UPCOMING GAMES & PITCHING PROBABLES

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1 EASTERN LEAGUE CHAMPIONS 2010 BATTING AVG.:.258 (7th) TEAM HR: 107 (7th) WALKS: 460 (4th) STRIKEOUTS: 1,061 (4th) TEAM ERA: 4.48 (11th) WALKS: 456 (7th) STRIKEOUTS: 876 (12th) () -- EL Rank DIVISION CHAMPIONS 2004, 2010 PLAYOFF APPEARANCES 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2010, 2015, 2016 September 2, Game #138, Home Game #68 Harrisburg Senators (59-78) vs. Curve (72-65) RHP Kyle McGowin (1-5, 7.17) vs. RHP Alex McRae (10-5, 3.67) 6 p.m. Peoples Natural Gas Field, Pa. Radio -- News Talk 1240 WRTA & Curve Radio Network TV -- MiLB.TV BATTING AVG.:.255 (T-8th) TEAM HR: 95 (9th) WALKS: 446 (6th) STRIKEOUTS: 908 (11th) TEAM ERA: 3.70 (3rd) WALKS: 456 (6th) STRIKEOUTS: 1,025 (T-4th) () -- EL Rank PLAYERS TO MLB 144 UPCOMING GAMES & PITCHING PROBABLES Sun., Sept. 3 Harrisburg 6 p.m. RHP Austin Voth (3-3, 4.84) vs. RHP Austin Coley (5-4, 3.16) Mon., Sept. 4 Harrisburg Noon RHP Taylor Hill (4-6, 5.33) vs. RHP J.T. Brubaker (7-6, 4.51) Tues., Sept. 5 OFF DAY Wed., Sept. 6 Bowie (ELDS G1) TBD RHP Mitch Keller (2-2, 3.12) vs. TBD YESTERDAY: The Curve won their homestand opener, 6-5, over the Harrisburg Senators. Starting pitcher Mitch Keller struck out 11 batters over six scoreless innings, becoming the first Curve pitcher to strike out 11 in a game since Tyler Glasnow had 12 punch outs in a start in July It was the 11th outing by a Curve pitcher with 11 or more strikeouts in team history. Pablo Reyes tripled in the first inning and came in to score on a sac fly by Jordan George to put the Curve on the board early. Anderson Feliz added a run with an RBI double in the fourth. The Curve added three runs in the sixth inning. Jon Schwind came through with a pinch-hit RBI single, Cole Tucker was hit by a pitch to bring home a run and Reyes grounded into a run-scoring fielder's choice to open the lead to 5-0. Jose Marmolejos broke the shutout with a two-run double in the seventh, but Jerrick Suiter scored on a wild pitch in the bottom of the inning to extend the lead to 6-2. Harrisburg rallied for three runs against Tate Scioneaux in the eighth, but Yeudy Garcia entered and stranded two runners on base in the inning and worked through a scoreless ninth to pick up his fifth save. TODAY: The Curve play the second of four games against the Harrisburg Senators, Double-A affiliate of the Washington Nationals, for the final series of the regular season. The Curve opened the season in Harrisburg, splitting a four-game set from April 7-9, and won two of three games at home from April The Curve also took two of three games at Harrisburg from June 6-8. The two teams last met from July at PNG Field, when the Curve won two of three games. FOR ALTOONA: Right-hander Alex McRae makes his 25th start and 27th overall appearance for the Curve this season. Last time out, he worked six innings and allowed one run at Richmond on Monday night in a 15-inning Curve loss. McRae's 3.67 ERA is ranked as the ninth-best in the Eastern League this season and he has pitched the fourthmost innings (144.2) in the league. McRae is aiming for his 11th win of the year, which would make him the just the fifth Curve pitcher to reach the mark since 2011 (Jason Creasy, 2015 (12); Chad Kuhl, 2015 (11); Casey Sadler, 2013 (11) and Brandon Cumpton, 2012 (12). Last season, McRae joined the Curve in late-june after making 12 starts in the Florida State League. After going 2-4 with a ERA in his first six starts with, McRae went 6-2 with a 2.47 ERA (17 ER/62.0 IP) over his last ten outings (nine starts) from July 14-September 1. A native of Milwaukee, McRae is in his fourth professional season after being drafted by the Pirates in the tenth round out of Jacksonville University in 2014, where he played first and third base along with pitching. For more on McRae, see page two. FOR HARRISBURG: Right-hander Kyle McGowan makes his eighth start for the Senators this season. Last time out, he worked even innings and allowed one earned run against Akron on Monday. He has bounced between Triple-A Syracuse, Double-A Harrisburg and A-Adv. Potomac this season. McGowan was picked up by the Nationals in a trade along with RHP Austin Adams from the Los Angeles Angels for 2B Danny Espinosa in December He was originally drafted by the Angles in the fifth round in 2013 out of Savannah State. PLAYOFF BOUND: The Curve solidified a playoff berth for the third straight season with Tuesday night's win at Richmond. They currently lead the Western Division by 1.5 games over Bowie with three games remaining. This year marks the second time in franchise history the Curve have reached the playoffs in three straight seasons (They went to the playoffs in four consecutive years from ). The Curve have won their division two times: 2004 and In both of those seasons, they advanced to the Eastern League Championship series, losing in the finals to New Hampshire in 2004 and winning their only E.L. title to date in 2010 over Trenton. The win on Tuesday also locked up the Curve's 12th winning season in their first 19 years. PITCH PERFECT: Over the last 13 games since August 20, Curve starting pitchers have combined to go 6-3 with a 2.53 ERA (22 ER/78.1 IP). In that stretch, J.T. Brubaker is 0-1 with a 4.50 ERA (8 ER/16 IP) in three starts, Brandon Waddell is 1-0 with a 1.45 ERA (3 ER/18.2 IP) in three starts, Mitch Keller is 2-1 with a 3.24 ERA (6 ER/16.2 IP) in two starts, Casey Sadler is 1-0 with a 1.00 ERA (1 ER/9.0 IP) in one start and Alex McRae is 1-0 with a 3.27 ERA (4 ER/11 IP) in two starts. ICE COLE: Cole Tucker is batting.365 (19/52) over his last 13 games with 11 RBIs, two doubles, a triple and one homer. He has picked up five go-ahead hits for the Curve dating back to Aug. 20, when he hit an RBI single in the 10th inning at New Hampshire to lift the Curve to a 6-5 win. On Aug. 21, he clubbed a two-run homer in a 2-0 win at Hartford. On Aug. 22, he gave the Curve a lead with a two-run triple to give the Curve the lead in a 5-4 win at Hartford. On Saturday, Tucker broke a 1-1 tie with a go-ahead single in the sixth inning in a win over the Baysox. He broke a scoreless tie in a 3-1 win on Tuesday at Richmond as the Curve clinched a postseason berth. CLOSE