nd) STRIKEOUTS: 565 (11th) LHP Taylor Hearn (3-5, 3.28) vs. RHP Jake Paulson (4-3, 2.71) STRIKEOUTS: 636 (6th) TEAM ERA: 3.77 (5th) TEAM ERA: 3.06 (1st) WALKS: 250 (11th) 2:05 p.m. | Canal Park | Akron, Ohio WALKS: 237 (11th) STRIKEOUTS: 592 (10th) STRIKEOUTS: 622 (8th) () -- EL Rank Radio -- WRTA 98.5 FM & Curve Radio Network | TV -- MiLB.TV () -- EL Rank UPCOMING GAMES & PITCHING PROBABLES Mon., July 2 at Akron 7:05 p.m. LHP Cam Vieaux (3-1, 1.73) vs. LHP Sean Brady (3.74) Tues., July 3 at Akron 7:05 p.m. RHP Pedro Vasquez (2-4, 5.04) vs. RHP Triston McKenzie (1-2, 4.26) Wed., July 4 Trenton 7 p.m. TBD vs. RHP Eduardo Vera (1-2, 5.45) Thurs., July 5 Trenton 7 p.m. TBD vs. TBD YESTERDAY: The Curve came from behind to beat Akron, 7-5, in 10 innings. The 'Ducks took an early 4-0 lead, and the Curve began chipping away with an RBI triple by Ke'Bryan Hayes in the sixth. Will Craig added an RBI single and a third run scored on an error to pull the Curve back within a run. Akron stretched the lead back to two in the bottom of the sixth, but 2018 E.L. WESTERN STANDINGS Jordan George tied the score in the eighth with a two-run single. The Curve took the lead with a bases-loaded walk in the Team W-L PCT GB Today tenth inning and added an addition run on a sac fly by Stephen Alemais. Infielder Logan Ratledge pitched the bottom of the Akron 46-35 .568 -- vs. ALT tenth and picked up a strikeout on the way to the first save of his career. Altoona 41-35 .539 2.5 @ AKR TONIGHT: The 20th Season of Altoona Curve Baseball, presented by Stuckey Subaru, continues as the Curve play the third Richmond 41-38 .519 4.0 @ HAR of a five-game set with the first-place Akron RubberDucks, the Double-A affiliate of the Cleveland Indians. Altoona took two- Harrisburg 41-40 .506 5.0 vs. RIC of-three games at PNG Field including two walk-off wins when the two teams last met at the end of May. The Curve opened Erie 37-42 .468 8.0 vs. BOW the season with three wins during a four-game series to open the season in Altoona, a series that also featured a last at-bat Bowie 35-45 .438 10.5 @ ERI win for the Curve on Opening Day. The current series is the second visit to Canal Park this season for the Curve after the Rub- berDucks won three-of-four from April 16-19. The Eastern League's two most recent champions will meet two more times this season, a three-game set in Akron on July 23-25 and another three-game series in Altoona on August 3-5. 2018 E.L. EASTERN STANDINGS Team W-L PCT GB Today THE CURVE: After winning eight of nine games from June 6-16, the Curve lost four of six but have now won six of the last New Hamp. 46-33 .582 -- @ TRN nine, including four out of five games in the previous series against Harrisburg. In the last eight games, Curve pitchers have Trenton 46-34 .575 0.5 vs. NH combined to post a 2.81 ERA (24 ER/77.0 IP). In the month of June, the Curve offense was tied for third in the league with a .269 average. The Curve went 16-11 in June, the second-best record in the league this month behind Erie (18-9). For the Hartford 40-39 .506 6.0 @ REA season, the Curve are ranked second in the Eastern League with seven shutouts, one behind Erie. Binghamton 38-41 .481 8.0 @ POR Reading 35-45 .438 11.5 vs. HFD THE RUBBERDUCKS: Akron has held on to sole possession of first place in the Western Division since May 4 and entered Portland 30-49 .380 16.0 vs. BIN play on Saturday a season-best 12 games over .500 before the loss. The 'Ducks took three of four in Bowie in their most recent series and have won their last three overall, their longest winning streak since a five-game winning streak between 5/22(1)-5/25. Akron went 15-12 in June with the second-lowest team batting average of the month through 26 games at 2018 CURVE AT A GLANCE .237 while clubbing 28 homers, the second-most in the circuit. Akron's roster holds seven of the Indians' top-30 prospects: Overall Record .......................................41-35 RHP Triston McKenzie (No. 2), 1B Bobby Bradley (No. 4), Willi Castro (No. 6), RHP Aaron Civale (No. 9), C Logan Ice (No. Home ...............................................23-17 20), Ka'ai Tom (No. 23), and INF/OF Tyler Kreiger (No. 25). Road ................................................ 