Altoona Curve Vs. Erie Seawolves
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EASTERN LEAGUE CHAMPIONS DIVISION CHAMPIONS PLAYOFF APPEARANCES PLAYERS TO MLB 2010, 2017 2004, 2010, 2017, 2018 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2010, 163 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 May 1, 2019 -- Game #25, Home Game #12 Erie SeaWolves (10-11) vs. Altoona Curve (12-12) RHP Alex Faedo (1-1, 3.52) vs. RHP James Marvel (3-1, 1.52) 10:30 a.m. | Peoples Natural Gas Field | Altoona, Pa. Radio -- WKMC 96.1 FM & Curve Radio Network | TV -- MiLB.TV UPCOMING GAMES & PITCHING PROBABLES Thurs., May 2 at Richmond 6:35 p.m. TBD vs. RHP Pedro Vasquez (1-0, 2.86) Fri., May 3 at Richmond 7:05 p.m. TBD vs. RHP Yeudy Garcia (0-0, 1.84) Sat., May 4 at Richmond 6:05 p.m. TBD vs. LHP Cam Vieaux (0-2, 2.20) Sun., May 5 at Richmond 1:05 p.m. TBD vs. RHP Scooter Hightower (1-2, 4.63) YESTERDAY: The Curve used a four-run sixth inning and six strong innings from Scooter Hightower to take the 2019 E.L. WESTERN STANDINGS middle game of the series, 5-3. Erie starter Matt Manning retired the first eight Curve hitters before Adrian Valerio Team W-L PCT GB Today walked and Jared Oliva tripled him in for the first hit by Altoona in the series. Down 2-1 entering the home half of Harrisburg 21-4 .840 -- @ REA the sixth, Bralin Jackson and Logan Hill collected RBI doubles and Hunter Owen unloaded his seventh homer of Altoona 12-12 .500 8.5 vs. ERI the season, a two-run shot to left, to cap the four-run frame. Erie got one run back against Tate Scioneaux in the Akron 12-13 .480 9.0 @ BIN seventh before scoreless relief from Blake Weiman and Matt Eckelman. Erie 10-11 .476 9.0 @ ALT TODAY: The 21st season of Altoona Curve Baseball continues as the Curve play the rubber match of a three-game Richmond 9-13 .409 10.5 @ BOW series with the Erie SeaWolves, Double-A affiliate of the Detroit Tigers. This week's set is the first of three visits to Bowie 6-19 .240 15.0 vs. RIC Altoona for the SeaWolves and the second of six total meetings in 2019. The Curve seek their first series win over 2019 E.L. EASTERN STANDINGS Erie in 2019 and can even up the season series with a second straight win. Team W-L PCT GB Today THE CURVE: Altoona's club has won six of their last 10 games after a slide of eight losses in the previous nine Trenton 15-7 .682 -- vs. NHM contests. Over the last 10 games, Altoona's pitching staff has held Eastern League hitters to a .214 (66/309) batting Binghamton 11-8 .579 2.5 vs. AKR average against with a 2.54 ERA (24 ER/85 IP) while the offense has hit .256 (81/317) over that period. Entering Reading 11-10 .524 3.5 vs. HBG 2019, the Curve own the Eastern League's longest active streak for reaching the postseason while their four straight Hartford 12-14 .462 5.0 vs. POR playoff appearances are tied for a franchise record (2003-06). Over that four-year period, the Curve have the best New Hamp. 11-13 .458 5.0 @ TRN record (302-258) among Western Division teams while the only teams in the league with better records are Trenton Portland 7-13 .350 7.0 @ HFD (329-235) and Reading (305-254). 2019 CURVE AT A GLANCE THE SEAWOLVES: Erie's last two victories have come in no-hit fashion while the club has fallen in eight of their last Overall Record ........................................12-12 11 games, including a three-game sweep at Trenton in their previous series. Erie's starting staff tops the E.L. with a Home ................................................... 4-7 2.87 ERA and .195 opponent batting average while their bullpen ranks last on the circuit by allowing 4.80 runs per .................................................... 8-5 nine innings. The SeaWolves' bats rank first in the E.L. with a .261 team average and .280 average with runners in Road scoring position while their 102 runs scored are third-most in the E.L. Place (E.L. Western) ................................. 2nd Games Ahead/Behind ............................... -8.5 FOR ALTOONA: Right-hander James Marvel makes the his sixth start of the season and his second of the year Streak ........................................................... W1 against Erie. Marvel has thrown back-to-back, scoreless outings of seven innings each while building a 14.2 straight Last 5............................................................ 3-2 scoreless inning streak. Against Erie, he suffered his only defeat of the season after the SeaWolves scored four Last 10 ......................................................... 6-4 times over 5.2 innings at UPMC Park on April 9. He has made two previous appearances against the SeaWolves and is 0-2 with a 4.38 ERA (6 ER/12.1 IP), which included his Double-A debut on August 10, 2018 at PNG Field. Born 2019 vs. Erie .............................................. 