2017 Curve at a Glance Broadcast
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EASTERN LEAGUE CHAMPIONS DIVISION CHAMPIONS PLAYOFF APPEARANCES PLAYERS TO MLB 2010 2004, 2010 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 142 2010, 2015, 2016 BATTING AVG.: .258 (6th) June 22, 2017 -- Game #70, Road Game #35 BATTING AVG.: .260 (5th) TEAM HR: 46 (10th) TEAM HR: 51 (5th) WALKS: 249 (1st) Trenton Thunder (47-24) vs. Altoona Curve (38-31) WALKS: 214 (7th) STRIKEOUTS: 451 (10th) LHP Josh Rogers (4-0, 3.19) vs. RHP Austin Coley (1-2, 3.21) STRIKEOUTS: 444 (12th) TEAM ERA: 2.69 (1st) TEAM ERA: 3.50 (3rd) WALKS: 217 (5th) 7 p.m. | Peoples Natural Gas Field | Altoona, Pa. WALKS: 206 (T-6th) STRIKEOUTS: 613 (1st) STRIKEOUTS: 502 (6th) () -- EL Rank Radio -- News Talk 1240 WRTA & Curve Radio Network | TV -- MiLB.TV () -- EL Rank UPCOMING GAMES & PITCHING PROBABLES Fri., June 23 Hartford 7 p.m. RHP Yency Almonte (2-3, 1.79) vs. RHP Tanner Anderson (5-6, 3.86) Sat., June 24 Hartford 6 p.m. RHP Konner Wade (2-4, 4.56) vs. RHP J.T. Brubaker (4-2, 3.75) Sun., June 25 Hartford 1 p.m. LHP Jack Wynkoop (5-5, 4.55) vs. RHP Alex McRae (6-2, 3.71) Mon., June 26 at Bowie 7:05 p.m. TBD vs. TBD YESTERDAY: The Curve had their three-game win streak snapped with a 2-1 loss to the Trenton Thunder. Dante 2017 E.L. WESTERN STANDINGS Bichette gave the Thunder the lead with an RBI single in the fourth, and a second run scored on a double play ground- Team W-L PCT GB Today out by Rashad Crawford later in the inning. The Curve scored their only run on an RBI double by Edwin Espinal in the Altoona 38-31 .511 -- v. TRN fifth. Dario Agrazal made his Double-A debut for the Curve and allowed two runs over four innings. Tate Scioneaux Akron 33-33 .500 3.5 @ REA pitched four scoreless relief innings and Montana DuRapau pitched a scoreless ninth. Ronald Herrera pitched 5.2 in- Erie 34-37 .479 5.0 OFF nings and allowed one run to pick up his eighth win in nine starts made this year. The Curve left 11 on base. Bowie 34-37 .479 5.0 @ BIN Richmond 29-40 .420 9.0 v. HFD TODAY: The Curve and Trenton Thunder, Double-A affiliate of the New York Yankees, play the finale of a three-game Harrisburg 29-41 .414 9.5 @ NHM series at PNG Field. This series marks the first match-ups this year between the two teams. The two teams meet again for a four-game set from July 27-30 in Altoona, three games in Trenton from August 4-6, and then another three-game series in Altoona from August 11-13. Last year, the Curve won two of the three games played in Altoona 2017 E.L. EASTERN STANDINGS from May 9-11 and were swept in four games in Trenton from August 28-31. The Curve will be halfway through thier Team W-L PCT GB Today season at the conclusion of tonight's game. Trenton 47-24 .662 -- @ ALT Reading 40-27 .597 5.0 v. AKR FOR ALTOONA: Right-hander Austin Coley makes his makes his eleventh start and 16th overall appearance of the Binghamton 37-28 .569 7.0 v. BOW year for the Curve. He has the seventh-best ERA in the E.L. Last time out, Coley worked 3.1 scoreless innings and Portland 31-36 .463 14.0 OFF allowed two hits with no walks and four strikeouts before rain suspended Friday night's game in Hartford. From May Hartford 31-38 .449 15.0 @ RIC 4-June 4, Coley posted a 1.85 ERA (7 ER/34 IP) in four starts and four relief outings. He pitched with the A-Adv. Bra- New Hamp. 29-40 .420 17.0 v. HAR denton Marauders last season and went 12-10 with a 4.65 ERA last year. In 2015, Coley led the South Atlantic League and the Pirates organization with 16 wins while pitching for Single-A West Virginia. Coley was drafted by the Pirates in the eighth round of the 2014 draft out of Belmont. For more on Coley, see page two. 2017 CURVE AT A GLANCE Overall Record ..................................... 38-31 FOR TRENTON: Left-hander Josh Rogers makes his sixth start of the season for the Thunder and 14th overall. Last Home ............................................ 20-14 time out, he picked up a win for the third straight outing after allowing one earned run on two hits over 6.0 innings Road ............................................. 18-17 against Erie on Saturday. He began the year with A-Adv. Tampa, where he went 4-3 with a 2.22 ERA in eight starts. He was named the Florida State League Pitcher of the Week on April 30. Place (E.L. Western) .................................1st Games Ahead/Behind ...........................+3.5 ONE IS THE LONELIEST NUMBER: Dating back to a four-game series from July 28-31, 2016, the Curve have scored exactly one run in four of their last five games against the Trenton Thunder. The only exception was Tuesday's game, Streak............................................................ L1 when the Curve scored a season-high four runs behind 14 hits. Last 5 .......................................................... 3-2 Last 10 ........................................................ 6-4 NO STEALING: The Curve are the best team in the league at throwing out potential base stealers, catching 28 of 56 attempts (.500). Jin-De Jhang has thrown out 80 percent (12/15) of attempts this year, the best in the E.L. among catchers with at least five attempts. J.T. Brubaker has the third-best rate of catching stolen base attempts among E.L. 2017 vs. Trenton ...................................... 1-1 pitchers this year at 70 percent (7/10). at Altoona ........................................ 1-1 at Trenton ......................................... 0-0 ELVIS HAS LEFT THE BUILDING: Over his last 19 games since May 28, Elvis Escobar is hitting .431 (25/58) with All-time vs. Trenton ............................ 80-81 a homer and six RBIs. On Tuesday against Trenton, Escobar matched two franchise records with five hits and two at Altoona ................................... 49-32 triples. His five hits were also a career high. at Trenton .................................... 31-49 WY NOT: In his last 34 games since May 9, Wyatt Mathisen is hitting .325 (37/114), best in the best in the Pirates ‘17 Home Attendance .................... 128,949 system over that stretch among qualifying hitters. His .391 overall on-base percentage is ranked fourth in the league. Home Openings .........................................33 Average Attendance ............................3,908 AIR JORDAN: Left fielderJordan Luplow sits tied for second in the E.L. with 16 home runs on the season, fourth with a .559 slugging percentage and he is fourth with 41 runs scored. Luplow is the fastest player to hit 16 home runs to open a season, doing it in on June 20 in 68 games. When Adam Hyzdu set the Curve's single-season home run record with 31 in 2000, he hit his 16th home run on June 26 in the team's 76th game. Luplow's 16 homers are the most by BROADCAST INFORMATION a Curve player before the All-Star Break since 2005, when Josh Bonifay had 17 at the break. Luplow is currently on pace to hit 32 home runs this year, which would pass Hyzdu's single-season mark. EDWINNING: 2016 E.L. All-Star Edwin Espinal leads the team with 44 RBIs, tied for seventh in the league, and he is first on the team and tied for second in the league with 22 doubles. He has the best strikeout rate in the league (10.12 TPA/SO) and had multiple strikeouts in a game just three times. Trey Wilson, Nate Bowen and Max Gun will call the action of the 2017 season on VIEW FROM THE TOP: The Curve have held first place for 63 of their 69 games this season and 57 straight games the flagship of the Curve, News Talk 1240, since April 18. Dating back to July 24, 2016, they have been in first place in the Western Division for 96 of 104 WRTA in Altoona. Pregame coverage games, including 36 straight games until the last two games of the year. begins 15 min. before all games. WHAT A RELIEF: The Curve have three of the toughest relievers to hit in the league. LeftySean Keselica has held The Curve can also be heard on the following opposing hitters to a .159 average when pitching out of the pen, second-best affiliate stations for selected games: ON THE HOMESTAND in the league. Buddy Borden has held batters to a .171 average, fourth-best - WKMC-AM 1370 AM in Roaring Spring in the E.L., Tate Scioneaux has the lowest BB/9 IP ratio (0.91) for relievers. - WTRN-AM 1340 in Tyrone Games ....................................................................2 Miguel Rosario has the best ERA of all relievers in the Eastern League (min. - WTRN-FM 100.7 in Tyrone Record ............................................................... 1-1 20 IP) at 0.84, which is fourth-best in all of MiLB among relievers with at - WWGE 1400 AM in Ebensburg least 30 innings pitched. Montana DuRapau is second in ERA (1.44) out of Average .......................................... .347 (25/72) the relievers in the league. - Online streaming at AltoonaCurve.com Runs/Runs Per Game .........................16/18.0 provided by TuneIn Radio DU-RAP IT UP: Altoona closer Montana DuRapau finished second in the Home Runs...........................................................1 - Via the TuneIn Radio App and the MiLB Eastern League with 22 saves last year, tied for fourth-most in Curve history. First Pitch App RISP ..................................................