UPCOMING GAMES & PITCHING PROBABLES

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1 EASTERN LEAGUE CHAMPIONS 2010 BATTING AVG.:.288 (1st) TEAM HR: 81 (4th) WALKS: 270 (T-9th) STRIKEOUTS: 612 (8th) TEAM ERA: 4.27 (9th) WALKS: 312 (4th) STRIKEOUTS: 697 (2nd) () -- EL Rank DIVISION CHAMPIONS 2004, 2010 PLAYOFF APPEARANCES 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2010, 2015, 2016 July 14, Game #89, Home Game #42 Bowie Baysox (48-42) vs. Curve (46-42) LHP John Means vs. RHP Austin Coley (3-2, 3.12) 7 p.m. Peoples Natural Gas Field, Pa. Radio -- News Talk 1240 WRTA & Curve Radio Network TV -- MiLB.TV BATTING AVG.:.258 (7th) TEAM HR: 66 (7th) WALKS: 284 (7th) STRIKEOUTS: 566 (11th) TEAM ERA: 3.85 (3rd) WALKS: 312 (4th) STRIKEOUTS: 633 (6th) () -- EL Rank PLAYERS TO MLB 142 UPCOMING GAMES & PITCHING PROBABLES Sat., July 15 Bowie 6 p.m. RHP Jesus Liranzo (1-3, 5.35) vs. RHP Alex McRae (7-4, 3.95) Sun., July 16 Bowie 6 p.m. LHP Tanner Scott (0-1, 1.64) vs. RHP Tanner Anderson (7-7, 3.82) Mon., July 17 Harrisburg 7 p.m. TBD vs. TBD Tues., July 18 Harrisburg 7 p.m. RHP Taylor Hill (4-1, 4.78) vs. RHP J.T. Brubaker (4-4, 5.17) YESTERDAY: The Curve dropped the series opener against the Bowie Baysox, 4-3. Bowie took the lead on an RBI single by Garabez Rosa in the eighth inning against Casey Sadler. The Baysox opened a 3-0 lead through the first five innings. Steve Wilkerson hit a solo homer in the second and two more runs scored in the fifth. The Curve scored a run on a groundout by Pablo Reyes in the fifth and Kevin Newman followed with a sac fly. Jin-De Jhang tied the game with a single in the bottom of the sixth. J.T. Brubaker allowed three runs over six innings with five strikeouts. Sadler allowed one run over two innings and picked up his first loss. Sean Keselica worked a scoreless ninth. TODAY: The Curve face the Bowie Baysox, Double-A affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles, in the second of a four-game series at PNG Field. The Curve won three of four games in Akron prior to the All-Star Break, with a loss on Sunday snapping a four-game winning streak. The Curve have won six of their last nine overall, but have lost two straight. The Baysox won two of three in their last series before the break at home against Richmond and have won seven of eight overall games. This series is the first trip to PNG Field for the Baysox this year. Bowie took two of three games against from June 2-4 and swept four games from June FOR ALTOONA: Right-hander Austin Coley makes his 15th start for the Curve and his 20th overall appearance. Last time out, he allowed four earned runs over five innings on Saturday in a win at Akron. Over his last five starts since June 16, Coley is 2-0 with a 2.54 (8 ER/28.1 IP). He is ranked sixth among Eastern League pitchers with a 3.12 ERA, and fifth with a 1.19 WHIP. From May 4-June 4, Coley posted a 1.85 ERA (7 ER/34 IP) in four starts and four relief outings. He pitched with the A-Adv. Bradenton Marauders last season and went with a 4.65 ERA last year. In 2015, Coley led the South Atlantic League and the Pirates organization with 16 wins while pitching for Single-A West Virginia. Coley was drafted by the Pirates in the eighth round of the 2014 draft out of Belmont. For more on Coley, see page two. FOR BOWIE: Lefty John Means makes his 17th start and 18th overall appearance for the Baysox. He has picked up a win in four consecutive starts dating back to June 18, posting a 1.82 ERA (5 ER/24.2 IP) in that span. Means has not allowed a run in his last two starts against Akron and Hartford, covering 14 IP. Tonight marks his first start against the Curve this year. In 2016, Means went 0-2 with an 8.49 ERA (11 ER/11.2 IP) in three starts against. BESTED BY BOWIE: The Curve have lost seven of their eight games against Bowie this year. The offense has combined to hit.233 (63/270) against Bowie, their worst average against any E.L. team this season. The pitching staff has a 5.22 ERA (40 ER/69.0 IP) against the Baysox, also the worst against an league opponent. Bowie is hitting.315 (86/273) against with nine homers in eight games, the highest average the Curve have allowed to an opponent this year and the highest average for the Baysox against any opponent faced in more than three games. The Baysox have a better ERA ( ER/74.0 IP) against than any other E.L. opponent, which is the lowest ERA posted by any Curve opponent in head-to-head match-ups this season. ONE WAY OR ANOTHER: The Curve have seen five of their last seven games decided by one run since July 5, going 2-3 in those contests. Overall this season, the Curve have had 31 games decided by one run, the third-most in the league, going The Curve have played ten games overall this season that were tied heading into the ninth inning, the second-most in the E.L., and have won five of those. HELLO, NEWMAN: Over his last 21 games since June 17, Kevin Newman is hitting.337 (30/89), third-best in the Pirates' system, with seven doubles, a triple, two homers and 10 RBIs. His season average has increased from.229 to.259. For the year, he has the fourth-best TPA/SO rate in the E.L. (9.35) and has the fifth-most at-bats (316). Newman has posted a.341 average (14/41) with a homer, five doubles and eight RBIs in ten July games. SUIT UP!: Since June 2, Jerrick Suiter is batting.353 (36/102), leading the Pirates' system during that stretch, with six homers, six doubles, 20 RBIs and 19 walks over 33 games. Suiter reached base in 10 straight plate appearances from July 5-7, going 9-for-9 with a homer, two doubles, a walk and five RBIs. He hit safely in nine straight at-bats and eight straight plate appearances. In his last seven games, Suiter is hitting.500 (12/24, 2 2B, 2 HR, 3 BB, 7 