EASTERN LEAGUE CHAMPIONS DIVISION CHAMPIONS PLAYOFF APPEARANCES PLAYERS TO MLB 2010 2004, 2010 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2010, 2015 126 BATTING AVG.: .249 (T-5th) June 18, 2016 -- Game #67, Home Game #33 BATTING AVG.: .259 (3rd) TEAM HR: 37 (8th) TEAM HR: 39 (T-6th) WALKS: 189 (10th) Hartford Yard Goats (37-28) vs. Altoona Curve (35-31) WALKS: 206 (9th) STRIKEOUTS: 464 (9th) STRIKEOUTS: 503 (5th) RHP German Marquez Marquez (5-4, 2.88) vs. LHP Brandon Waddell (4-2, 5.35) TEAM ERA: 2.97 (1st) TEAM ERA: 4.21 (9th) WALKS: 163 (12th) 6 p.m. | Peoples Natural Gas Field, Curve, Pa. WALKS: 273 (1st) STRIKEOUTS: 445 (10th) STRIKEOUTS: 439 (11th) () -- EL Rank Radio -- ESPN Radio 1430, WVAM | TV - MiLB.TV () -- EL Rank UPCOMING GAMES & PITCHING PROBABLES Sun., June 18 Hartford 6 p.m. LHP Kyle Freeland (5-6, 3.98) vs. RHP Tyler Eppler (4-4, 4.01) Mon., June 19 OFF DAY Tues., June 20 at Binghamton 6:35 p.m. RHP Alex McRae (0-2, 18.41) vs. TBD Wed., June 21 at Binghamton 6:35 p.m. RHP Clay Holmes (5-4, 5.16) vs. TBD YESTERDAY: The Curve dropped the series opener against the Yard Goats, 3-2. Hartford plated a run in the first in- 2016 E.L. WESTERN STANDINGS ning and added two in the fifth on a home run by Pat Valaika. The Curve were held off the scoreboard until the eighth Team W-L PCT GB Today when Jose Osuna came through with a pinch-hit, RBI single to close within two runs. The Curve left the bases loaded Akron 39-29 .574 -- v. NHM that inning, but sparked another rally in the ninth. Osuna drove another RBI single to close the gap to one, but Matt Altoona 35-31 .530 3.0 v. HFD Carasiti closed out the game for his league-leading 18th save. Hartford starter Zach Jemiola pitched seven scoreless Harrisburg 35-31 .530 3.0 v. REA innings. Altoona starter Cody Dickson allowed three runs in 5.1 innings. Jared Lakind pitched a scoreless inning to Erie 30-39 .435 9.5 v. BOW break to the Altoona franchise record for the longest scoreless streak in a single season, which is now at 24.2 innings. Bowie 29-38 .439 9.5 @ BOW Richmond 26-41 .388 12.5 v. POR TONIGHT: The Curve continue the six-game homestand with the second game against the Hartford Yard Goats, Double-A affiliate of the Colorado Rockies. The Yard Goats, formerly the New Britain Rock Cats, make their first trip to PNG Field for this three-game set. The Curve are coming off of taking two-of-three from New Hampshire. The Yard 2016 E.L. EASTERN STANDINGS Goats have lost five-of-seven, including being swept by the Reading Fightin Phils the last three days. Team W-L PCT GB Today Reading 49-19 .721 -- @ HAR FOR ALTOONA: Lefty Brandon Waddell makes his eighth start of the year for the Curve and 13th overall. Last time Trenton 40-27 .597 8.5 v. BIN out, Waddell allowed four earned runs on 10 hits in 4.2 innings. Waddell went won each of his first three Double-A Hartford 37-28 .569 10.5 @ ALT starts and had a 2.41 ERA. In his last three starts since May 29, he is 1-2 with a 9.95 ERA. He began the season with New Hamp. 29-37 .439 19.0 @ AKR A-Adv. Bradenton and went 4-0 in five starts with a 0.93 ERA, picking up a win in each of his last four outings prior to Binghamton 28-37 .431 19.5 @ TRN his promotion to Double-A on May 3. Waddell won the Florida State League Player of the Month Award for April and Portland 23-43 .348 25.0 @ RIC 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 Cavaliers to the 2015 College World Series title, pitching seven innings in the championship clincher against Vanderbilt. 2016 CURVE AT A GLANCE Overall Record ..................................... 35-31 FOR HARTFORD: Right-hander German Marquez makes his 13th start of the season for the Yard Goats. Last time Home ............................................ 17-14 out, he picked up a win over Binghamton after holding the B-Mets to one earned run in seven innings with seven Road ............................................. 18-17 strikeouts. The 21-year-old native of Venezuela was acquired by the Colorado Rockies along with LHP Jake McGee in a trade with the Tampa Bay Rays for Corey Dickerson and Kevin Padlo. Place (E.L. Western) ............................T-2nd Games Ahead/Behind ........................... -3.0 AUSTIN CITY LIMITS: After hitting just .192 through his first 21 games, outfielder Austin Meadows has compiled a 24-game hitting streak since May 23 to raise his average to .311, second-best in the league. He also leads the league Streak............................................................ L1 with a .611 slugging percentage and is fifth with 30 extra-base hits. The Pirates' second-ranked prospect has 12 Last 5 .......................................................... 2-3 multi-hit games during the streak, including five straight from 5/27-5/31. He's batting .404 (38/94) during the streak Last 10 ........................................................ 