EL1 Erie SeaWolves

Erie SeaWolves at Altoona Curve - Game Notes

June 25, 2015 - Eastern League (EL1)
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ERIE SEAWOLVES (27-44, 6th PLACE WEST, 15.0 GB) vs. ALTOONA CURVE (42-29, 1st PLACE WEST, 0.0 GB)

RHP AUSTIN KUBITZA (5-5, 5.07 ERA) vs. LHP STEVEN BRAULT (0-1, 8.31 ERA)

THURSDAY, JUNE 25 * 7:00 PM * RADIO COVERAGE: FOX SPORTS RADIO 1330 AM, WWW.SEAWOLVES.COM

PEOPLE'S NATURAL GAS FIELD * GAME #72 * ROAD GAME #36 * NIGHT GAME #49

Tonight, the SeaWolves look to bounce back after a one-run loss as they take on the Altoona Curve (Pittsburgh Pirates) in the third game of a four-game series at People's Natural Gas Field. Last night, the SeaWolves and Curve played their second straight one-run game in the series with Erie coming out on the short end 3-2...Tonight, righty Austin Kubitza makes his 14th start of the season and fourth against the Curve. He is 1-2 in his previous three starts against the Curve. Kubitza won his second straight start in his last outing against Akron on June 20. In the game, he allowed five runs on 10 hits with a walk and four strikeouts in 5.1 innings of work. Erie won the game 7-5... Lefty Steven Brault takes the mound for the Curve making his second start and first against Erie. Brault took a loss in his last start to Harrisburg on June 20. In the game, he allowed four runs on 10 hits with a walk and five strikeouts in 4.1 innings. Brault began the season with Class-A Bradenton where he made 13 starts, posting a 4-1 record and 3.02 ERA. He faced the Tigers affiliate Lakeland once and earned a win on May 24.

FRIDAY at ALTOONA - 7:00 FIRST PITCH

LHP Josh Turley (6-5, 3.05 ERA) vs. RHP Jason Creasy (8-1, 3.14 ERA)

SATURDAY vs. BOWIE - 7:05 FIRST PITCH

RHP Chad Green (2-9, 5.18 ERA) vs. TBD

SUNDAY vs. BOWIE - 1:35 FIRST PITCH

RHP Tommy Collier (2-0, 1.99 ERA) vs. TBD

MONDAY vs. BOWIE - 7:05 FIRST PITCH

TBD vs. TBD

- Altoona leads the season series over Erie 10-2. The SeaWolves and Curve meet 20 times in 2015.

- Erie last in the league with a 4.72 team ERA. Altoona is third in the league with a 3.44 team ERA.

- Erie is 10th in the league with a .250 team batting average. Altoona leads the league with a .275 team average.

- Dean Green is 10th in the league with a .305 average. Green is fourth in the league with a .389 on-base percentage.

- Wynton Bernard is second in the league with 20 stolen bases. Bernard has gone 0-for-8 in the series and has fallen out of the top 10 in the league in hitting.

- Erie is 18-11 in games where they hit at least one home run.




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