CALLS: The Curve have gone in their last 42 games, and nine of those losses have been by one run. Their last 20 losses since July 18 have been by an average of 2.2 runs (43 runs/20 games). The Curve have played 53 one-run games this year, the most in the Eastern League, and have posted a record in those games. SEARCHING FOR HITS: The Curve hit.243 in the month of August, the lowest in the Eastern League and the lowest for the Curve in a single month this season. The team average for the season is currently.255, which would tie the second-lowest in franchise history (2008 Curve also hit.255), trailing only the 2013 team, which hit.252. C-N-O: Reliever Tate Scioneaux has held opposing batters to a.219 average, tied for fourth-best in the league among relievers. Scioneaux is ranked third in the league with 46 appearances, has the lowest BB/9 IP ratio (1.44) and has allowed the second-fewest baserunners (9.00/9 IP). He has converted each of his last eight save attempts. ON THE HOMESTAND Games...1 Record Average (8/30) Runs/Runs Per Game...8/2.0 Home Runs...0 RISP (3/14) Errors...1 ERA (5 ER/9.0 IP) Starter W-L Starter ERA (0 ER/6.0 IP) Reliever W-L Reliever ERA (5 ER/3.0 IP) Saves/Opps...1/1 SAVE IT: The Curve are tied for the Eastern League lead with 46 saves this season, tied for their second-highest total in a year since 2008 (They had 47 in 2010 and 44 in 2015). The team record for saves in a single season is 49, which the Curve posted in Montana DuRapau (14) and Tate Scioneaux (14) are the third duo of relievers in franchise history to individually record double-digit saves in a single season. Jhondaniel Medina (12) and Yhonathan Barrios (10) accomplished the feat in 2015, as did Jeff Miller (18) and Elio Serrano (14) in WHAT A RELIEF: Over 15 games since July 15, Luis Heredia posted a 0.87 ERA (2 ER/20.2 IP). Tanner Anderson has a 0.87 ERA (2 ER/20.2 IP) in nine appearances since moving to the bullpen on July 31. Since July 3, Tate Scioneaux has converted all eight save chances and has a 2.08 ERA (6 ER/26 IP) in 18 games. Right-hander Yeudy Garcia has posted a 3.09 ERA (8 ER/23.1 IP) and added three saves over 14 outings since moving to the bullpen full time in early July. PROSPECT WATCH: The Curve roster currently features six of MLB.com's Mid-Season Top 30 Pirates prospects: Mitch Keller (2), Cole Tucker (5), Kevin Kramer (10), Yeudy Garcia (19), Brandon Waddell (23) and Dario Agrazal (29). Six players are also ranked in Baseball America's Top 30 Pittsburgh prospects list: Keller (2), Tucker (8), Garcia (16), Waddell (17), Kramer (21) and Jin-De Jhang (27) E.L. WESTERN STANDINGS Team W-L PCT GB Today v. HAR Bowie RIC Akron v. ERI Erie AKR Richmond v. BOW Harrisburg ALT 2017 E.L. EASTERN STANDINGS Team W-L PCT GB Today Trenton v. REA Binghamton v. HFD Reading TRN Portland v. NHM Hartford BIN New Hamp POR 2017 CURVE AT A GLANCE Overall Record Home Road Place (E.L. Western)...1st Games Ahead/Behind Streak...W1 Last Last vs. Harrisburg at at Harrisburg All-time vs. Harrisburg at at Harrisburg Home Attendance ,532 Home Openings...64 Average Attendance... 4,399 BROADCAST INFORMATION Trey Wilson, Nate Bowen and Max Gun will call the action of the 2017 season on the flagship of the Curve, News Talk 1240, WRTA in. Pregame coverage begins 15 min. before all games. The Curve can also be heard on the following affiliate stations for selected games: - WKMC-AM 1370 in Roaring Spring - WTRN-AM 1340 in Tyrone - WTRN-FM in Tyrone - WWGE 1400 AM in Ebensburg - Online streaming at Curve.com provided by TuneIn Radio - Via the TuneIn Radio App and the MiLB First Pitch App 2017 Curve Game Information Page 1

2 TODAY S STARTING PITCHER RHP ALEX McRAE #28 HEIGHT: 6-3 WEIGHT: 185 B/T: R/R EXP: 4 YR BORN: APRIL 6, 1993 (24) IN WEST ALLIS, WIS. RESIDES: MILWAUKEE, WIS. ACQUIRED: 10TH ROUND (JACKSONVILLE UNIVERSITY) GAME-BY-GAME DATE OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO LEFT GM RESULT 4/7 at Harrisburg W (1) After 5th, Curve leading 4-1 W, 5-3 4/12 at Richmond W (2) After 6th, Curve leading 4-0 W, 4-0 4/18 Erie In 6th, tied 3-3 W, 6-3 4/24 at Erie After 6th, Curve trailing 1-0 W, 3-1 (12) 4/30 Harrisburg W (3) After 7th, Curve leading 3-2 W, 3-2 5/8 at Richmond After 7th, tied 1-1 L, 3-1 5/13 New Hampshire After 7th, Curve leading 5-4 L, 7-5 5/19 Erie In 1st, Curve trailing 6-0 W, /24 Akron L (1) After 7th, Curve trailing 3-2 L, 3-2 5/29 at Erie After 4th, Curve trailing 2-1 W, 3-2 6/3 at Bowie W (4) After 7th, Curve leading 2-0 W, 2-0 6/9 Richmond L (2) In the 6th, Curve trailing 7-1 L, Portland W (5) After 7th, Curve leading 5-1 W, 7-1 6/20 Trenton W (6) In 6th, Curve leading 12-4 W, /26 at Bowie L (3) After 8th, Curve trailing 2-1 L, 2-1 7/1 at Erie L (4) After 5th, Curve trailing 6-3 L, /6 Binghamton W (7) In 6th, Curve leading 4-1 W, 6-5 7/15 Bowie In 9th, Curve leading, 4-1 W, 7-6 (13) 7/20 at Bowie After 6th, Curve leading, 6-5 L, 7-6 7/25 at Reading W (8) After 8th, Curve leading 2-1 W, 2-1 8/1 Erie W (9) After 6th, Curve leading 6-4 W, 6-5 8/6 at Trenton After 8th, Curve trailing 2-1 L, 4-2 (11) 8/11 Trenton L (5) In fifth, Curve trailing 6-1 L, 6-5 8/16 at Portland After 8th, Curve trailing 6-1 L, 6-1 8/23 at Hartford W (10) After 5th, Curve leading 5-3 W, 8-4 8/28 at Richmond After sixth, Curve trailing 1-0 L, 2-1 (15) 9/2 Harrisburg Bold - Career High Italics- Relief outing McRAE CAREER STATISTICS YR CLUB W-L ERA G/GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB SO 14 Jamestown (A-) / West Virginia (A) / (A+) / (AA) / (AA) / MiLB Totals (4 seasons) / CURRENT NOTES Ranked tenth in the Eastern League with a 3.76 ERA, fourth in total innings pitched (138.2), fifth in BB/9 IP ratio (2.06) and tied for third in wins (10) 2017 NOTES 2017 EASTERN LEAGUE ALL-STAR...Opening Day starting pitcher for the Curve on HAR and picked up a win with a career-high nine strikeouts over 5.0 innings, allowing one run on seven hits before being replaced by a pinch hitter in the top of the 6th...Became first pitcher to pick up a win on Opening Day since Mike Crotta in 2010 and just the fourth all time...pitched six shutout innings and earned the win on RIC...Worked four hitless innings to begin start on 4/18 v. ERI before allowing three runs in the fifth and sixth innings...curve