Altoona Curve Vs. Erie Seawolves
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EASTERN LEAGUE CHAMPIONS DIVISION CHAMPIONS PLAYOFF APPEARANCES PLAYERS TO MLB 2010 2004, 2010 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2010, 2015 123 BATTING AVG: .259 (3rd) April 26, 2016 -- Game #19, Home Game #12 BATTING AVG.: .239 (8th) TEAM HR: 14 (4th) TEAM HR: 9 (7th) WALKS: 63 (8th) Erie SeaWolves (9-9) vs. Altoona Curve (8-10) WALKS: 65 (7th) STRIKEOUTS: 129 (8th) RHP Brennan Smith (0-1, 13.89) vs. LHP Cody Dickson (0-2, 4.73) STRIKEOUTS: 131 (6th) TEAM ERA: 4.53 (11th) TEAM ERA: 3.75 (6th) WALKS: 64 (5th) 6 p.m. | Peoples Natural Gas Field, Altoona, Pa. WALKS: 78 (11th) STRIKEOUTS: 142 (4th) Radio -- ESPN Radio 1430, WVAM | TV - MiLB.TV STRIKEOUTS: 121 (8th) () -- EL Rank () -- EL Rank UPCOMING GAMES & PITCHING PROBABLES Wed., April 27 Erie 6 p.m. RHP Lucas Harrell (1-0, 1.80) vs. RHP David Whitehead (1-1, 3.21) Fri., April 29 at Akron 6:35 p.m. RHP Jason Creasy (3-0, 4.50) vs. RHP Adam Plutko (1-2, 4.91) Sat., April 30 at Akron 2:05 p.m. RHP Clay Holmes (1-2, 4.29) vs. LHP Shawn Morimando (4-0, 1.57) Sun., May 1 at Akron 2:05 p.m. RHP Tyler Eppler (1-2, 3.33) vs. RHP Michael Peoples (1-0, 4.07) YESTERDAY: Austin Meadows made his 2016 debut with the Curve, but the Altoona offense was stifled by Erie start- 2016 E.L. WESTERN STANDINGS ing pitcher Tommy Collier as the SeaWolves blanked the Curve, 3-0, for the Curve’s first shutout loss of the season. Team W-L PCT GB Today Chris Diaz put together a two-hit day, while Jose Osuna reached base three times, knocking a single and drawing a Akron 11-7 .611 -- @ REA pair of walks. Of the four hits the Curve recorded, only one left the infield. StarterTyler Eppler logged the longest out- Erie 9-9 .500 2.0 @ ALT ing by a Curve pitcher so far this year, going 6.1 innings, but allowed a career-high 11 hits despite just the three runs Altoona 8-10 .444 3.0 v. ERI allowed. Bowie 8-10 .444 3.0 v. RIC Harrisburg 7-9 .438 3.0 v. HRT TONIGHT: The Curve face the Erie SeaWolves, the Double-A affiliate of the Detroit Tigers for the second game of a Richmond 7-12 .368 4.5 @ BOW three-game series. With last night’s win, Erie has sole possession of second place, while Altoona is in a two-way tie for third in the division, along with the Bowie Baysox. 2016 E.L. EASTERN STANDINGS FOR ALTOONA: Lefty Cody Dickson makes his fourth Double-A start for the Curve. The Arlington, Texas native was Team W-L PCT GB Today drafted in the fourth round in 2013 out of Sam Houston State. Last time out, Dickson suffered a loss to the Rich- Hartford 14-4 .778 - @ HAR mond Flying Squirrels, who tagged him for four runs and eight hits over five innings of work, with five strikeouts. The Reading 12-6 .667 2.0 v. AKR southpaw is 0-2 this season in games at PNG Field. Last season, Dickson went 12-7 with a 4.13 ERA in 27 starts for Trenton 10-8 .556 4.0 v. NHM the A-Adv. Bradenton Marauders. For more on Dickson, see page two. Binghamton 7-9 .438 6.0 v. POR New Hamp. 7-9 .438 6.0 @ TRN FOR RICHMOND: Right-hander Brennan Smith makes his fourth start of the season for the SeaWolves, and looks to Portland 6-13 .316 8.5 @ BIN improve upon an outing in which he lasted just 3.1 innings, allowing five runs on five hits against Binghamton. In each of his first three starts, Smith has allowed no less than five earned runs, and has surrendered 18 runs in 11.2 innings to begin the season. The Sandusky, Ohio native was a 33rd round pick of Detroit in 2010 out of Bowling Green State, 2016 CURVE AT A GLANCE were he was named the 2009 MAC Pitcher of the Year and selected to the 2009 MAC First Team. Overall Record ........................................8-10 Home ................................................. 5-6 SETTLING IN: The first five games of the season, the Curve starting rotation combined to go 1-3 with a 6.94 ERA. Road .................................................. 3-4 Over the last nine games, the pitching staff has recovered to post a 2.41 ERA (26 ER/97 IP). The starting pitchers have a 2.73 ERA (18 ER/59.1 IP) in that span, and the bullpen has posted a 1.72 ERA (7 ER/36.2). Place (E.L. Western) .............................T-3rd Games Ahead/Behind ........................... -3.0 AUSTIN CITY LIMITS: Outfielder Austin Meadows joined the Curve Monday after a delayed start to his season due to suffering a orbital fracture in his right eye during spring training after he was hit in the face with a baseball in early Streak............................................................ L1 March. Meadows enters 2016 as the No. 2 prospect in the Pirates’ organization according to MLB.com and Baseball Last 5 .......................................................... 2-3 America. He was also named “Best Athlete” among Pittsburgh minor leaguers by B.A. Meadows was also listed as MLB. Last 10 ........................................................ 