2021 GAME NOTES 1000 PARK AVENUE, ALTOONA, PA 16602 814.283.3180 ALTOONACURVEBASEBALL ALTOONACURVE @ALTOONACURVE ALTOONA_CURVE EASTERN LEAGUE CHAMPIONS DIVISION CHAMPIONS PLAYOFF APPEARANCES PLAYERS TO MLB 2010, 2017 2004, 2010, 2017, 2018 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2010, 173 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 July 2, 2021 -- Game #49, Road Game #26 Hartford Yard Goats (15-34) vs. Altoona Curve (28-20) RHP Garrett Schilling (1-4, 5.63) vs. LHP Trey McGough (0-2, 4.87) 7:05 p.m. | Dunkin Donuts Park | Hartford, CT Radio -- WRTA 98.5 FM & Curve Radio Network | TV -- MiLB.TV THE LAST TIME OUT: Altoona swatted four home runs to wrap up a 15-7 win over the Hartford Yard Goats as the teams SOUTHWEST DIVISION STANDINGS finished a suspended game from Wednesday night at Dunkin Donuts Park. Game two of the scheduled doubleheader was Team W-L GB Today postponed due to rain. The teams will play a doubleheader Saturday beginning at 4:05 p.m. to make up Tuesday’s game. Erie 32-19 -- vs REA Thursday’s victory for the Curve saw an incredible display of power as Cal Mitchell recorded his first career multi-homer game in the victory. Picking up a 2-2 game in the middle of the second inning that was suspended on Wednesday night, Bowie 30-19 1.0 @ AKR Mitchell knocked a two-run homer in the top of the third inning into the upper deck in right-center to give the Curve a 5-2 Altoona 28-20 2.5 @ HFD lead that they would not relinquish. Travis MacGregor delivered six innings of relief following Roansy Contreras to earn the Akron 29-21 2.5 vs BOW victory. MacGregor allowed two runs on four hits and one walk and needed just 74 pitches to work his way through the Yard Richmond 26-24 5.5 vs BNG Goats lineup. Harrisburg 19-30 12.0 vs SOM TODAY'S GAME: Altoona hopes the rain stays away to play the second game in their series with the Hartford Yard Goats. NORTHEAST DIVISION STANDINGS Team W-L GB Today WELL THAT'S NEW: The Curve's 11-2 loss to Harrisburg on Sunday was their largest margin of defeat this season. Prior to Somerset 32-17 -- @ HAR Sunday's game they hadn't lost a game by more than 4 runs all season. Portland 27-22 5.0 @ NH New Hamp. 22-27 10.0 vs POR LOVE TO SEE IT: 2021 Curve RHP Max Kranick made his major league debut on Sunday for the Pitsburgh Pirates becom- ing the 173rd player in franchise history to reach MLB after playing for the Curve. Kranick sat down all 15 batters he faced Reading 19-32 14.0 @ ERI before a 1:04 rain delay chased the team's from the field in St. Louis. He recorded the first debut start in MLB history that Binghamton 17-31 14.5 @ RIC ended with five or more perfect innings since 1893, per the Elias Sports Bureau. Kranick batted in the first inning before he Hartford 15-34 17.0 vs ALT took the mound, making him the second starting pitcher in Pirates history to hit before he threw the first pitch of his MLB 2021 CURVE AT A GLANCE debut. Paul Maholm did the same on Aug. 30, 2005, in Milwaukee. Overall Record ........................................28-20 Home ...............................................11-12 THE FUTURE: Curve RHP Roansy Contreras has been named to the National League roster for SiriusXM Futures Game tak- ing place on Sunday, July 11 at 3:00 p.m. at Coors Field in Denver, CO. Contreras is the 20th player in franchise history to be Road .................................................. 17-8 selected from the active roster to the game, first sinceKe'Bryan Hayes in 2018. Contreras along with Greensboro RHP Quinn Place (S'East Div) .......................................3rd Priester give the Pirates two participants in the game for the first time since 2012 whenGerrit Cole and Jameson Taillon Games Ahead/Behind ............................... -2.5 both were selected. Streak ........................................................... W1 Last 5............................................................ 3-2 LET'S PLAYOFF: Major League Baseball announced on Wednesday that all leagues at Double-A, High-A and Low-A will play Last 10 ......................................................... 4-6 postseason baseball. The top two teams in each league as determined by win percentage, regardless of division, will play a All-Time Record ............................1,531-1,479 best-of-five series beginning on Tuesday, September 21 playing two games at the #2 seed with an off-day slated for Thurs- day, September 23 then the series finishing at the #1 seed. 2021 vs. Hartford ...................................... 1-0 at Altoona ........................................... 0-0 THAT BALL IS FLYING: Cal Mitchell recorded his first career multi-home run game on Thursday night at Hartford. His two- at Hartford ......................................... 