UPCOMING GAMES & PITCHING PROBABLES

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1 EASTERN LEAGUE CHAMPIONS 2010 BATTING AVG.:.256 (7th) TEAM HR: 90 (9th) WALKS: 389 (7th) STRIKEOUTS: 791 (12th) TEAM ERA: 3.77 (3rd) WALKS: 410 (5th) STRIKEOUTS: 884 (6th) () -- EL Rank DIVISION CHAMPIONS 2004, 2010 PLAYOFF APPEARANCES 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2010, 2015, 2016 August 17, Game #122, Road Game #60 Portland (58-61) vs. Curve (63-58) RHP Mitch Keller (0-0, 3.00) vs. LHP Trey Ball (5-10, 5.83) Noon Hadlock Field Portland, Maine Radio -- News Talk 1240 WRTA & Curve Radio Network TV -- MiLB.TV BATTING AVG.:.271 (2nd) TEAM HR: 113 (5th) WALKS: 374 (10th) STRIKEOUTS: 878 (6th) TEAM ERA: 4.78 (12th) WALKS: 463 (1st) STRIKEOUTS: 906 (4th) () -- EL Rank PLAYERS TO MLB 143 UPCOMING GAMES & PITCHING PROBABLES Fri., Aug. 19 at New Hampshire 7:05 p.m. RHP Austin Coley (4-4, 3.11) vs. RHP Sean Reid-Foley (8-10, 4.94) Sat., Aug. 20 at New Hampshire 7:05 p.m. RHP Casey Sadler (1-2, 4.19) vs. RHP Conner Greene (4-9, 5.51) Sun., Aug. 21 at New Hampshire 1:35 p.m. RHP J.T. Brubaker (7-4, 4.51) vs. TBD Mon., Aug. 22 at Hartford 7:05 p.m. LHP Brandon Waddell (2-3, 4.37) vs. TBD YESTERDAY: The Curve fell to the Portland Sea Dogs, 6-1. Danny Bethea opened the scoring with an RBI double in the second, and the Sea Dogs added two runs with back-to-back RBI doubles by Michael Chavis and Jeremy Barfield in the third. Portland stretched the lead to 5-0 in the fifth when Josh Okimey added an RBI single and Chad De La Guerra scored on a wild pitch. The Curve broke the shutout in the seventh with an RBI single by Wyatt Mathisen. The Curve loaded the bases in the inning, but reliever Ty Buttrey struck out Michael Suchy to escape the jam. Portland starter Dedgar Jimenez worked his longest Double-A outing, allowing one run over 6.2 innings to pick up his fourth win in five starts. Ockimey extended Portland's lead to 6-1 in the bottom of the seventh with a run-scoring single. TODAY: The Curve play the finale of a three-game series against the Portland Sea Dogs, Double-A affiliate of the Boston Red Sox. The Curve won two of three games against the Sea Dogs at PNG Field from June in their only other series this season. The Sea Dogs are in a stretch of playing 19 straight games against Western Division opponents, going 11-7 in those games, and have won six of their last nine games overall. The Curve split a four-game series at home against Trenton prior to this series. FOR ALTOONA: Right-hander Mitch Keller makes his third Double-A start for the Curve. He last pitched on Saturday in game one of a double-header against Trenton, allowing two runs over six innings with nine strikeouts. He allowed his only runs on a two-out, two-run single by Ryan McBroom in the sixth. He made his Double-A debut on August 6 at Trenton, allowing two runs over six innings. Keller is currently ranked as the Pirates' No. 2 prospect, the No. 22 prosect in baseball and the No. 6 RHP prospect by MLB.com. He went 2-0 with a 1.42 ERA over his last three starts with. Last season, Keller went 9-5 with a 2.35 ERA over 24 total starts and was named as MiLB.com's fans' choice Top Breakout Prospect of the Year and the South Atlantic League's Most Outstanding Pitcher. For more on Keller, see page two. FOR PORTLAND: Left-hander Trey Ball makes his 21st start and 22nd overall appearance of the year for the Sea Dogs. Last time out, he allowed four earned runs over 4.1 innings in a loss at Bowie on Friday. He has faced the Curve once this season, allowing five earned runs over four