UPCOMING GAMES & PITCHING PROBABLES

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1 EASTERN LEAGUE CHAMPIONS 2010 BATTING AVG.:.255 (8th) TEAM HR: 90 (9th) WALKS: 390 (7th) STRIKEOUTS: 802 (11th) TEAM ERA: 3.76 (3rd) WALKS: 413 (5th) STRIKEOUTS: 894 (6th) () -- EL Rank DIVISION CHAMPIONS 2004, 2010 PLAYOFF APPEARANCES 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2010, 2015, 2016 August 18, Games #123/124, Road Games #61/62 Curve (63-59) vs. New Hampshire Fisher Cats (49-73) RHP Austin Coley (4-4, 3.11) vs. RHP Sean Reid-Foley (8-10, 4.94) RHP Casey Sadler (1-2, 4.19) vs. RHP Conner Greene (4-9, 5.51) 7:05 p.m. Northeast Delta Dental Stadium Manchester, N.H. BATTING AVG.:.254 (9th) TEAM HR: 80 (11th) WALKS: 404 (4th) STRIKEOUTS: 849 (7th) TEAM ERA: 4.60 (11th) WALKS: 444 (2nd) STRIKEOUTS: 835 (10th) () -- EL Rank PLAYERS TO MLB 143 UPCOMING GAMES & PITCHING PROBABLES Sun., Aug. 21 at New Hampshire 1:35 p.m. RHP J.T. Brubaker (7-4, 4.51) vs. LHP Ryan Borucki (1-3, 2.16) Mon., Aug. 22 at Hartford 7:05 p.m. LHP Brandon Waddell (2-3, 4.37) vs. LHP Jack Wynkoop (5-8, 4.53) D Tues., Aug. 23 at Hartford 7:05 p.m. RHP Mitch Keller (0-1, 3.00) vs. TBD Wed., Aug. 24 at Hartford 7:05 p.m. TBD vs. TBD YESTERDAY: The Curve were shut out and lost the series rubber game to the Portland Sea Dogs, 2-0. Mitch Keller allowed two runs over six innings and struck out eight. Yeudy Garcia pitched two scoreless relief innings. Portland starter Trey Ball tied a career high with nine strikeouts over his seven scoreless innings. Jake Cosart and Bobby Poyner each worked a scoreless inning to complete the shutout. Portland scored its two runs in the fifth inning on RBI hits by Deiner Lopez and Danny Mars. TODAY: The Curve play the opener of a three-game road series against the New Hampshire Fisher Cats, Double-A affiliate of the Toronto Blue Jays. This series marks the Curve's only trip to Northeast Delta Dental Stadium this year. In their only other series meeting this season, the Curve won three of four games against the Fisher Cats at PNG Field from May The Fisher Cats are the first team in the league to be eliminated from postseason contention. The Fisher Cats lost five straight games before winning their last two games against Hartford prior to this series. The Curve dropped two of three games in Portland before this series. FOR ALTOONA: Right-hander Austin Coley makes his 21st start and 26th overall appearance for the Curve this season. He last pitched on Saturday in the second game of a double-header against Trenton and allowed four earned runs over 5.2 innings and was hit with his second straight loss. It marked the most earned runs he had allowed in a game since July 8. He is ranked four in the league with a 3.11 ERA and fifth with a 2.01 BB/IP ratio. Coley pitched with the A-Adv. 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. Right-hander Casey Sadler makes his fifth start and ninth overall appearance for the Curve this season in game two. In his last start, Sadler set season highs in innings pitched (7.0), hits (11) and runs (4) in a no-decision against Trenton on Sunday at PNG Field. Sadler underwent Tommy John surgery on November 10, 2015 and missed the entire 2016 season. He went 11-7 with a 3.31 ERA for the Curve in 2013 over 23 starts and was selected as an Eastern League All-Star, earning late-season promotion to. He made his Major League debut on May 2, 2014 and made six relief outings for the Pirates that year. He made one MLB start, a win over the Brewers on April 12, 2015, his most recent Major League appearance. Sadler made his return to the mound in May with