improved to 5-5 in his starts with 3-2 win on 4/30 v. HAR...Snapped a stretch of 15.1 consecutive innings pitched without a strikeout when he sat down Jaron Long on strikes to end the fourth inning...allowed then-season-high four runs on 5/13 v. NHM...Recorded just one out and allowed six runs on two homers on 4/19 v. ERI in a no-decision as the Curve rallied from a 7-0 first-inning hole to win Went 3-0 with a 2.12 ERA in five April starts, with the Curve winning all five games...on 5/24 v. AKR, allowed five singles to open game that scored three runs, but responded to sit down 12 straight in first loss of season, a 3-2 Curve defeat...pitched seven innings for the fifth time of the season as part of a 2-0 shutout win on BOW, with Tate Scioneaux working the last two innings to finish the shutout, the second of the season started by McRae...Pitched seven scoreless innings to pick up fourth win on BOW...Matched franchise record with 14 hits allowed on 6/9 v. RIC and surrendered a season-worst eight runs (seven earned) over 5.1 innings...picked up first Mid-Season All-Star selection of his career...worked a scoreless inning and allowed two singles in Eastern League All-Star Game on 7/12 at New Hampshire...Became the first Curve starter to work in the ninth (108 pitches) on 7/15 v. BOW, leaving after two singles to lead off the inning, both of which scored against reliever Sean Keselica in 7-6, 13-inning win...allowed five runs (one earned) in 6.0 IP...Matched career high with eight innings pitched on REA, allowing a run in the first before sitting down the last 21 batters he faced in order with eight strikeouts, one shy of his career high...also scored both Curve runs on REA in a 2-1 win and picked up the second hit the season with a single in the fifth...worked six innings and allowed four runs (two earned) on 8/1 v. ERI, allowing two unearned runs in the first and a two-out, two-run homer to Zack Cox in the hits...made first relief appearance of the season on TRN...Pitched two scoreless innings after a scheduled skip through the starting rotation...hit with the loss after allowing six runs on 11 hits in just 4.2 IP on 8/11 v. TRN...Skipped in starting rotation and made next appearance on POR out of bullpen, pitched one scoreless inning 2016 NOTES Began season with A-Adv....Promoted to Double-A on 6/10...Made Double- A debut on REA and charged with loss after allowing seven earned runs in 3.2 innings, including four home runs...made Double-A home debut on 6/15 v. NH and surrendered eight earned runs (nine total) over 11 hits in second loss with Curve of the season...picked up first Double-A win on BIN...Worked seven innings and allowed two runs on BOW in second Double-A win...worked career-high eight innings and allowed one run in win on 7/14 v. HAR, becoming the first Curve pitcher in 2016 to pitch eight innings...allowed a first-inning run on 7/25 v. ERI but held the SeaWolves off the board the rest of his seven innings while earning fourth win...allowed one run over six innings in no-decision on REA...Recorded a new career-best seven strikeouts in win on 8/11 v. HAR...Tossed a complete game in earning his sixth win of the season with in the second game of a doubleheader on POR, setting a new career high with eight strikeouts...pitched seven innings and allowed just one run on 6/15 v. POR, earning his fifth win of the season 2017 HIGHS CAREER HIGHS IP: 8.0, 3x, last - REA IP: 8.0, 4x, last - REA K s: 9, HAR K: 9, HAR BB s: 4, 6/20 v. TRN BB: 6, ASH Hits: 14, 6/9 v. RIC Hits: 14, 6/9/17 v. RIC Runs: 8, 6/9 v. RIC Runs: 9, 2x, last - ASH RUNS ALLOWED BY INNING McRAE CAREER NOTES Drafted in the 10th round by the Pittsburgh Pirates in Posted a 5-7 record and 6.06 ERA as a junior in 87.2 innings over 16 games (15 starts)...was No. 2 starter for the Jacksonville Dolphins during 2013 sophomore season in rotation with Dodgers first-round pick Chris Anderson...Went 3-8 with a 4.71 REA in 16 games (14 starts) during sophomore season...hit.206 while starting 15 games as a position player with 12 RBIs...Selected to the A-Sun All-Academic list in During 2012 freshman season at Jacksonville, saw action as a pitcher, third baseman and first baseman...hit.231 with 14 RBIs as a freshman...named to A-Sun All-Freshman Team...Went 4-7 and led pitching staff with a 3.43 ERA as a freshman and second in IP (88.1) and strikeouts (42)...Four-year starter at New Berlin Eisenhower High School...Went 12-0 in 14 games with a 0.72 ERA and eight complete games as a high school senior while batting.430 with 31 RBIs and five homers...picked up six different Player of the Year honors 2011 high school season and named to All-State team McRAE VS. HARRISBURG 2-0, 2.25 ERA Date H/R Dec IP H R/ER K/BB 4/7 R W /1 7/1 4/30 H W /2 4/2 9/2 H HARRISBURG VS. McRAE.277 Batter AVG HR RBI BB K Osvaldo Abreu.333 (2/6) Zach Collier (1/1) Yadiel Hernandez.200 (1/5) Alec Keller.400 (2/5) Spencer Kieboom.000 (0/3) Mario Lisson.000 (0/3) Jaron Long.000 (0/4) Stephen Perez.000 (0/2) Raudy Read.333 (1/3) Adrian Sanchez.500 (1/2) Neftali Soto.500 (3/6) Andrew Stevenson.200 (1/5) Drew Ward.500 (1/2) SEASON SPLITS/MISC. STATS W-L ERA G/GS IP R/ER K/BB Home / /40 32/16 Road / /19 53/20 Day / /8 17/3 Night / /51 68/33 April / /7 17/7 May / /15 15/5 June / /13 18/9 July / /12 19/6 August / /12 16/9 Sept Pre-ASG / /43 56/24 Post-ASG / /16 29/12 STARTING PITCHER RUN SUPPORT Pitcher GS Team Runs R/Start Quality Starts Agrazal Anderson Brubaker Coley Dickson Garcia Keller Keselica McRae Sadler Taillon Waddell ALTOONA CURVE STARTER BREAKDOWN PLAYER LAST START DEC IP H R ER HR BB SO RESULT STARTS TEAM RECORD Dario Agrazal (R) 6/21 v. TRN L (1) L, Tanner Anderson (R) REA W (8) W, J.T. Brubaker (R) RIC L (6) L, Austin Coley (R) RIC W (5) W, Cody Dickson (L) 7/29 v. TRN (2) W (2) W, Yeudy Garcia (R) 6/14 v. POR L(5) L, Mitch Keller (R) 9/1 v. HAR W (2) W, Sean Keselica (L) AKR (2) W, Alex McRae (R) RIC L, Casey Sadler (R) 8/24 v. BOW W (2) W, Jameson Taillon (R) ERI W, Brandon Waddell (L) RIC L, 4-3 (11) SEASON TOTALS W L G CG IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA Curve Game Information Page 2