innings in a loss at PNG Field on June 15. The Curve knocked eight hits and reached on five walks against Ball in that outing. In six games (five starts) since July 14, Ball has gone 2-3 with an 8.88 ERA (24 ER/24.1 IP). Ball was an Arizona Fall League Rising Stars selection in He was drafted by the Red Sox in the first round in EAST FEAST: The Curve are playing their 13th 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 10-9 against the opposite division. For the season, the Curve are when facing the Eastern Division, including a mark at home and an 8-6 record on the road. STARTING IMPROVEMENT: Over the last 42 games since July 3, Curve starting pitchers have combined to go with a 3.42 ERA (90 ER/236.2 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 0-0 with a 3.00 ERA (4 ER/12 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 27 games, and seven of those losses have been by one run. Their last 13 losses since July 18 have been by an average of 1.9 runs (25 runs/13 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. RETURN OF THE JIN-DE: After missing the first six weeks of the season, catcher Jin-De Jhang was batting.184 in 31 games prior to July 8, Since then, he has hit.270 (27/100) in 27 games with three home runs, four doubles and 17 RBIs. He picked up five RBIs on August 3, the most for a Curve player in a game this year. Behind the plate, he has thrown out 47.4 percent (18/38) of base stealing attempts this season, the best in the Eastern League this season of catchers with at least 35 attempts against him. 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 second in the league with 40 appearances, has the second-lowest BB/9 IP ratio (1.58) and has allowed the fourth-fewest baserunners (8.28/9 IP). Scioneaux has the second-best ERA (1.92) out of all relievers in the league with at least 50 innings pitched. ON THE ROAD TRIP Games...2 Record Average (18/66) Runs/Runs Per Game...6/3.0 Home Runs...1 RISP (4/12) Errors...0 ERA (9 ER/17.0 IP) Starter W-L Starter ERA (6 ER/10.0 IP) Reliever W-L Reliever ERA (3 ER/7.0 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.458 (11/24) over his last seven 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 POR Bowie REA Akron TRN Erie v. BIN Harrisburg v. RIC Richmond HAR 2017 E.L. EASTERN STANDINGS Team W-L PCT GB Today Trenton v. AKR Binghamton ERI Reading v. BOW Portland v. ALT Hartford NHM New Hamp v. HFD 2017 CURVE AT A GLANCE Overall Record Home Road Place (E.L. Western)... T-1st Games Ahead/Behind...-- Streak... L1 Last Last vs. Portland at at Portland All-time vs. Portland at at Portland 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 2011, the Curve beat the New Hampshire Fisher Cats, 2-1, on a walk-off single by Brock Holt to score Starling Marte. Holt finished the game with three hits and drove in both runs. Marte had three hits, including a double, and scored two runs. Quincy Latimore had two hits Curve Game Information Page 1

2 TODAY S STARTING PITCHER HEIGHT: 6-3 WEIGHT: 208 B/T: R/R EXP: 4 YR BORN: APRIL 4, 1996 (21) IN CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA RESIDES: CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA ACQUIRED: 2ND ROUND (XAVIER (IOWA) HS) GAME-BY-GAME DATE OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO LEFT GM RESULT with A-Adv. 4/8 Charlotte In 3rd, BRD trailing 3-0 W, 7-6 4/13 at Tampa W (1) After 6th, BRD leading 4-1 W, 4-1 4/19 Clearwater L (1) After 6th, BRD trailing 2-1 L, 3-2 4/25 at Fort Myers After 6th, BRD leading 2-1 L, 7-3 4/30 at Charlotte W (2) After 7th, BRD leading 4-0 W, 4-2 5/5 