EASTERN LEAGUE CHAMPIONS DIVISION CHAMPIONS PLAYOFF APPEARANCES PLAYERS TO MLB 2010 2004, 2010 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2010 117 BATTING AVG: .225 (10th) April 22, 2015 -- Game #13, Home Game #7 BATTING AVG.: .216 (12th) TEAM HR: 4 (T-8th) TEAM HR: 3 (T-10th) WALKS: 47 (2nd) Harrisburg Senators (6-7) at Altoona Curve (7-5) WALKS: 34 (10th) STRIKEOUTS: 86 (T-8th) RHP Tim Alderson (0-0, 4.22) vs. RHP Tyler Glasnow (1-0, 0.82) STRIKEOUTS: 101 (3rd) TEAM ERA: 3.37 (5th) TEAM ERA: 1.93 (1st) WALKS: 28 (12th) 6 p.m. | Peoples Natural Gas Field | Altoona, Pa. WALKS: 38 (8th) STRIKEOUTS: 100 (3rd) STRIKEOUTS: 66 (12th) () -- EL Rank Radio - ESPN Radio 1430, WVAM | TV - MiLB.tv () -- EL Rank UPCOMING GAMES & PITCHING PROBABLES Thurs., April 23 Off Day Fri., April 24 at Erie 6:35 p.m. RHP Chad Kuhl (1-0, 0.90) vs. RHP Austin Kubitza (1-0, 2.00) Sat., April 25 at Erie 4:05 p.m. LHP Zack Dodson (1-0, 0.00) vs. RHP Warwick Saupold (0-0, 8.68) Sun., April 26 at Erie 1:35 p.m. RHP Angel Sanchez (1-0, 0.56) vs. TBD YESTERDAY: In the completion of Monday night’s suspended game, the Curve grabbed an early run to extend their 2015 E.L. WESTERN STANDINGS lead to, 3-1. However, a pair of unearned runs off John Kuchno in the seventh inning allowed Harrisburg to tie the Team W-L PCT GB Today game at three before eventually scoring three runs off Josh Smith (0-2) in the ninth to win it. Altoona 7-5 .583 -- v. HAR Bowie 7-6 .538 0.5 -- In the second game, both teams traded runs early with each team plating a run in the first inning. Curve starter Jason Erie 6-7 .462 1.5 @ BIN Creasy (1-0) took over the game from there and went on to pick up his first Double-A win with six innings of one-run Harrisburg 6-7 .462 1.5 @ ALT ball. Sebastian Valle broke the deadlock in the fifth with his first home run (and the team’s first homer at home) to put Akron 5-7 .417 2.0 @ REA the Curve ahead for good at 2-1. Collin Balester notched his second save in the seventh inning to secure his second Richmond 3-8 .273 3.5 -- save since being assigned back to the Curve. CURVE/SENATORS SERIES: The turnpike series renews itself this week in Curve, Pa. after the two clubs split the season’s opening series in Harrisburg April 9-12. After this series, the two clubs won’t meet again until May 8-10 with 2015 E.L. EASTERN STANDINGS three more games on City Island. Tonight’s matchup marks the seventh of 20 games between the two clubs. Team W-L PCT GB Today Reading 7-4 .636 -- v. AKR FOR ALTOONA: California native, and Pirates top prospect, Tyler Glasnow (1-0) makes the start tonight in the Binghamton 8-5 .615 -- v. ERI homestand finale. Glasnow, 21, was solid in his first home start (second overall Double-A start) on Friday night versus Trenton 7-5 .583 0.5 v. NHM Akron. The 6-8 righty allowed one run in six innings for his first Double-A quality start and also ended up in the win New Britain 7-6 .538 1.0 v. POR column. This is Glasnow’s second start this season versus the ‘Sens and his first versus Harrisburg here at PNG Field. New Hamp. 6-7 .462 2.0 @ TRE In his only other start versus Harrisburg, Glasnow struck out six in five innings and did not allow a run.For more on Portland 5-7 .417 2.5 @ NBR Glasnow, see page two. FOR HARRISBURG: RHP Tim Alderson will start for the ‘Sens in the series finale tonight and it will be Alderson’s first 2015 CURVE AT A GLANCE appearance back at Peoples Natural Gas Field since coming out of the Curve bullpen on May 6, 2013 vs. Akron. All Overall Record ...............................................7-5 told, Alderson spent parts of five seasons from 2009-13 in a Curve uniform after being acquired by the Pirates for Home .......................................................4-2 Freddy Sanchez in a trade with the San Francisco Giants in 2009. Alderson holds the Curve career-record for home Road .........................................................3-3 runs by a pitcher with two. In his last start for Harrisburg, the Arizona native allowed five runs (four earned) on eight hits in 5.2 innings in Binghamton on April 17. Place (E.L. Western) .....................................1st Games Behind ............................................. +0.5 THE STARTING LINE: The Curve starters are on fire to start the 2015 season, allowing four earned runs in 64 in- nings so far (six total runs). That’s good for an ERA of 0.56 heading into tonight’s game. Monday night’s starter, Angel Streak ..........................................................Won 1 Sanchez, had a 13.1-inning scoreless streak until giving up a home run to Mario Lisson in the second inning. It is a team-high for the season, with Sunday afternoon’s starter (and winner) Zack Dodson holding a streak of 12 scoreless Last 5 ..................................................................3-2 innings across two starts and one relief outing. Tuesday night’s regularly-scheduled starter Jason Creasy allowed one Last 10 ...............................................................6-4 run in six innings for his first win of 2015. No Curve starer has allowed more than two runs overall in a start this year 2015 vs. Harrisburg .....................................3-3 through 12 starts. at Altoona .............................................1-1 at Harrisburg .......................................2-2 VAMOS VALLE: Catcher Sebastian Valle smashed the team’s first home run at home in the win during Tuesday night’s All-time vs. Harrisburg ....................161-134 regularly-scheduled game with Harrisburg. As a team, the Curve are tied for the fewest home runs hit in the E.L. at Altoona ........................................87-51 heading into action today with three. That’s in large contrast to the 2014 Curve, who finished the season leading the at Harrisburg ..................................74-83 league in home runs with 124 home runs with very similar players (Allie, Broxton & Garcia all had double-digit home run totals at the end of 2014). ‘15 Home Attendance .........................20,118 Home Openings .................................................6 COOL UNDER PRESSURE: With Tuesday night’s, 2-1, victory over the Senators, the Curve have now won five one- Average Attendance ..............................3,353 run games already in 2015 (which is over 70% of the total team wins). By comparison, the 2014 Curve went 21-38 in one-run games a year ago. STARTING BLOCKS: The 7-5 start through 12 games for the Curve is the best for the team since the 2010 season, BROADCAST INFORMATION when they were 9-3...That year the team also opened with, and beat, Harrisburg by the score of 1-0 but did it at home. MAD MAX: Max Moroff broke out in a big way on Saturday night in the loss to Akron, tying a career-high and going 4-for-5 at the plate while driving in the team’s only run. Moroff only had two prior hits in seven games heading into Mike Passanisi and Trey Wilson will call action on Saturday night. It was also the Curve’s first four-hit game of the season for any single player. He followed it all the action of the 2015 season on the up with a 1-for-4 day on Sunday, 3-for-4 effort in Monday night’s game and then a 1-for-3 performance in Tuesday flagship of the Curve, ESPN Radio 1430, night’s regularly-scheduled game. In his last four games, Moroff is hitting .563 (9-for-16) with three doubles, one triple WVAM-AM in Altoona. Pregame cover- and one RBI. age begins 15 min. before all games. PASSING THE BAR: Curve reliever Jhonathan Barrios has converted on each of his first three save opportunities so The Curve can also be heard on the following far in 2015 and could be one of the folks that closes games for Curve in 2015 on a regular basis. The 2014 Curve affiliate stations for selected games: struggled with finding a closer early on in the season before the role was bestowed upon ennK Kasparek after he was - WTRN-AM/FM 1340/100.7 in Tyrone re-assigned back to Altoona in mid-June. The 2014 Curve only converted on - Online streaming at AltoonaCurve.com ON THE HOMESTAND 32 save opportunities while blowing 26. provided by TuneIn Radio Games .............................................................................6 I GOT FIVE ON IT: Of the 25 players on the Curve roster, five of them are - Via the TuneIn Radio App and the MiLB Record ........................................................................ 4-2 listed in the Pirates Top-30 prospects according to Baseball America. The five First Pitch App Average .................................................................. .237 are: Tyler Glasnow (#1), Josh Bell (#4), Willy Garcia (#12), Stetson Allie (#21) and Chad Kuhl (#28). Of the five, three of them spent time in Curve, Pa. in Runs/Runs Per Game .............................17/2.83 2014. Home Runs ..................................................................1 RISP ........................................................ .186 (11/59) ROSTER BREAKDOWN: The 2015 Curve roster....has 13 players that have suited up in a Curve uniform at some point in their careers....10 that are Errors ...............................................................................4 playing at the Double-A level for the first time....12 pitchers and 13 position players...and one member of the Pirates’ 40-man roster (Willy Garcia). THIS DATE IN CURVE HISTORY ERA ............................................................................1.67 The Curve defeated Akron, 4-3, in a Starter W-L ............................................................