3 PITCHER NOTES ALTOONA CURVE BULLPEN BREAKDOWN PLAYER LAST OUTING DEC IP H R ER HR BB SO GMS SV/SVO INH/STR. 1ST BATTER RET. T. Anderson RIC /2 8/6 7/10 B. Borden ERI /1 7/6 15/23 J. Brentz RIC /2 7/2 8/13 J.T. Brubaker 5/21 v. ERI /2 A. Coley 8/25 v. BOW /0 4/6 B. Cumpton NHM (1) W (3) /3 6/4 7/13 C. Diaz RIC /1 C. Dickson NHM (2) /6 M. DuRapau AKR (2) S (14) /15 8/6 18/27 Y. Garcia 9/1 v. HAR S (5) /7 10/9 13/17 J. Hellweg RIC /2 L. Heredia 9/1 v. HAR /2 20/18 25/35 S. Keselica RIC L (2) /8 19/18 24/38 J. Kuchno ERI /1 2/2 4/6 J. Lakind ERI /5 10/9 9/22 A. McRae POR /2 T. Morales RIC L (1) /1 M. Rosario REA /6 17/8 17/27 C. Sadler BOW /2 4/4 T. Scioneaux 9/1 v. HAR /17 15/6 32/46 C. Simpson 6/9 v. RIC /1 -- 1/2 D. Zamora RIC /1 SEASON TOTALS W L G SV/SO IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA / #30 #24 A.J. Tanner Morris Anderson Bats: Right Throws: Right Ht/Wt: 6-3/ /190 LAST OUTING: RIC MOST K: 3, 2x, last - RIC SAVE OPPS: 0/2 (0%) LONG OUTING (PEN): 3.0, 2x, last - RIC MOST BB: 4, 8/8 v. REA INHERITED/STRANDED: 8/6 (75%) LAST WIN: 8/26 v. BOW FIRST BATTER RETIRED %: 7/10 (70%) LAST SAVE: -- CURVE RECORD WHEN PITCHING: 4-6 LAST HR ALLOWED: -- ACQ: 20th Rd (Harvard) NOTES: Began season in starting rotation...went 2-4 with a 3.73 ERA through eight starts...earned first win on 4/15 v. AKR by pitching 5 2/3 shutout innings...pitched a season-high six innings on ERI...Won second game on 5/3 v. RIC after allowing one run in five innings...made first relief appearance of season on ERI and surrendered four runs...moved back to bullpen in late July after spending most of the season in the starting rotation...appeared in first game out of the bullpen since 5/26, and tossed three scoreless innings on 7/31 v. ERI...Charged with a blown save after allowing one run and walking four in 2.0 IP on 8/8 v. REA...Pitched 2.1 scoreless innings on 8/11 v. TRN...Allowed a run in two innings on POR...Earned win with RIC /0 3/1 8/26 V. BOW W(10) /0 3/0 HFD /0 1/1 two scoreless innings in extra-inning victory on NHM...Pitched two scoreless innings in win on HFD...Earned the win with 2.1 scoreless innings on 8/26 v. BOW...Pitched three scoreless innings and retired nine of the ten hitters he faced in extra innings loss on RIC - CAREER NOTES: Attended Plant High School in Tampa, which also produced Hall of Famer Wade Boggs, former Univ. of Georgia and NFL quarterback Aaron Murray and Astros prospect Kyle Tucker...High school teammates with Astros outfielder Preston Tucker and Orioles pitcher Mychael Givens (c/o 2009)...Ranked as the 169th-best prospect and 48th-best RHP in Florida by Perfect Game in Played four seasons over five years at Harvard as a pitcher and second baseman... Went 4-13 with a 5.41 ERA in his collegiate career and hit.277 with one HR and 30 RBIs...Went 0-4 with a 4.08 ERA and led team with four saves as a senior in 2015 while batting.305 with 11 RBIs...Missed 2014 season with an injury...posted a 3.21 ERA as a junior in 2013 and led team with three saves...second-team All- Ivy League selection at second base in 2012 sophomore season while hitting.261 with one homer and 17 RBIs...Threw 138-pitch, 10-inning complete game against Brown on April 20, 2012 and earned Ivy League Pitcher of the Week honors...named Ivy League Honor Roll for 2011 freshman season...originally majored in biochemical engineering at Harvard but switched to History of Science and earned his degree in For more on Anderson, see Page 17 of the Curve Media Guide #30 #22 A.J. Jake Morris Brentz Bats: Right Left Throws: Right Left Ht/Wt: 6-3/ /195 LAST OUTING: RIC MOST K: 3, 7/30 v. TRN SAVE OPPS: 0/2 (0%) LONG OUTING (PEN): 2.0 IP, HFD MOST BB: 4, AKR INHERITED/STRANDED: 7/2 (29%) LAST WIN: -- FIRST BATTER RETIRED %: 8/13 (62%) LAST SAVE: -- CURVE RECORD WHEN PITCHING: 5-8 LAST HR ALLOWED: 8/27 v. BOW (A. Rodriguez) ACQ: Trade with Seattle (2016) - CURRENT NOTES: 2017 NOTES: Began 2017 season in A-Adv....Appeared in 19 games for the Marauders, going 1-2 with a 3.81 ERA... Averaged over a strikeout per inning with 33 punch outs in 26 innings...struck out five in two innings on 4./11 v@ STL...Promoted to Double-A on 6/23...Made Curve debut on 6/24 v. HFD, and pitched 1.1 scoreless innings...pitched a inning with two strikeouts on ERI...Pitched back-to-back games on 7/5 & 7/6 v. BIN...Pitched a inning and struck out two in win on 8/3 v. ERI...Returned from DL on 8/21 and pitched two scoreless innings (season high), earning the hold on HFD... Allowed go-ahead grand slam on first pitch of his outing in loss on 8/27 v. BOW...Tossed scoreless innings in extra-innings loss on RIC RIC /0 2/0 8/27 V. BOW /1 1/3 HFD /0 0/0 - CAREER NOTES: Selected in the 11th round by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 2013 MLB Draft out of Parkway South High School in St. Louis...Played two years in the Blue Jays system before being traded to Seattle in a trade for Mark Lowe In July Reached Triple-A with the Mariners in 2016, appearing in two games for Tacoma...Also played for short-season Everett and Single-A Clinton...Logged a career-high 45.2 innings in Traded to Pittsburgh as the player to be named later in September 2016 in a deal that sent Arquimedes Caminero to Seattle #30 #38 Yeudy A.J. Morris Garcia (@garciayeudy781) Bats: Right Throws: Right Ht/Wt: 6-3/ /203 LAST OUTING: 9/1 v. HAR MOST K: 4, HFD SAVE OPPS: 5/7 (71%) LONG OUTING (PEN): 2.1 IP, 2x, last - 7/30 v. TRN MOST BB: 4, 2x, last - 7/30 v. TRN INHERITED/STRANDED: 10/9 (90%) LAST WIN: 8/9 v. REA FIRST BATTER RETIRED %: 13/17 (76%) LAST SAVE: RIC CURVE RECORD WHEN PITCHING: 12-5 LAST HR ALLOWED: 8/27 v. BOW (A. Rodriguez) ACQ: Intl. Free Agent (Dominican Republic) - CURRENT NOTES: Has allowed 8 ER over 24.2 IP (2.92) in 16 games out of the bullpen since returning from the DL NOTES: Began the season with the Curve as a starter...went 2-5 with a 6.50 ERA in 11 starts...placed on 7-day disabled list on 6/20 (right oblique strain)...returned to Curve on 7/4...Picked up first Double-A save on AKR (1) in 6-5 win...pitched 2.1 scoreless innings on 7/15 v. BOW, his longest relief outing of the season...picked up first win relief with a scoreless inning on 7/19 v. HAR...Look the loss after allowing walk-off single on BOW...Earned second save with a th inning on REA...Took the loss in 11 innings after walking in go-ahead run on 7/30 v. TRN...Pitched 1.1 scoreless innings in second game