2-3 in San Francisco, Marvel was drafted by the Pirates in the 36th round in 2015 out of Duke University. For more on at Altoona .................................................... 1-1 Marvel, see page two. at Erie ................................................. 1-2 All-time vs. Erie .................................213-197 FOR ERIE: Right-hander Alex Faedo makes his fifth start of the season and first since he combined on a no-hitter .......................................99-97 with reliever Drew Carlton last Wednesday against Bowie. Faedo tossed seven hitless frames with one walk and at Altoona five strikeouts after he allowed seven runs, including four homers, over four frames against Binghamton in his start at Erie .........................................114-100 prior. Faedo faces the Curve for the first time in his career and makes his second outing against a Pirates affiliate after James Marvel out-duels him on April 11, 2018 in Florida State League action between Lakeland and Braden- ‘19 Home Attendance .......................... 33,011 ton. Marvel tossed six scoreless innings and Faedo allowed a sacrifice fly to Jared Oliva in a 1-0 Marauders win. Home Openings ............................................10 Faedo was drafted 18th overall by the Tigers in 2017 and is ranked as Detroit's No. 10 prospect during his second Average Attendance ............................... 3,301 pro season. APRIL ALLEGORY: The Curve finished April with a record of 12-12. The club has finished the first month of the season .500 or better nine times and gone on to reach the Eastern League playoffs after the last eight instances. The only Curve team that missed the postseason after a .500 or better start through April was in 2002 when the club started 12-12. One Altoona squad has reached the playoffs after a sub-.500 start, which was in 2016 after a 9-13 beginning. April is the only full month of the season in which the Curve franchise owns a losing record, currently standing at 222-238 overall. CURVE COMMAND: Altoona pitchers have issued 54 walks through 24 games in April, the fewest free passes in all of Minor League Baseball. The starting rotation has limited their walks to 23 on the campaign, the lowest total at Double-A through 130.1 innings and the third-best in the minors behind starting pitchers for Dunedin (A-Adv. Blue BROADCAST INFORMATION Jays) with 18 walks in 120.0 innings and Hickory (Single-A Rangers) with 20 walks through 117.1 frames. GETTING OFFENSIVE: The Curve offense has found it's rhythm over the last six games with 35 runs on 58 hits, in- cluding 24 extra-base knocks, and a 17-for-61 (.279) mark with men in scoring position. Prior to the 35-run outburst, the Curve were limited to 14 runs over their previous eight games and were batting .207 (49/237) overall, .106 (5/47) with runners in scoring position and had 10 extra-base hits over that period. Garett Mansfield and Michael Marcantonini will call the action of the 2018 season on BOUNTY HUNTER: Third baseman Hunter Owen put together an eye-popping April during his first month at Double- the flagship of the Curve, Talk Radio 98.5 A. He stands second in the Eastern League with seven homers while the rest FM/1240 AM WRTA in Altoona. Pregame of the Curve has combined for six roundtrippers. Owen's seven April home ON THE HOMESTAND runs are the most since Brad Eldred hit 10 during April 2005 while the 20 coverage begins 15 min. before all games. Games .....................................................................5 RBIs by the Indiana State product are the most in April since "Big Country's" The Curve can also be heard on the following Record ................................................................. 3-2 22 RBIs in that same opening month. Coming off Eastern League Player of affiliate stations for selected games: the Week for April 22-28, Owen is batting .340 (18/53) over his last 15 games - WKMC 96.1 FM/1370 AM in Roaring Spring Average.......................................... .256 (41/160) with five homers, three doubles, one triple and 10 RBIs. His 38 homers since - WPHB 1260 AM in Centre County the beginning of the 2017 season are the most by any Pirates minor leaguer. Runs/Runs Per Game ..............................25/5.0 - Online streaming at AltoonaCurve.com pro- Home Runs ............................................................5 BLIGH GUY: OutfielderBligh Madris has reached base in eight straight while vided by TuneIn Radio RISP .................................................. 275 (11/40) hitting safely in six of his last eight games with five multi-hit performances. - Via the TuneIn Radio App and the MiLB First Errors ......................................................................5 After slugging the game-winning dobule in the eighth inning on Sunday, Pitch App Madris is now 13-for-34 (.382) with three doubles, five RBIs and collected his first two walks of the season over his current eight-game on-base streak.