Erie SeaWolves at Altoona Curve - Game Notes
Published on May 2, 2015 under Eastern League (EL1)
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ERIE SEAWOLVES (6-14, 5th PLACE WEST, 7.5 GB) vs. ALTOONA CURVE (13-6, 1st PLACE WEST, 0.0 GB)
RHP WARWICK SAUPOLD (0-1, 10.29 ERA) vs. RHP ANGEL SANCHEZ (2-0, 0.40 ERA)
SATURDAY, MAY 2 * 6:00 PM * RADIO COVERAGE: FOX SPORTS RADIO 1330 AM, WWW.SEAWOLVES.COM
PEOPLE'S NATURAL GAS FIELD * GAME #21 * ROAD GAME #8 * NIGHT GAME #12
Tonight, the SeaWolves look to snap a 10-game losing streak as they take on the Altoona Curve (Pittsburgh Pirates) in the middle game of a three-game series at People's Natural Gas Field. Last night, the SeaWolves suffered their second shutout loss of the season as they moved to 0-4 against the Curve...Right-hander Warwick Saupold takes the mound for the SeaWolves making his third start and second against Altoona. Saupold took a loss in his last start against Altoona on April 26. In the game, he allowed seven runs on 10 hits with two walks and five strikes out in 4.2 innings of work. Erie lost the game 8-2...RHP Angel Sanchez takes the mound for the Curve making his fifth start and second straight start against Erie. Sancehz beat the SeaWolves on April 26 at Jerry Uht Park. In the game, he tossed 6.2 shutout innings, allowing three hits with a walk and four strikeouts. Sanchez allowed just one run over his first four starts of the season (1 ER/ 22.2 IP).
SUNDAY at ALTOONA - 1:00 FIRST PITCH
LHP Josh Turley (2-1, 2.12 ERA) vs. RHP Jason Creasy (2-0, 2.14 ERA)
MONDAY at TRENTON - 7:00 FIRST PITCH
RHP Derek Hankins (1-3, 4.38 ERA)vs. LHP Caleb Smith (1-2, 7.16 ERA)
TUESDAY at TRENTON - 7:00 FIRST PITCH
RHP Chad Green (0-3, 9.19 ERA) vs. RHP Luis Severino (1-1, 2.25 ERA)
WEDNESDAY at TRENTON - 7:00 FIRST PITCH
RHP Austin Kubitza (1-1, 1.57 ERA) vs. RHP Brady Lail (0-2, 5.19 ERA)
- Altoona leads the season series over Erie 4-0. The SeaWolves and Curve meet 20 times in 2015.
- Erie last in the league with a 5.57 team ERA while the Curve boast the top pitching staff in the league with a 2.20 ERA.
- Erie is ninth in the league with a .243 team batting average. Altoona is sixth in the league with a .252 team average.
- Erie is second in the league at throwing out would-be base stealers 50-percent of the time.
- Over the 10-game losing streak, the Erie bullpen has surrendered 33 runs.
- The 'Wolves are 1-13 in games where they do not connect on a home run.
- Wynton Bernard is currently on a nine-game hitting streak with 14 hits over that span.
- Altoona starting pitchers have allowed just 12 ER in 105.1 IP this season.
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