EASTERN LEAGUE CHAMPIONS DIVISION CHAMPIONS PLAYOFF APPEARANCES PLAYERS TO MLB 2010 2004, 2010 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2010, 2015 125 BATTING AVG.: .257 (3rd) June 8, 2016 -- Game #58, Road Game #31 BATTING AVG.: .263 (2nd) TEAM HR: 30 (7th) TEAM HR: 51 (3rd) WALKS: 187 (7th) Altoona Curve (32-25) vs. Erie SeaWolves (23-36) WALKS: 186 (8th) STRIKEOUTS: 405 (7th) LHP Brandon Waddell (4-1, 4.99) vs. RHP Tommy Collier (4-4, 4.01) STRIKEOUTS: 383 (11th) TEAM ERA: 4.07 (8th) TEAM ERA: 4.70 (12th) WALKS: 238 (1st) 7:05 p.m. | Jerry Uht Park, Erie, Pa. WALKS: 187 (8th) STRIKEOUTS: 373 (11th) STRIKEOUTS: 412 (9th) () -- EL Rank Radio -- ESPN Radio 1430, WVAM | TV - MiLB.TV () -- EL Rank UPCOMING GAMES & PITCHING PROBABLES Thurs., June 8 at Erie 7:05 p.m. RHP Tyler Eppler (3-4, 4.20) vs. (0-2, 3.27) LHP Anthony Fernandez Fri., June 9 at Reading 7:05 p.m. RHP Frank Duncan (3-2, 2.36) vs. RHP John Richy (2-2, 6.00) Sat., June 10 at Reading 6:35 p.m. TBD vs. RHP Mark Leiter (2-0, 2.61) Sun., June 11 at Reading 5:05 p.m. TBD vs. RHP Nick Pivetta (6-4, 4.05) YESTERDAY: The Curve snapped their three-game losing streak with a 5-1 win over the Erie SeaWolves. Cody Dick- 2016 E.L. WESTERN STANDINGS son worked seven innings and allowed one run in the first inning. Reese McGuire brought in the first run in the first Team W-L PCT GB Today inning with a groundout and Edwin Espinal drove in a run with an RBI single, the first of this three hits in the game. Akron 38-20 .655 -- v. REA Eric Wood hit his second double of the game in the ninth to bring a run across. The Curve scored another run in the Altoona 32-25 .561 5.5 @ ERI inning on an error and Erich Weiss singled to extend the lead to 5-1. Dovydas Neverauskas and Montana DuRapau Harrisburg 30-26 .536 7.0 v. HRT each worked perfect innings to close out the Altoona win. Bowie 24-34 .414 14.0 @ POR Erie 23-36 .390 15.5 v. ALT TONIGHT: The Curve continue a seven-game road trip with the third of a four-game series against the Erie Sea- Richmond 21-37 .362 17.0 @ NH Wolves, Double-A affiliate of the Detroit Tigers, at Jerry Uht Park. The Curve are coming off of dropping two-of-three games at home against the Binghamton Mets. The SeaWolves lost three-of-four in their last series at Trenton and have dropped six-of-eight overall, dating back to May 31. The Curve dropped two in a three-game set at PNG Field 2016 E.L. EASTERN STANDINGS against the SeaWolves from April 25-27 and spit a four-game series at Jerry Uht Park from May 2-5. Team W-L PCT GB Today Reading 40-19 .655 -- @ AKR FOR ALTOONA: Lefty Brandon Waddell makes his seventh start for the Curve and second against the SeaWolves. Trenton 34-23 .596 5.0 @ BIN Last time out, the Houston native picked up a win at PNG Field over Binghamton after allowing three runs in five in- Hartford 33-22 .589 5.5 @ HAR nings. He made his Double-A debut against the SeaWolves at Jerry Uht Park on May 4 after allowing two earned runs New Hamp. 26-31 .456 13.0 v. RIC in 6.1 innings. He began the season with A-Adv. Bradenton and went 4-0 in five starts with a 0.93 ERA, picking up a Binghamton 24-32 .429 14.5 v. TRN win in each of his last four outing prior to his promotion to Double-A on May 3. Waddell won the Florida State League Portland 19-38 .333 20.0 v. BOW Player of the Month Award for April and won his first three starts with Altoona, stretching his streak to seven straight starts won overall. He was drafted in the fifth round in 2015 out of the University of Virginia after leading the Cava- liers to the 2015 College World Series title, pitching seven innings in the championship clincher against Vanderbilt. 2016 CURVE AT A GLANCE Overall Record ..................................... 31-26 FOR ERIE: Right-hander Tommy Collier makes his twelfth start of the year for the SeaWolves and third against the Home ............................................ 15-12 Curve. Last time out, he was charged with a loss after allowing four earned runs in 6.1 innings at Trenton on Friday. Road ............................................. 16-13 He picked up a win against the Curve on April 25 at PNG Field with seven scoreless, three-hit innings with a season- high six strikeouts. He did not pick up decision in his next outing, also against Altoona, after allowing three earned Place (E.L. Western) ................................2nd runs in six innings at Jerry Uht Park. He faced the Curve three times in 2015, going 3-0, and went seven or more in- Games Ahead/Behind ........................... -5.5 nings in each of his starts, never allowing more than two earned runs. Against Altoona in his career, Collier is 5-0 with a 2.31 ERA in his last six starts against Altoona, dating back to 2014. Streak..........................................................W1 Last 5 .......................................................... 