EL1 Erie SeaWolves

Erie SeaWolves vs. New Hampshire Fisher Cats - Game Notes

Published on June 9, 2013 under Eastern League (EL1)
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ERIE SEAWOLVES (32-27, 2nd PLACE WEST, 1.5 GB) vs. NEW HAMPSHIRE FISHER CATS (30-33, 5th PLACE EAST, 7.5 GB)

----- LHP KYLE LOBSTEIN (5-3, 3.19 ERA) vs. RHP MARCUS STROMAN (1-1, 6.00 ERA) SUNDAY, JUNE 9 * 1:35 PM * RADIO COVERAGE: FOX SPORTS RADIO 1330 AM, WWW.SEAWOLVES.COM JERRY UHT PARK * GAME #60 * HOME GAME #31 * NIGHT GAME #41

----- Today, the SeaWolves look to end a three-game losing streak and avoid a sweep as they take on the New Hampshire Fisher Cats (Toronto Blue Jays) in the final game of a three-game series at Jerry Uht Park. Last night, the SeaWolves fell behind early and dropped the middle game of the series to the Fisher Cats 6-2...The SeaWolves offense has struggled over the last 10 games, hitting just .190 as a team. Erie has scored just two runs on nine hits over their last three games (27 innings)...Kyle Lobstein takes the mound tonight for Erie making his 13th start of the season and first against New Hampshire. Lobstein is 0-1 with three no-decisions in his last four starts. Lobstein took a loss in his last start at Richmond on June 2. In the game, he allowed three runs on eight hits with a walk and eight strikeouts in six innings of work. Lobstein has equaled his season-high of eight strikeouts in his last two starts. Erie lost the game 5-4 in 12 innings...RHP Marcus Stroman takes the mound for New Hampshire making his fourth start with the Cats. He took a no-decision in his last start at Akron on June 6. In the game, he allowed a run on three hits with a walk and three strikeouts in five innings...After getting to a season-high 13-games over .500 on May 27, the SeaWolves have gone on to lose nine of the last 10 games

----- MONDAY - OFF DAY

TUESDAY at PORTLAND - 6:00 FIRST PITCH RHP Warwick Saupold (4-2, 2.96 ERA) vs. LHP Drake Britton (4-5, 3.60 ERA) TBA vs. RHP Jeremy Kehrt (0-1, 4.02 ERA)

WEDNESDAY at PORTLAND - 7:00 FIRST PITCH LHP Matt Crouse (4-4, 3.99 ERA) vs. RHP Charlie Haeger (2-3, 4.54 ERA)

THURSDAY at PORTLAND - 7:00 FIRST PITCH LHP Ramon Garcia (0-0, 10.80 ERA) vs. TBA

----- - New Hampshire leads the season series over Erie 2-0. The SeaWolves and Fisher Cats meet six times in 2013. - The SeaWolves are 10-9 in day games. - The SeaWolves are 14-10 when not committing an error and 17-18 in games where they commit at least one error. - The SeaWolves are 18-12 at Jerry Uht Park. - The SeaWolves are fourth in the league with a 3.93 team ERA. The Fisher Cats are eighth in the league with a 4.21 team ERA. - Erie has allowed 227 earned runs, the third-fewest allowed in the EL. - Erie is tied for fifth in the league with a .259 team batting average. The Fisher Cats are 10th with a .250 team average. - The SeaWolves have stolen 56 bases and Hernan Perez is second in the league with 19. - Justin Souza is tied for third in the league with 11 saves. Souza tossed a scoreless inning on Tuesday. His first scoreless outing in the last three appearances. - Hernan Perez is second in the league with 75 hits. - Daniel Fields is tied for the league lead with 27 extra-base hits and is third with 18 doubles.




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