RBIs). EDWINNING: 2016 E.L. All-Star Edwin Espinal leads the team with 59 RBIs, fourth in the league, and he is first on the team and tied for first in the league with 24 doubles. He has the third-best strikeout rate in the league (9.42 TPA/ SO) and had multiple strikeouts in a game just five times. DU-RAP IT UP: On May 19, Curve closer Montana DuRapau moved ahead of Matt Peterson ( ) with his 30th career save, the most in franchise history. Now with 36 career saves, DuRapau is first in the E.L. with 14 saves and sits first with 26 games finished. ON THE HOMESTAND Games...1 Record Average (12/36) Runs/Runs Per Game...3/3.0 Home Runs...0 RISP (2/9) Errors...1 ERA (4 ER/9.0 IP) Starter W-L Starter ERA (3 ER/6.0 IP) Reliever W-L Reliever ERA (1 ER/3.0 IP) Saves/Opps...0/0 WHAT A RELIEF: The Curve bullpen has been tough to hit this year. Lefty Sean Keselica has held opposing hitters to a.169 average when pitching out of the pen, second-best in the league, and Tate Scioneaux (.202) is ranked fifth. Miguel Rosario is first in ERA (0.89), Montana DuRapau is second (1.49), Keselica is fourth (1.84) and Scioneaux is sixth (2.01) in ERA out of the relievers in the league with at least 36 innings pitched. BATTLING THE INJURY BUG: After placing just three players on the disabled list for the entire season in 2015 and three in all of 2016, the Curve have placed nine different players on their DL this year. Currently there are seven players on the disabled list, including three of the team's top-five prospects on MLB.com (Kevin Kramer, Brandon Waddell and Connor Joe). PROSPECT WATCH: The Curve roster currently features five of MLB.com's Top 30 Pirates Prospects: Kevin Newman (3), Yeudy Garcia (12), Brandon Waddell (16), Kevin Kramer (17), and Connor Joe (28). Four players are also ranked in Baseball America's Top 30 Pittsburgh prospects list: Newman (4), Garcia (16), Waddell (17), Kramer (21) and Jin-De Jhang (27). B.A. also named Newman as the organization's "Best Hitter for Average" and Waddell as having the "Best Changeup." 2017 E.L. WESTERN STANDINGS Team W-L PCT GB Today Bowie ALT v. BOW Akron ERI Erie v. ALT Richmond v. HAR Harrisburg RIC 2017 E.L. EASTERN STANDINGS Team W-L PCT GB Today Trenton HFD Reading v. BIN Binghamton REA Portland NHM Hartford v. TRN New Hamp POR 2017 CURVE AT A GLANCE Overall Record Home Road Place (E.L. Western)...2nd Games Ahead/Behind Streak... L2 Last Last vs. Bowie at at Bowie All-time vs. Bowie at at Bowie Home Attendance ,871 Home Openings...41 Average Attendance... 4,097 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 AM 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 THIS DATE IN CURVE HISTORY In 2007, the Curve beat the Akron Aeros, 3-2. David Parrish doubled and drove in two runs. Steve Pearce drove in the team's other run. Luis Munoz picked up his ninth win, working six innings and allowing one run. Chris Hernandez closed out his third save Curve Game Information Page 1

2 TODAY S STARTING PITCHER HEIGHT: 6-2 WEIGHT: 203 B/T: R/R EXP: 4 YR BORN: JULY 14, 1992 (24) IN NASHVILLE, TENN. RESIDES: MURFREESBORO, TENN. ACQUIRED: 8TH ROUND (BELMONT) GAME-BY-GAME DATE OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO LEFT GM RESULT 4/8 (2) at Harrisburg After 4th, Curve leading 3-1 W, 5-1 4/13 Akron In 6th, Curve leading 2-0 W /18 Erie After 8th, Curve leading 8-3 W, 8-3 4/22 at Akron After 6th, tied 2-2 L, 3-2 (11) 4/28 Harrisburg L (1) After third, Curve trailing 5-3 L, 6-5 5/4 at Akron After fifth, Curve leading 1-0 L, 3-2 5/7 at Akron W (1) After fifth, Curve Leading 3-1 W, 4-1 5/11 New Hampshire After sixth, Curve leading 1-0 W, 4-3 5/17 at Binghamton After sixth, Curve leading 6-3 W, 8-6 5/22 Akron After seventh, Curve tied 2-2 L, 4-3 5/27 at Erie In fourth, Curve leading 2-1 W, 8-1 6/1 Akron After eighth, Curve leading 9-5 W, 9-5 6/4 at Bowie After sixth, game tied, 5-5 L, 7-6 6/10 Richmond L (2) After fifth, Curve trailing 6-1 L, 6-2 6/16 at Hartford In fourth, Curve leading 2-0 L, 4-2 6/23 Hartford After 6th, game tied 2-2 L, 5-2 6/28 at Bowie After 7th, Curve leading 3-1 L, 6-3 7/3 at Erie W (2) After 7th, Curve leading 4-1 W, 4-1 7/8 at Akron (1) W (3) After 5th, Curve leading 5-4 W, 6-5 7/14 Bowie Bold - Career High Italics- Relief outing RHP AUSTIN # HIGHS CAREER HIGHS IP: 7.0, 3x, last - ERI K s: 6, 3x, last - AKR (1) BB s: 3, 2x, last - BIN Hits: 9, 2x, last - 6/10 v. RIC Runs: 6, 6/10 v. RIC COLEY VS. BOWIE IP: 8.0, 6/26/16 FTM) K s: 8, 3x, last - 7/22/16 (BRD vs. DBT) BB: 6, 8/5/16 STL) Hits: 10, 2x, last - 814/15 HIC) Runs: 7, 7/22/16 (BRD vs. DBT) RUNS ALLOWED BY INNING (STARTS) COLEY CAREER NOTES Attended Belmont University in Nashville...Made 26 appearances as a freshman, going 2-0 with a 2.40 ERA and named to All-Atlantic Sun Freshman Team... Made ten starts as a sophomore in 2013 and went 6-0 with a 3.32 ERA...Drafted by the New York Mets in the 27th round in 2013 but did not sign...went 5-1 with a 2.72 ERA in 15 starts during junior season and named Second-Team All-OVC...Selected by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the eighth round of the 2014 draft... Second-highest draft selection in Belmont history... Made eight starts in first professional season with Jamestown in Posted a 3.21 ERA over five August starts to finish season...spent 2015 with Single-A West Virginia...Led the South Atlantic League and the Pirates organization with 16 wins...spent 2016 with FSL champion Bradenton 1.46 ERA Date H/R Dec IP H R/ER K/BB 6/4 R /1 3/0 6/28 R /1 4/0 7/14 H COLEY 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) / Bradenton (A+) / (AA) / MiLB Totals (4 seasons) / CURRENT NOTES Has a 2.54 ERA (8 ER/28.1 IP) over his last five starts since 6/16...Ranked sixth among Eastern League pitchers with a 3.12 