EL1 Erie SeaWolves

Erie SeaWolves at Altoona Curve - Game Notes

Published on April 23, 2018 under Eastern League (EL1)
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ERIE SEAWOLVES (6-10, 6th PLACE WEST, 5.5 GB) VS. ALTOONA CURVE (8-7, 3rd PLACE WEST, 3.0 GB)

RHP BEAU BURROWS (1-1, 1.93 ERA) VS. RHP J.T. BRUBAKER (0-1, 2.25 ERA)

MONDAY, APRIL 23 * 6:00 PM * BROADCAST: FOX SPORTS RADIO 1330 AM, SEAWOLVES.COM, MILB.TV

PEOPLE'S NATURAL GAS FIELD * GAME #17 * ROAD GAME #11 * NIGHT GAME #11

Tonight, the SeaWolves look for back-to-back wins for the second time this season as they take on the Altoona Curve (Pittsburgh Pirates) in the opening game of a three-game series at People's Natural Gas Field. Yesterday afternoon, the SeaWolves jumped ahead 5-0 in the third inning and held off a late charge by the Rumble Ponies, salvaging the final game of the series 7-3. The 'Wolves banged out a season-high 15 hits in the win...Righty Beau Burrows takes the mound for the SeaWolves making his third start and first against Altoona. Burrows took a loss in his last start against Trenton in game one of a doubleheader on April 18. In the game, he allowed two runs on four hits with two walks and five strikeouts in 4.1 innings of work. Erie lost the game 2-1...Righty J.T. Brubaker takes the mound for the Curve making his fourth start and first against the SeaWolves. Brubaker took a no-decision in his last start at Akron on April 18. In the game, he allowed a run on four hits with a walk while equaling his season-high with eight strikeouts. Brubaker made six appearances, five starts, against the SeaWolves in 2017 going 1-2 with a 5.81 ERA.

TUESDAY VS. ALTOONA CURVE (PITTSBURGH PIRATES) - PEOPLE'S NATURAL GAS FIELD - 6:00 P.M.

RHP Sandy Baez (0-1, 3.68 ERA) vs. RHP Dario Agrazal (1-0, 0.00 ERA)

WEDNESDAY VS. ALTOONA CURVE (PITTSBURGH PIRATES) - PEOPLE'S NATURAL GAS FIELD - 10:30 A.M.

RHP Spencer Turnbull (0-2, 5.54 ERA) vs. LHP Brandon Waddell (0-0, 2.04 ERA)

FRIDAY VS. BINGHAMTON RUMBLE PONIES (NEW YORK METS) - UPMC PARK - 6:05 P.M.

RHP Kyle Funkhouser (0-1, 4.38 ERA) vs TBD

SATURDAY VS. BINGHAMTON RUMBLE PONIES (NEW YORK METS) - UPMC PARK - 6:05 P.M.

LHP Tyler Alexander (2-0, 2.30 ERA) vs. TBD

- Altoona leads the season series over Erie 2-0. The SeaWolves and Curve meet 20 times in 2018.

- The SeaWolves are eighth in the league with a 3.31 team ERA. Binghamton is seventh in the league with a 3.27 team ERA.

- Erie catchers have combined to throw out 10 of 19 potential base stealers.

- The SeaWolves rank second in the league with a .257 team batting average. Altoona is tied for fifth in the league with a .239 team batting average.

- Erie has stolen 16 bases which is fifth-most in the league.

- The SeaWolves have held a lead in all 16 games this season.

- Erie is 5-1 in games where the team collected 10 or more hits.

- The SeaWolves have hit three home runs on the season which is the fewest hit in the league.

- Jake Robson has reached base in 14 of the 15 games he has played.

- Erie batters have struck out 166 times this season which is the highest strikeout total in the league.

- Erie pitchers have struck out 140 hitters which is fourth-most in the league.

- The SeaWolves are in search of their first win in a day game. The team is 0-5 n day games thus far in 2018.

- Eight of the 10 Erie losses have been by three runs or fewer.

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