EASTERN LEAGUE CHAMPIONS DIVISION CHAMPIONS PLAYOFF APPEARANCES PLAYERS TO MLB 2010 2004, 2010 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2010 118 July 13, 2015 -- Game #89 Home Game #44 Bowie Baysox (49-39) vs. Altoona Curve (48-40) RHP Terry Doyle (9-1, 2.16) vs. LHP Zack Dodson (4-5, 3.64) 12 p.m. | Peoples Natural Gas Field | Altoona, Pa. Radio - ESPN Radio 1430, WVAM | TV - MiLB.tv UPCOMING GAMES & PITCHING PROBABLES Tues. July 14 OFF DAY Wed., July 15 -- EASTERN LEAGUE ALL-STAR GAME -- Thurs., July 16 at Richmond 7:05 p.m. TBD vs. TBD Fri., July 17 at Richmond 5:35 p.m. TBD vs. TBD YESTERDAY: The Baysox scored six runs in the second inning against Curve starter Steven Brault (1-3) and rolled to 2015 E.L. WESTERN STANDINGS an 8-2 win at PNG Field. Altoona avoided the shutout, scoring a run with a bases-loaded walk by Mel Rojas Jr. in the Team W-L PCT GB Today sixth, and added a second run when Max Moroff grounded into a double play in the seventh. Adam Frazier extended Bowie 49-39 .557 -- @ ALT his current hitting streak to 14 games with a single in the seventh and added a double in the ninth. Edward Salcedo Altoona 48-40 .545 1.0 v. BOW had a seven-game hitting streak end with an 0-for-4 game. Richmond 45-42 .517 3.5 @ TRN Akron 47-44 .516 3.5 v. REA CURVE/BAYSOX SERIES: This series marks second series between the Curve and Baysox, with the first one also Harrisburg 44-46 .489 6.0 v. ERI being played at PNG Field. The Curve swept the Baysox in that set on May 11, 12 and 13. This series marks the final Erie 35-52 .402 13.5 @ HAR visit to PNG Field for the Baysox this year. The Curve will travel to Bowie to face the Baysox at Prince George’s Sta- dium on August 21-23 and August 31-September 3. 2015 E.L. EASTERN STANDINGS TODAY: The Curve look to even the Eastern League’s Western Division standings, currently sitting one game behind Team W-L PCT GB Today the first-place Baysox. Adam Frazier can set a new career-best mark today after a pair of hits in last night’s game Trenton 49-40 .551 -- v. RIC extended his current hitting streak to 14 games, matching a mark he set with Jamestown in 2013. Reading 48-42 .533 1.5 @ AKR Binghamton 46-42 .523 2.5 @ POR FOR ALTOONA: Lefty Zack Dodson makes his 17th start of the season for Altoona to go along with one bullpen out- New Hamp. 45-42 .517 3.0 @ NBR ing. Overall, he is 4-5 with a 3.64 ERA. Tonight marks his first start against the Baysox this season. The San Antonio New Britain 44-45 .494 4.0 v. NH native opened the season with a 23.1-inning scoreless streak. In two starts this month, he is 1-0 with a 3.27 ERA. Last Portland 32-58 .356 16.5 v. BIN time out, Dodson pitched five innings, allowing one run on five hits in a win at Erie.For more on Dodson, see page two. FOR BOWIE: Right-hander Terry Doyle makes his 11th start of the season and his 16th overall appearance for 2015 CURVE AT A GLANCE the Baysox. His is 9-1 with a 2.16 ERA in 2015 and 7-1 with a 2.08 ERA as a starter. Two starts ago, he pitched a Overall Record ..................................... 48-40 complete-game shutout against the Akron RubberDucks on July 3, allowing just two hits. He faced Akron again in his Home ............................................ 27-17 last start, earning his ninth win while allowing two runs in six innings. Doyle’s nine wins are tied for the most in the Road ............................................. 22-22 Eastern League. He has earned a win in three straight starts and in each of his last seven decisions, coming over a span of eight starts. Doyle was originally drafted by the Chicago White Sox out of Boston College in the 37th round in Place (E.L. Western) ................................2nd 2008. He has also played in the Red Sox and Braves organizations. Games Ahead/Behind .............................1.0 SHINING STARS: The Eastern League’s 2015 All-Star rosters were announced on Wednesday, and five Curve players Streak.................................................... Loss 1 were selected to represent the Western Division during the game on Wednesday at Portland’s Hadlock Field: Josh Last 5 .......................................................... 3-2 Bell, Max Moroff, Jason Creasy, Dan Gamache and Adam Frazier. Last 10 ........................................................ 5-5 SETTING THE TABLE: Adam Frazier was on fire in June, batting .424 (28/66) with a home run and eight RBI, raising 2015 vs. Bowie ......................................... 5-1 his overall average from .293 on June 1 to .363 at the end of the month. Frazier has assumed the everyday leadoff at Altoona ....................................... 5-1 duties, and when batting at the top of the order this season he is hitting .403 (48/119) in 30 games and .556 (15/27) at Bowie .......................................... 