Erie SeaWolves At Altoona Curve...Game Four Of Four...Game Notes
April 25, 2010 - Eastern League (EL1)
Erie SeaWolves News Release
ERIE SEAWOLVES (6-10, 6TH PLACE WEST, 5.5 GB) vs. ALTOONA CURVE (11-5, 2ND PLACE WEST, 0.5 GB)
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RHP L.J. GAGNIER (1-0, 1.96 ERA) VS. RHP JARED HUGHES (3-0, 1.72 ERA)
SUNDAY, APRIL 25 * 2:00 P.M. * RADIO COVERAGE: FOX SPORTS RADIO 1330 AM, WWW.SEAWOLVES.COM
BLAIR COUNTY BALLPARK * GAME #17 * rOAD GAME #11 * DAY GAME #5
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ENTERING TONIGHT'S ACTION...
Today, the SeaWolves look for their third consecutive win as they take on the Altoona Curve (Pittsburgh Pirates) in the final game of a four-game series at Blair County Ballpark. Last night, the SeaWolves came from behind to take down the Curve 4-3. In back-to-back games, the Howlers have used a late home run (Scram on Friday and St. Pierre on Saturday) to pick up the wins. A win today would give the SeaWolves their third consecutive series win. Erie has not won a series on the road since taking two of three from Binghamton July 4-6 last season...Righty L.J. Gagnier takes the mound for the 'Wolves making his fourth start and first against Altoona. Gagnier picked up a win in his last start against Bowie going 7.2 innings, allowing two runs on four hits with a walk and seven strikeouts. The 7.2 IP is the deepest an Erie starter has worked in a game this season. Gagnier has left all three of his starts with a lead...Righty Jared Hughes takes the mound for Altoona making his fourth start and first against Erie. Hughes has picked up wins in all three of his starts and has allowed three earned runs in 15.2 IP. He held Akron hitless in five shutout innings in his last start...In six games against the SeaWolves, Curve infielder Jim Negrych is hitting .391 with a home run and 11 RBI (11 of his 12 RBI against Erie)...Erie is hitting .275 against Altoona pitching in six games this season. In four games against the Curve, Max St. Pierre is hitting .545 with three home runs and six RBI. All three of St. Pierre's home runs have come against the Curve. Two of the three have been game winners for the Howlers.
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TODAY'S NOTABLES -
- Erie leads the season series over Altoona 4-2. The SeaWolves and Curve meet 20 times in 2010.
- Defensively, the 'Wolves have committed 18 errors which is the most in the EL. Erie has committed at least one error in 12 of the 16 games played.
- The 'Wolves have hit into 18 double plays which is the most in the EL.
- The SeaWolves are seventh in the league with a 3.90 team ERA. Altoona is fifth in the league with a 2.98 team ERA.
- The SeaWolves are last in the league with a .202 team batting average. Altoona is sixth in the EL with a .245 team average.
- Erie has connected on 14 home runs which is third-most in the EL. Binghamton leads the EL with 23 team home runs.
- The SeaWolves are third in the EL with 22 stolen bases.
- Max St. Pierre is tied atop the EL, throwing out potential base stealers at a rate of 58.3 percent.
- L.J. Gagnier ranks ninth in the league with a 1.96 ERA.
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UPCOMING SCHEDULE AND STARTING PITCHERS -
MONDAY -
OFF DAY
TUESDAY at BOWIE - 7:05 FIRST PITCH
LHP Duane Below (0-3, 10.57 ERA) vs. RHP Ryohei Tanaka (2-0, 2.08 ERA)
WEDNESDAY at BOWIE - 7:05 FIRST PITCH
RHP Thad Weber (0-2, 2.12 ERA) vs. RHP Tim Bascom (2-0, 1.00 ERA)
THURSDAY at BOWIE - 11:05 AM FIRST PITCH
LHP Andy Oliver (1-1, 6.14 ERA) vs. LHP Zach Britton (1-1, 5.03 ERA)
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