LEADING OFF: The Curve were rained out Friday night in Harrisburg and will play a doubleheader tonight at 6:05 p.m. The club has had a lot of time off this week, getting rained out Monday at Reading and having games Tuesday and Wednesday postponed because of poor field conditions at Blair County Ballpark.

SAFE AT FIRST: Tonight’s pitching matchups: Curve RHP Josh Hill (3-3, 3.71) and LHP Corey Hamman (0-5, 5.43) vs. LHP Cory VanAllen (2-0, 0.71) and RHP Jordan Zimmerman (1-1, 2.92).

STEALING SECOND: The Pirates have assigned RHP Evan Meek to the Curve. Meek had never pitched above Double-A before being selected by the Bucs in December’s Rule 5 draft. He made Pittsburgh’s opening-day roster but went 0-1 with a 6.92 ERA in nine relief appearances. Rule 5 picks have to spend the entire season in the big leagues, but the Pirates got around that by sending Meek through waivers — he cleared — and working out a cash deal with Tampa Bay to retain his rights.