EASTERN LEAGUE CHAMPIONS DIVISION CHAMPIONS PLAYOFF APPEARANCES PLAYERS TO MLB 2010, 2017 2004, 2010, 2017 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 148 2010, 2015, 2016, 2017 BATTING AVG.: .272 (1st) June 16, 2018 -- Game #62, Home Game #32 BATTING AVG.: .252 (4th) TEAM HR: 52 (7th) TEAM HR: 45 (11th) WALKS: 237 (4th) New Hampshire Fisher Cats (39-27) vs. Altoona Curve (33-28) WALKS: 168 (11th) STRIKEOUTS: 484 (10th) RHP Justin Dillon (1-1, 6.00) vs. RHP Pedro Vasquez (0-4, 5.73) STRIKEOUTS: 459 (11th) TEAM ERA: 4.02 (7th) TEAM ERA: 3.76 (5th) WALKS: 250 (1st) 6 p.m. | Peoples Natural Gas Field | Altoona, Pa. WALKS: 204 (10th) STRIKEOUTS: 481 (T-11th) STRIKEOUTS: 477 (10th) () -- EL Rank Radio -- WRTA 98.5 FM & Curve Radio Network | TV -- MiLB.TV () -- EL Rank UPCOMING GAMES & PITCHING PROBABLES Sun., June 17 New Hamp. 6 p.m. RHP Jon Harris (4-3, 5.43) vs. RHP Eduardo Vera (1-0, 2.57) Mon., June 18 OFF DAY Tues., June 19 at Richmond 6:35 p.m. RHP Mitch Keller (7-2, 3.25) vs. RHP Chase Johnson (0-1, 1.74) Wed., June 20 at Richmond 6:35 p.m. LHP Taylor Hearn (2-4, 3.57) vs. TBD YESTERDAY: The Curve rolled to their fourth straight win with a 10-1 victory over the Fisher Cats. Cam Vieaux picked up his second win in as many starts, matching the seven innings with one run allowed from his debut. Bryan Reynolds put the Curve on the board in the second with an RBI double, but New Hampshire tied the score in the top of the third. Altoona jumped back 2018 E.L. WESTERN STANDINGS in the lead in the bottom of the inning with an RBI double by Bralin Jackson before breaking out with six runs in the fourth. Team W-L PCT GB Today Jordan George drove an RBI single, Stephen Alemais added a two-run double, and later scored on an error before Jackson clubbed a two-run homer to open an 8-1 lead. The Curve scored a run in the fifth on a double play and Jackson capped the Akron 38-29 .567 -- @ REA scoring with double in the eighth. MLB rehabber Enny Romero worked a scoreless eighth and Bret Helton stranded two run- Altoona 33-28 .541 2.0 vs. NH ners in a scoreless ninth inning. Jackson finished the game with three hits, including two doubles and a homer, with four RBIs. Harrisburg 35-30 .538 2.0 vs. RIC Will Craig went 3-for-3 and scored twice. Richmond 33-31 .516 3.5 @ HAR TONIGHT: The 20th Season of Altoona Curve Baseball, presented by Stuckey Subaru, continues as the Curve face the New Bowie 29-35 .453 7.5 vs. POR Hampshire Fisher Cats, Double-A affiliate of the Toronto Blue Jays, in the second of three games at PNG Field. This series marks the first meetings between the two teams this season and the Fisher Cats' only trip to Altoona this year. The Curve play Erie 29-36 .446 8.0 @ TRN three games in Manchester from August 14-16. Last year, the Curve went 5-2 against the Fisher Cats, including a 3-1 mark at PNG Field. Prior to the season, the two teams were rated as having the most prospect talented rosters in the league and were 2018 E.L. EASTERN STANDINGS both in the top-seven in the minors according to MLB.com. Team W-L PCT GB Today THE CURVE: The Curve have won seven of their eight seven games in addition to ten wins over their last 14 contests since New Hamp. 39-27 .591 -- @ ALT May 30, including a three-game road sweep at Binghamton prior to this series. Starting with back-to-back shutouts on June Trenton 39-27 .591 -- vs. ERI 6 and 7 vs. Reading, Altoona pitchers have teamed up for a 2.33 ERA (21 ER/81.0 IP) over the last nine games. Offensively, the Curve are hitting .277 (286/1033) with 31 homers over the last 30 games since May 11, averaging 4.9 runs per game Binghamton 34-32 .515 5.0 @ HFD (148 runs) in that stretch. The Curve are currently tied for second in the Western Division, their highest spot in the standings Hartford 31-35 .470 8.0 vs. BIN since May 22. Reading 26-39 .400 12.5 vs. AKR THE FISHER CATS: New Hampshire sits tied for first place in the Eastern Division with Trenton. The Fisher Cats are playing Portland 24-41 .369 14.5 @ BOW the fifth of a nine-game road trip against Western Division opponents. They won two of three at Akron prior to this series. They are also in a stretch of playing 15 consecutive games against teams from the West. The Fisher Cats have won four of their last 2018 CURVE AT A GLANCE seven games, hitting .239 (56/234) in that stretch with two homers, while their pitchers had posted a 2.89 ERA (17 ER/53.0 IP) before allowing ten runs on Friday against the Curve. The New Hampshire roster features eight of MLB.com's Top-30 Blue Overall Record .......................................33-28 Jays prospects, including Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (1, No. 2 overall), Bo Bichette (2, No. 9 overall), T.J. Zeuch (9), Cavan Biggio Home ............................................... 