4-6 with six triples, twelve doubles, his first six Double-A home runs, 17 RBIs, six stolen bases, seven walks, 24 runs scored and just eleven strikeouts. The 24-game streak is the longest by an Eastern League hitter this year and the 2016 vs. Hartford .................................... 0-1 longest in Altoona franchise history. On Tuesday, Meadows broke the all-time franchise record streak of 21 games set at Altoona ........................................ 0-0 by Kevin Sefcik in 2002. It's also the longest active hit streak in baseball, MLB and MiLB. Meadows is also currently on at Hartford ....................................... 0-1 a 29-game on-base streak since May 15, the longest in the Eastern League this season. He was named Eastern League All-time vs. Hartford .......................... 65-54 Player of the Week last Monday for the week of May 30-June 5. at Altoona ................................... 34-23 at Hartford ....................................... 0-0 HELLO, NEWMAN: Shortstop Kevin Newman, the player selected by the Pirates in last year's MLB Draft (19th overall), was promoted to Double-A to join the Curve today. Newman was batting .366 through 41 games with A-Adv. ‘16 Home Attendance .................... 100,833 Bradenton. The former Arizona Wildcat is ranked by Baseball America as the eighth-best prospect in the Pittsburgh Home Openings .........................................29 system. As an amateur, Newman won back-to-back batting titles in the prestigious Cape Cod League and had a deco- Average Attendance .............................3477 rated career at the University of Arizona. WHAT A RELIEF: Lefty relief pitcher Jared Lakind pitched a scoreless inning on Friday night against Hartford, extend- BROADCAST INFORMATION ing his current scoreless streak to 24.2 innings, a new franchise single-season record (The longest scoreless streak overall in franchise history was 27.0 IP by Zack Dodson in 2014-2015). He has not surrendered a run in his last 16 appearances. Reliever Jhondaniel Medina has opposing hitters to a .157 batting average, the fifth-best in the league. Montana DuRapau sits third in the league in saves with eleven in twelve tries. Trey Wilson, Nate Bowen and Fletcher YOUTH MOVEMENT: The Altoona season roster has an average age of 23.5, the youngest of any team in the Eastern Keel will call all the action of the 2016 League. New Hampshire (26.0) has fielded the oldest roster. The two youngest players on the current Curve roster season on the flagship of the Curve, ESPN are both 21 and are also the two highest-ranked prospects: Reese McGuire and Harold Ramirez. Aside from pitchers Radio 1430, WVAM-AM in Altoona. Jhondaniel Medina (three games at Triple-A this year), no players on the current roster have played above Double-A Pregame coverage begins 15 min. before at any point in their professional careers. all games. The Curve can also be heard on the following PROSPECT WATCH: The Curve roster currently features six of MLB.com’s preseason top 30 Pirates prospects: Reese affiliate stations for selected games: McGuire (5), Harold Ramirez (6), Kevin Newman (11), Clay Holmes (15), Bar- - WTRN-AM/FM 1340/100.7 in Tyrone ON THE HOMESTAND rett Barnes (20) and Tyler Eppler (28). Six players are also featured on Base- - WWGE 1400 AM in Ebensburg Games ....................................................................4 ball America’s Top 30 Pirates prospect list: Ramirez (5), McGuire (6), Newman - Online streaming at AltoonaCurve.com Record ............................................................... 2-2 (8) Holmes (19), Barnes (24) and Jose Osuna (30). provided by TuneIn Radio Average ....................................... .286 (38/133) MOVIN' UP: The Curve have seen five players promoted to Triple-A in 2016, - Via the TuneIn Radio App and the MiLB Runs/Runs Per Game .........................19/4.75 all for the first time in their careers. RHPJohn Kuchno was promoted on April First Pitch App Home Runs...........................................................4 15. RHP Jhondaniel Medina was promoted on April 21 and again for one game on May 26. RHP Frank Duncan went up on May 10, and after a one- RISP ................................................. .414 (12/29) start return to Altoona, went back to Indianapolis on June 3. RHP Dovydas Errors ......................................................................6 Neverauskas was promoted to Triple-A for the first time on June 16. OF Austin Meadows was sent up to Triple-A on June 18. THIS DATE IN CURVE HISTORY ERA ...................................................................3.50 In 2013, the Curve beat New Hampshire, Starter W-L .....................................................