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Erie SeaWolves at Binghamton Mets...Game Three of Four...Game Notes

June 1, 2011 - Eastern League (EL1)
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ERIE SEAWOLVES (23-27, 6th PLACE WEST, 6.5 GB) vs. BINGHAMTON METS (16-33, 5th PLACE EAST, 17.0 GB)

RHP MARK SORENSEN (4-2, 4.50 ERA) vs. RHP JEURYS FAMILIA (0-1, 2.25 ERA)WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1 * 6:35 PM * RADIO COVERAGE: FOX SPORTS RADIO 1330 AM, WWW.SEAWOLVES.COM NYSEG STADIUM * GAME #50 * ROAD GAME #25 * NIGHT GAME #35

Tonight, the SeaWolves continue their brief road trip as they take on the Binghamton Mets (New York Mets) in the third game of a four-game series at NYSEG Stadium. Last night, the two clubs split a doubleheader with Erie winning the first game 3-1 and the Mets winning the second in extra innings 3-2. With the split, the 'Wolves enter play today in last place in the Western Division, 6.5 games out of first at four games under .500. Erie is 4-6 in its last 10 games while the Mets are 3-7 in the last 10...Righy Mark Sorensen takes the mound for the SeaWolves making his 10th start and third against the Mets. Sorensen, despite a rough outing in his last start, picked up his team-leading fourth win in a fog shortened game against Reading. He tossed five innings, allowing seven runs on 10 hits with a walk and three strikeouts. Erie took the lead with four runs in the bottom of the fifth and won the game over the R-Phils 11-7 in five innings...RHP Jeyrys Familia takes the mound for Binghamton making his fifth start and first against the 'Wolves. Familia is the 13th-best prospect in the Mets system according to Baseball America. The righty took a no-decision in his last start against Altoona on May 27 allowing three runs on five hits with two walks and seven strikeouts. Opponents are batting .207 against Familia. Familia made six starts with Class-A St. Lucie before his promotion to Binghamton. He went 1-1 with a 1.49 ERA with the Mets and held opponents to a .171 batting average...The SeaWolves will wrap up the road trip with a morning game on Thursday before heading back to Erie for a three-game weekend series with the Harrisburg Senators beginning Friday night.

THURSDAY at BINGHAMTON - 10:35 AM FIRST PITCHLHP Casey Crosby (2-2, 3.05 ERA) vs. RHP Tobi Stoner (0-1, 10.80 ERA)

FRIDAY vs. HARRISBURG - 7:05 FIRST PITCHRHP Jacob Turner (1-1, 2.69 ERA) vs. RHP Erik Davis (2-1, 3.29 ERA)

SATURDAY vs. HARRISBURG - 7:05 FIRST PITCHRHP Luke Putkonen (0-7, 8.74 ERA) vs. LHP Oliver Perez (2-0, 0.75 ERA)

SUNDAY vs. HARRISBURG - 1:05 FIRST PITCHLHP Jay Voss (1-1, 2.92 ERA) vs. RHP Brad Peacock (7-1, 2.03 ERA)

MONDAY - OFF DAY

- Erie leads the season series over Binghamton 4-3. The SeaWolves and Mets meet 20 times in 2011.- Defensively, the SeaWolves have committed 47 errors which is tied for fourth-most in the EL. The SeaWolves have not committed an error in 12 of their last 20 games. Binghamton has committed a league-high 64 errors.- The SeaWolves are 17-18 in night games and 6-9 in day games.- Erie's pitching staff is ninth in the league with a 4.31 team ERA. The SeaWolves have given up 240 runs which is the second-most allowed in the league. Erie has issued 183 walks which is the most allowed in the EL.- The SeaWolves are third in the EL with 230 runs scored. - Erie's offense is third in the league with a .267 team batting average.- The 'Wolves are hitting .241 with RISP, .221 with two outs and RISP and .270 with runners on base.- As a team, the SeaWolves are 9-for-37 with the bases loaded.- The 'Wolves are 9-16 away from Jerry Uht Park.- Erie is 10-9 against the Eastern Division.- Justin Henry is seventh in the EL with a .321 average. Henry is third in EL with a .419 on-base percentage.




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