Erie SeaWolves at Altoona Curve - Game Notes
Published on May 18, 2012 under Eastern League (EL1)
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ERIE SEAWOLVES (20-18, 3rd PLACE WEST, 3.5 GB) vs. ALTOONA CURVE (16-22, 5th PLACE WEST, 7.5 GB)
----- RHP JAMES AVERY (5-2, 3.05 ERA) vs. RHP BRANDON CUMPTON (4-3, 4.14 ERA) THURSDAY, MAY 17 * 6:30 PM * RADIO COVERAGE: FOX SPORTS RADIO 1330 AM, WWW.SEAWOLVES.COM JERRY UHT PARK * GAME #38 * ROAD GAME #22 * NIGHT GAME #27
----- Tonight, the SeaWolves hit the road for a brief, three-game road trip as they take on the Altoona Curve (Pittsburgh Pirates) in the opener of a three-game series at People's Natural Gas Field. The SeaWolves finished off their most successful homestand on Wednesday morning with a 2-1 win over Akron. Erie's 6-1 homestand propelled the club to two games above .500 heading into the weekend series. The SeaWolves are 9-6 in May and 3-3 in their last six road games...Erie has won five straight and seven of the last nine against the Curve...Altoona is on a three-game winning streak after a sweep over Bowie this week...Tonight, righty James Avery takes the mound for the SeaWolves making his eighth start of the season and third against the Curve. Avery is 2-0 with a 1.93 ERA in his previous two starts against Altoona. Avery beat Altoona in his last start on May 12. In the game, he allowed three runs on five hits with four walks and five strikeouts in five innings of work. Erie won the game 11-6...RHP Brandon Cumpton takes the mound for the Curve making his eighth start of the season and fourth against the SeaWolves. Cumpton is 1-2 in his previous three starts against Erie. The 'Wolves beat Cumpton on May 12. In the game, the righty allowed six runs, five earned, on seven hits with two walks and four strikeouts in 4.2 innings of work. His two shortest outings of the season (4.1 and 4.2 IP) have come against the SeaWolves...The SeaWolves can go to a season-high three-games above .500 with a win.
----- SATURDAY vs. ALTOONA - 6:00 FIRST PITCH LHP Kelvin De La Cruz (2-4, 3.93 ERA) vs. RHP Shairon Martis (1-0, 2.25 ERA)
SUNDAY vs. ALTOONA - 6:00 FIRST PITCH LHP Ramon Garcia (2-2, 6.00 ERA) vs. RHP Tim Alderson (2-1, 2.57 ERA)
MONDAY vs. READING - 6:35 FIRST PITCH RHP Zack Segovia (4-3, 5.27 ERA) vs. RHP Drew Naylor (2-1, 6.60 ERA)
TUESDAY vs. READING - 6:35 FIRST PITCH LHP Jared Wesson (4-2, 5.49 ERA) vs. RHP Trevor May (5-2, 2.91 ERA)
----- - Erie leads the 2012 season series over Altoona 7-4. The SeaWolves and Curve meet 23 times in 2012. - Erie is 11-10 on the road. - The SeaWolves have committed 21 errors and have a .985 team fielding percentage. - Jordan Lennerton is second in the league lead with eight home runs. - Rob Brantly is fourth in the EL with a .347 average. He is tied for second in the league with 13 doubles. - Erie pitchers have walked 171 hitters, the most in the EL. The 'Wolves have also given up 40 home runs which is the most allowed in the league. - The SeaWolves lead the league with 184 runs scored. - Erie is 11th in the league with a 4.53 team ERA. Altoona is tied for ninth with a 4.09 team ERA. - Erie is tied for third in the league with a .264 team batting average. Altoona ranks 10th with a .246 team average. - Niuman Romero is tied for the league lead with 50 hits. Romero is also the toughest hitter to strike out in the league, striking out just one every 13.92 plate appearances.
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