18-15 (19), Jordan Romano (27), Jonathan Davis (28), Max Pentecost (29) and Jon Harris (30). Road ................................................ 15-13 FOR ALTOONA: Right-hander Pedro Vasquez makes his seventh start of the season and his eighth overall appearance for the Curve. Last time out, he picked up a loss after allowing four earned runs over five innings against Hartford. He has Place (E.L. Western) .............................. T-2nd pitched at least five innings in each of his last five starts. Vasquez joined the Curve from extended spring training on May 4 Games Ahead/Behind ........................... -2.0 and debuted that night against Erie, allowing one run before rain shortened his outing to three innings. He made 24 starts and two relief appearances for A-Adv. Bradenton last year, going 9-7 with a 3.73 ERA. In the first half of the season, he went 6-3 with a 2.20 ERA over 11 starts and two relief outings, but had a 5.10 ERA over his final 13 starts, including a 6.84 ERA in Streak ............................................................W4 five August outings. He was selected as a Florida State League Mid-Season and Post-Season All-Star in 2017. Vasquez was acquired by the Pirates along with LHP Jake Brentz on September 1, 2016 as players to be named later in the August 6 trade Last 5 ............................................................. 4-1 that sent Arquimedes Caminero to the Seattle Mariners. For more on Vasquez, see page two. Last 10 ........................................................... 7-3 FOR NEW HAMPSHIRE: Right-hander Justin Dillon makes his fourth start of the season for the Fisher Cats and his 11th overall for the season. This year, he has bounced between three levels in the Blue Jays system. He started the year with A-Adv. 2018 vs. New Hampshire ....................... 1-0 Dunedin, going 0-3 with a 4.82 ERA in April before a brief promotion to Triple-A Buffalo for one appearance, working 2.2 at Altoona ......................................... 1-0 scoreless innings on May 3 against Syracuse. He returned to Dunedin for an outing against Bradenton on May 7 and went at Manchester .................................. 0-0 back to Buffalo for three starts from May 12-25, going 2-1 with a 0.90 ERA. He was sent to New Hampshire for the first time in his career on May 27 and has made three starts. Last time out, he worked five innings and allowed five runs (three earned) All-time vs. New Hampshire .............48-41 n a win against Bowie on Sunday. Dillon was drafted by the Blue Jays in the 10th round last year out of Sacramento State. at Altoona ......................................25-21 ADJUSTING THE CURVE: Over the current four-game winning streak, the Curve batters have combined to hit .368 at Manchester ...............................23-20 (53/144) with 12 doubles, a triple and eight homers. The team has scored 38 runs in the last four games, averaging 7.6 runs per game with 13.3 hits per game. In that same span, Curve pitchers have combined to post a 2.00 ERA (8 ER//36.0 IP) ‘18 Home Attendance ......................123,668 and opposing batters are hitting .194 (25/129). Home Openings ..........................................32 EAST FEAST: Today the Curve play the 13th of 14 straight games against Eastern Division opponents to open the month of Average Attendance ............................3,856 June. The Curve are 8-4 in games against the Eastern Division during this stretch. Overall, the Curve are 12-7 against the East with a 6-3 record in Eastern Division parks. HOME COOKIN': Over their last 11 home games since May 19, the Curve have gone 8-3 and have allowed more than three runs in a game just twice. The pitching staff has combined to post a 2.45 ERA (27 ER/99.0 IP) over the last 11 games at BROADCAST INFORMATION PNG Field. The Altoona offense has combined to hit .287 (103/359) over the last 11 games at home. The Curve picked up walk-off wins in three of five home games from June 30-May 7. WILL POWER: From Tuesday through Thursday, Will Craig homered in three straight games for the second time this season, raising his season total to nine.