of a double-header on 8/12 (2) v. TRN...Pitched two scoreless innings in loss on POR...Converted third save after pitching on back-to-back days, throwing two scoreless innings on HFD...Allowed two runs in 1.2 innings and allowed home run in loss on 8/27 v. BOW...Earned the two-inning save in clinching game on RIC...Nailed down fifth save with 1.1 scoreless innings on 9/1 v. HAR 9/1 V. HAR S (5) /0 1/1 RIC S (4) /1 2/0 8/27 V. BOW /2 2/1 - CAREER NOTES: Attended college in the Dominican Republic before signing with the Pirates at age 20 in Named Pittsburgh Minor League Pitcher of the Year in 2015 after going 12-5 with a 2.10 ERA for Single-A West Virginia...Led South Atlantic League in ERA, ranked third in strikeouts (112), tied for second in wins (12), second in BAA (.204), third in WHIP (1.07)...Spent 2016 with A-Adv., where he ranked second in the FSL in strikeouts (127)...For more on Garcia, see Page 31 of the Curve Media Guide #30 #45 A.J. Johnny Morris Hellweg Bats: Right Throws: Right Ht/Wt: 6-3/ /235 LAST OUTING: RIC MOST K: 2, 2x, last - RIC SAVE OPPS: -- LONG OUTING (PEN): 2.0 IP, 2x, last RIC MOST BB: 1, 8/25 v. BOW INHERITED/STRANDED: -- LAST WIN: -- FIRST BATTER RETIRED %: 3/3 (100%) LAST SAVE: -- CURVE RECORD WHEN PITCHING: 0-3 LAST HR ALLOWED: RIC (J. Sands) ACQ: MiLB FA (Florida State College at Jacksonville) - CURRENT NOTES: 2017 NOTES: Signed by the Pittsburg Pirates as a minor league free agent on 8/24 and assigned to...played in 36 games for the New Jersey Jackals in the Independent League...Posted a 2-3 record with a 3.79 ERA with 19 saves...struck out 62 batters over 38 IP...Made Curve debut on 8/25 v. BOW and pitched a scoreless inning...pitched two scoreless innings in extra innings loss on RIC - CAREER NOTES: Selected in the 16th round of the 2008 MLB Draft by the Los Angeles Angels out of Florida State College at Jacksonville...Was involved in a trade to the Milwaukee Brewers that sent Zack Greinke to the Angels in Made his major RIC /1 2/1 RIC /0 2/0 8/25 V. BOW /0 1/1 league debut in 2013 with the Milwaukee Brewers...Logged a 1-4 with a 6.75 ERA in seven games (six starts) for the Brewers...Spent 2016 in the San Diego Padres organization, appearing at the Double-A and Triple-A level...went a combined 1-5 with a ERA over 10 games before being released and joining the New Jersey Jackals of the Canadian-American Association...Missed most of the 2014 season after undergoing Tommy John surgery 2017 Curve Game Information Page 3

4 PITCHER NOTES #30 #50 A.J. Luis Morris Heredia Bats: Right Throws: Right Ht/Wt: 6-3/ /251 LAST OUTING: 9/1 v. HAR MOST K: 4, 2x, last - RIC SAVE OPPS: 2/2 (100%) LONG OUTING (PEN): 3.0 IP, 3x, last - RIC MOST BB: 4, ERI INHERITED/STRANDED: 20/18 (90%) LAST WIN: 8/12 (1) v. TRN FIRST BATTER RETIRED %: 25/35 (71%) LAST SAVE: 8/26 v. BOW CURVE RECORD WHEN PITCHING: LAST HR ALLOWED: AKR (Y. Chang) ACQ: International Free Agent (Mexico) - CURRENT NOTES: Has allowed five earned runs over his last 23.1 IP (1.93 ERA), spanning 17 games since July NOTES: Activated to roster on 4/28 from short-season West Virginia Black Bears...Made Double-A debut on 4/28 v. HAR and pitched a scoreless inning with one strikeout...earned first Double-A win after pitching three scoreless innings on RIC...Walked a season-high three batters and allowed two runs on BIN...Struck out a season-high three batters on 5/31 v. AKR...Allowed two runs in June, spanning 11.1 IP over seven appearances (1.59 ERA)...Posted seven straight scoreless appearances from 5/27-6/20...Pitched 12.1 consecutive scoreless IP from 5/27-6/25...Earned win on 7/15 v. BOW after pitching two scoreless innings in 13-inning game...inherited bases-loaded, one-out jam and struck out two consecutive hitters to end the threat and keep in the lead on REA...Earned first save of the season after getting four outs on 8/9 v. REA...Earned third win by pitching a scoreless inning on 8/12 v. TRN (1)...Had streak of ten consecutive scoreless innings snapped when he allowed a run in one inning on POR...Came on to get the final two outs for his second save on 8/26 v. BOW...Tied season high with three scoreless innings and four strikeouts on RIC...Pitched three scoreless innings in extra-innings loss on RIC...Gave up two runs in an inning in win on 9/1 v, HAR - CAREER NOTES: Signed with the Pirates as an International Free Agent out of Mexico at age 16 in Made professional debut in 2011 with the GCL Pirates on 6/21...Spent 2015 & 2016 seasons in BRD..Went 5-6 with a 5.44 ERA in 21 starts in '15...Converted to a relief pitcher in '16 and finished 4-6 with a 3.64 ERA in 45 games for BRD...Named to the Florida State League Mid-Season All-Star team in For more on Heredia, see Page 33 of the Curve Media Guide #30 #39 A.J. Sean Morris Keselica Bats: Right Left Throws: Right Left Ht/Wt: 6-3/ /205 LAST OUTING: RIC MOST K: 4, 3x, last - 7/18 v. HAR SAVE OPPS: 3/8 (38%) LONG OUTING (PEN): 3.1 IP, RIC MOST BB: 5, HFD INHERITED/STRANDED: 21/20 (95%) LAST WIN: 6/1 v. AKR FIRST BATTER RETIRED %: 24/38 (63%) LAST SAVE: REA CURVE RECORD WHEN PITCHING: LAST HR ALLOWED: 7/29 (1) v. TRN (A. Avelino) ACQ: 33rd Rd (Virginia Tech) - CURRENT NOTES: Leads the league with 11 holds...has allowed 17 ER over his last 17 IP (9.00 ERA), spanning 15 outings...has allowed at least one run in seven of his past 11 games 2017 NOTES: Earned a win in Double-A debut on HAR (2) working two innings...pitched 3.1 HAR on 4/11... Came in with the bases loaded on BIN and did not allow any inherited runners to score...earned first save of the season on 5/20 v. ERI after retiring the SeaWolves on nine pitches...earned second save of the season by pitching 2.1 scoreless innings and striking out three on ERI...Earned fourth win of the season after allowing one run in three innings on HFD... Earned third save by throwing one pitch, stranding the bases loaded on REA...Earned league-leading tenth hold after allowing one run in two innings on POR...Earned league-leading 11th hold after allowing a run in one inning in win on HFD - CAREER NOTES: Selected in the 33rd round of the 2015 MLB Draft by the Pittsburg Pirates out of Virginia Tech University...Was both a position player and pitcher in college, hitting.307 with five home runs and 31 RBI during sophomore