A-Adv., pitching in six relief outings with a 0.75 ERA before being sent to Triple-A in early-june, where he posted a 5.23 ERA in eight outings. He was assigned to the Curve on July 5. Pittsburgh drafted Sadler in the 25th round in For more on Sadler, see page two. FOR NEW HAMPSHIRE: Right-hander Sean Reid-Foley makes his 24th start of the season for the Fisher Cats. Last time out, he allowed seven earned runs over two innings in a loss at Erie on Saturday. Reid-Foley has picked up a decision in 13 consecutive starts dating back to June 3, going 6-7 in those games. He is ranked fourth in the league in SO/9 IP at Reid-Foley is in his first season at Double-A. He was drafted in the second round (49th overall) by the Blue Jays in 2014 and is currently ranked as the Blue Jays' seventh-best prospect by MLB.com. He entered the season as their second-ranked prospect. Right-hander Conner Greene makes his 23rd start of the season for the Fisher Cats in game two. He last pitched on Sunday, picking up a loss after allowing a season-worst 10 earned runs on a season-high 12 hits over four innings with five walks. Greene entered the year ranked by MLB.com as the Blue Jays' No. 6 prospect, but dropped to No. 12 in the midseason update. The Blue Jays picked him up in the seventh round of the 2013 draft out of Santa Monica (Calif.) High School. EAST FEAST: The Curve are playing their 14th of 19 consecutive games against the Eastern League Eastern Division. Overall, 26 of the 30 games from July 24-August 23 are against teams from the East. Since July 24, the Curve have gone against the opposite division. For the season, the Curve are when facing the Eastern Division, including a mark at home and an 8-7 record on the road. SEARCHING FOR HITS: The Curve are hitting.236 this month, their lowest batting average in a month this season, and are averaging 3.8 runs per game (60 run/16 games). The Curve are batting.255 as a team this year, which would be tied for the second-lowest season total all time with the 2008 team (2013 Curve had the lowest team average at.252). REYES ON A RUN: Over his last 20 games since July 29, Pablo Reyes is batting.343 (24/70), second-best in the Pirates minor league system, with four doubles, one triple, one home run and six RBIs. In that stretch, he has raised his season batting average from.265 to.282. Over his last 10 games since August 8, Reyes is batting.412 (14/34). STARTING IMPROVEMENT: Over the last 43 games since July 3, Curve starting pitchers have combined to go with a 3.41 ERA (92 ER/242.2 IP), an improvement over the previous 79 starts, when the starters combined to go with a 4.63 ERA. In that span, Alex McRae is 3-1 with a 3.35 ERA (14 ER/37.2 IP) as a starter, J.T. Brubaker is 3-1 with a 3.83 ERA (17 ER//40.0 IP), Austin Coley is 3-2 with a 3.26 ERA (18 ER/49.2), Mitch Keller is 0-1 with a 3.00 ERA (6 ER/18 IP), Brandon Waddell is 2-1 with a 4.12 ERA (9 ER/19.2 IP), Casey Sadler is 0-1 with a 4.70 ERA (12 ER/23.0 IP) as a starter and Tanner Anderson is 2-1 with a 2.65 ERA (10 ER/34.0) in starts. CLOSE CALLS: The Curve have gone in their last 28 games, and seven of those losses have been by one run. Their last 14 losses since July 18 have been by an average of 1.9 runs (26 runs/14 games). The Curve have played 46 one-run games this year, the most in the Eastern League, and have posted a record in those games. C-N-O: Reliever Tate Scioneaux has held opposing batters to a.199 average, fourth-best in the league among relievers. Scioneaux is tied for third in the league with 40 appearances, has the ON THE ROAD TRIP second-lowest BB/9 IP ratio (1.58) and has