ERA, fifth in WHIP (1.19),...His 86.2 IP are the third-most on the team 2017 NOTES Made season debut on HAR in a spot start, allowing one run in four innings...started the Curve s first home game on 4/13 v. AKR and worked 5.1 innings, leaving with a 2-0 lead...worked first bullpen outing on 4/18 v. ERI, working one scoreless inning...pitched six innings in a nodecision on AKR, with the game-tying run scoring on a two-out balk in the sixth...earned first win of the season after pitching two scoreless innings on AKR (G2)...Ranked seventh in the Eastern League with a 2.76 ERA heading into start on 5/17...Worked a streak of 12.1 scoreless innings from 4/28 v. BIN...On BIN in 2nd inning, hit first two batters of the second on two pitches, then issued a four-pitch walk, leading to his only three runs allowed in a six-inning no-decision...tossed a season-high seven innings and matched a season high with six strikeouts on 5/22 v. AKR in a no-decision with two runs allowed...pitched 5.1 innings of relief and allowed one run on BOW...Tied a season high with nine hits and six runs allowed in his start on 6/10 v. RIC...Pitched 3.1 scoreless innings on HFD before rain suspended the game, ending his outing...earned the no-decision after pitching six innings and allowing two runs while striking out six on 6/27 v. HFD...Pitched seven innings and allowed just one run in no-decision on BOW...Pitched seven innings and allowed one run in a 4-1 win on ERI, his first win as a starting pitcher in 2017, as the Curve snapped a season-worst seven-game losing streak...went 1-0 with a 1.54 ERA (4 ER/23.1 IP) over four starts from 6/16-7/3...Picked up second straight win on AKR (1) after Curve scored three runs in the top of the sixth 2016 NOTES Spent season with A-Adv. Bradenton Appeared in 26 games (25 starts) for the Marauders Went 9-5 in the first half of the season with a 3.52 ERA in 14 starts Went 5-1 with a 2.17 ERA in six May starts...went 3-5 in the second half with a 6.03 ERA in 12 games (11 starts) Tossed seven shutout innings on 5/18 against Brevard County, earning a win and allowing just three hits BOWIE VS. COLEY.229 Batter AVG HR RBI BB K Glynn Davis.000 (0/3) Austin Hays.000 (0/3) Adrian Marin.167 (1/6) Cedric Mullins.167 (1/6) Chris O'Brien.500 (1/2) Audry Perez.000 (0/2) Aderlin Rodriguez.600 (3/5) Garabez Rosa.200 (1/5) Erick Salcedo.400 (2/5) D.J. Stewart.333 (1/3) Stephen Wilkerson.333 (1/3) Austin Wynns.000 (0/2) Mike Yaztrzemski.000 (0/3) SEASON SPLITS/MISC. STATS W-L ERA G/GS IP R/ER K/BB Home / /16 26/11 Road / /14 41/9 Day / /3 7/1 Night / /27 60/19 Starter / /29 60/19 Reliever / /1 7/1 April / /9 17/6 May / /5 13/5 June / /10 22/5 July / /5 11/2 Pre-ASG / /30 67/20 Post-ASG STARTING PITCHER RUN SUPPORT Pitcher GS Team Runs R/Start Quality Starts Agrazal Anderson Brubaker Coley Dickson Garcia Keselica McRae 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) AKR L, J.T. Brubaker (R) 7/13 v. BOW L, Austin Coley (R) AKR (1) W (3) W, Cody Dickson (L) AKR W, Yeudy Garcia (R) 6/14 v. POR L(5) L, Sean Keselica (L) AKR (2) W, Alex McRae (R) 7/6 v. BIN W (7) W, Jameson Taillon (R) ERI W, Brandon Waddell (L) BOW L, 7-6 (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 ERI L (5) /1 -- 0/1 B. Borden ERI /1 7/6 15/23 J. Brentz AKR L (1) /1 -- 3/6 J.T. Brubaker 5/21 v. ERI /2 A. Coley BOW /0 3/5 B. Cumpton AKR (2) /3 C. Diaz RIC /1 M. DuRapau AKR (3) S (14) /15 8/6 18/27 Y. Garcia AKR (1) S (1) /1 -- 2/3 L. Heredia AKR H (6) /10 13/19 S. Keselica 7/13 v. BOW /4 14/13 17/23 J. Kuchno ERI /1 2/2 4/6 J. Lakind ERI /5 10/9 9/22 M. Rosario AKR /5 13/7 15/24 C. Sadler 7/13 v. BOW L (1) /2 2/2 T. Scioneaux AKR (2) W (6) /9 11/4 20/29 C. Simpson 6/9 v. RIC /1 -- 1/2 SEASON TOTALS W L G SV/SO IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA / #30 #22 A.J. Jake Morris Brentz Bats: Right Left Throws: Right Left Ht/Wt: 6-3/ /195 LAST OUTING: AKR MOST K: 2, 2x, last - 7/6 v. BIN SAVE OPPS: -/- LONG OUTING (PEN): 1.2 IP, 6/24 v. HFD MOST BB: 4, AKR INHERITED/STRANDED: -/- (-/-%) LAST WIN: -- FIRST BATTER RETIRED %: 3/6 (50%) LAST SAVE: -- CURVE RECORD WHEN PITCHING: 2-4 LAST HR ALLOWED: BOW (2) (M. Yastrzemski & A. Wynns) ACQ: Trade with Seattle (2016) 2017 NOTES: Began 2017 season in A-Adv. Bradenton...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 on 6/23...Made Curve debut on 6/24 v. HFD, and pitched 1.1 scoreless innings...pitched a innign with two strikouts on ERI...Pitched back-to-back games on 7/5 & 7/6 v. BIN - 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 careerhigh 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 #36 A.J. Montana Morris DuRapau (@DuRapauMontana) Bats: Right Throws: Right Ht/Wt: 5-11/ /200 LAST OUTING: AKR (2) MOST K: 4, 2x, last - ERI SAVE OPPS: 14/15 (923.3%) LONG OUTING (PEN): 2.0 IP, 8x, last - ERI MOST BB: 2, 3x, last - BOW INHERITED/STRANDED: 8/6 (75%) LAST WIN: ERI FIRST BATTER RETIRED %: 18/27 (66.7%) LAST SAVE: AKR (2) CURVE RECORD WHEN PITCHING: 21-6 LAST HR ALLOWED: -- ACQ: 32rd Rd (Bethune-Cookman) First in the E.L. with 14 saves and is first with 26 games finished...second among Curve relievers in appearances with 27 outings...has converted eight straight save attempts NOTES: Made first appearance on Opening Day HAR) and earned first save of the season...earned first win on RIC...Nailed down his second save on 4/13 v. AKR in the home opener...secured his third save on 4/15 v. AKR...Earned his fourth save to tie among the E.L. leaders on 4/18 v. ERI...Is now second on 's all-time saves list with 28, moving ahead of Brandon Knight (2006)...Allowed three earned runs and suffered first blown save on 5/13 v. NH, the same night his 11.1 IP AKR L (1) /4 0/4 7/6 V. BIN H /0 2/1 7/5 V. BIN /0 1/0 #30 #46 A.J. Brandon Morris Cumpton