1-0 run shot in the third inning gave Altoona a 5-2 lead and his solo shot to lead off the fifth inning was one of three homers hit All-time vs. Hartford .............................15-12 by the Curve in the inning. at Altoona ..................................7-4 at Hartford ......................................... 8-8 The Curve hit 3 home runs in the 5th inning, matching the franchise record for most home runs in an inning. Mitchell, Oneil .......................... 71,341 Cruz and Rodolfo Castro each homered in the inning. ‘21 Home Attendance Home Openings ............................................21 THE YARD GOATS: Hartford is managed by former Major League infielder and Connecticut native, Chris Denorfia. Denorfia, Average Attendance ............................... 3,397 who grew up in Southington, came to the Rockies organization after spending the 2019 season with the Chicago Cubs as Quality Assurance Coach. Denorfia played 10 years in the Major Leagues with Cincinnati (2005-06), Oakland (2008-09), San Diego (2010-14), Seattle (2014) and the Cubs (2015). The former outfielder finished his playing career in the Rockies system CURVE LEAGUE RANKINGS at Triple-A Albuquerque in 2017. After his playing career, Denorfia joined the Cubs front office as a Special Assistant to the Runs Scored ......................................7th (234) President/GM in 2018. The Yard Goats have three players on the Rockies 40-man MLB Roster (LHP Yoan Aybar, RHP Tommy Average .............................................5th (.253) Doyle and INF Elehuris Montero). RISP. ...............................................T-6th (.239) Home Runs .......................................... 5th (54) FOR ALTOONA: LHP Trey McGough makes his fourth start for the Curve...For more on McGough, see page two. Stolen Bases ....................................... 5th (41) FOR HARTFORD: RHP Garrett Schilling makes the start for the Yard Goats tonight. The 25-year-old from Clawson, MI was ERA... ..............................................T-5th (3.95) selected in the 18th round by the Rockies in 2017 out of Xavier University. Schiling went 9-8 with a 5.11 ERA in High-A Starter ERA ......................................4th (3.85) Lancaster in 2019 where he allowed 23 home runs in 128.2 IP. Twice in his collegiate career he was named an All-Big East ....................................6th (4.05) selection. Reliever ERA Strikeouts/9 IP..............................10th (9.31) Walks/9 IP .......................................6th (3.56) BROADCAST INFORMATION Home Runs Allowed ...........................1st (34) TODAY IN CURVE HISTORY ON THE ROAD TRIP 1998 - Curve selected as new franchise's nickname over Lake Monsters, Record .......................................................... 1-0 Fish and Ridge Runners Average ........................................ .356 (16-45) Jon Mozes and Preston Shoemaker will call Runs/Runs Per Game ........................... 15/15 the action of the 2021 season on the flagship 2001 - The Curve play a 15-inning game against Bowie and win 1-0. Lee Home Runs ......................................................4 of the Curve, Talk Radio 98.5 FM/1240 AM Evans went 4-7 and Shaun Skrehot went 3-7 and knocked in the winning RISP. ............................................... .273 (6-22) WRTA in Altoona. Pregame coverage begins run. Richard Paz was winning pitcher, the first position player to earn Errors ...............................................................0 15 min. before all games. a winning decision. It was the longest scoreless contest the Curve have The Curve can also be heard on the following ever played. ERA... ...................................7.00 (7 ER/9.0 IP) affiliate stations for selected games: Starter W-L ................................................. 0-0 - WPHB 1260 AM in Centre County 2000 - Adam Hyzdu hit the first pinch-hit homer, a solo shot, in franchise Starter ERA ......................18.00 (2 ER/1.0 IP) - Online streaming at AltoonaCurve.com, WRTA.com, and history at Harrisburg. He stayed in the game to play center field and blast- Reliever W-L ............................................... 1-0 the MiLB First Pitch App ed a second homer, a two-run game-winning HR, during his second plate Reliever ERA ......................5.63 (5 ER/8.0 IP) appearance as the Curve bettered Harrisburg, 5-4, on City Island. Saves/Opps ................................................. 0-0 UPCOMING GAMES & PROBABLE PITCHERS Saturday July 3 G1 @ Hartford 4:05 p.m. RHP Osvaldo Bido (2-0, 3.41) vs. RHP David Hill (0-1, 5.94) Saturday July 3 G2 @ Hartford TBA LHP Omar Cruz (0-0, 0.00) vs. RHP Matt Dennis (0-5, 9.93) Sunday July 4 @ Hartford 7:05 p.m. RHP Noe Toribio (1-2, 5.35) vs. TBA Tuesday July 6 Akron 6:30 p.m. TBA vs. TBA TODAY’S STARTING PITCHER 2021 HIGHS CAREER HIGHS LHP