allowed the third-fewest baserunners (8.28/9 IP). Scioneaux has the second-best ERA (1.92) out of all relievers Games...3 in the league with at least 50 innings pitched. Record Average (23/95) Runs/Runs Per Game...6/2.0 Home Runs...1 RISP (4/12) Errors...0 ERA (11 ER/25.0 IP) Starter W-L Starter ERA (8 ER/16.0 IP) Reliever W-L Reliever ERA (3 ER/9.0 IP) Saves/Opps...1/1 SAVE IT: The Curve lead the Eastern League with 40 saves this season, their third-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 (12) 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 ELVIS IS IN THE BUILDING: Center fielder Elvis Escobar is batting.444 (12/27) over his last eight games with five RBIs. He lifted the Curve to a 3-2 win with a walk-off single against Trenton on Saturday in the first game of a double-header. On Sunday, he drove a walk-off single in the bottom of the tenth to hand the Curve a 5-4 win against the Thunder. 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 Bowie v. ERI NHM Akron RIC Erie BOW Harrisburg v. TRN Richmond v. AKR 2017 E.L. EASTERN STANDINGS Team W-L PCT GB Today Trenton HAR Binghamton v. POR Reading HFD Portland BIN Hartford v. REA New Hamp v. ALT 2017 CURVE AT A GLANCE Overall Record Home Road Place (E.L. Western)...2nd Games Ahead/Behind Streak... L2 Last Last vs. New Hampshire at at Manchester All-time vs. New Hampshire at at Manchester Home Attendance ,282 Home Openings...59 Average Attendance... 4,347 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 THIS DATE IN CURVE HISTORY In 2006, the Curve beat the Harrisburg Senators, 8-5. Andrew McCutchen went 2-for-4 and hit his second homer of the season, driving in a pair of runs. Neil Walker also clubbed his second home run. Simon Pond homered and drove in two runs 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 (25) 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 After 6th, Curve leading 3-2 L, 5-4 7/19 Harrisburg After 6th, Game tied, 2-2 W, 3-2 7/24 at Reading W (4) After 7th, Curve leading 2-0 W, 2-0 7/30 Trenton After 7th, tied 2-2 L, 3-2 (11) 8/4 at Trenton L (3) After 6th, Curve trailing 3-0 L, 4-2 8/12 Trenton L (4) In 6th, Curve trailing 4-0 L, 4-0 8/19 at New Hamp (2) Bold - Career High Italics- Relief outing RHP AUSTIN #17 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) / (A+) / (AA) / MiLB Totals (4 seasons) / HIGHS CAREER HIGHS IP: 7.0, 5x, last - 7/30 v. TRN K s: 8, 8/12 v. TRN BB s: 4, 7/19 v. HAR Hits: 10, TRN Runs: 6, 6/10 v. RIC IP: 8.0, 6/26/16 FTM) K s: 8, 4x, last - 8/12/17 (ALT v. TRN) 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 COLEY VS. NEW HAMPSHIRE 0-0, 0.00 ERA Date H/R Dec IP H R/ER K/BB 5/11 H /0 1/2 NEW HAMPSHIRE VS. COLEY.258 Batter AVG HR RBI BB K Anthony Alford.500 (1/2) Jonathan Davis.500 (1/2) Emilio Guerrero.000 (0/3) Gunnar Heidt.000 (0/2) Tim Lopes.000 (0/2) Harold Ramirez.333 (1/3) Mike Reeves.500 (1/2) Richard Urena.667 (2/3) CURRENT NOTES Has posted a 2.86 ERA (21 ER/66 IP) in 11 starts since June 16...Ranks fourth in the Eastern League with a 3.11 ERA and fifth in lowest BB/9 IP ratio (2.01) 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 nodecision 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...matched a season high with seven innings pitched on REA, holding Reading off the scoreboard and allowing two hits and one walk in a 2-0 shutout win...also picked up first professional hit on REA, a two-out single in the sixth inning to break up Tyler Viza's no-hit bid NOTES Spent season with A-Adv. 