Bats: Right Throws: Right Ht/Wt: 6-3/ /210 LAST OUTING: AKR (2) MOST K: 1, 3x, last - AKR (2) SAVE OPPS: -- (--%) LONG OUTING (PEN): 2.0, 7/5 v. BIN MOST BB: 2, AKR (2) INHERITED/STRANDED: -- (--%) LAST WIN: -- FIRST BATTER RETIRED %: 2/3 (66.7%) LAST SAVE: -- CURVE RECORD WHEN PITCHING: 1-2 LAST HR ALLOWED: -- ACQ: 9th Round (Georgia Tech) NOTES: Began season with A-Adv. Bradenton...Pitched in six games in relief for the Marauders and went 1-0 with a 2.53 ERA...Promoted to on June 29...Made 2017 Curve debut on July 1 and pitched a inning in ERI - CAREER NOTES: Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 9th round of the 2010 MLB Draft...Prior to 2017, made last appearance in a professional game on 9/13/14 while pitching for the Pirates at the major league level...missed entire 2015 and 2016 seasons while recovering from Tommy John surgery...began career as a starting pitcher until his bout with elbow injuries...pitched 20.0 consecutive scoreless innings at the major league level between the end of the 2013 season and the start of Ranked 7th in AKR(2) /1 1/2 7/5 V. BIN /0 1/1 ERI /0 1/0 the International League in ERA (3.32) with Indianapolis in Won first big league game while tossing seven scoreless frames on 7/30/13 against St. Louis...Was an All-American during senior season at Georgia Tech as a pitcher and third baseman AKR2 S(14) /0 0/0 7/6 V. BIN S(13) /1 1/1 ERI S(12) /0 1/0 scoreless streak was snapped...nailed down seventh save of the season on BNG, tying the Curve's all-time saves record of 29...Moved into first place on 's all-time saves list (30) with a two-inning outing on 5/19 v ERI...Allowed walk-off single in the bottom of the 11th inning to Erick Salcedo in loss on BOW...Earned ninth save on HAR...Struck out the side in the seventh on HFD for tenth save, combining with Tanner Anderson for the seven-inning shutout...pitched a scoreless ninth inning on 6/21 v. TRN...Inherited bases-loaded jam in eighth inning on 6/24 and got out of it to start four-out save on 6/24 v. HFD...Pitched a perfect ninth on ERI for 12th save...picked up 13th save by stranding bases loaded with a strikeout on 7/6 v. BIN - CAREER NOTES: Selected in the 32nd round of the 2014 MLB Draft by the Pittsburgh Pirates out of Bethune-Cookman...Named first-team All-MEAC in junior season in 2013 while taking over as the number one starter in the weekend rotation...went with a 3.19 in 66 collegiate games during four-year career at Bethune-Cookman...Made professional debut in 2014 with short-season Jamestown, going 3-2 with a 2.21 ERA in 15 games (11 starts)...played 2016 with and led Pirates organization with 22 saves...for more on DuRapau, see Page 26 of the Curve Media Guide #30 #38 Yeudy A.J. Morris Garcia (@garciayeudy781) Bats: Right Throws: Right Ht/Wt: 6-3/ /203 LAST OUTING: AKR (1) MOST K: 2, AKR (1) SAVE OPPS: -- LONG OUTING (PEN): 2.0 IP, 2x, last - AKR (1) MOST BB: 4, AKR (1) INHERITED/STRANDED: -- LAST WIN: -- FIRST BATTER RETIRED %: 2/3 (66.7%) LAST SAVE: AKR (1) CURVE RECORD WHEN PITCHING: 3-0 LAST HR ALLOWED: ERI ACQ: Intl. Free Agent (Dominican Republic) 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)...made two rehab appearances in the GCL...Returned to Curve on 7/4 and pitched a scoreless innings against Binghamton...Picked up first Double-A save on AKR (1) in 6-5 win - 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 AKR /1 2/4 7/4 V. BIN /0 0/0 ERI /2 1/2 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. Bradenton, where he ranked second in the FSL in strikeouts (127)...For more on Garcia, see Page 31 of the Curve Media Guide #30 #50 A.J. Luis Morris Heredia Bats: Right Throws: Right Ht/Wt: 6-3/ /251 LAST OUTING: AKR MOST K: 4, AKR SAVE OPPS: -- (--%) LONG OUTING (PEN): 3.0 IP, 2x, last - ERI MOST BB: 4, ERI INHERITED/STRANDED: 12/10 (83%) LAST WIN: RIC FIRST BATTER RETIRED %: 13/19 (68%) LAST SAVE: -- CURVE RECORD WHEN PITCHING: 9-10 LAST HR ALLOWED: AKR (Y. Chang) ACQ: International Free Agent (Mexico) AKR /1 4/1 AKR H (5) /2 1/1 ERI /1 2/4 Has allowed four earned runs over his last 16 IP, spanning nine appearances (2.25 ERA) 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 hold after scoreless inning on 5/3 v. RIC...Earned first Double-A win after pitching three scoreless innings on RIC...Walked a season-high three batters and allowed two runs on BNG...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 - 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 and 2016 seasons in Bradenton...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 the Marauders...Named to the Florida State League Mid-Season All-Star team in Finished the 2016 season with a careerhigh 12 saves, which ranked fifth in the Florida State League...For more on Heredia, see Page 33 of the Curve Media Guide 2017 Curve Game Information Page 3

4 SHUTOUTS BY OPPONENTS CURVE 46 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 PITCHER NOTES #30 #39 A.J. Sean Morris Keselica Bats: Right Left Throws: Right Left Ht/Wt: 6-3/ /205 LAST OUTING: 7/13 v. BOW MOST K: 4, 2x, last - ERI SAVE OPPS: 2/4 (50%) LONG OUTING (PEN): 3.1 IP, RIC MOST BB: 5, HFD INHERITED/STRANDED: 14/13 (93%) LAST WIN: 6/1 v. AKR FIRST BATTER RETIRED %: 17/23 (74%) LAST SAVE: ERI CURVE RECORD WHEN PITCHING: LAST HR ALLOWED: BOW (A. Rodriguez) ACQ: 33rd Rd (Virginia Tech) Opponents are batting.169 (25-for-148) against him out of the pen, the second-lowest BAA in the E.L NOTES: Earned a win in Double-A debut on HAR (2) working two innings...pitched 3.1 HAR on 4/11... Earned first hold of the season on 4/15 v. AKR, helping secure the win and sweep of the RubberDucks...Earned second win of the season on 4/19 v. ERI, pitching 1.1 scoreless innings...pitched three scoreless innings on 4.28 v. HAR, striking out a seasonhigh four...came in with the bases loaded on BNG 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...allowed first inherited runner to score on 5/23 v. AKR... Earned second save of the season by pitching 2.1 scoreless innings and striking out three on ERI...Earned third win with two scoreless innings on 6/1 v. AKR...Pitched two scoreless innings on 6/15 v. POR to secure the win...earned fourth win of the season after allowing one run in three innings on HFD... Earned his fifth hold and pitched 1.1 innings allowing one run on 6/25 v. 