2-3 UP & DOWN: The Curve went 20-6 from May 5-June 2 and moved from fourth to second in the E.L. West, including Last 10 ........................................................ 5-5 an eight-game winning streak from May 10-18, tied for the third-longest in team history. The Curve have won seven of their last nine series, with the lone exceptions being a four-game series split with Akron at PNG Field and losing 2016 vs. Erie ............................................. 4-5 two-of-three to Binghamton in last weekend's set. at Altoona ........................................ 1-2 at Erie ............................................... 3-3 AUSTIN CITY LIMITS: After hitting just .192 through his first 21 games, outfielder Austin Meadows has compiled a All-time vs. Erie ...............................176-175 16-game hitting streak since May 23 to raise his average to .289. The Pirates' second-ranked prospect has eight multi- at Altoona ................................... 80-88 hit games during the streak, including five straight from 5/27-5/31. He's batting .403 (25/62) during the streak with at Erie ........................................... 97-87 six triples, five doubles, his first two Double-A home runs, ten RBIs, five stolen bases, five walks, 14 runs scored and just eight strikeouts. The 16-game streak is the longest active streak by an active Eastern League player, the longest ‘16 Home Attendance .......................89,758 by a Curve player this season and the third-best in the E.L. this season. It's also the second-longest active streak Home Openings .........................................26 in baseball, MLB and MiLB, behind Cleveland prospect Tyler Krieger, who has an 18-game streak for Single-A Lake Average Attendance ............................3,452 County. Meadows is also currently on a 21-game on-base streak since May 15, the longest for a Curve player this year. He was named Eastern League Player of the Week on Monday for the week of May 30-June 5. BROADCAST INFORMATION BOMBS AWAY: Curve outfielderStetson Allie moved up on the Curve’s all-time home run leaders list with his 42nd career homer on May 27 at Bowie, moving ahead of Ray Sadler for third all-time. Josh Bonifay and Adam Hyzdu both share the franchise home run record with 55 homers hit while wearing an Altoona jersey. He added the 43rd home run of his career on May 28. Trey Wilson, Nate Bowen and Fletcher WHAT A RELIEF: Lefty relief pitcher Jared Lakind pitched 2.0 scoreless innings on Monday night at Erie, extending his Keel will call all the action of the 2016 scoreless streak to 19.1 innings, the longest posted by any Curve pitcher this season. He has not surrendered a run in season on the flagship of the Curve, ESPN his last 13 appearances. Since April 25, Dovydas Neverauskas is 1-0 with a 0.45 ERA (1 ER, 20.0 IP) and has allowed Radio 1430, WVAM-AM in Altoona. just three hits. Oppoenents are hitting .133 against him for the season, second-best amongst E.L. relief pitchers. Jhon- Pregame coverage begins 15 min. before daniel Medina has opposing hitters to a .141 batting average, the third-best in the league. all games. The Curve can also be heard on the following YOUTH MOVEMENT: The Altoona season roster has an average age of 23.6, the youngest of any team in the Eastern affiliate stations for selected games: League. Hartford (24.0) and Akron (24.6) are the next closest. Erie and - WTRN-AM/FM 1340/100.7 in Tyrone ON THE ROAD TRIP New Hampshire (26.0) have fielded the oldest rosters. The three youngest - WWGE 1400 AM in Ebensburg Games ....................................................................2 players on the Curve roster are all 21 and are also the three highest-ranked - Online streaming at AltoonaCurve.com Record ............................................................... 1-1 prospects: Austin Meadows, Reese McGuire and Harold Ramirez. Aside from pitchers Jhondaniel Medina (three games at Triple-A this year) and Frank provided by TuneIn Radio Average .......................................... .265 (19/72) Duncan (four starts at Triple-A), no players on the current roster have played - Via the TuneIn Radio App and the MiLB Runs/Runs Per Game ..............................9/4.5 above Double-A at any point in their professional careers. First Pitch App Home Runs...........................................................0 PROSPECT WATCH: The Curve roster currently features six of MLB.com’s RISP ..................................................