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 SEASON SPLITS/MISC. STATS W-L ERA G/GS IP R/ER K/BB Home / /26 50/16 Road / /17 51/10 Day / /5 14/5 Night / /38 87/21 Starter / /42 94/25 Reliever / /1 7/1 April / /9 17/6 May / /5 13/5 June / /10 22/5 July / /11 33/8 August / /7 12/0 Pre-ASG / /30 67/20 Post-ASG / /13 34/6 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) POR W (7) W, Austin Coley (R) 8/12 v. TRN (2) L (4) L, Cody Dickson (L) 7/29 v. TRN (2) W (2) W, Yeudy Garcia (R) 6/14 v. POR L(5) L, Mitch Keller (R) POR L (1) L, Sean Keselica (L) AKR (2) W, Alex McRae (R) 8/11 v. TRN L (5) L, Casey Sadler (R) 8/13 v. TRN W, 5-4 (10) Jameson Taillon (R) ERI W, Brandon Waddell (L) POR L (3) L, SEASON TOTALS W L G CG IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA Curve Game Information Page 2

3 TODAY S STARTING PITCHER CURRENT NOTES HEIGHT: 6-3 WEIGHT: 225 B/T: R/R EXP: 8 YR BORN: JULY 13, 1990 (27) IN STILLWATER, OKLA. RESIDES: PALMETTO, FLA. ACQUIRED: 25TH ROUND (WESTERN OKLA. STATE) GAME-BY-GAME DATE OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO LEFT GM (STARTS) RESULT with A-Adv. 5/15 at Daytona W (1) /18 at Daytona W (2) /21 at Fort Myers /25 St. Lucie /30 at Fort Myers /2 Fort Myers with Triple-A 6/6 at Toldeo /10 Columbus /16 at Charlotte /19 Toledo -- 2, /24 at Louisville /27 Durham /1 Louisville /4 Columbus with 7/7 at Akron W (1) /13 Bowie L (1) /17 Harrisburg /22 at Bowie /27 Trenton After fifth, Curve trailing 3-1 L, 5-4 8/2 Erie L (2) After fifth, Curve trailing 2-0 L, 2-0 8/8 Reading After 6th, Curve leading, 4-3 L, 5-4 8/13 Trenton After 7th, Curve trailing, 4-3 W, 5-4 8/19 at New Hamp. (2) Bold - Career High Italics- Relief outing RHP CASEY SADLER (@sadler_squared) #29 SADLER CAREER STATISTICS YR CLUB W-L ERA G/GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB SO 10 State College (A-) / West Virginia (A) / (A+) / (AA) / (AAA) / (AAA) / PITTSBURGH / (AAA) / PITTSBURGH / INJURED - DID NOT PITCH (A+) / (AAA) / (AA) / MiLB Totals (7 seasons) / MLB Totals (2 seasons) / NOTES Began season with A-Adv. on May 15, pitching in his first game since June 21, Worked a scoreless inning on strikeout at Daytona, throwing 11 pitches (eight strikes)...picked up first win on DBT after working two innings with one run allowed and five strikeouts... Picked up second straight win on FTM with three scoreless innings...did not allow a run in final four appearances with, spanning nine innings...promoted to Triple-A on 6/5...Allowed two earned runs in three of his Triple-A outings, and did not allow any earned runs in the other five...assigned to on 7/5...Pitched first game for since August 2013 on AKR, working 2.1 innings while allowing one run and picking up a win...charged with first loss after allowing a run in the eighth inning on 7/13 v. BOW...Matched a season high with three scoreless innings on 7/17 v. HAR...Set a new season high with four innings pitched on BOW and tied season high with five strikeouts...made first Curve start since August 24, 2013 and first overall start since June 21, 2015 on 7/27 v. TRN, allowing three runs over five innings in no-decision...made second start of the season on 8/2 v. ERI...Took the loss after allowing two runs on seven hits in five innings...set season high in strikeouts with seven in no-decision on 8/8 v. REA 2016 NOTES Spent the 2016 rehabbing at Pirate City in, Fla. following Tommy John surgery in November HIGHS CAREER HIGHS IP: 7.0, 8/13 v. TRN K s: 7, 8/8 v. REA BB s: 1, 9x, last - 8/8 v. REA Hits: 11, 8/13 v. TRN Runs: 4, 8/13 v. TRN IP: 8.0, HAR K s: 10, CLR BB: 6, ERI Hits: 11, 2x, last - 8/13 v. TRN Runs: 10, CHA RUNS ALLOWED BY INNING (STARTS) SADLER CAREER NOTES Casey Scott Sadler...Wife's name is Marin...Attended Ripley