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 Bradenton Marauders)...Went 2-1 with a 1.41 ERA in 24 games for the West Virginia Power last season before joining Bradenton for their playoff run...for more on Keselica, see Page 38 of the Curve Media Guide #35 Miguel Rosario Bats: Right Throws: Right Ht/Wt: 6-0/190 LAST OUTING: AKR MOST K: 3, ERI SAVE OPPS: 3/5 (60%) LONG OUTING (PEN): 3.0 IP, 2x, last - ERI MOST BB: 3, BNG INHERITED/STRANDED: 15/8 (53%) LAST WIN: ERI FIRST BATTER RETIRED %: 15/24 (62.5%) LAST SAVE: AKR CURVE RECORD WHEN PITCHING: 8-16 LAST HR ALLOWED: -- ACQ: Intl FA - December 11, 2011 (Dominican Republic) Has allowed two earned runs over his last 38.2 innings pitched (0.47 ERA) in 23 G since 4/ NOTES: Made 2017 debut on HAR (1) and allowed two runs in the fifth...tossed three scoreless innings on RIC...Pitched three scoreless innings on 4/17 v. ERI...Earned first save on 4/30 v. HAR (two-inning save)...earned first win of the season on 5/11 v. NH after pitching 1.1 scoreless innings...earned second win on 5/14 v. NH after logging 2.0 IP...Tossed a scoreless inning and struck out two on 5/21 v. ERI...Pitched a scoreless frame and struck out two on 5/25 v. AKR...Earned second win and pitched 2.2 scoreless innings on ERI...Came in with bases loaded and allowed two-run double on HAR...Picked up third save on AKR with four strikeouts in two innings AKR /0 0/2 AKR S (3) /0 4/1 7/5 v. BIN /0 2/2 #18 Tate Scioneaux (@tatecno_18) Bats: Right Throws: Right Ht/Wt: 6-1/200 LAST OUTING: AKR (2) MOST K: 4, ERI SAVE OPPS: 6/9 (67%) LONG OUTING (PEN): 4.0 IP, 2x, last - 6/21 v. TRN MOST BB: 3, ERI INHERITED/STRANDED: 11/4 (36.4%) LAST WIN: AKR (2) FIRST BATTER RETIRED %: 20/29 (69%) LAST SAVE: 6/25 v. HFD CURVE RECORD WHEN PITCHING: LAST HR ALLOWED: 5/30 v. AKR (E. Haase & Y. Chang) ACQ: 39th Rd (Southeastern Louisiana) 7/13 V. BOW /0 2/1 7/5 V. BIN /0 1/2 ERI /1 1/0 - CAREER NOTES: Signed with the Pittsburgh Pirates as an international free agent on December 11, Made pro debut on 8/20/12 with DSL Pirates against the DSL Red Sox...Spent 2013 with the GCL Pirates, finishing with a 1-1 record and a 3.61 ERA over 15 appearances...went 14 straight appearances in 2014 without collecting a loss with Jamestown...Split time in 2015 with West Virginia and Bradenton, appearing in a total of 38 games...spent 2016 between Bradenton and, appeared in 23 games for the Curve, going 2-2 with a 1.87 ERA in 33.2 IP...For more on Rosario, see Page 50 of the Curve Media Guide #29 Casey Sadler (@Salder_Squared) Bats: Right Throws: Right Ht/Wt: 6-3/225 LAST OUTING: 7/13 v. BOW MOST K: 3, AKR SAVE OPPS: -- LONG OUTING (PEN): 2.1 IP, AKR MOST BB: -- INHERITED/STRANDED: 2/2 (100%) LAST WIN: AKR FIRST BATTER RETIRED %: 2/2 (100%) LAST SAVE: -- CURVE RECORD WHEN PITCHING: 1-1 LAST HR ALLOWED: -- ACQ: 25th Rd (Western Oklahoma State College) NOTES: Began season on 5/15 with A-Adv. Bradenton (6 G, 2-0, 0.75 ERA, 1 R, 12.0 IP, 14 SO, 2 BB)...Assigned to Triple-A Indianapolis on 6/5 (8 G, 0-0, 5.23 ERA)...Assigned to on 7/7...Made first appearance for Curve since 8/24/13 on AKR...Worked 2.1 innings and allowed one run in win on AKR...Took the loss on 7/13 v. BOW - CAREER NOTES: Played for Western Okla. State College and went 10-1 with a 3.12 ERA in 17 games (15 starts( in 2010 sophomore season...spent 2013 season with (11-7, 3.31 ERA, 23 starts)...selected as an Eastern League Mid-Season All-Star in 2013 and Pitcher of the Year...Spent most of 2014 with Triple-A Indianapolis and picked as an International AKR2 W (6) /0 1/1 7/6 v. BIN H (3) /0 0/1 ERI H (2) /0 1/0 Has the third-lowest BB/9 IP Radio in the league (1.70)...Five saves are second-most on the team...29 appearances are first among Curve relievers...second-fewest base runners/9 IP ratio in the league (8.64)...Fifthlowest opponents' batting average (.202) for relievers in the Eastern League NOTES: Made Double-A debut on HAR and pitched two scoreless innings...earned first win of the season on 4/13 v. AKR...Earned win in back-to-back outings after beating ERI on 4/18...Earned his third win of the season by tossing three scoreless innings in just his sixth appearance on ERI...Picked up fourth win on 4/29 v. HAR with 1.1 scoreless IP... Pitched 15.1 scoreless innings to start the season from 4/7-5/7...Earned first save of the season on AKR (G1) in twoinning fashion...nailed down second save of the season in two-inning fashion on 5/14 v. NH...Endured first loss of the season on BNG when he allowed two earned runs in two innings...picked up fifth win of the season on 5/20 v. ERI after pitching 3.1 scoreless innings...earned fifth save on HAR...