Altoona Curve Vs. Bowie Baysox
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EASTERN LEAGUE CHAMPIONS DIVISION CHAMPIONS PLAYOFF APPEARANCES PLAYERS TO MLB 2010, 2017 2004, 2010, 2017 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 146 2010, 2015, 2016, 2017 BATTING AVG.: .247 (5th) May 7, 2018 -- Game #28, Home Game #16 BATTING AVG.: .236 (9th) TEAM HR: 19 (8th) TEAM HR: 13 (11th) WALKS: 69 (12th) Bowie Baysox (13-15) vs. Altoona Curve (15-12) WALKS: 85 (11th) STRIKEOUTS: 197 (T-10th) LHP Jayson Aquino (1-2, 4.26/AAA) vs. RHP Joe Musgrove (MLB Rehab) STRIKEOUTS: 197 (T-10th) TEAM ERA: 4.15 (10th) TEAM ERA: 3.19 (4th) WALKS: 102 (4th) 6 p.m. | Peoples Natural Gas Field | Altoona, Pa. WALKS: 89 (8th) STRIKEOUTS: 251 (2nd) STRIKEOUTS: 216 (9th) () -- EL Rank Radio -- 98.5 FM WRTA & Curve Radio Network | TV -- MiLB.TV () -- EL Rank UPCOMING GAMES & PITCHING PROBABLES Tues., May 8 Bowie 6 p.m. RHP Lucas Long (0-2, 6.08) vs. RHP Mitch Keller (3-1, 2.73) Wed., May 9 Bowie 10:30 a.m. RHP Hunter Harvey (0-1, 3.65) vs. LHP Taylor Hearn (0-3, 5.81) Thurs., May 10 at Reading 6:45 p.m. RHP J.T. Brubaker (2-2, 1.80) vs. RHP Franklyn Kilome (1-0, 4.98) Fri., May 11 at Reading 7:15 p.m. RHP Pedro Vasquez (0-0, 3.00) vs. LHP Elniery Garcia (0-2, 8.10) SATURDAY: The Curve picked up a 5-2 win in the conclusion of Friday's rain-suspended game, and lost the regularly -scheduled game, 2-0. In the win, Christian Kelley went 2-for-3 and clubbed his third homer of the season, setting a new 2018 E.L. WESTERN STANDINGS career high. Cole Tucker, Will Craig, Jordan George and Logan Hill each drove in a run for the Curve. In his Double-A debut, Pedro Vasquez worked three innings and allowed one run before rain halted play. Logan Sendelbach picked up a win with Team W-L PCT GB Today two innings pitched, and Tate Scioneaux worked two scoreless innings with two strikeouts to get his second save of the sea- Akron 18-11 .621 -- @ RIC son. The series finale between the Curve and SeaWolves on Sunday was postponed due to rain. Altoona 15-12 .556 2.0 vs. BOW Richmond 15-12 .556 2.0 vs. AKR TONIGHT: The 20th Season of Altoona Curve Baseball, presented by Stuckey Subaru, continues at PNG Field as the Curve Bowie 13-15 .464 4.5 @ ALT host the Bowie Baysox, Double-A affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles, in the opener of a three-game series. This series marks the Erie 10-18 .357 7.5 vs. HAR first meetings of the year between the two teams, who faced off in the Western Division Series last year, a 3-0 Curve sweep. Harrisburg 10-18 .357 7.5 @ ERI THE CURVE: After opening the season with a 6-2 record, Altoona lost eight of the next 11 games before winning five of the last six. Their five-game winning streak was snapped with a loss on Friday night to the SeaWolves. The Curve enter play today 2018 E.L. EASTERN STANDINGS tied for second place in the division, two games behind Akron, and have won six of the last eight games. The Curve have Team W-L PCT GB Today played ten games decided by one run this season, the third-most in the league, and have won six of them. New Hamp. 17-9 .654 -- vs. POR Trenton 18-10 .643 -- vs. REA THE BAYSOX: Bowie enters the series in fourth place in the Western Division, 4.5 games behind first-place Akron and 2.5 Hartford 17-12 .586 1.5 vs. BIN games behind Altoona. The Baysox were most recently swept at home in a four-game series by the RubberDucks, being Binghamton 13-13 .500 4.0 @ HFD outscored 41-5. They have lost eight of their last ten games overall, including being swept at Akron from April 27-29 and win- ning two of three at Erie from April 30-May 2. Over their last ten games, the Baysox have been outscored 76-28. The Bowie Reading 10-15 .400 6.5 @ TRN pitching staff has combined for a 6.06 ERA (59 ER/87.2 IP) in the last ten games. They have lost eight games this season by Portland 7-18 .280 9.5 @ NH three runs or more, the most in the Eastern League, and have been shut out four times, tied for the most in the league. 2018 CURVE AT A GLANCE FOR ALTOONA: Pittsburgh Pirates right-hander Joe Musgrove takes the mound on a major league rehab assignment. Overall Record ....................................... 15-12 Picked up by the Pirates along with 3B Colin Moran, LF Jason Martin and Michael Feliz in the trade with the Houston Astros Home ................................................... 8-7 for Gerrit Cole, Musgrove was placed on the Pirates' 10-day disabled list on April 2 retroactive to March 30 with a right Road .................................................... 