season...has won a championship in each of his first two professional seasons (2015 with West Virginia Black Bears and 2016 with Marauders)...Went 2-1 with a 1.41 ERA in 24 games for the West Virginia Power last season before joining for their playoff run...for more on Keselica, see Page 38 of the Curve Media Guide #18 Tate Scioneaux (@tatecno_18) Bats: Right Throws: Right Ht/Wt: 6-1/200 LAST OUTING: 9/1 v. HAR MOST K: 4, ERI SAVE OPPS: 14/17 (82%) LONG OUTING (PEN): 4.0 IP, 2x, last - 6/21 v. TRN MOST BB: 3, ERI INHERITED/STRANDED: 15/6 (40%) LAST WIN: AKR (2) FIRST BATTER RETIRED %: 31/46 (67%) LAST SAVE: HFD CURVE RECORD WHEN PITCHING: LAST HR ALLOWED: 8/26 v. BOW (C. Mullins) ACQ: 39th Rd (Southeastern Louisiana) - CURRENT NOTES: Has the lowest BB/9 IP Radio in the league (1.44)...46 appearances are first among Curve relievers and third-most in the league...second-fewest base runners/9 IP ratio in the league (9.00)... Opponents are batting.219 (66-for-301) against him, the fourth-lowest BAA in the E.L NOTES: Made Double-A debut on HAR and pitched two scoreless innings...earned his third win of the season by tossing three scoreless innings in just his sixth appearance on ERI...Pitched 15.1 scoreless innings to start the season from 4/7-5/7...Earned first save of the season on AKR (G1)...Picked up fifth win of the season on 5/20 v. ERI after pitching 3.1 scoreless innings...matched a season-high with four innings and did not allow a run in relief on 6/21 v. TRN...Earned sixth save and retired the side on six pitches on 6/25 v. HFD...Took third loss on BOW after allowing 5 runs (one earned) in SHUTOUTS BY OPPONENTS CURVE 48 Date Score Hits Pitcher(s) RIC A. McRae, J. Kuchno 5/2 v. RIC Brubaker, Keselica, DuRapau BOW A. McRae, T. Scioneaux 6/13 v. POR J.T. Brubaker, M. Rosario HFD (7 innings) T. Anderson, M. DuRapau 7/4 v. BIN T. Anderson, Y. Garcia REA Coley, Brentz, Heredia, Scioneaux HFD Waddell, Heredia, Garcia, Scioneaux ERRORS BY POSITION (OUTFIELD ASSISTS) Left Field Player E (A) E. Escobar 1 (0) A. Feliz 0 (3) L. Hill 1 (0) J. Luplow 0 (6) L. Ratledge 0 (0) J. Schwind 0 (0) J. Suiter 2 (1) Third Base Player E E. Espinal 1 A. Feliz 3 C. Joe 0 J. Luplow 0 W. Mathisen 16 C. Simpson 0 Shortstop Player E C. Diaz 0 K. Newman 7 P. Reyes 2 C. Tucker 9 RIC L (2) /1 0/0 RIC /0 0/0 8/27 V. BOW /0 0/0 9/1 v. HAR /3 1/0 RIC /0 1/0 8/26 v. BOW /2 0/0 SHUTOUTS BY OPPONENTS 47 Date Score Hits Pitcher(s) 5/21 v. ERI M. Crouse, R. Alaniz 5/25 v. AKR T. Pannone, R. Aviles, N. Holland BOW T. Scott, M. Castro, R. Meisinger 8/2 v. ERI Alexander, Spomer, Garcia 8/12 (2) v. TRN (7 innings) J. Mesa, J. Reeves POR T. Ball, J. Cosart, B. Poyner 8/25 v. BOW D. Hess, S. McGough CATCHER S BOX /94 (20.2%) (37.3%) Player Caught Attempts Percent Last Caught Stealing Z. Chavez % HAR J. Jhang % 8/25 v. BOW T. Morales % 7/6 v. BNG J. Williams % TRN Center Field Player E (A) E. Escobar 3 (3) A. Feliz 1 (0) J. Maffei 1 (0) L. Ratledge 0 (0) P. Reyes 1 (1) M. Suchy 0 (1) Catcher Player E (PB) Z. Chavez 4 (3) J. Jhang 4 (5) T. Morales 7 (1) J. Williams 2 (1) Second Base Player E C. Diaz 0 A. Feliz 0 K. Kramer 6 L. Ratledge 2 P. Reyes 3 9/1 V. HAR /2 0/1 RIC /0 4/0 8/26 V. BOW S (2) /0 1/0 0.2 IP...Walked more than one batter for the first time on ERI...Earned seventh save in two-inning outing on 7/19 v. HAR...Earned ninth save by pitching in back-to-back days for the first time this season on REA...Allowed go-ahead HR in extra innings in loss to TRN on 7/29 (1)...Earned his 10th save by pitching two scoreless innings on 8/1 v. ERI...Allowed winning run in the tenth inning in loss on 8/8 v. REA...Nailed down 12th save with inning on POR - CAREER NOTES: Selected in the 39th round of the 2015 MLB Draft by the Pittsburgh Pirates out of Southeastern Louisiana University...Named First Team All-Southland Conference and tossed three consecutive shutouts during senior season in Made pro debut on 7/28/15 with short-season West Virginia... Pitched in seven games for Single-A West Virginia in 2016 before being promoted to for the rest of the season, appearing in 32 games and going 4-3 with a 3.06 ERA for the Marauders...For more on Scioneaux, see Page 52 of the Curve Media Guide #30 #10 A.J. Daniel Morris Zamora Bats: Right Left Throws: Right Left Ht/Wt: 6-3/ /190 LAST OUTING: RIC MOST K: 1, RIC SAVE OPPS: -- LONG OUTING (PEN): 2.0, RIC MOST BB: 2, RIC INHERITED/STRANDED: -- LAST WIN: -- FIRST BATTER RETIRED %: 0/1 (0%) LAST SAVE: -- CURVE RECORD WHEN PITCHING: 0-1 LAST HR ALLOWED: -- ACQ: 40th Rd (SUNY Stony Brook) - CURRENT NOTES: 2017 NOTES: Promoted to Double-A from A-Adv. on August 29...Appeared in 37 games for and went 2-4 with a 1.86 ERA...Had nine saves and posted 61 strikeouts in 53.1 IP...Named a FSL Mid-Season All-Star after posting an ERA of 0.67 in 18 games in the first half...made Double-A debut on RIC & pitched two scoreless innings - CAREER NOTES: Selected in the 40th round of the 2015 MLB Draft by the Pittsburgh Pirates our of SUNY Stony Brook... Missed the entire 2014 season at Stony Brook after undergoing surgery to repair a torn labrum...bounced back for the Seawolves in 2015 and went 7-3 with a 3.00 ERA in 15 games (13 starts) before being drafted...made professional debut for RIC /0 1/2 the WV Black Bears in 2015 after being drafted and went 1-0 with a 2.66 ERA in 14 games...spent all of 2016 with the WV Power and accumulated a 3-2 record with a 3.46 ERA 105 E (.980/3rd) Right Field Player E (A) E. Escobar 0 (0) J. George 0 (0) C. Joe 1 (2) M. Suchy 2 (5) J. Suiter 2 (1) First Base Player E E. Espinal 0 J. George 2 C. Joe 1 C. Simpson 0 J. Suiter Curve Game Information Page 4