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 0.2 IP...Walked more than one batter for the first time on ERI - 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 Bradenton 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 ERRORS BY POSITION (OUTFIELD ASSISTS) Left Field Player E (A) E. Escobar 1 (0) J. Luplow 0 (6) L. Ratledge 0 (0) Shortstop J. Suiter 1 (0) Player E C. Diaz 0 K. Newman 5 P. Reyes 2 Third Base SHUTOUTS BY OPPONENTS 43 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 CATCHER S BOX 19/ (20.2%) (44%) Player Caught Attempts Percent Last Caught Stealing Z. Chavez % HAR J. Jhang % AKR (2) T. Morales % 7/6 v. BNG J. Williams % 5/13 v. NH 55 E (.983/2nd) Center Field Right Field Player E (A) E. Escobar 2 (3) A. Feliz 1 (0) J. Maffei 0 (0) L. Ratledge 0 (0) P. Reyes 1 (1) M. Suchy 0 (1) Catcher Second Base Player E C. Diaz 0 A. Feliz 0 K. Kramer 6 L. Ratledge 1 P. Reyes 0 7/13 v. BOW L(1) /1 0/0 AKR W (1) /1 3/0 League All-Star...Made MLB debut on 5/2/14 and pitched 2.0 scoreless relief innings against Toronto...Made first MLB start on 4/12/15 at MIL (5 IP, 2 R) in place of Francisco Liriano (paternity leave)...missed entire 2016 season after having Tommy John surgery on 11/10/15 Player E (A) E. Escobar 0 (0) C. Joe 1 (2) M. Suchy 2 (2) J. Suiter 2 (1) Player E Player E (PB) First Base E. Espinal 0 Z. Chavez 4 (3) Player E C. Joe 0 J. Jhang 3 (4) E. Espinal 0 J. Luplow 0 T. Morales 4 (1) C. Joe 0 W. Mathisen 8 J. Williams 1 (1) C. Simpson 0 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: 1 game, 7/13-pres. LAST HR: 7/6 v. BIN (M. Jannis) LONGEST HIT STREAK: 4 games, 2x, last - 6/11-6/16 PINCH-HITTING: (1/5).200, BB STARTS (POSITION): LF (6), CF (50), RF (2) MULTI-HIT GAMES: 16 STARTS (ORDER): 1st (9) 2nd (11), 7th (5), 8th (16), 9th (17) ACQ: Intl FA - July 21, 2011 (Venezuela) 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...Went 2-for-3 and scored a run in win on 6/1 v. AKR...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...Went 2-for-4 for his 14th multi-hit game on ERI...Clubbed second homer on 7/6 v. BIN, a two-run shot over the right field wall - 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 Bradenton 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 #14 Edwin Espinal Bats: Right Throws: Right Ht/Wt: 6-1/245 CURRENT HIT STREAK: 4 games, 7/8 (1)-pres. LAST HR: AKR (M. Whitehouse) LONGEST HIT STREAK: 11 games, 6/11-6/24 PINCH-HITTING: -- STARTS (POSITION): 1B (65), 3B (1), DH (13) MULTI-HIT GAMES: 22 STARTS (ORDER): 4th (79) ACQ: Intl FA - April 18, 2011 (D.R.) Has the third-best strikeout rate in the league (9.42 TPA/SO)...24 doubles are tied for the most in the Eastern League and are the most on the team...leads team with 59 RBIs, which is fourth-most in the league...has the best fielding percentage of any first baseman in the E.L. (1.000) NOTES: Hit first home run of the season in win on 4/15 v. AKR, a two-run shot that lifted the Curve to a 2-1 win...had go-ahead RBI single in win on 4/18 v. ERI...Had go-ahead RBI double in win on 4/18 v. ERI...Went on an eight-game hit streak from 4/10-4/19 with six multi-hit games and eight RBIs...Struck out twice in a game for the first time on RIC...Was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth inning to lead to walk-off win on 5/11 v. NH game home hitting streak dating back to 2016 was snapped on 5/12 v. NH...Has 18 multi-hit games this season...blasted his fourth home run of the season on BNG...Went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI on 5/20 v. ERI...Hit home runs in back-to-back games ERI...Had two doubles on 5/30 in win v. AKR... Has two separate streaks of three straight multi-hit games this season...had two hits and drove in a run on 5/31 v. AKR...Belted a two-run home run, his seventh, on HAR...Went 2-for-5 with an RBI on 6/11 v. RIC...Went 1-for-3 and drove in a run on 6/13 v. POR...Went 1-for-3 with a two-run single on 6/15 v. POR...Went 4-for-5 with two doubles and an RBI on HFD, recording the third four-hit game for this season...went 1-for-4 with his team-leading 22nd double and 44th RBI on 6/21 v. TRN...Went 2-for-4 with a two-run single on 6/23 v. HFD...Had a season-high 11-game hitting streak from 6/11-6/24...Drove in a run with a single for his 50th RBI on BOW...Clubbed his ninth homer of the year, a two-run blast, on ERI...Clubbed 10th homer on AKR (2)...Hit 11th homer, a three-run shot on AKR and drove in four runs - CAREER NOTES: Finished third on the Curve and tenth in the Pirates organization with 56 RBIs in Named a 2016 Eastern League All-Star with...hit a walk-off homer for the Curve in the 12th inning on 8/3/16 v. RIC...Added a walk-off sac fly in the 10th inning the following night...for more on Escobar, see Page 29 of the Curve Media Guide #23 Logan Hill (@HillSan33) Bats: Right Throws: Right Ht/Wt: 6-3/230 CURRENT HIT STREAK: -- LAST HR: ERI (A.J. Ladwig) LONGEST HIT STREAK: 5 games, 7/6-pres. PINCH-HITTING: -- STARTS (POSITION): LF (10), DH (1) MULTI-HIT GAMES: 2 STARTS (ORDER): 3rd (11) ACQ: 25th Rd (Troy) Has recorded at least one hit in nine of his 11 games with NOTES: Opened the season with A-Adv. Bradenton, played in 71 games for the Marauders...Led the team with 16 HR and had 52 RBI while hitting Also had 14 doubles and two triples...had eight HR and 29 RBI in 26 games in May...Went 1-for-3 with a single on ERI in Curve debut...blasted first Double-A HR and went 2-for-4 with two RBI on ERI - CAREER NOTES: Selected by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 25th round of the MLB Draft in 2015 after playing his college ball at Jeff Davis CC (AL) and Troy...Ranked in the top 10 in the Sun Belt Conference in batting average (.354), hits (73), RBI (42), stolen bases (13), total bases (113), slugging percentage (.549) and on-base percentage (.440) in 2015 during his only season at Troy...After turning pro, was named to New York-Penn League mid-season All-Star team...was named New York-Penn League Player of the Month for July in 2015 after he hit.330 and led the league in total bases (51), RBI (23) and home runs (four)...spent 2016 season between Single-A West Virginia and A-Adv. Bradenton...Played 93 games with the Power and played the last 17 for the Marauders...Batted a combined.249 with 13 HR and 47 RBI in 2016 #47 Jin-De Jhang Bats: Left Throws: Right Ht/Wt: 5-9/215 CURRENT HIT STREAK: 2 games, 7/8 (2)-pres. LAST HR: -- LONGEST HIT STREAK: 4 games, 6/9-6/13 PINCH-HITTING: -- STARTS (POSITION): C (32), DH (2) MULTI-HIT GAMES: 6 STARTS (ORDER): 4th (1), 5th (25), 6th (8) ACQ: International FA Has thrown out 17 of 28 base stealing attempts against him (61%) NOTES: Made season debut on 5/20 v. ERI and finished 1-for-4 with a double...threw out first base runner on attempted steal on 5/21 v. ERI...Threw out second runner at third base on 5/25 v. AKR...