Dunedin W (3) After 7th, BRD leading 3-0 W, 4-0 5/10 at Jupiter In 5th, BRD leading 5-0 W, 5-1 5/16 at Daytona L (2) After 1st, BRD trailing 2-0 L, 6-3 with short-season West Virginia 6/19 Mahoning Valley After 2nd, tied 0-0 W, 3-0 6/24 at Batavia After 2nd, tied 0-0 W, 6-4 with A-Adv. 6/29 Dunedin After 4th, BRD leading 3-0 W, 7-3 7/4 at Palm Beach W (4) After 5th, BRD leading 2-1 W, 3-1 7/9 Tampa After 6th, tied 4-4 W, 5-4 7/15 at Dunedin L (3) in 4th, BRD trailing 7-1 L, 8-4 7/20 Fort Myers W (5) After 6th, BRD leading 4-1 W, 4-1 7/25 at St. Lucie W (6) After 7th, BRD leading 4-2 W, 4-2 7/31 Palm Beach After 6th, tied 1-1 W, 2-1 (10) with 8/6 at Trenton After 6th, Curve trailing 2-1 L, 4-2 8/12 Trenton After 6th, Curve tied, 2-2 W, 3-2 8/17 at Portland Bold - Career High Italics- Relief outing RHP MITCH #35 KELLER CAREER STATISTICS YR CLUB W-L ERA G/GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB SO 14 GCL Pirates (Rk.) / Bristol (Adv.-Rk.) / West Virginia (A) / (A+) / West Virginia (A-) / (A+) / (AA) / MiLB Totals (4 seasons) / CURRENT NOTES Making third start in Double-A...Ranked as the Pirates' No. 2 prospect, No. 22 overall prospect in baseball and No. 6 RHP prospect by MLB.com...Making first Double-A day game start...posted a 2.08 ERA over two day starts with A-Adv. (3 ER/13.0 IP) 2017 NOTES Began season with A-Adv....Allowed five runs in the third inning of season debut on 4/8 v. CHA in no-decision...picked up first win of the year on TAM, allowing one run over six innings...set season high with nine strikeouts on CHA, pitching seven scoreless innings...matched season high with nine strikeouts on 5/5 v. DUN, pitching seven scoreless innings for second straight start and holding Blue Jays to two hits...did not allow any runs for third stragiht start on JUP but was removed with two outs in the fifth inning...pitched one inning on DBT and removed early...placed on the disabled list on 5/26 (retro to 5/24)...Pitched two rehab starts for short-season West Virginia Black Bears...Returned to Marauders on 6/29 v. DUN and pitched four scoreless innings...allowed season-worst seven runs over 3.1 innings, setting season high in hits allowed (eight) and tying career-worst five walks...pitched six scoreless, one-hit innings on 6/20 v. FTM...Matched season and career high with seven innings pitched on STL...Promoted to on 8/ NOTES Started season with Single-A West Virginia Allowed just three earned runs over his first 41 IP (0.79 ERA) to start the season Set career-high mark in strikeouts (10) twice, in just five innings each time on 4/11 against Greenville and 4/22 against Lexington, respectively Averaged more than one strikeout per inning with the Power, punching out 131 in IP Opponents hit.211 against him Allowed three earned runs in five August starts, spanning 26.2 IP (1.01 ERA) Voted the South Atlantic League s best pitcher by managers and scouts Also ranked as the league s second best prospect by Baseball America Closed time with West Virginia on a 23-inning scoreless streak...promoted to A-Adv. on 8/30 Made one start with the Marauders on 8/30 against Jupiter and threw six shutout innings, striking out seven Was named Pittsburgh s Minor League Pitcher of the Year Was named to the South Atlantic League s midand post-season All-Star teams Was the starter and winner for the North Division in the South Atlantic League All-Star game on 6/21 Also named South Atlantic League s Most Outstanding Pitcher Finished third in West Virginia single-season history in strikeouts, trailing only Tyler Glasnow (164 in 2013) and Will Inman (134 in 