18-18 FOR ALTOONA: Left-hander Taylor Hearn takes the mound for his 15th start of the season and his second against the 'Ducks. He last faced Akron on April 17, when he allowed one run over six innings with seven strikeouts but was hit with a loss Place (E.L. Western) ..................................2nd at Canal Park. Last time out, he picked up his second straight complete game with a seven-inning shutout of Harrisburg on Games Ahead/Behind ........................... -2.5 Tuesday, allowing four hits with seven strikeouts. Since May 10, Hearn has gone 3-2 with a 1.89 ERA (10 ER/47.2 IP) in nine starts, striking out 54 batters and issuing 18 walks. For the season, Hearn is ranked seventh in the league with a 3.28 ERA, Streak ............................................................W1 fourth with 83 strikeouts, second with a .201 opponents' batting average and second with a 10.09 K/9 IP ratio. Hearn is rated as the Pirates' No. 10 prospect according to MLB.com and is ranked as the No. 9 prospect in the Pirates' system accord- Last 5 ............................................................. 3-2 ing to Baseball America. He spent last season with A-Adv. Bradenton, where he averaged 11 strikeouts per nine innings and Last 10 ........................................................... 6-4 held opponents to a .207 batting average over 17 starts and one relief outing. Hearn was picked up by the Pirates along with current major league closer Felipe Vazquez on July 30, 2016 in the trade that sent RHP Mark Melancon to the Nationals. For 2018 vs. Akron ........................................... 7-6 more on Hearn, see page two. at Altoona ......................................... 5-2 FOR AKRON: Right-hander Jake Paulson makes his 11th start and his 12th overall appearance for the RubberDucks. It also at Akron............................................. 2-4 marks his first career outing against Altoona. Last time out, Paulson picked up a loss after allowing four earned runs over 4.2 All-time vs. Akron ............................ 186-226 innings at Bowie on Tuesday. He began the season with A-Adv. Lynchburg and went 2-2 with a 4.71 ERA in four starts before at Altoona .................................108-102 a promotion to Double-A on May 3. He was drafted by the Indians in the 27th round in 2014 out of Oakland University. at Akron ........................................ 78-119 CARDIAC CURVE: Altoona played nine straight games decided by four runs or more between June 9 and June 20(2) before competing in six one-run games over the previous 11 contests. Over their last six games, the Curve have played four ‘18 Home Attendance ..................... 152,836 one-run games have the league's best record in those games for the season at 16-8 (.667 winning percentage). Home Openings ..........................................38 Average Attendance ............................4,022 REYNOLDS ON A RUN: OutfielderBryan Reynolds has at least one hit in 16 of his last 18 games since June 8, batting .328 (21/64) with six doubles, one homer (a grand slam) and 13 RBIs in that stretch. He has picked up at least one RBI in seven of his last 11 games since June 20. Reynolds missed seven weeks with a left wrist injury and was activated from the disabled list on May 29. BROADCAST INFORMATION THE SUMMER OF GEORGE: Over his last 16 games since June 13, Jordan George is batting .340 (16/47) with one homer, 10 RBIs and eight walks, raising his season batting average from .277 to .296. He has at least one hit in 12 of his last 16 games. Prior to that span, George went hitless over his previous seven games (0-for-5, 2 BB) and did not make a start. WILL POWER: 2016 first-round draft pickWill Craig continues to pace the Pirates organization in RBIs, totaling 56 on the season. He is on pace to drive in 102 runs this season, which would rank second in franchise history behind Adam Hyzdu's 160 RBIs in 2000. The next closest is Jose Bautista with 90 in 2005. His 56 RBIs this season is second in the Eastern League Trey Wilson, Nate Bowen and Garett Mansfield behind New Hampshire's Cavan Biggio with 61. will call the action of the 2018 season on the flagship of the Curve, Talk Radio 98.5 COLE TRAIN: Shortstop Cole Tucker picked up two hits in five of his last eight games.