High School in Oklahoma and graduated in Attended Western Oklahoma State College, where he went 10-1 with a 3.12 ERA in 17 games (15 starts) during his sophomore season in Last appeared in a professional game on 6/21/15 prior to start of 2017 season...spent first professional season with the State College Spikes in the New York-Penn League...Ranked 10th in the Florida State League in ERA in 2012 (3.73)...Named Curve Pitcher of the Year in 2013 while setting career highs in wins (11), starts (23) and innings pitched (130.1)...Spent most of 2014 with Triple-A and ranked second in the International League in WHIP (1.10)...Made MLB debut on 5/2/14 and tossed 2.0 scoreless relief innings against Toronto...Picked up first MLB win in first major league start on 4/12/15 at Milwaukee after allowing two runs over 5.0 innings (Made a start in place of Francisco Liriano, who was on the paternity list...began 2015 season with...pitched in 13 games before being shut down...underwent Tommy John surgery on November 10, 2015, performed by Dr. James Andrews in Pensacola, Fla. SADLER VS. NEW HAMPSHIRE --, -- ERA Date H/R Dec IP H R/ER K/BB 8/19 R NEW HAMPSHIRE VS. SADLER.--- Batter AVG HR RBI BB K SEASON SPLITS/MISC. STATS W-L ERA G/GS IP R/ER K/BB Home / /13 17/1 Road / /3 8/1 Day Night / /16 25/1 Starter / /12 15/0 Reliever / /4 10/1 July / /7 14/1 August / /9 11/1 Pre-ASG / /1 3/0 Post-ASG / /15 22/2 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) POR W (7) W, Austin Coley (R) 8/12 v. TRN (2) L (4) L, Cody Dickson (L) 7/29 v. TRN (2) W (2) W, Yeudy Garcia (R) 6/14 v. POR L(5) L, Mitch Keller (R) POR L (1) L, Sean Keselica (L) AKR (2) W, Alex McRae (R) 8/11 v. TRN L (5) L, Casey Sadler (R) 8/13 v. TRN W, 5-4 (10) Jameson Taillon (R) ERI W, Brandon Waddell (L) POR L (3) L, SEASON TOTALS W L G CG IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA Curve Game Information Page 3

4 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 POR /2 6/5 4/6 B. Borden ERI /1 7/6 15/23 J. Brentz 8/3 v. ERI /1 2/2 6/10 J.T. Brubaker 5/21 v. ERI /2 A. Coley BOW /0 3/5 B. Cumpton 8/13 v. TRN W (2) /3 4/3 7/12 C. Diaz RIC /1 C. Dickson 8/113 v. TRN /5 M. DuRapau AKR (2) S (14) /15 8/6 18/27 Y. Garcia POR /4 6/5 8/12 L. Heredia POR /1 19/17 20/30 S. Keselica POR H (10) /7 19/18 22/33 J. Kuchno ERI /1 2/2 4/6 J. Lakind ERI /5 10/9 9/22 A. McRae POR /2 M. Rosario REA /6 17/8 17/27 C. Sadler BOW /2 4/4 T. Scioneaux POR S (12) /15 15/6 29/40 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 #24 A.J. Tanner Morris Anderson Bats: Right Throws: Right Ht/Wt: 6-3/ /190 LAST OUTING: POR MOST K: 3, 7/31 v. ERI SAVE OPPS: 0/2 (0%) LONG OUTING (PEN): 3.0, 7/31 MOST BB: 4, 8/8 v. REA INHERITED/STRANDED: 6/5 (83%) LAST WIN: -- FIRST BATTER RETIRED %: 4/6 (67%) LAST SAVE: -- CURVE RECORD WHEN PITCHING: 1-5 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 POR /1 2/0 8/11 V. TRN /0 2/0 8/8 V. REA BS /1 2/4 - CAREER NOTES: Attended Plant High School in Tampa, which also produced Hall of Famer Wade Boggs, former Univ. of Georgia and current 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 #46 A.J. Brandon Morris Cumpton Bats: Right Throws: Right Ht/Wt: 6-3/ /210 LAST OUTING: 8/13 v. TRN MOST K: 3, 8/2 v. ERI SAVE OPPS: 1/3 (33%) LONG OUTING (PEN): 2.0, 5x, last - 8/10 v. REA MOST BB: 2, 3x, last - 8/10 v. REA INHERITED/STRANDED: 4/3 (75%) LAST WIN: 8/13 v. TRN FIRST BATTER RETIRED %: 7/12 (58%) LAST SAVE: 7/31 v. ERI CURVE RECORD WHEN PITCHING: 7-5 LAST HR ALLOWED: 7/27 v. TRN (T. Estrada) ACQ: 9th Round (Georgia Tech) NOTES: Began season with A-Adv....