Altoona Curve Vs. Harrisburg Senators
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EASTERN LEAGUE CHAMPIONS DIVISION CHAMPIONS PLAYOFF APPEARANCES PLAYERS TO MLB 2010, 2017 2004, 2010, 2017 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 145 2010, 2015, 2016, 2017 BATTING AVG.: .210 (7th) April 11, 2018 -- Game #6, Home Game #6 BATTING AVG.: .235 (4th) TEAM HR: 5 (T-2nd) TEAM HR: 4 (T-6th) WALKS: 21 (6th) Harrisburg Senators (2-3) vs. Altoona Curve (4-1) WALKS: 13 (T-11th) STRIKEOUTS: 49 (8th) RHP Brady Dragmire (0-0, 1.59) vs. RHP J.T. Brubaker (0-0, 1.80) STRIKEOUTS: 41 (12th) TEAM ERA: 3.91 (10th) TEAM ERA: 2.40 (1st) WALKS: 8 (T-11th) 6 p.m. | Peoples Natural Gas Field | Altoona, Pa. WALKS: 24 (3rd) STRIKEOUTS: 38 (12th) STRIKEOUTS: 47 (9th) () -- EL Rank Radio -- 98.5 FM WRTA & Curve Radio Network | TV -- MiLB.TV () -- EL Rank UPCOMING GAMES & PITCHING PROBABLES Thurs., April 12 OFF DAY Fri., April 13 at Erie 6:05 p.m. RHP Dario Agrazal (0-0, 0.00) vs. RHP Spencer Turnbull (0-0, 1.93) Sat., April 14 at Erie 1:35 p.m. LHP Brandon Waddell (0-0, 1.59) vs. RHP Kyle Funkhouser (0-0, 6.00) Sun., April 15 at Erie 1:35 p.m. RHP Mitch Keller (1-0, 0.00) vs. LHP Tyler Alexander (0-0, 3.18) YESTERDAY: Trailing 2-1, Will Craig hit a two-out, inside-the-park home run in the seventh inning to bring home three runs and fuel the Curve to a 4-3 win over the Senators. The Curve opened the scoring in the first whenCole Tucker led off the 2018 E.L. WESTERN STANDINGS inning with a triple and scored on a sac fly byStephen Alemais. Harrisburg tied the score in the second with a run-scoring groundout by Rafael Bautista and took a 2-1 lead in the top of the seventh after a fly ball was dropped by Altoona left fielder Team W-L PCT GB Today Jason Martin. Harrisburg closed within a run in the ninth, but Geoff Hartlieb closed out the game for his second win. Al- Altoona 4-1 .800 -- v. HAR toona starter Taylor Hearn pitched five innings in his Double-A debut and allowed one unearned run.Logan Sendelbach Bowie 4-2 .667 0.5 v. ERI pitched two innings and allowed one unearned run to pick up his first Double-A win. Richmond 4-2 .667 0.5 @ HFD Akron 3-3 .500 1.5 @ BIN TONIGHT: The 20th Season of Altoona Curve Baseball, presented by Stuckey Subaru, continues at Peoples Natural Gas Erie 3-3 .500 1.5 @ BOW Field as the Curve face the Harrisburg Senators, Double-A affiliate of the Washington Nationals, in the second of a two-game Harrisburg 2-3 .400 2.0 @ ALT series. Altoona opened the season winning three-of-four at home against Akron, while Harrisburg split a four-game series at Bowie. Monday night's game was postponed due to inclement weather and will be made up as part of a double-header on 2018 E.L. EASTERN STANDINGS June 26 at PNG Field (Time TBD). Team W-L PCT GB Today THE CURVE: Heading into the 2018 season, the Curve are the only team in the Eastern League that has qualified for the New Hamp. 5-1 .833 -- @ TRN postseason in each of the last three years. After back-to-back wild card berths, Altoona was the Western Division's top seed Binghamton 3-2 .600 1.5 v. AKR heading into the postseason in 2017. With four of the top-six MLB.com Pirates prospects and ten of the top-30, the Curve Trenton 3-3 .500 2.0 v. NH have the most decorated prospect roster of Pittsburgh's minor league affiliates to start the year. Top-ranked prospectMitch Reading 2-4 .333 3.0 v. POR Keller returns after dominating in the E.L. postseason last season. Notable Curve returners and newcomers include 2017 Portland 1-4 .200 3.5 @ REA Florida State League All-Stars Dario Agrazal, Jake Brentz, Ke'Bryan Hayes, Logan Hill, Christian Kelley and Cole Hartford 0-6 .000 5.0 v. RIC Tucker. Bryan Reynolds and Jason Martin, outfielders acquired in the January trades of Andrew McCutchen and Gerrit Cole, open the season with the Curve. Elvis Escobar, who was a standout offensive performer in last year's E.L. postseason, returns for a third year with the Curve, as well as 2017 E.L. All-Star Wyatt Mathisen. 2018 CURVE AT A GLANCE Overall Record ........................................... 4-1 THE SENATORS: Last year, the Senators finished 20 games under .500 in last place in the E.L. West with the second- Home ................................................... 4-1 worst overall record in the Eastern League. They return Yadiel Hernandez, who hit a team-best .296 in 2017 (min. 70 games Road .................................................... 