EL1 Erie SeaWolves

Erie SeaWolves at Akron Aeros - Game Notes

Published on May 7, 2013 under Eastern League (EL1)
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ERIE SEAWOLVES (18-11, 1st PLACE WEST 0.0) vs. AKRON AEROS (15-16, 3rd PLACE WEST, 4.0 GB)

----- LHP KYLE LOBSTEIN (3-2, 2.89 ERA) vs. RHP DANNY SALAZAR (2-3, 2.83 ERA) TUESDAY, MAY 7 * 7:05 PM * RADIO COVERAGE: FOX SPORTS RADIO 1330 AM, WWW.SEAWOLVES.COM CANAL PARK * GAME #30 * ROAD GAME #15 * NIGHT GAME #22

----- Tonight, the first place SeaWolves look to extend their longest winning streak of the season as they take on the Akron Aeros (Cleveland Indians) in the middle game of a three-game series at Canal Park. Last night, the SeaWolves fell behind early 3-0 but went on to outscore the Aeros 7-1 after the fourth inning en route to their sixth straight win. The SeaWolves are a season-high seven games over .500. It is the first time since May 19, 2010 that the SeaWolves are seven games over the .500 mark...Kyle Lobstein takes the mound tonight for Erie making his seventh start of the season and first against the Aeros. Lobstein has won back-to-back starts allowing two runs, one earned, over his last 15 innings pitched. He earned his third win in his last start at Binghamton on May 2. In the game, he allowed an unearned run on one hit with two walks and six strikeouts in seven innings. He took a no-hitter into the seventh with two outs before the first Mets hit. Erie won the game 9-1...RHP Danny Salazar takes the mound for Akron making his seventh start. Salazar earned his second win in his last start against Altoona tossing six shutout innings, allowing one hit with two walks and a season-high 12 strikeouts. Salazar has not allowed a run over his last three starts and has struck out at least nine over that span.

----- WEDNESDAY at AKRON - 10:35 FIRST PITCH RHP Patrick Cooper (1-2, 5.19 ERA) vs. LHP Matt Packer (0-4, 4.60 ERA)

THURSDAY at BOWIE - 7:05 FIRST PITCH RHP Warwick Saupold (1-1, 2.50 ERA) vs. RHP Eddie Gamboa (0-2, 3.82 ERA)

FRIDAY at BOWIE - 7:05 FIRST PITCH LHP Matt Crouse (3-1, 3.33 ERA) vs. RHP Kevin Gausman (1-4, 3.53 ERA)

SATURDAY at BOWIE - 6:35 FIRST PITCH RHP Victor Larez (5-0, 3.82 ERA) vs. RHP Devin Jones (0-2, 6.12 ERA)

----- - Erie leads the season series over Akron 1-0. The SeaWolves and Aeros meet 20 times in 2013. - The SeaWolves are 15-6 in night games. - The SeaWolves are 10-2 when not committing an error and 8-8 in games where they commit at least one error. - Erie has struggled to throw out opposing base stealers. The team is a combined 4-for-27 throwing out base stealers. - The SeaWolves are 8-6 on the road. - The SeaWolves are second in the league with a 3.73 team ERA. Akron ranks ninth with a 4.29 team ERA. - Erie lead the league with a .282 team batting average. Akron is sixth with a .262 team average. - The SeaWolves have stolen 31 bases and Hernan Perez is tied for third in the league with 12. - Jamie Johnson is third in the EL with a .434 on-base percentage. Johnson has reached base safely in 19 straight games. - Tyler Collins is tied for the league lead with seven home runs.

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