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EASTERN LEAGUE CHAMPIONS DIVISION CHAMPIONS PLAYOFF APPEARANCES PLAYERS TO MLB 2010 2004, 2010 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2010, 2015 135 BATTING AVG.: .261 (T-6th) August 30, 2016 -- Game #134, Home Game #66 BATTING AVG.: .267 (2nd) TEAM HR: 65 (12th) TEAM HR: 80 (7th) WALKS: 459 (T-4th) Binghamton Mets (61-72) vs. Altoona Curve (73-60) WALKS: 432 (T-7th) STRIKEOUTS: 981 (3rd) RHP Tyler Pill (8-10, 4.14) vs. LHP Brandon Waddell (7-8, 4.21) STRIKEOUTS: 914 (11th) TEAM ERA: 4.23 (9th) TEAM ERA: 4.09 (8th) WALKS: 454 (T-3rd) 6 p.m. | Peoples Natural Gas Field | Altoona, Pa. WALKS: 512 (1st) STRIKEOUTS: 1021 (2nd) STRIKEOUTS: 940 (10th) () -- EL Rank Radio -- ESPN Radio 1430, WVAM | TV - MiLB.TV () -- EL Rank UPCOMING GAMES & PITCHING PROBABLES Wed., Aug. 31 Binghamton 6 p.m. RHP Mickey Jannis (3-10, 5.00) vs. RHP Tyler Eppler (8-10, 4.22) Thurs., Sept. 1 Binghamton 6 p.m. TBD vs. RHP Alex McRae (7-6, 5.14) Fri., Sept. 2 at Richmond 7:05 p.m. TBD vs. TBD Sat., Sept. 3 at Richmond 7:05 p.m. TBD vs. TBD YESTERDAY: The Curve put together their most lopsided victory of the season to date with a 13-1 defeat of the 2016 E.L. WESTERN STANDINGS Binghamton Mets. Edwin Espinal went 3-for-5 with a homer, a double and five RBIs.Kevin Newman started the scor- Team W-L PCT GB Today ing in the first inning with a triple, and Espinal followed with a two-run homer to put the Curve ahead, 3-0. The Curve Altoona 73-60 .549 -- v. BIN plated fours runs in the second, one in the third and a run in the fifth. In the eighth, Espinal hit a two-run double, and Akron 71-62 .534 2.0 @ERI Barrett Barnes followed with a two-run homer, his eighth this month. Nick Kingham made his first start for the Curve Harrisburg 69-65 .515 4.5 @ BOW since 2014, allowing one run on three hits over six innings. Cody Dickson pitched three scoreless relief innings. Erie 57-77 .425 16.5 v. AKR Richmond 57-77 .425 16.5 v. HFD TONIGHT: The Curve move through their final regular-season home schedule with the second of a four-game series Bowie 56-78 .418 17.5 v. HAR against the Binghamton Mets, Double-A affiliate of the New York Mets. The Curve The B-Mets took two games of a three game series at PNG Field twice this year in their two trips, once from June 3-5 and again from June 27-29. Altoona went 5-1 in Binghamton this year, including a three-game sweep from June 21-23. 2016 E.L. EASTERN STANDINGS Team W-L PCT GB Today FOR ALTOONA: Lefty Brandon Waddell makes his 19th start of the year for the Curve and first against Binghamton. Reading 85-49 .634 -- v. POR Last time out, Waddell allowed three earned runs over six innings on just four hits and struck out eight. In his last Trenton 84-51 .622 1.5 @ NH eight starts since July 9, Waddell is 2-3 with a 3.31 ERA (18 ER/49.0 IP). He began the season with A-Adv. Bradenton Hartford 72-61 .541 12.5 @ RIC and went 4-0 in five starts with a 0.93 ERA, picking up a win in each of his last four outings prior to his promotion New Hamp. 64-71 .474 21.5 v. TRN to Double-A on May 3. Waddell won the Florida State League Player of the Month Award for April and won his first Binghamton 61-72 .459 23.5 @ ALT three starts with Altoona, stretching his streak to seven straight starts won overall. He was drafted in the fifth round Portland 53-79 .402 31.0 @ REA in 2015 out of the University of Virginia after leading the Cavaliers to the 2015 College World Series title, pitching seven innings in the championship clincher against Vanderbilt. For more on Waddell, see page two. 2016 CURVE AT A GLANCE FOR BINGHAMTON: Right-hander Tyler Pill makes his 22nd start of the year for the B-Mets and first since August Overall Record ..................................... 73-60 2. His last four outings were with Triple-A Las Vegas, where he went 1-1 with a 6.30 ERA. In three starts against the Home ............................................ 41-24 Curve this year, Pill is 0-2 with a 5.00 ERA. Pill was drafted in the fourth round in 2011 by the Mets out of Fullerton. Road ............................................. 32-36 PLAYOFF HUNT: The Curve are 13 games over .500. Altoona, Akron and Harrisburg are still in the chase for the two Place (E.L. Western) .................................1st postseason spots from the Western Division. The Curve's "Magic Number" to clinch a playoff spot is currently four, Games Ahead/Behind ...........................+2.0 and the "Magic Number" to clinch the division is currently six. The Curve took over first place in the division for the first time on June 26, and have held that spot in the standings for 50 of their 57 games since. Last year, the Curve Streak..........................................................W2 won the Western Division Wild Card and went to the playoffs for the first time since their E.L. title run in 2010. They Last 5 .......................................................... 