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...Endured first loss on 7/14 v. BOW after allowing three runs on five hits in 1.1 innings...allowed three runs in 1.1 IP in second loss on 7/18 v. HAR...Took third loss on 7/27 v. TRN after allowing go-ahead HR in the eighth inning...pitched a scoreless ninth inning for the save on 7/31 v. ERI, marking the first save of his career...pitched two scoreless innings in relief on 8/2 v. ERI...Picked up first win on TRN, stranding two base runners in relief of Brandon Waddell and following with a scoreless sixth inning...earned second win of the season by pitching two scoreless innings on 8/13 v. TRN 8/13 V. TRN W(2) /0 2/1 TRN W(1) /0 2/0 8/2 V. ERI /0 3/0 - 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 the International League in ERA (3.32) with 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 #30 #43 A.J. Cody Morris Dickson Bats: Right Left Throws: Left Right Ht/Wt: 6-3/ /180 LAST OUTING: 8/13 v. TRN MOST K: 3, 8/1 v. ERI SAVE OPPS: -- LONG OUTING (PEN): 2.0 IP, 8/3 v. ERI MOST BB: 1, 2x, last - 8/10 v. REA INHERITED/STRANDED: -- LAST WIN: -- FIRST BATTER RETIRED %: 4/5 (80%) LAST SAVE: -- CURVE RECORD WHEN PITCHING: 3-2 LAST HR ALLOWED: -- ACQ: 4th Rd (Sam Houston State) NOTES: Began season with Triple-A...Made Triple-A debut on 4/6 v. TOL and allowed one run in 1 IP...Picked up first Triple-A win on 4/23 v. SWB, working 2.0 scoreless innings...earned second-straight win working 3.2 innings and allowed two runs on SWB...Pitched season-high 5.0 innings on 71 pitching on COL, allowing four hits and no runs...picked up season-high five strikeouts on 5/31 v. LHV, allowing one run in 2.2 innings and picking up a loss...went 2-1 with a 2.87 ERA in May in five starts and two relief outings...assigned to on 6/24... Went 2-3 with a 6.20 ERA as a starter in before being moved to 'pen...took loss on TRN after giving up walk-off two-run HR to Rashad Crawford...Pitched two scoreless innings to cap off win on 8/10 v. REA...Pitched a scoreless inning on 8/13 v. TRN 8/13 V. TRN /0 1/0 8/10 V. REA /0 2/1 TRN L(4) /2 1/0 - CAREER NOTES: Two-time letter winner at Sam Houston State...Compiled a record in three-year college career...went 9-5 with a 4.26 ERA and 91 strikeouts in 18 appearances (15 starts) as a junior with the Bearkats in His 91 strikeouts were the fifth-most in school history in a single season...ended 2013 season with a 28.0-inning scoreless streak, the longest in school history at the Division I level and second-longest ever...teammates at Sam Houston State in 2013 with Pirates minor league pitcher and 2015 Curve Tyler Eppler...Went 4-1 with a 4.34 ERA and 52 strikeouts over 14 games (11 starts) as a freshman in Combined to go 15-6 over junior and senior seasons at Mansfield Summit (Texas) HS...Set school record for career wins...was a member of the Metro Scout League All-Star Team in Jupiter, Fla....Named 2016 Curve Pitcher of the Year...For more on Dickson, see Page 25 of the Curve Media Guide #30 #38 Yeudy A.J. Morris Garcia (@garciayeudy781) Bats: Right Throws: Right Ht/Wt: 6-3/ /203 LAST OUTING: POR MOST K: 3, BOW SAVE OPPS: 2/4 (50%) LONG OUTING (PEN): 2.1 IP, 2x, last - 7/30 v. TRN MOST BB: 4, 2x, last - 7/30 v. TRN INHERITED/STRANDED: 6/5 (83%) LAST WIN: 8/9 v. REA FIRST BATTER RETIRED %: 8/12 (66%) LAST SAVE: REA CURVE RECORD WHEN PITCHING: 8-4 LAST HR ALLOWED: ERI ACQ: Intl. Free Agent (Dominican Republic) Has allowed 5 ER over 16.2 IP (2.70) in 11 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 - CAREER NOTES: Attended college in the Dominican Republic before signing with the Pirates at age 20 in Named POR /0 2/1 8/12 V. TRN(2) /0 2/0 8/9 V. REA W (4) /0 0/0 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 2017 Curve Game Information Page 4