5-5 com’s 20th-overall prospect in the minors and the No. 4 outfield prospect. The Atlanta native joined the Curve briefly at the end of the 2015 regular season and hit .360 over six games. He also hit a game-tying home run in the bottom 2016 vs. Erie ............................................. 0-1 of the ninth at PNG Field against the Bowie Baysox, completing a seven-run comeback in Game One of the ELDS. at Altoona ........................................ 0-1 He was the ninth overall pick in the 2013 MLB Draft by the Pirates (Reese McGuire was selected five picks later), and at Erie ............................................... 0-0 participated in the Arizona Fall League after last season. All-time vs. Erie ...............................172-171 at Altoona ................................... 79-87 A NEW SKIPPER: Former Major League All-Star Joey Cora takes over as the ninth manager in franchise history. He at Erie ........................................... 94-84 was officially announced as the new skipper for the Curve on December 15, 2015. The native of Caguas, Puerto Rico spent 11 seasons in the majors with San Diego Padres, Chicago White Sox, Seattle Mariners and Cleveland Indians. ‘16 Home Attendance .......................25,558 He was an A.L. All-Star in 1997 with Seattle. Following his playing career, Cora spent eight seasons on the staff of Home Openings .........................................10 manager Ozzie Guillen with the White Sox from 2004-2011 and one season as the bench coach with the Miami Average Attendance ............................2,555 Marlins in 2012. Cora last managed in the minor in 2003 with Savannah of the South Atlantic League, then a Montreal Expos affiliate. He also guided the Appalachian League’s Kingsport Mets in 2001 and 2002. Across three seasons, he is 112-160 as a minor league manager. Cora replaces Tom Prince, who guided the Curve for one season and is now BROADCAST INFORMATION the Pirates’ Minor League Field Coordinator. PROSPECT WATCH: The Curve roster currently features six of MLB.com’s preseason top 30 Pirates prospects: Austin Meadows (2), Reese McGuire (5), Harold Ramirez (6), Clay Holmes (15), Barrett Barnes (20) and Tyler Eppler (28). Six players are also featured on Baseball America’s Top 30 Pirates prospect list: Meadows (2), Ramirez (5), McGuire Trey Wilson, Nate Bowen and Fletcher (6), Holmes (19), Barnes (24) and Jose Osuna (30). B.A. also named Ramirez as the organization’s “Best Hitter for Keel will call all the action of the 2016 Average,” Eppler as having the “Best Changeup,” McGuire as the “Best Defensive Catcher” and Meadows as the “Best season on the flagship of the Curve, ESPN Athlete.” Radio 1430, WVAM-AM in Altoona. Pregame coverage begins 15 min. before GLOBAL AFFAIR: Seven different countries are represented on Altoona’s current roster, including the United States all games. (17), the Dominican Republic (2), Canada (1), Venezuela (1), Colombia (1), Taiwan (1) and Lithuania (1). Relief pitcher The Curve can also be heard on the following Dovydas Neverauskas became the first player born and raised in Lithuania to sign with a Major League team when he affiliate stations for selected games: signed as an international free agent with the Pirates. Canadian third base- - WTRN-AM/FM 1340/100.7 in Tyrone ON THIS HOMESTAND men Eric Wood was the first Canuck to be drafted when he went in the 6th - WWGE 1400 AM in Ebensburg Games ....................................................................5 round of the 2012 MLB Draft. Infielders Edwin Espinal and Anderson Feliz - Online streaming at AltoonaCurve.com Record ............................................................... 3-2 both are natives of the Dominican Republic, and first baseman Jose Osuna both call Venezuela home. OutfielderHarold Ramirez represented his home provided by TuneIn Radio Average ....................................... .230 (35/152) country of Colombia this offseason in the World Baseball Classic qualifying - Via the TuneIn Radio App and the MiLB Runs/Runs Per Game ........................... 20/4.0 round in Panama. Catcher Jin-De Jhang is a native of Taitung City, Taiwan. First Pitch App Home Runs...........................................................1 RISP ................................................... .222 (8/36) Errors ......................................................................3 THIS DATE IN CURVE HISTORY ERA ...................................................................2.75 In 2012, the Curve beat Harrisburg, 6-4, Starter W-L ...................................................... 3-2 despite Harrisburg rallying for three runs Starter ERA .................... 2.86 (9 ER / 28.1 IP) in the eighth and ninth innings. Altoona Reliever W-L ................................................... 0-0 combined for 10 hits, including multi-hit Reliever ERA ...................2.70 (5 ER /16.2 IP) days from Brock Holt, Robbie Grossman and Anthony Norman.