7-5 shoulder sprain. He made his first rehab start on Tuesday in Bradenton against Dunedin, working three innings and allow- ing two runs on five hits. Musgrove was drafted by the Blue Jays in the first round in 2011 and traded to the Astros in 2012. Musgrove reached the big leagues as a starter for the first time in 2016, going 4-4 with a 4.06 ERA in ten starts and one Place (E.L. Western) .............................. T-2nd relief outing. He pitched in 38 games for the Astros last season, including 15 starts, on their way to winning the World Series Games Ahead/Behind ........................... -2.0 championship. For more on Musgrove, see page two. Streak ...............................................................L1 FOR BOWIE: Left-hander Jayson Aquino makes his first start for the Baysox this season. His previous four outings came with Last 5 ............................................................. 3-2 Triple-A Norfolk, where he went 1-2 with a 4.26 ERA. He last pitched on April 29 at Charlotte, where he allowed two earned Last 10 ........................................................... 6-4 runs over five innings in a no-decision. Aquino last pitched for Bowie in 2016, going 5-10 with a 3.90 ERA in 19 starts and one relief outing, and he was selected as an Eastern League Mid-Season All-Star. He has pitched seven games in the majors for the Orioles over the last two years and worked his remaining 25 starts with Norfolk. Originally signed by the Rockies in 2018 vs. Erie ................................................ 5-3 2010, Aquino has pitched in the Colorado, Toronto, Pittsburgh, Cleveland and Baltimore organizations in his career. at Altoona .......................................... 3-3 at Erie .................................................. 2-0 TIMELY HITTING: After hitting .069 (4/58) and scoring two total runs over the first two games of the road trip in Har- All-time vs. Erie .................................205-188 risburg, the Curve have improved to .255 (60/235) and scored 34 runs over the last eight games, averaging 4.3 runs per at Altoona ......................................96-94 game. 24 of the 34 runs over the last eight games have scored in the fifth inning or later, with 15 runs scored in the seventh at Erie ........................................... 109-94 inning or later in the last eight games. The Altoona offense has also tallied nine multi-run innings in that span. ‘18 Home Attendance ....................... 44,545 KELLEY HEATING UP: Over his last eight games since April 21, Christian Kelley is hitting .467 (14/30) with thtree hom- ers, three doubles, six runs scored and nine RBIs, raising his batting average from .162 to .290. He set a new career high with Home Openings .......................................... 13 his third homer of the season on Saturday. Kelley is ranked by Baseball America as the "Best Defensive Catcher" in the Pirates Average Attendance ............................3,472 organization and leads the Eastern League with 13 base-stealing attempts thrown out this season. HAYES AT THE HOT CORNER: Ke'Bryan Hayes was presented with this MiLB Rawlings Gold Glove Award on Thursday, honoring him as minor league baseball's top defensive third baseman for 2017 with Bradenton. He is currently leading the BROADCAST INFORMATION league with eight double plays started. At the plate, Hayes has hit .304 (7/23) over his last seven games since April 30 with two doubles. KING OF THE HILL: After hitting .133 through his first 19 games,Logan Hill has hit .294 (5/17) over his last three games with a homer and three RBIs. His three homers on the season are tied for the team lead. Trey Wilson, Nate Bowen and Garett Mansfield J-MART: OutfielderJason Martin leads qualifying Curve hitters with a .296 batting average this season. Over his last five will call the action of the 2018 season on games, Martin has driven in four runs and added his second homer of the season on Thursday. He has also posted a .368 batting average (7/19) in his last five games. the flagship of the Curve, Talk Radio 98.5 FM/1240 AM WRTA in Altoona. Pregame THE STARTING LINE: Curve starting pitchers have combined to go 7-6 with a 2.60 ERA (45 ER/155.2 IP) over the first 27 coverage begins 15 min. before all games. games of the 2018 season. Over the last 42 regular-season games dating back to August 20, 2017, Curve starters have com- The Curve can also be heard on the following affiliate bined to go 14-9 with a 2.46 ERA (69 ER/252.0 IP). Including the Curve's six postseason games in 2017, Curve starters are 20-9 with a 2.33 ERA (77 ER/297.1 IP) over the last 48 games.