EL1 Erie SeaWolves

Erie SeaWolves vs. Altoona Curve - Game Notes

August 11, 2018 - Eastern League (EL1)
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ERIE SEAWOLVES (55-61, 4th PLACE WEST, 10.5 GB) VS. ALTOONA CURVE (61-52, 2nd PLACE WEST, 3.0 GB)

RHP ALFRED GUTIERREZ (2-1, 3.71 ERA) VS. RHP LUIS ESCOBAR (2-0, 4.87 ERA)

GAME TWO - RHP CHRISTIAN BINFORD (0-0, 6.23 ERA) VS. LHP CAM VIEAUX (7-3, 3.66 ERA)

SATURDAY, AUGUST 11 * 4:30 PM * BROADCAST: FOX SPORTS RADIO 1330 AM, SEAWOLVES.COM, MILB.TV

PNG FIELD * GAME #117 * ROAD GAME #59/60 * NIGHT GAME #79/80

Double the fun tonight at People's Natural Gas Field as the SeaWolves take on the Altoona Curve (Pittsburgh Pirates) in doubleheader action beginning at 4:30 p.m. Tonight will be the SeaWolves 24th and 25h doubleheader games this season (One PPD)...The SeaWolves look for three straight win over the wild card leading Curve. Erie has not won three straight in the season series against Altoona this season. Altoona's longest winning streak against Erie was three (4/13-4/23)...Righty Alfred Guiterrez takes the mound for Erie in game one making his sixth start since joining the 'Wolves from Lakeland. Gutierrez took a no-decision in his last start against New Hampshire on August 5. In the game, he allowed four runs on nine hits with two walks and six strikeouts in five innings of work. Erie lost the game on a walk-off, inside the park home run, 7-6. He is 0-1 against Altoona...Righty Christian Binford takes the mound for Erie in game two, making his third appearance and first start since coming over in a trade with the Orioles. Binford made seven starts for Double-A Bowie earlier this season and went 1-2 with a 4.95 ERA. He took a loss in his lone start against Altoona on July 18, allowing five runs on 10 hits in a season-high eight innings.

SUNDAY VS. ALTOONA CURVE (PITTSBURGH PIRATES) - PNG FIELD - 6:00 PM

RHP Spencer Turnbull (4-6, 4.69 ERA) vs. RHP Scooter Hightower (0-1, 4.66 ERA)

MONDAY VS. HARRISBURG SENATORS (WASHINGTON NATIONALS) - UPMC PARK - 7:05 PM

RHP Beau Burrows (9-8, 3.99 ERA) vs. RHP Wil Crowe (0-1, 1.50 ERA)

TUESDAY VS. HARRISBURG SENATORS (WASHINGTON NATIONALS) - UPMC PARK - 7:05 PM

RHP Alex Faedo (1-4, 4.54 ERA) vs. RHP Cesar Vargas (0-1, 2.57 ERA)

WEDNESDAY VS. HARRISBURG SENATORS (WASHINGTON NATIONALS) - UPMC PARK - 7:05 PM

RHP A.J. Ladwig (4-0, 2.38 ERA) vs. RHP Jaron Long (4-8, 3.72 ERA)

-This is the 18th of 21 meetings between Erie and Altoona this season. The Curve lead 9-8.

- The SeaWolves are fourth in the league with a 3.90 team ERA. Altoona is fifth with a 3.92 team ERA.

- Erie catchers have combined to throw out 53 of 111 potential base stealers. Jake Rogers leads the league (42-for-78), throwing out potential base stealers 53.8% of the time.

- The SeaWolves have held a lead in 89 of 116 games played this season.

- The SeaWolves are second with a .262 batting average. Altoona is tied for fourth with a .254 team average.

- The SeaWolves have hit 73 home runs which is the fewest in the league. Altoona has hit 80 (11th in EL)

- Erie batters have struck out 995 times this season which is the highest strikeout total in the league.

- Erie pitchers have struck out 998 hitters which is second in the league behind Trenton.

- The SeaWolves are 25-30 against the Western Division and 30-31 against the Eastern Division.

-Danny Woodrow leads the team with a .317 average.

-John Schreiber is second in the Eastern League with 16 saves.

-Jake Rogers leads the team in HR with 14, while Lester holds the RBI lead at 57.

-The SeaWolves are 30-28 in games played away from UPMC Park this season, while only being 25-33 at home.

-The SeaWolves have a 16-21 record in one run games, and are 8-15 in doubleheader games.

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