5 POSITION PLAYER NOTES #13 Elvis Escobar Bats: Left Throws: Left Ht/Wt: 5-7/182 CURRENT HIT STREAK: -- LAST HR: 7/19 v. HAR (M. Crownover) LONGEST HIT STREAK: 8 games, 8/12 (1)-8/21 PINCH-HITTING: (1/7).200, BB STARTS (POSITION): LF (6), CF (87), RF (2), DH (1) MULTI-HIT GAMES: 27 STARTS (ORDER): 1st (9), 2nd (22), 7th (11), 8th (22), 9th (32) ACQ: Intl FA - July 21, 2011 (Venezuela) - CURRENT NOTES: Is 2-for-25 over the last five games...only Curve player this season to have multiple walk-off hits...five triples are tied for most on team NOTES: Notched three hits on RIC...Has played all three outfield positions this season...drove in a run with a sac fly on 4/18 v. ERI...Had season-best three-game hitting streak snapped after going hitless on ERI...Had first triple of the season on 5/3 v. RIC to drive in a run...led off the game with a double (his first of the season) and scored the Curve's only RIC on 5/8...Had a pinch-hit single on RIC...Sparked a rally in the bottom of the ninth by singling with one out and scored tying run in walk-off win on 5/11 v. NH...Posted season-high four-game hitting streak from 5/10-5/13...Tallied first multi-rbi game by driving in two runs on BIN...Went 1-for-3 with an RBI triple and a run scored on 5/24 v. AKR...Matched season high with three hits on ERI...Had two hits and drove in a run in win v. AKR on 5/30...Recorded eighth multi-hit game by going 2-for-4 on HAR...Recorded third three-hit game of the season on 6/10 (G1) v. RIC...Went 2-for-4 with an RBI on 6/11 v. RIC...Hit his first HR of the season on 6/13 v. POR...Recorded his third straight multi-hit game on 6/14 v. POR...Recorded 14th five-hit game in franchise history going 5-for-5 with two triples, a double and two RBI...Clubbed second homer on 7/6 v. BIN, a two-run shot over the right field wall...went 2-for-5 for 17th multi-hit game on 7/17 v. HAR...Went 3-for-5 with a double and an RBI on 7/18 v. HAR...Went 1-for-3 with game-tying solo HR, his 3rd of the season in win on 7/19 v. HAR...Drove in a run with an RBI single on 7/29 (2) v. TRN...Drove in two runs with his team-leading fifth triple of the season on 7/31 v. ERI...Finished 2-for-3 with an RBI double in win on 8/1 v. ERI...Delivered walk-off single on 8/12 (1)-v. TRN in game one of a double-header...went 3-for-3 with two RBI including walk-off single in the tenth inning on 8/13 v. TRN...Went 3-for-4 with a double, posting back-to-back three-hit games in series-opening win on POR...Finished 2-for-5 with two RBI in win on NHM...Extended hitting streak to eight games with a single on HFD...Batted.448 (13-for-29) during season-high eight-game hitting streak from 8/12 (1)-8/21...Went 3-for-4 with a double and two RBI on HFD - CAREER NOTES: Signed as an international free agent by the Pirates in 2011 from Venezuela...Made professional debut on 6/18/12 with the GCL Pirates against the GCL Blue Jays, going 2-for-3 with three runs scored and two RBI...Hit first career home run on GCL Blue Jays...Went 4-for-4 with two runs scored and two RBI on GCL Blue Jays...Spent all of 2013 with short-season Jamestown, hitting.268 with one home run and 23 RBI...Split time in 2014 with Jamestown and Single- A West Virginia, combining to hit.237 with three home runs and 38 RBI...Hit career-best.296 in 2015 with Power, hitting five home runs and driving in a career-best 64 runs...began the 2016 season in where he played in 92 games before being promoted to...hit.241 in 29 games with the Curve with two home runs and seven RBI in Hit a triple in the third inning on 8/12 v. Reading, setting a new franchise record with the team's 51st triple of the season...for more on Escobar, see Page 28 of the Curve Media Guide #2 Anderson Feliz Bats: Switch Throws: Right Ht/Wt: 6-0/175 CURRENT HIT STREAK: 1 game, 9/1-pres. LAST HR: HFD (M. Pierpont) LONGEST HIT STREAK: 6 games, 2x, last - 7/29 (1)-8/2 PINCH-HITTING: -- STARTS (POSITION): 2B (10), 3B (13), LF (15), CF (6), DH (3) MULTI-HIT GAMES: 9 STARTS (ORDER): 1st (1), 2nd (8), 3rd (24), 5th (4), 6th (4), 7th (4), 8th (2) ACQ: MiLB FA CURRENT NOTES: NOTES: Began season in Triple-A...Appeared in 28 games for the Indians and batted.198 with three home runs and 16 RBI...Played first base, second base, short stop, and outfield for...assigned to Double-A on 6/12...Made 2017 debut at second base on 6/14 v. POR...Recorded first hits of the season and finished 2-for-4 on 6/15 v, POR...Went 3-for-5 with two doubles and an RBI on 6/20 v. TRN...Promoted back to on 6/22 and Assigned to again on 7/20...Went 1-for-4 with a double in his first game back on BOW, extending his hitting streak to four games...went 1-for-4 with a double on BOW to extend season-long hit streak to five games...went 2-for-4 with a HR to extend his hit streak to six games on BOW... Finished 2-for-4 with a triple and two RBI in 7/29 (1) v. TRN...Went 1-for-3 with an RBI single on 7/29 (2) v. TRN...Drove in a run with an RBI single on 8/1 v. ERI... Went 1-for-4 with a single to extend his hitting streak to six games, matching a season high...had a six-game hitting streak from 7/29 (1)-8/2, which tied a season high...drove in two runs with a single on 8/10 v. REA...Had a bases-clearing three-run triple on 8/11 v. TRN...Went 3-for-3 with a walk in win on 8/13 v. TRN...Drove in a run with an RBI single in win on POR...Went 2-for-4 in win on HFD...Finished 1-for-3 with a walk in win on HFD...Went 3-for-4 in win on 8/26 v. BOW...Drove in tying run with RBI ground out before losing in extra innings on RIC...Walked a season-high three times in 9/1 v. HAR - CAREER NOTES: Signed by the Pirates as a minor league free agent on Jan. 27, 2016 after spending the first six years of his career in the Yankees organization and one year in Independent ball...played in 106 games for in Batted.256 with four home runs, 32 RBI and 22 doubles...led with seven different defensive positions played in Hit two solo homers in game one during the 2016 ELDS against Akron...Played for Independent Lancaster Barnstormers in Hit.275 in 92 games with seven home runs and 44 RBI...Helped lead Lancaster to their second championship in three years...opened 2014 season with A-Adv. Tampa in the Yankees system, but missed most of the year with injuries and played in just 23 games...for more on Feliz see Page 30 of the Curve Media Guide #37 Jordan George Bats: Switch Throws: Right Ht/Wt: 6-2/200 CURRENT HIT STREAK: 4 games, 8/25-pres. LAST HR: 7/29 (1) v. TRN (D. Camarena) LONGEST HIT STREAK: 5 games, 7/29 (1)-8/1 PINCH-HITTING: (0/1).000 STARTS (POSITION): 1B (8), LF (3), RF (1), DH (14) MULTI-HIT GAMES: 7 STARTS (ORDER): 3rd (6), 5th (10), 6th (1), 7th (9) ACQ: 35th Rd (Arkansas State) - CURRENT NOTES: Hit safely in 19 of 27 games for NOTES: Has spent entire season with A-Adv....Batted.302 with nine home runs (second-most on the team) and 43 RBI in 69 games for the Marauders...Spent time at first base, third base