0-0 played) with 12 homers and 59 RBIs. The Harrisburg roster includes outfielder Daniel Johnson, who is ranked as the Nation- als' No. 9 prospect by MLB.com, third baseman Kelvin Gutierrez (No. 10), pitcher Jefry Rodriguez (No. 17) and outfielder Place (E.L. Western) ....................................1st Rafael Bautista (21). Games Ahead/Behind .......................... +0.5 FOR ALTOONA: Right-hander J.T. Brubaker makes his second start of the season. He was the Curve's Opening Day starter on Thursday and worked five innings, allowing three runs (one earned) in the fifth inning. Brubaker totaled eight strikeouts in Streak ............................................................W3 that start, including striking out the side in the first inning to open the season. Dating back to July 18, 2017, Brubaker is 3-2 Last 5 ............................................................. 4-1 with a 3.26 ERA (21 ER/58 IP) in his last 11 starts. Brubaker was a member of the Altoona rotation in 2017 and Game 2 of Last 10 ........................................................... 4-1 the Eastern League Championship Series in Trenton on September 13, when he picked up a win after allowing two runs (one earned) over eight innings with six strikeouts. A native of Springfield, Ohio, Brubaker was drafted by the Pirates in the sixth 2018 vs. Harrisburg .................................. 1-0 round in 2015 out of the University of Akron. at Altoona ......................................... 1-0 at Harrisburg ................................... 0-0 FOR HARRISBURG: Right-hander Brady Dragmire makes his second start of the season for the Senators. He pitched on Opening Day at Bowie and worked 5.2 innings while allowing two runs (one earned) on seven hits with a walk and three All-time vs. Harrisburg ................... 186-158 strikeouts. Dragmire was originally drafted by the Blue Jays in the 17th round in 2011 and pitched for their organization until at Altoona ................................... 104-64 he was designated for assignment after the 2016 season and traded to the Pirates. After a back-and-forth waivers battle, at Harrisburg ................................82-94 Dragmire ended up with the Rangers organization to open 2017 with Triple-A Round Rock until he was released in June and signed by the Nationals. He made five starts and 13 relief appearances for Harrisburg last season, going 5- 1 with a 3.13 ‘18 Home Attendance ........................16,308 ERA. Home Openings ............................................5 Average Attendance ............................3,262 THE STARTING LINE: Curve starting pitchers have combined to go 1-0 with a 0.65 ERA (2 ER/27.2 IP) over the first five games of the 2018 season, the best start for Altoona starters since 2015, when they were 1-0 with a 0.35 ERA (1 ER/26.0 IP) through the first five games. That year, starting pitchers Jason Creasy, Zack Dodson, Tyler Glasnow, Chad Kuhl and Angel Sanchez began the year 6-0 with a 0.71 ERA (6 ER/75.2 IP) over their first 14 games. Over the last 20 games dating back BROADCAST INFORMATION to August 20, 2017, Curve starters have combined to go 8-3 with a 1.96 ERA (27 ER/124.0 IP). Including the Curve's six postseason games in 2017, Curve starters are 14-3 with a 1.88 ERA (35 ER/167.1 IP) over the last 26 games. WHERE THERE'S A WILL THERE'S A HOMER: Curve first basemanWill Craig has homered in three consecutive games for the Curve. On Saturday, he clubbed a three-run, go-ahead home run, the first of his Double-A career, against Akron. He followed with a two-run homer on Sunday afternoon, and then added a three-run, inside-the-park homer on Tuesday against Harrisburg in a 4-3 win. A first-round pick by the Pirates in 2016, Craig hit 37 home runs over his three-year career at Wake Trey Wilson, Nate Bowen and Garett Mansfield Forest. So far as a professional, he has combined to hit 11 homers. He is currently tied for second in the league with his three will call the action of the 2018 season on home runs. His 1/5.67 HR/AB ratio is second in the league. the flagship of the Curve, Talk Radio 98.5 FM/1240 AM WRTA in Altoona. Pregame ALEMAIS-ING: InfielderStephen Alemais is currently hitting .471 (8/17) through his first five games, tops in the Eastern League. He is also ranked tied for second with a .500 on-base percentage. coverage begins 15 min. before all games. The Curve can also be heard on the following affiliate COLE TRAIN: Dating back the end of the 2017 regular season, Cole Tucker currently holds a 21-game on-base streak, stations for selected games: which is the second-longest active streak in the Eastern League. In that span, the - WKMC 1370 AM in Roaring Spring ON THE HOMESTAND switch-hitter is batting .361 (30/83) with five doubles, three triples, two homers, - WPHB 1260 AM in Centre County Games .......................................................................