EASTERN LEAGUE CHAMPIONS DIVISION CHAMPIONS PLAYOFF APPEARANCES PLAYERS TO MLB 2010 2004, 2010 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2010, 2015 123 BATTING AVG.: .251 (4th) May 19, 2016 -- Game #40, Road Game #21 BATTING AVG.: .249 (5th) TEAM HR: 21 (6th) TEAM HR: 19 (8th) WALKS: 133 8th) Altoona Curve (22-17) vs. Binghamton Mets (15-21) WALKS: 135 (6th) STRIKEOUTS: 279 (7th) RHP Tyler Eppler (2-2, 2.70) vs. RHP Tyler Pill (3-3, 4.50) STRIKEOUTS: 272 (6th) TEAM ERA: 3.73 (6th) TEAM ERA: 4.01 (10th) WALKS: 163 (12th) 6:35 p.m. | NYSEG Stadium, Binghamton, N.Y. WALKS: 143 (8th) STRIKEOUTS: 260 (11th) Radio -- ESPN Radio 1430, WVAM | TV - MiLB.TV STRIKEOUTS: 275 (10th) () -- EL Rank () -- EL Rank UPCOMING GAMES & PITCHING PROBABLES Fri., May 20 Portland 6 p.m. RHP Teddy Stankiewicz (1-2, 3.32) vs. RHP David Whitehead (1-4, 7.36) Sat., May 21 Portland 6 p.m. RHP Ty Buttrey (0-6, 5.86) vs. LHP Brandon Waddell (3-0, 2.41) Sun., May 22 Portland 6 p.m. RHP Aaron Wilkerson (2-1, 1.37) vs. RHP Clay Holmes (3-4, 5.22) Mon., May 23 Akron 6 p.m. RHP Adam Plutko (3-2, 2.35) vs. LHP Cody Dickson (2-2, 4.62) SUNDAY: Jonathan Schwind scored on a wild pitch to put the Curve ahead, 2-1, during a four-run fifth inning. Chris 2016 E.L. WESTERN STANDINGS Diaz added an RBI single in the inning, and in his first professional plate appearance,Edgar Santana snuck a two-run Team W-L PCT GB Today single into left field to put the Curve in front, 5-1. Edwin Espinal gave the Curve an early lead in the first with a sacri- Akron 28-11 .718 -- OFF fice fly, and added an RBI single in the seventh. Santana pitched three hitless, scoreless innings to earn his second win Altoona 22-17 .564 6.0 @ BIN in three Double-A outings this year.Jared Lakind and Montana DuRapau each pitched a scoreless frame to close out Harrisburg 18-20 .474 9.5 OFF the Altoona win. Erich Weiss had a double and a triple and scored two runs. Bowie 17-21 .447 10.5 v. REA Erie 16-23 .410 12.0 OFF TODAY: The Curve wrap up their seven-game road trip with the finale of a three-game set from Binghamton as Al- Richmond 10-28 .263 17.5 @ TRN toona faces the Binghamton Mets, Double-A affiliate of the New York Mets, for the first series this season. The Curve won the first two games of the series by a combined score of 11-2. The Curve enter tonight’s game with an eight- game winning streak, tied for the third-longest in franchise history. Over the streak, which includes two wins over 2016 E.L. EASTERN STANDINGS Trenton, four victories over Richmond and two defeats of Binghamton, Altoona has outscored the opponents, 42-19. Team W-L PCT GB Today Reading 25-14 .641 - @ BOW FOR ALTOONA: Right-hander Tyler Eppler starts for the Curve, making his eighth start of the season. Last time out, Hartford 24-15 .615 1.0 OFF Eppler matched a career best with seven inning against Richmond for the second straight start, holding the Flying Trenton 21-16 .568 3.0 v. RIC Squirrels to one run on five hits in a no-decision. Eppler tossed the first complete game of the season for the Curve New Hamp. 19-19 .500 5.5 OFF in his previous outing, going all seven innings in the first game of a doubleheader on Saturday, May 7 in a win over Binghamton 16-21 .432 8.0 v. ALT Richmond. Eppler scattered just four hits and one run over his seven innings of work. Eppler picked up the team’s first Portland 15-26 .366 11.0 OFF win of the season on April 10 against Harrisburg at PNG Field, allowing two runs on three hits in six innings. Eppler joined the Curve briefly near the end of the 2015 season after a strong year with the A-Adv. Bradenton Marauders. The Texas native is in his third professional season following his All-Conference career at Sam Houston State. For more 2016 CURVE AT A GLANCE on Eppler, see page two. Overall Record ..................................... 22-17 Home ...............................................11-8 FOR BINGHAMTON: Right-hander Tyler Pill makes his eight start of the year for the B-Mets. Last time out, Pill picked Road ................................................11-9 up his third win in four starts after holding Portland to three earned runs in seven innings at Hadlock Field. In his previous start at Reading, the CSU Fullerton product was charged with a loss after allowing a season-high 10 hits and Place (E.L. Western) ................................2nd matching a season-worst with five earned runs against him. He did, however, strike out a season-high 12 hitters. Games Ahead/Behind ........................... -6.0 MARK IT EIGHT, DUDE: The Curve’s current eight-game winning streak is tied for the third-longest in franchise Streak..........................................................W8 history. The Curve also won eight straight games during their 2010 E.L Championship season (5/20-5/26 vs. Arkon, Last 5 .......................................................... 