5 PITCHER NOTES #30 #50 A.J. Luis Morris Heredia Bats: Right Throws: Right Ht/Wt: 6-3/ /251 LAST OUTING: POR MOST K: 4, AKR SAVE OPPS: 1/1 (100%) LONG OUTING (PEN): 3.0 IP, 2x, last - ERI MOST BB: 4, ERI INHERITED/STRANDED: 19/17 (89.4%) LAST WIN: 8/12 (1) v. TRN FIRST BATTER RETIRED %: 20/30 (67%) LAST SAVE: 8/9 v. REA CURVE RECORD WHEN PITCHING: LAST HR ALLOWED: AKR (Y. Chang) ACQ: International Free Agent (Mexico) Has allowed two earned runs over his last 13 IP (1.38 ERA), spanning ten games 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 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...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 #30 #39 A.J. Sean Morris Keselica Bats: Right Left Throws: Right Left Ht/Wt: 6-3/ /205 LAST OUTING: POR MOST K: 4, 3x, last - 7/18 v. HAR SAVE OPPS: 3/7 (43%) 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 %: 22/33 (67%) LAST SAVE: REA CURVE RECORD WHEN PITCHING: LAST HR ALLOWED: 7/29 (1) v. TRN (A. Avelino) ACQ: 33rd Rd (Virginia Tech) Leads the league with ten holds...has allowed 13 ER over his last 12.1 IP (9.49 ERA), spanning ten outings 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 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...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... Blew the save on 7/15 v. BOW and allowed three runs on 0.2 innings...earned third save by throwing one pitch, stranding the bases loaded on REA...Allowed three runs in one inning and blew the save on 7/29 (1) v. TRN...Earned league-leading tenth hold after allowing one run in two innings on POR - 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: POR MOST K: 4, ERI SAVE OPPS: 12/15 (80%) 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 %: 29/40 (73%) LAST SAVE: POR CURVE RECORD WHEN PITCHING: LAST HR ALLOWED: 7/29 (1) v. TRN (R. McBroom) ACQ: 39th Rd (Southeastern Louisiana) Has the second-lowest BB/9 IP Radio in the league (1.56)...40 appearances are first among Curve relievers and tied for the third-most in the league...third-fewest base runners/9 IP ratio in the league (8.28)... Opponents are batting.199 (54-for-272) against him, the fourth-lowest BAA in the E.L NOTES: Made Double-A debut on HAR and pitched two scoreless innings...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...Pitched 15.1 scoreless innings to start the season from 4/7-5/7...Earned first save of the season on AKR (G1) in two-inning fashion...picked up fifth win of the season on 5/20 v. ERI after pitching 3.1 scoreless innings...matched a POR /1 0/0 8/12 V. TRN(1)W(3) /0 1/0 8/9 V. REA S (1) /0 0/0 to end the threat and keep in the lead on REA...Pitched two scoreless innings in win on 7/29 (2) v. TRN...Pitched two scoreless innings on 8/2 v. ERI...Pitched two scoreless innings on TRN...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 - 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 POR /1 2/1 8/11 V. TRN /0 1/2 8/9 V. REA /1 3/0 POR S (12) /0 1/0 8/11 v. TRN /0 1/0 8/8 v. REA L (5) /1 2/0 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...Earned seventh save in twoinning outing on 7/19 v. HAR...Picked up eighth save on BOW...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 in the tenth inning in loss on 8/8 v. REA...Pitched a scoreless ninth inning on 8/11 v. TRN...