3-2 have not appeared in consecutive postseasons since the first four playoff trips in franchise history in four straight Last 10 ........................................................ 5-5 years from 2003-06. 2016 vs. Binghamton .............................. 8-5 COMEBACK CURVE: The Curve have outscored opponents 122-86 in the 8th inning or later this season and have 35 at Altoona ........................................ 3-4 total come-from-behind wins. The Curve have won seven times this year after trailing through eight innings, the most at Binghamton ................................ 5-1 in the league. The three closest teams in that category, New Hampshire, Richmond and Reading, have each done it All-time vs. Binghamton ................... 82-79 four times. at Altoona ................................... 41-36 at Binghamton ........................... 40-43 DU-RAP IT UP: Altoona closer Montana DuRapau leads active Eastern League relievers with 22 saves this year, second-most overall, sits first with 41 games finished and third in total games pitched with 48. His 22 saves are tied ‘16 Home Attendance .................... 258,866 for fourth-most in a single season in Altoona franchise history. He is tied for the second-most saves for a Curve Home Openings .........................................63 pitcher in a season since 2007 behind only the 24 by Noah Krol in 2011. The Curve are 54-1 when leading heading Average Attendance ............................4,109 into the ninth inning, the best in the E.L. STEWART RETURNS: Catcher Chris Stewart began a Major League rehab appearance on August 12 with the Curve, BROADCAST INFORMATION going 1-for-2 with an RBI and a walk. He was placed on the 15-day DL by the Pirates on July 2 with left knee discom- fort. Stewart also did rehab work with the Curve last season on April 9-10, 2015, and was the Opening Day catcher for the Curve last year. He is one of four Pirates players to join the Curve on a rehab assignment this year. RHP Ryan Vogelsong made two starts for Altoona in July, catcher Elias Diaz made one appearance in the same month and RHP Tyler Glasnow made two rehab starts in August. Trey Wilson, Nate Bowen and Fletcher Keel will call all the action of the 2016 BOMBS AWAY: Curve outfielderStetson Allie now sits in third place on the Curve's all-time list with 51 home runs, season on the flagship of the Curve, ESPN dating back to 2014. Allie moved ahead of Ray Sadler with his 42nd career homer on May 27 at Bowie for third all- Radio 1430, WVAM-AM in Altoona. time. Josh Bonifay and Adam Hyzdu both share the franchise record with 55 homers hit while wearing an Altoona Pregame coverage begins 15 min. before jersey. Dating back to the start of the 2014 season, Allie leads the Eastern League in home runs, ahead of Jake Fox all games. (49), Quincy Latimore (45), Dean Green (41), Dylan Cozens (37), Rhys Hoskins (37), Steven Moya (35). The Curve can also be heard on the following affiliate stations for selected games: BARNES BOUNCING BACK: After hitting just one homer through his first ON THE HOMESTAND - WTRN-AM/FM 1340/100.7 in Tyrone 100 games, Barrett Barnes hit four home runs in six games from August 9-16 - WWGE 1400 AM in Ebensburg Games ....................................................................4 and has hit eight homers in 18 games since August 9. He hit .249 in his first - Online streaming at AltoonaCurve.com Record ............................................................... 3-1 70 games through July 4, but has raised his average to .311, tied for fourth- best in the league. In his last 47 games since July 5, Barnes has hit .398 provided by TuneIn Radio Average ....................................... .319 (50/157) (64/161), tops in the E.L. during that span, with eight homers, 14 doubles - Via the TuneIn Radio App and the MiLB Runs/Runs Per Game ........................... 29/7.3 and 30 RBIs. Barnes has been named the Eastern League Player of the Week First Pitch App Home Runs...........................................................4 twice in the month of August, winning the honor for the week of August 15 and was named Player of the Week again on Monday morning. He is cur- RISP ................................................. .200 (12/46) rently on a 13-game hitting streak since August 14. Errors ......................................................................5 PROSPECT WATCH: The Curve roster currently features six of MLB.com's THIS DATE IN CURVE HISTORY ERA ...................................................................3.07 Mid-Season Top 30 Pirates Prospects: Kevin Nemwan (4), Nick Kingham In 2011, the Curve defeated the Bowie Starter W-L .....................................................