5-0 at Erie, at Akron) with a team that included Jordy Mercer, Josh Harrison, Jared Hughes, Alex Presley Matt Hague, Last 10 ........................................................ 9-1 Tony Watson, Justin Wilson and lock-down closer Daniel Moskos. The most recent eight-game winning streak came in 2013 (6/13-6/20 at New Britain, vs. Trenton, vs. New Hampshire), with strong performances by Gregory Polanco, 2016 vs. Binghamton .............................. 2-0 Alex Dickerson, Jameson Taillon, Nick Kingham, Casey Sadler, Stolmy Pimentel, Alex Dickerson and David Bromberg. at Altoona ........................................ 0-0 at Binghamton ................................ 2-0 NINE SOUNDS MIGHTY FINE: The Curve are one win shy of matching the second-best winning streak in franchise All-time vs. Binghamton ................... 76-75 history, a nine-game run that covered parts of two seasons. The Curve finished the 2005 regular season with a four- at Altoona ................................... 39-33 game road sweep of the Bowie Baysox before heading to the postseason with Tom Gorzelanny and Josh Bonifay. That at Binghamton ........................... 37-42 stretch included a 4-1, 15-inning win at Prince George’s Stadium on September 4, 2005. The Curve then opened the 2006 season on a five-game winning streak, the only 5-0 start in the club’s history, from April 6-10 at Blair County ‘16 Home Attendance .......................54,608 Ballpark against Trenton and Erie. Home Openings .........................................18 Average Attendance ............................3,034 GOING STREAKING: The Curve are two wins shy of tying the franchise record for the longest winning streak in franchise history at ten, which was set from July 24-August 2, 2005, as they earned wins at home against Harrisburg and Binghamton before continuing the streak at Trenton and Erie. Under manager Tony Beasley, that team featured BROADCAST INFORMATION notable Curve names like Jose Bautista, Rajai Davis, Josh Bonifay and Tom Gorzelanny. WHAT A RELIEF: Reliever Jhondaniel Medina has not allowed a run in his last eight outings, a span covering 13.1 innings. Dovydas Neverauskas has not allowed a run over his last eight outings, a total of 11.2 innings pitched. Over Medina’s streak - dating back to April 25 vs. Erie - Medina has allowed just one hit, has struck out six batters and Trey Wilson, Nate Bowen and Fletcher walked only three. Neverauskas tossed a scoreless inning to extend his streak in Tuesday night’s Curve win at Bing- Keel will call all the action of the 2016 hamton. season on the flagship of the Curve, ESPN Radio 1430, WVAM-AM in Altoona. BOMBS AWAY: Curve outfielderStetson Allie moved up on the Curve’s all-time home run leaders list with his Pregame coverage begins 15 min. before seventh-inning four-bagger on May 8 against Richmond, tying Ray Sadler for third all-time. Josh Bonifay and Adam all games. Hyzdu both share the home run record with 55 homers hit while wearing an Altoona jersey. The Curve can also be heard on the following affiliate stations for selected games: PROSPECT WATCH: The Curve roster currently features six of MLB.com’s - WTRN-AM/FM 1340/100.7 in Tyrone ON THE ROAD TRIP preseason top 30 Pirates prospects: Austin Meadows (2), Reese McGuire - WWGE 1400 AM in Ebensburg Games ....................................................................6 (5), Harold Ramirez (6), Clay Holmes (15), Barrett Barnes (20) and Tyler Ep- - Online streaming at AltoonaCurve.com Record ............................................................... 6-0 pler (28). Six players are also featured on Baseball America’s Top 30 Pirates prospect list: Meadows (2), Ramirez (5), McGuire (6), Holmes (19), Barnes (24) provided by TuneIn Radio Average ....................................... .282 (58/206) and Jose Osuna (30). - Via the TuneIn Radio App and the MiLB Runs/Runs Per Game .........................32/5.33 First Pitch App Home Runs...........................................................2 GLOBAL AFFAIR: Seven different countries are represented on Altoona’s current roster, including the United States (16), the Dominican Republic (3), RISP ................................................. .373 (22/59) Canada (1), Venezuela (1), Colombia (1), Taiwan (1) and Lithuania (1). Relief Errors ......................................................................3 pitcher Dovydas Neverauskas became the first player born and raised in Lithuania to sign with a Major League team when he signed as an interna- THIS DATE IN CURVE HISTORY ERA ...................................................................2.35 tional free agent with the Pirates. Canadian third basemenEric Wood was In 2013, the Curve beat the Erie Sea- Starter W-L ...................................................... 3-0 the first Canuck to be drafted when he went in the 6th round of the 2012 Wolves, 6-3.