2006) Ranked second among Pirates minor leaguers in strikeouts and fourth in ERA...Finished year with a 29-inning scoreless streak 2017 HIGHS CAREER HIGHS IP: 7.0, 3x, last - STL K s: 9, 3x, last - 8/12 v. TRN BB s: 5, DUN Hits: 8, DUN Runs: 7, DUN IP: 7.0, 8x, last - STL K s: 10, 2x, last - LEX BB: 5, 2x, last - DUN Hits: 10, 2x, last - LEX Runs: 7, 2x, last - DUN RUNS ALLOWED BY INNING KELLER CAREER NOTES Mitch Thomas Keller Attended Xavier High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, the same school that produced outfielder Ryan Sweeney Was ranked as the No. 1 baseball prospect in the state of Iowa and ranked No. 31 of all prospects nationally by Perfect Game Central All Region 1st Team his senior year in 2014 Added nearly 10 mph to his fastball between his junior and senior seasons GPA throughout high school Was committed to play collegiately at the University of North Carolina, but decided to forgo his scholarship after signing with the Pirates after the team selected him in the 2nd round of the 2014 draft Named as having the Best Curveball in the Pirates organization by Baseball America entering the 2017 season...older brother Jon Keller is a right-handed pitcher in the Baltimore Orioles organization and played in the Eastern League for Bowie in Currently ranked by MLB.com as the Pirates' No. 2 prospect, No. 22 overall prospect and No. 6 RHP prospect KELLER VS. PORTLAND --, -- ERA Date H/R Dec IP H R/ER K/BB 8/17 R PORTLAND VS. KELLER.--- Batter AVG HR RBI BB K SEASON SPLITS/MISC. STATS W-L ERA G/GS IP R/ER K/BB Home / /2 9/0 Road / /2 4/3 Day Night / /4 13/3 August / /4 13/3 Post-ASG / /4 13/3 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) 8/12 v. TRN (1) W, 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 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 8/12 v. TRN (2) /4 6/5 8/11 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: 8/12 (2) v. TRN 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 %: 8/11 (73%) LAST SAVE: REA CURVE RECORD WHEN PITCHING: 8-3 LAST HR ALLOWED: ERI ACQ: Intl. Free Agent (Dominican Republic) Has allowed 5 ER over 14.2 IP (3.07) in 10 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 - CAREER NOTES: Attended college in the Dominican Republic before signing with the Pirates at age 20 in Named 8/12 V. TRN(2) /0 2/0 8/9 V. REA W (4) /0 0/0 8/3 V. ERI /1 1/2 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 3

4 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 second-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 45 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 CATCHER S BOX 19/ (20.2%) (39%) 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 4

5 POSITION PLAYER NOTES #13 Elvis Escobar Bats: Left Throws: Left Ht/Wt: 5-7/182 CURRENT HIT STREAK: 5 games, 8/12 (1)-pres. LAST HR: 7/19 v. HAR (M. Crownover) LONGEST HIT STREAK: 5 games, 8/12 (1)-pres. PINCH-HITTING: (1/7).200, BB STARTS (POSITION): LF (6), CF (76), RF (2) MULTI-HIT GAMES: 24 STARTS (ORDER): 1st (9) 2nd (22), 7th (7), 8th (19), 9th (27) ACQ: Intl FA - July 21, 2011 (Venezuela) Only Curve player this season to have multiple walk-off hits...has a season-high five-game hitting streak...has nine hits over last five games 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 (7), CF (4), DH (2) MULTI-HIT GAMES: 6 STARTS (ORDER): 1st (1), 2nd (7), 3rd (17), 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 (4) MULTI-HIT GAMES: -- STARTS (ORDER): 2nd (5), 7th (2), 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 5

