Erie SeaWolves at Harrisburg Senators
September 2, 2009 - Eastern League (EL1)
Erie SeaWolves News Release
ERIE SEAWOLVES (69-65, 3rd PLACE SOUTH, 13.0 GB) vs. HARRISBURG SENATORS (67-67, 5th PLACE SOUTH, 15.0 GB)
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GAME ONE - RHP BRENDAN WISE (4-1, 4.15 ERA) VS. RHP BRAD MYERS (4-0, 2.19 ERA)
GAME TWO - LHP RAMON GARCIA (3-3, 6.00 ERA) VS. LHP JUSTIN JONES (4-12, 4.71 ERA)
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2 * 6:05 P.M. * RADIO COVERAGE: FOX SPORTS RADIO 1330 AM, WWW.SEAWOLVES.COM
METRO BANK PARK * GAME #135/136 * ROAD GAME #65/66 * NIGHT GAME #101/102
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ENTERING TONIGHT'S ACTION...
Tonight, the SeaWolves take on the Harrisburg Senators (Washington Nationals) in doubleheader action at Metro Bank Park. Last night, the Senators fell behind Erie 3-0,
4-2 and 7-4 but battled back to defeat the 'Wovles 8-7. The loss was Erie's seventh straight to Harrisburg and it clinched the season series for the Senators. It is the first time since 2005 that the Senators have won the season series over the Howlers...Erie did not lose ground in the Southern Division wild card standings but failed to gain ground on the Reading Phillies who were shut out by New Britain. Entering the final seven games of the season, the 'Wolves are 1.5 games behind wild card leading Reading, a half game ahead of fourth place Bowie and two games ahead of fifth place Harrisburg. The four teams battling for the wild card are separated by 3.5 games...The 'Wolves are 2-9 at Metro Bank Park. Erie's last win in Harrisburg came on May 26 in a 6-3, 10 inning win...Erie is 2-8 in doubleheader games and 1-5 in
doubleehader games against the Senators...Santo De Leon has two home runs and six RBI in his last two games...Casper Wells is hitting 424 (14x33) over his last nine games. During that stretch he has three home runs (two in the last three games) and nine RBI. Wells is also on a 12-game hitting streak. His longest hitting streak of the season was July 10-28 (16 games)...Righty Brendan Wise will get the start for the 'Wolves in game one of tonight's doubleheader. It will be his first start of the season...Lefty Ramon Garcia will start for the 'Wolves in game two. Erie is 1-10 in games started by Garcia.
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TODAY'S NOTABLES -
- Harrisburg has won the season series over Erie 11-7 with three games remaining. It is Harrisburg first season series win over the 'Wolves since 2005.
- Erie's pitching staff is eighth in the league with a 4.08 team ERA. Harrisburg is sixth in the league with a 3.73 team ERA.
- Erie is fifth in the league with a .259 team batting average. Harrisburg is 11th in the league with a .252 team batting average.
- The SeaWolves lead the league with 154 home runs and 679 runs scored. The all-time Erie home run mark was set in 2004 when the club belted out 180 long balls.
- Brennan Boesch leads the league with 26 home runs and 57 extra-base hits. He is third with a .504 slugging percentage, third with 90 RBI, fifth with 84 runs scored and tied for third with seven triples.
- Erie pitchers have walked 409 hitters this season which is the third-fewest allowed by a team in the league. Erie is averaging 3.05 walks allowed per game.
- SeaWolves hitters have struck out a league-high 1,113 times. As a team, Erie is averaging 8.30 strikeouts per game.
- Deik Scram is second for the league lead with eight triples, is third with 20 home runs and fifth with 51 extra-base hits.
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UPCOMING SCHEDULE AND STARTING PITCHERS -
THURSDAY at HARRISBURG - 7:00 FIRST PITCH
LHP Jon Kibler (6-9, 4.10 ERA) vs. LHP Matt Chico (2-4, 4.57 ERA)
FRIDAY at AKRON - 7:05 FIRST PITCH
RHP Jared Gayhart (1-0, 4.76 ERA) vs. TBA
SATURDAY at AKRON - 7:05 FIRST PITCH
TBA vs. TBA
SUNDAY at AKRON - 1:05 FIRST PITCH
TBA vs. TBA
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