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 SHUTOUTS BY OPPONENTS CURVE 47 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 SHUTOUTS BY OPPONENTS 46 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 CATCHER S BOX 19/ (20.2%) (38.5%) Player Caught Attempts Percent Last Caught Stealing Z. Chavez % HAR J. Jhang % 7/30 v. TRN T. Morales % 7/6 v. BNG J. Williams % TRN ERRORS BY POSITION (OUTFIELD ASSISTS) Left Field Player E (A) E. Escobar 1 (0) A. Feliz 0 (0) L. Hill 1 (0) Shortstop J. Luplow 0 (6) Player E L. Ratledge 0 (0) C. Diaz 0 J. Schwind 0 (0) K. Newman 7 J. Suiter 2 (1) Third Base P. Reyes 2 Player E C. Tucker 6 E. Espinal 1 A. Feliz 3 C. Joe 0 J. Luplow 0 W. Mathisen 11 C. Simpson 0 Center Field Player E (A) E. Escobar 3 (3) A. Feliz 1 (0) J. Maffei 0 (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 5 (1) J. Williams 2 (1) Second Base Player E C. Diaz 0 A. Feliz 0 K. Kramer 6 L. Ratledge 2 P. Reyes 3 91 E (.980/3rd) Right Field Player E (A) E. Escobar 0 (0) J. George 0 (0) C. Joe 1 (2) M. Suchy 2 (2) 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 5

6 POSITION PLAYER NOTES #13 Elvis Escobar Bats: Left Throws: Left Ht/Wt: 5-7/182 CURRENT HIT STREAK: 6 games, 8/12 (1)-pres. LAST HR: 7/19 v. HAR (M. Crownover) LONGEST HIT STREAK: 6 games, 8/12 (1)-pres. PINCH-HITTING: (1/7).200, BB STARTS (POSITION): LF (6), CF (77), RF (2) MULTI-HIT GAMES: 24 STARTS (ORDER): 1st (9) 2nd (22), 7th (7), 8th (19), 9th (28) ACQ: Intl FA - July 21, 2011 (Venezuela) Batting.500 (10-for-20) during season-high six-game hitting streak...hitting.375 (12-for-32) over last ten games...only Curve player this season to have multiple walk-off hits...five triples leads the 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...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...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 - 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: -- LAST HR: BOW (D. Hess) LONGEST HIT STREAK: 6 games, 2x, last - 7/29 (1)-8/2 PINCH-HITTING: -- STARTS (POSITION): 2B (8), 3B (11), LF (8), CF (4), DH (2) MULTI-HIT GAMES: 6 STARTS (ORDER): 1st (1), 2nd (7), 3rd (18), 6th (2), 7th (3), 8th (2) ACQ: MiLB FA 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 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...Went 1-for-4 with an RBI single on 7/30 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 - 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: 2 games, 8/15-pres. LAST HR: 7/29 (1) v. TRN (D. Camarena) LONGEST HIT STREAK: 5 games, 7/29 (1)-8/1 PINCH-HITTING: -- STARTS (POSITION): 1B (6), LF (1), RF (1), DH (9) MULTI-HIT GAMES: 5 STARTS (ORDER): 5th (8), 7th (9) ACQ: 35th Rd (Arkansas State) Hitting.290 (18-for-62) with one home run, five doubles and nine RBIs in his first 17 games...hit safely in 12 of 17 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 - 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: 1 game, 8/16-pres. LAST HR: TRN (B. Koerner) LONGEST HIT STREAK: 7 games, 7/8 (2)-7/20 PINCH-HITTING: (1/1) STARTS (POSITION): C (51), DH (7) MULTI-HIT GAMES: 13 STARTS (ORDER): 4th (3), 5th (38), 6th (15), 7th (2) ACQ: International FA Has thrown out 18 of 37 base stealing attempts against him (49%)...Eight of his 13 multi-hit games have come over his last 22 starts...hitting.275 (27/98) in 28 games since July 8 with three home runs, four doubles and 17 RBIs 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 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 - 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: -- LAST HR: -- LONGEST HIT STREAK: 5 games, 7/29 (2)-8/6 PINCH-HITTING: (0/1), BB STARTS (POSITION): LF (3), CF (7), RF (5) MULTI-HIT GAMES: -- STARTS (ORDER): 2nd (5), 7th (3), 8th (6), 9th (1) ACQ: 25th Rd (San Francisco) 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 - 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 6