6 POSITION PLAYER NOTES #5 Wyatt Mathisen Bats: Right Throws: Right Ht/Wt: 6-1/241 CURRENT HIT STREAK: 5 games, 8/11-pres. LAST HR: 8/11 v. TRN (B. Koerner) LONGEST HIT STREAK: 10 games, 5/9-5/23 PINCH-HITTING: (1/2), BB, 2HBP, K, Sac Fly STARTS (POSITION): 3B (88) 2B (1) MULTI-HIT GAMES: 21 STARTS (ORDER): 2nd (1), 5th (3), 6th (35), 7th (40), 8th (10) ACQ: 2nd Rd (Calallen (Texas) HS) Tied for fourth-best on-base percentage (.379) in the Eastern League...39 walks are second-most on the team NOTES: Had first multi-hit game of the season on RIC..Has 21 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 game of the year on AKR (3/4, R, 2B, RBI)...Finished 1-for-3 with opposite field RBI double on BOW...Went 5-for-5 with five singles and two RBI on 8/3 v. ERI, marking the 15th time a Curve player recorded five hits in a game and the second time this season (Elvis Escobar)...Blasted sixth HR of the season, a solo shot, on 8/11 v. TRN...Hit a triple to start walk-off rally on 8/12 v. TRN (1)... Drove in only run with an RBI single in loss on POR - 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 where he played in a career-most 118 games, hitting.263 with four home runs and 34 RBI...Repeated 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 #49 Tomas Morales Bats: Right Throws: Right Ht/Wt: 6-3/190 CURRENT HIT STREAK: 2 games, 7/16-pres. LAST HR: 6/25 v. HFD (M. Pierpont) LONGEST HIT STREAK: 3 games, 2x, last - 5/2-5/7 PINCH-HITTING: -- STARTS (POSITION): C (27) MULTI-HIT GAMES: 6 STARTS (ORDER): 7th (4) 8th (16), 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)...Went 2-for-4 for his fifth multi-hit game on 7/16 v. BOW...Went 2-for-3 with a double on 7/19 v. HAR - 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...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 #27 Pablo Reyes Bats: Right Throws: Right Ht/Wt: 5-10/162 CURRENT HIT STREAK: 3 games, 8/13-pres. LAST HR: POR (T. Stankiewicz) LONGEST HIT STREAK: 11 games, 5/9-5/23 PINCH-HITTING: (0/3).000 STARTS (POSITION): 2B (54), SS (14), CF (28) MULTI-HIT GAMES: 22 STARTS (ORDER): 1st (21), 2nd (41), 3rd (2), 8th (8), 9th (24) ACQ: Intl. FA - April 5, 2012 (D.R.) Hitting.303 (83/274) in 76 games since May 9 with 11 doubles, eight home runs and 33 RBIs...Leads the team with 42 walks 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 16 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...Went 3-for-6 with two home runs and a double with three RBI, including a walk-off HR in the bottom of the 13th inning...hit fourth HR in last eight days with a solo shot on 7/17 v. HAR...Went 2-for-4 with a double on 7/18 v. HAR...Went 2-for-4 with an RBI for 15th multi-hit game on BOW...Went 2-for-3 with his eighth HR in win on REA...Went 1-for-1 with an RBI single and two BB on 7/29 (2) v. TRN... Collected two hits and drove in a run on 8/3 v. ERI...Went 2-for-5 with an RBI triple on 8/8 v. REA...Had three hits including a two-run HR in win on POR - 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 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 the Curve Media Guide #23 Jonathan Schwind (@Jon_Schwind) Bats: Right Throws: Right Ht/Wt: 5-11/190 CURRENT HIT STREAK: 1 game, 8/12 (2)-pres. LAST HR: 8/9 v. REA (J. Singer) LONGEST HIT STREAK: 1 game, 2x, last - 8/12 (2)-pres. PINCH-HITTING: 1/3, 3-run HR STARTS (POSITION): LF (1) MULTI-HIT GAMES: -- STARTS (ORDER): 8th (1) ACQ: 41st Rd (Marist) NOTES: Placed on the disabled list on June 21 (oblique strain)...began rehab assignment with short-season West Virginia on 7/25...Played three games with the Black Bears, hitting.571 (4/7) with two doubles and a walk...reinstated from the disabled list with on 8/5...Made first appearance of the season on 8/8 v. REA in a pinch-hit role...flew out to right field on the first pitch he saw...drilled pinch-hit go-ahead three-run HR in second at-bat of the season on 8/9 v. REA... Made first start on 8/12 (2) v. TRN in LF...Went 1-for-3 with an infield single - CAREER NOTES: S Selected in the 41st round of the 2011 MLB Draft by the Pittsburgh Pirates out of Marist College (N.Y.)