0-0 in the first inning. He is currently on a 14-game hitting streak, which ties the career-best streak he went on with All-time vs. Bowie ..........................139-136 Jamestown in 2013. at Altoona ................................... 72-72 at Bowie ...................................... 67-64 MAX ATTACKS: Infielder Max Moroff has continued his hot hitting into July. His 105 hits are the most in the league and he sits third with his .319 average. His .391 on-base percentage is the fourth-best, he is third with 41 walks and ‘15 Home Attendance .................... 179,773 tied for first with 54 runs scored. After compiling a 30-game on-base streak and an 11-game hitting streak earlier this Home Openings .........................................43 season, he went on a 12-game hitting streak in June. Average Attendance ............................4,181 HATS FOR BATS, KEEP BATS WARM: The Curve are leading the 12-team Eastern League in batting average with BROADCAST INFORMATION a .276 clip entering play tonight. After batting .248 in April, the Curve have batted .285 (649/2281) as a team since May 1. The Curve have four active players hitting .300 or better --Josh Bell (.312), Adam Frazier (.378), Dan Gamache (.311) and Max Moroff (.319). However, of those batters, only Bell and Moroff have enough at-bats to qualify for the league leader board. Trey Wilson will call all the action of the HOT SALCE: Curve third baseman/left fielderEdward Salcedo had a seven-game hitting streak end on Sunday with 2015 season on the flagship of the Curve, an 0-for-4 game against the Baysox. Over the hitting streak, he batted .478 and hit his first home run of the season, ESPN Radio 1430, WVAM-AM in Altoona. bringing his batting average up from .203 to .239. Pregame coverage begins 15 min. before JUST JOSHIN’ YA: First baseman Josh Bell enters today’s game owning a .312 average that is sixth in the Eastern all games. League. The former second-round pick also ranks among the league leaders in hits (97, 2nd), RBI (51, 4th), on-base The Curve can also be heard on the following percentage (.380, 6th) and triples (6, T-1st). affiliate stations for selected games: - WTRN-AM/FM 1340/100.7 in Tyrone ROAD TO THE SHOW: Former Curve relief pitcher Diego Moreno made - Online streaming at AltoonaCurve.com ON THE HOMESTAND his MLB debut on June 22, becoming the 118th Altoona Curve alumnus to provided by TuneIn Radio Games ....................................................................3 reach the big leagues. Appearing in relief for the New York Yankees, Moreno - Via the TuneIn Radio App and the MiLB pitched one scoreless inning with two strikeouts to work around a pair of Record ............................................................... 2-1 First Pitch App hits. He was a member of the Curve in 2010 and 2011, appearing in fourteen Average ........................................... .329(23/70) combined games. He is the first Curve alum to make his MLB debut in 2015. Runs/Runs Per Game ...............................10/3 Home Runs...........................................................2 BACK TO THE FUTURES GAME: First baseman Josh Bell went back to the SiriusXM Futures Game for the second straight year, becoming the first RISP ................................................... .250 (8/32) Pirates’ minor leaguer to play in the game two times. Last season, Bell played Errors ..................................................................... 5 for the U.S. in Minneapolis at Target Field. This time he joined the U.S. squad yesterday at Great American Ballpark in Cincinnati. He drew nationwide ERA ...................................................................2.70 attention clubbing a two-run home run in the game, which was won by the Starter W-L ...................................................... 2-0 U.S. All-Stars, 10-1. Curve manager Tom Prince also joined manager Ken Griffey, Sr. on the U.S. staff, coaching first base. Starter ERA .......................3.77(6ER / 14.1 IP) Reliever W-L ................................................... 0-0 Reliever ERA ................. 4.70 (8 ER / 15.1 IP) Saves/Opps .....................................................2/2 2015 Altoona Curve Game Information Page 1 TODAY’S STARTING PITCHER 2015 HIGHS CAREERCAREER HIGHS HIGHS LHP ZACK DODSON #18 IP: 7.0, 2x, last - 5/15 v. AKR IP: 7.0, 7x, last - 5/15 v. AKR HEIGHT: 6-1 WEIGHT: 187 B/T: L/L EXP: 6 YR K’s: 8, 5/15 v. AKR K: 9, 8/17/14 @ ERI BB’s: 2, 4x, last - 5/31 v. BIN BB: 7, 7/21/14 @ NBR BORN: JULY 23, 1990 (24) IN LACOSTE, TEXAS Hits: 12, 6/22 v. HAR Hits: 12, 6/22/15 v. HAR RESIDES: NATALIA, TEXAS Runs: 7, 6/22 v.