and outfield...batting.353 with two home runs and five RBI over his last ten games before being promoted to Double-A on 7/28...Went 2-for-4 with a two-run HR, a double and four RBI in his Double-A debut on 7/29 (1) v. TRN...Went 1-for-2 with a double in the second game of the double header on 7/29 (2) v. TRN...Went 2-for-4 with an RBI single in win on 7/31 v. ERI...Went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI on 8/1 v. ERI...Hit.393 (11/28) with a homer, three doubles and six RBIs over first eight Double-A games...went 3-for-4 with a double and an RBI on 8/10 v. REA...Drove in two runs with a single in win on POR...Tallied second three-hit game by going 3-for-4 with a run scored in win on HFD...Drove in a run with a sac fly on HFD...Drove in a run with an RBI double on 8/26 v. BOW - CAREER NOTES: Selected by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 35th round of the 2015 draft out of the Arkansas State...Was named an All-Sun Belt Conference first-team selection in his final year in 2015 and led the conference in hits (81), walks (52) and doubles (22)...Led nation in on-base percentage (.548) and had the country's longest on-base streak at 74 games, including 55 straight in Made pro debut in 2015 with the Bristol Pirates and hit.333 in 29 games...spent 2016 between short-season West Virginia and Single-A West Virginia...Batted a combined.300 with 21 RBI in 57 games #47 Jin-De Jhang Bats: Left Throws: Right Ht/Wt: 5-9/215 CURRENT HIT STREAK: -- LAST HR: TRN (B. Koerner) LONGEST HIT STREAK: 7 games, 7/8 (2)-7/20 PINCH-HITTING: (1/1) STARTS (POSITION): C (61), DH (7) MULTI-HIT GAMES: 16 STARTS (ORDER): 4th (3), 5th (43), 6th (17), 7th (5) ACQ: International FA CURRENT NOTES: Has thrown out 22 of 47 base stealing attempts against him (47%)...11 of his 16 multi-hit games have come over his last 32 starts...hitting.262 (37/141) in 38 games since July 8 with three home runs, six doubles, two triples and 18 RBIs NOTES: Made season debut on 5/20 v. ERI and finished 1-for-4 with a double...threw out two base runners attempting to steal on ERI...Collected first multi-hit game and scored two runs on 6/1 v. AKR...Committed first error of the season allowing a run to score on an errant throw on BOW...Tallied second multi-hit game of the season going 2-for-5 on BOW...Had hits in back-to-back games for the first time this season on 6/4 & 6/6...Picked off a runner at first back on HAR...Collected first three-hit game of the season on 6/9 v. RIC, going 3-for-4...Threw out his eighth base runner of the year in 11 attempts on 6/13 v. POR...Had season-high four-game hitting streak from 6/9-6/13...Threw out three base runners attempting to steal on HFD...Went 2-for-5 with an RBI on 6/20 v. TRN...Went 3-for-4 with a double for his second three-hit game on 7/13 v. BOW...Collected first multi-rbi game in win on 7/17 v. HAR...Went 2-for- 4 with a three-run HR, his first, on BOW...It was his first HR since May 5, Had season-high seven-game hitting streak from 7/8 (2)-7/20...Had tenth multi-hit game over & fifth in his last eight starts by going 2-for-5 with two doubles and an RBI on BOW...Recorded 11th multi-hit game and sixth in last nine starts by going 2-for-4 on REA...Went 2-for-5 with a three-run HR and two-run triple, notching five RBI on 8/3 v. ERI...5 RBI is the most by a Curve player this season...hit third HR, a solo shot, on TRN...Went 2-for-4 for his 13th multi-hit game and drove in a run on 8/8 v. REA...Went 1-for-4 with an RBI single on 8/11 v. TRN...Led off the ninth inning with a pinch-hit single and scored tying run to force extra-innings on 8/13 v. TRN...Went 2-for-3 with a run scored in extrainnings win on NHM...Drove in two runs with a double in loss on RIC - CAREER NOTES: Signed with the Pirates as an International Free Agent out of Taiwan in Younger brother, Yu-Cheng Chang is an infielder in the Cleveland Indians organization...played in 54 games for in 2016, batted.298 with one home run, 21 RBI and 13 doubles...made Triple-A debut with in 2016 and appeared in six games for the Indians going 4-for-20 at the plate...was an All-Star in the Florida State League in 2015 after hitting.292 with five home runs and 41 RBI in 99 games for...had a career-best 13-game hitting streak in 2015 while with from 4/13/15-5/1/15...Recorded a career-high six RBI in a game on 8/18/13 while playing for Jamestown...Ranked by Baseball America as the Pirates #25 prospect heading into the 2017 season...for more on Jhang see Page 35 of the Curve Media Guide #7 Justin Maffei (@J Maffei) Bats: Right Throws: Right Ht/Wt: 6-1/186 CURRENT HIT STREAK: 3 games, 8/29-pres. LAST HR: -- LONGEST HIT STREAK: 6 games, 8/19 (2)-8/26 PINCH-HITTING: (0/2), BB STARTS (POSITION): LF (6), CF (10), RF (9) MULTI-HIT GAMES: 3 STARTS (ORDER): 1st (1), 2nd (8), 7th (4), 8th (8), 9th (4) ACQ: 25th Rd (San Francisco) - CURRENT NOTES: NOTES: Assigned to Triple-A from short-season West Virginia on 6/13...Appeared in four games for the Indians and batted.182 (2-for-11)... Transferred to on 6/16...Played first 2017 game with Curve on HFD...Returned to Triple-A on June 22...Assigned to Curve on 7/8...Drew two walks and scored two runs on 7/14 v. BOW...Made first start in RF on 7/15 v. BOW and went 1-for-5 with a walk...went 1-for-4 and recorded hits in back-toback games for the first time this year on 7/16 v. BOW...Had a two-game hitting streak from 7/15-7/16...Set Double-A career high with three hits on TRN, going 3-for-4 with two doubles, an RBI and a run scored in a 2-1 win...had season-high five-game hitting streak from 7/29 (2)-8/6...Hitting streak reached five games for a second time this season after going 1-for-3 with an RBI on HFD...Had six-game hitting streak from 8/19 (2)-8/26, in which he hit CAREER NOTES: Selected by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 25th round of the 2013 draft out of the University of San Francisco...Led USF in nine offensive categories in 2012 junior season, including batting.315 with a.453 OBP...Spent 2016 season between three teams: A-Adv., and Triple-A...Hit a combined.250 with one home run and 17 RBI...Had a career best eight-game hitting streak while playing for in For more on Maffei, see Page 43 of the Curve Media Guide 2017 Curve Game Information Page 5