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 threehit 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 - 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 Indianapolis 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 Bradenton...Had a career-best 13-game hitting streak in 2015 while with Bradenton 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 #5 Wyatt Mathisen (@wmathisen_4) Bats: Right Throws: Right Ht/Wt: 6-1/241 CURRENT HIT STREAK: 1 game, 7/13-pres. LAST HR: BOW (M. Grimes) LONGEST HIT STREAK: 10 games, 5/9-5/23 PINCH-HITTING: (1/2), BB, 2HBP, K, Sac Fly STARTS (POSITION): 3B (67) 2B (1) MULTI-HIT GAMES: 19 STARTS (ORDER): 2nd (1), 5th (2), 6th (21), 7th (34), 8th (10) ACQ: 2nd Rd (Calallen (Texas) HS) Third in the league in on-base percentage (.388) NOTES: Had first multi-hit game of the season on RIC..Has 19 multi-hit games...has eight doubles...every start this season had been at third base... Walked twice and had an RBI on 5/14 v. NH...Notched first hit in a pinch-hit role on BNG...Extended his season-high hit streak to eight games by going 1-for-4 on 5/21 v. ERI...Blasted first Double-A home run in the ninth inning on 5/22 v. AKR...Had three straight multi-hit games from 5/17-5/19...Had a season-high ten-game hitting streak from 5/9-5/23...Drove in game-winning hit in walk-off win on 5/30 v. AKR...Blasted second home run, a two-run shot on 6/1 v. AKR...Hit third home run of the season on HAR...Had two hits and scored a run on HAR...Went 2-for-3 with a pair of singles on 6/9 v. RIC...Went 2-for-4 for his 14th multi-hit game on 6/15 v. POR...Went 2-for-5 with an RBI on 6/20 v. TRN...Drove in two runs with a double on 6/25 v. HFD...Hit fourth HR on BOW... Drove in two runs with first triple of the year on BOW...Recorded first three-hit games of the year on AKR (3/4, R, 2B, RBI) - CAREER NOTES: Selected by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the second round of the 2012 draft out of Calallen (Texas) High School...Batted.433 with 13 home runs and 40 RBI during senior season in Had committed to University of Texas prior to signing with the Pirates...Was drafted as a catcher and ranked as the top high school catcher prospect, 25th-best position player and 47th-best overall prospect by Baseball America prior to the 2012 draft...made pro debut with GCL Pirates on 6/18/12... Hit first career home run on 8/20/12 against GCL Braves...Limited to 48 total games in 2013 with a shoulder injury...converted from catcher to third base prior to the 2014 season...spent 2015 with Bradenton where he played in a career-most 118 games, hitting.263 with four home runs and 34 RBI...Repeated Bradenton in 2016, but did not appear in a game until June due to a shoulder injury that limited him to just 36 games...for more on Mathisen, see Page 44 of the Curve Media Guide 2017 Curve Game Information Page 5

6 POSITION PLAYER NOTES #7 Justin Maffei Maffei) Bats: Right Throws: Right Ht/Wt: 6-1/186 CURRENT HIT STREAK: -- LAST HR: -- LONGEST HIT STREAK: -- PINCH-HITTING: -- STARTS (POSITION): CF (2) MULTI-HIT GAMES: -- STARTS (ORDER): 2nd (1) 7th (1) ACQ: 25th Rd (San Francisco) NOTES: Assigned to Triple-A Indianapolis 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 Indianapolis on June 22...Assigned to Curve on 7/8 - 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. Bradenton, and Triple-A Indianapolis...Hit a combined.250 with one home run and 17 RBI...Had a career best eight-game hitting streak while playing for Bradenton in For more on Maffei, see Page 43 of the Curve Media Guide #49 Tomas Morales Bats: Right Throws: Right Ht/Wt: 6-3/190 CURRENT HIT STREAK: -- LAST HR: 6/25 v. HFD (M. Pierpont) LONGEST HIT STREAK: 3 games, 2x, last - 5/2-5/7 PINCH-HITTING: -- STARTS (POSITION): C (25) MULTI-HIT GAMES: 4 STARTS (ORDER): 7th (3) 8th (15), 9th (7) ACQ: Intl FA - July 21, 2011 (Venezuela) NOTES: Has two separate three-game hitting streaks this season...tallied three RBI on 4/19 v. ERI, tying a career high...assigned to short-season West Virginia on 5/12 & transferred back to on 5/30...Clubbed first home run on BOW, the third of his professional career...hit second home run on 6/25 v. HFD, a three-run shot...also recorded four RBI on 6/25 v. HFD, becoming the second Curve player to do so this season...hit sixth-inning go-ahead double in 6-5 win on AKR (1) - CAREER NOTES: Signed as an international free agent by the Pittsburgh Pirates on July 21, Made professional debut on 7/23/11 with VSL Pirates..Played first professional game stateside on 6/28/13 with GCL Pirates...Hit career-best.301 in 26 games with Bristol Pirates in 2015 and threw out 28% of base stealers, which was the best on the team...began 2016 season with Bradenton...Appeared in 22 games for the Marauders and was promoted to in two separate stints...hit first career home run on NH, a pinch-hit blast...the following day he also had a pinch-hit home run...for more on Morales, see page 47 of the Curve media guide #2 Kevin Newman (@OfficialKBN) Bats: Right Throws: Right Ht/Wt: 6-1/180 CURRENT HIT STREAK: 1 game, 7/13-pres. LAST HR: 7/4 v. BIN (M. Molina) LONGEST HIT STREAK: 7 games, 2x, last - 6/17-6/25 PINCH-HITTING: -- STARTS (POSITION): SS (76) MULTI-HIT GAMES: 23 STARTS (ORDER): 1st (59), 2nd (17) ACQ: 1st Rd (Arizona) Leads team with 316 at-bats...has the fourth-best strikeout rate in the league (9.35 TPA/SO)...Hitting.337 (30/89) with seven doubles, a triple, two homers and nine RBIs in 20 games since 6/ NOTES: Had three hits on Opening Night...Has played short stop in every game he has played...has 20 multi-hit games...hit first home run of the season on ERI, a solo blast...had first three-hit game of the season on ERI...Went 3-for-4 with a home run and an RBI on ERI...Notched first multi-rbi game (2) of the season on 4/29 v. HAR...Hit first triple of the season on RIC...Went 1-for-5 with a double in come-from-behind-win on 5/19 v. ERI...Hit second home run of the season to lead off the game on 5/22 v. AKR...Went 2-for-4 with an RBI and tied a team-high with three runs scored on 6/1 v. AKR...Had third three-hit game of the year going 3-for-6 with an RBI and three doubles on BOW...His three doubles in one game ties a team season-high...drove in a run with a basesloaded walk on 6/11 v. RIC...Went 2-for-5 with two RBI on 6/15 v. POR...Went 2-for-5 with a double in 16th multi-hit game on HFD...Went 2-for-6 and drove in a run on 6/20 v. TRN...Went 3-for-5 for fourth three-hit game on 6/23 v. HFD...Hit third HR and second leadoff HR of the year on BOW...Had two-run single and notched 20th multi-hit game on ERI...Drove in four runs on three hits, including a homer and a double, on 7/4 v. BIN - CAREER NOTES: Selected in the first round (19th overall) by the Pirates out of the University of Arizona in Started at shortstop in all 165 games in Arizona career...made professional debut on 6/19/15 with the West Virginia Black Bears vs. Mahoning Valley...Recorded first professional hit in his debut...hit first home run on 7/17/15 vs. State College...Promoted to Single-A West Virginia on 8/9/15...Spent 2016 seasons between Bradenton and...hit.366 in 41 games for the Marauders (hit safely in 34 of his first 41 games) and batted.288 in 61 games with the Curve...Led all Pirates minor leaguers with a combined.320 batting average in Compiled a career-best 17-game hitting streak from 6/21-7/9, the seventh-longest in the Eastern League in 2016 and the seventh-longest in Curve franchise history...for more on Newman, see Page 48 of the Curve Media Guide #3 Logan Ratledge (@L_Ratledge5) Bats: Right Throws: Right Ht/Wt: 5-10/190 CURRENT HIT STREAK: 1 game, 7/8 (2)-pres. LAST HR: -- LONGEST HIT STREAK: 1 game, 3x, last - 7/8 (2)-pres. PINCH-HITTING: 0/2, BB STARTS (POSITION): 2B (4), CF (2), LF (2) MULTI-HIT GAMES: 1 STARTS (ORDER): 1st (1), 8th (2), 9th (5) ACQ: 13th Rd (N.C. State) NOTES: Began season in Single-A West Virginia...Played in 28 games and batted.234 with three home runs and 12 RBI...Was promoted to Bradenton on May 8 where he hit.266 with one home run and 10 RBI in 28 games...promoted to on June 25...Made first start for on BOW, playing second base...collected first hits of the season and went 2-for-5 in leadoff spot on BOW - CAREER NOTES: Selected by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 13th round of the 2015 draft out of North Carolina State University...Started all 59 games as a senior in 2015 at NC State while batting.329 with 19 doubles, two triples, a team-high ten home runs, 41 RBI and 51 runs scored...was named All-ACC third team selection... Ranked fifth among Pirates minor leaguers in stolen bases in 2016 with 24...Played in 85 games for Single-A West Virginia and two games for A-Adv. Bradenton, in 2016, hitting a combined 247 with four homers and 26 RBI #27 Pablo Reyes Bats: Right Throws: Right Ht/Wt: 5-10/162 CURRENT HIT STREAK: 2 games, 7/9-pres LAST HR: AKR (D.J. Brown) LONGEST HIT STREAK: 11 games, 5/9-5/23 PINCH-HITTING: (0/3).000 STARTS (POSITION): 2B (26), SS (11), CF (28) MULTI-HIT GAMES: 12 STARTS (ORDER): 1st (19), 2nd (25), 8th (3), 9th (18) ACQ: Intl. FA - April 5, 2012 (D.R.) Hitting.300 (49/163) in 47 games since May 9 with eight doubles, three home runs and 20 RBIs NOTES: Has played CF, SS and 2B this season...drove in winning run in 12th inning on RIC...Went 4-for-5 with a double and an RBI on RIC, becoming the first Curve player to record four hits in a game this season...had first three-hit game of the season on 5/14 v. NH...Has nine multi-hit games...had season-best 11-game hitting streak from 5/9-5/23...Went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI on BOW...Drove in two runs with a two-run single on BOW...Went 2-for-4 with two RBI on 6/11 v. RIC...Went 3-for-4 and recorded second three-hit game of the season on 6/14 v. POR...Went 2-for-4 for his tenth multi-rbi game on 6/23 v. HFD...Hit second home run of the season on 6/24 v. HFD...Hit 3rd HR of the season on ERI...Went 3-for-4 with a double on AKR...Went 1-for-4 with his 13th double of the season on 7/13 v. BOW - CAREER NOTES: Signed as an international free agent by the Pirates on April 5, 2012 out of the Dominican Republic...Younger brother, Samuel Reyes, signed with the Pirates as a right-handed pitcher on July 2, Made pro debut on 6/2/12 as an 18-year-old in the Dominican Summer League...Was brought state-side in 2014 and spent the season with Rookie-level Bristol, where he hit.272 and was the team's primary second baseman...played with Single-A West Virginia in Launched a career-high 12 home runs for the Power, and stole a career-best 27 bases in 37 attempts...led the South Atlantic League in games (103)...Played for Bradenton in Played second base, short stop, center field and third base...hit.410 in 20 August games...played winter ball for Leones del Escogido in the Dominican Republic, hit.333 with two doubles and three RBI in 21 games...for more on Reyes, see Page 49 of Curve Media Guide 2017 Curve Game Information Page 6