...Hit.287 with 32 RBI and a team-best 47 runs scored during his junior year at Marist...Made pro debut on 6/20/11 with Rookie GCL Pirates...Hit.331 in first two months of 2014 with Adv.-A...Logged career-best nine-game hit streak from 5/18-5/29/14...Started 2015 with...collided with 3B Eric Wood in bottom of 7th inning on ERI going for a ball in shallow left...walked off the field under his own power...was taken to local hospital following the game and had surgery to repair a ruptured spleen...placed on DL on 4/25/15...Missed all but 29 games in Played 75 games for the Curve in 2016, hitting.236 with three homers and 21 RBIs...Hit a go-ahead grand slam on POR...Collected a season-best four hits on 8/27/15 v. ERI...For more on Schwind, see Page 53 of the Curve Media Guide #25 Michael Suchy Bats: Right Throws: Right Ht/Wt: 6-3/252 CURRENT HIT STREAK: -- LAST HR: BOW (J. Long) LONGEST HIT STREAK: 9 games, 2x, last - 7/18-7/27 PINCH-HITTING: (3/6), 2B, 2K STARTS (POSITION): CF (4), RF (53) MULTI-HIT GAMES: 6 STARTS (ORDER): 2nd (5), 5th (2), 6th (9), 7th (24), 8th (15) 9th (2) ACQ: 5th Rd (Florida Gulf Coast) Batting.231 (19-for-82) with one home run and four RBIs in 26 games since July 14...In the midst of a 6-for-37 slump (.162 avg.) over the last 12 games...76 strikeouts are the most on the team (64 games) NOTES: Hit safely in seven of first eight games to start the year..played CF for the first time on RIC...Notched first RBI on sac fly on 4/13 v. AKR... Knocked in the only run scored on AKR with RBI double...blasted first HR of the season on 4/28 v. HAR...Season-high seven-game hit streak from 4/19-4/29...Had an RBI in three straight games from 4/25-4/29...Placed on DL on 5/7 with a broken left hamate bone...activated from DL on 6/21...Recorded first hit after missing over a month on 6/25 v. HAR, driving in two runs with a single...drove in a run with an RBI single on ERI...Earned first multi-hit game since 4/24 on 7/14 v. BOW...Had pinch-hit single on 7/19 v. HAR...Hit first HR since 4/28 by going 1-for-4 with a two-run shot on BOW...HAd pinch-hit singles in back-to-back games on 7/24 & REA...Went 1-for-3 with a two-run double on REA...Tied season high with a nine-game hitting streak from 7/18/7/27, batted.375 during streak with one home run and four RBI...Hit leadoff double and scored winning run in tenth inning on 8/13 v. TRN - CAREER NOTES: Selected in the 5th round of the 2014 MLB Draft by the Pittsburgh Pirates out of Florida Gulf Coast...Earned Atlantic Sun All-Conference first team honors after 2014 season...was second-highest draft pick in school history behind Chris Sale (13th overall in 2010)...Played for short-season Jamestown after being drafted in 2014, played in 66 games...spent 2015 with Single-A West Virginia, where he hit.275 with ten home runs and 76 RBI in a career-high 124 games... Ranked second in the South Atlantic League in RBI in Spent 2016 with, where he played in 115 games...batted.246 with seven home runs and 47 RBI...Went 3-for-4 with a home run and four RBI vs. Fort Myers on 6/27/16...For more on Suchy, see Page 55 of the Curve Media Guide 2017 Curve Game Information Page 6