EL1 Erie SeaWolves

Erie SeaWolves at Binghamton Mets (DH)...Game One/Two of Four...Game Notes

Published on May 31, 2011 under Eastern League (EL1)
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ERIE SEAWOLVES (22-26, T-5th PLACE WEST, 6.0 GB) vs. BINGHAMTON METS (15-32, 5th PLACE EAST, 17.5 GB)

LHP JAY VOSS (0-1, 4.05 ERA) vs. LHP ROBERT CARSON (1-6, 4.21 ERA)RHP JARED GAYHART (2-0, 5.12 ERA) VS. RHP COLLIN MCHUGH (0-0, 0.00 ERA)TUESDAY, MAY 31 * 5:35 PM * RADIO COVERAGE: FOX SPORTS RADIO 1330 AM, WWW.SEAWOLVES.COM NYSEG STADIUM * GAME #49 * ROAD GAME #24 * NIGHT GAME #34

Tonight, the SeaWolves head on the road for a four-game series in three days with the Binghamton Mets (New York Mets) at NYSEG Stadium beginning with a doubleheader tonight. Yesterday, the SeaWolves dropped the series finale with Reading and split a four-game series with the R-Phils. Erie has alternated losses and wins in their last five games and are currently in a fifth place tie in the Western Division, six games behind first place Harrisburg who has won eight straight...The Mets enter play today in fifth place in the Eastern Division and are 17.5 games out of first. The Mets are 2-8 in their last 10 and come into the game with the lowest ranked offense in the EL (.227 team batting average and the fewest runs scored at 166)...The 'Wolves send lefty Jay Voss to the mound in game one and righty Jared Gayhart to the mound in the second game. Voss took a loss in his first start at Richmond on May 26. In the game, he allowed four runs, three earned, on five hits with two walks and six strikeouts. Through his first six IP, the lefty allowed an unearned run. The other three runs came in the bottom of the seventh. Erie lost the game 6-1...Gayhart makes his first start of the season and is looking for a strong finish to a rough month, In five relief appearances in May, Gayhart was 1-0 with a 9.39 ERA. He allowed eight runs on 11 hits in 7.2 innings of work. His last appearance came at Richmond of May 23. In the game, he allowed two runs on two hits in two innings of work...Mets game one starter Robert Carson makes his second start against Erie. He took a no-decision on May 4 against the 'Wolves allowing two runs on five hits in six innings of work.

WEDNESDAY at BINGHAMTON - 6:35 FIRST PITCHRHP Mark Sorensen (4-2, 4.50 ERA) vs. RHP Jeurys Familia (0-1, 2.25 ERA)

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. TBA

SATURDAY vs. HARRISBURG - 7:05 FIRST PITCHRHP Luke Putkonen (0-7, 8.74 ERA) vs. TBA

- Erie leads the season series over Binghamton 3-2. The SeaWolves and Mets meet 20 times in 2011.- Defensively, the SeaWolves have committed 45 errors which is fifth-most in the EL. The SeaWolves have not committed an error in 12 of their last 18 games.- The SeaWolves are 16-17 in night games and 6-9 in day games.- Erie's pitching staff is ninth in the league with a 4.37 team ERA. The SeaWolves have given up 236 runs which is the second-most allowed in the league. Erie has issued 175 walks which is the most allowed in the EL.- The SeaWolves are third in the EL with 225 runs scored. - Erie's offense is third in the league with a .269 team batting average.- The 'Wolves are hitting .243 with RISP, .223 with two outs and RISP and .276 with runners on base.- As a team, the SeaWolves are 9-for-37 with the bases loaded.- The 'Wolves are 8-15 away from Jerry Uht Park.- Erie is 9-8 against the Eastern Division.- Justin Henry is fifth in the EL with a .328 average. Henry is third in EL with a .429 on-base percentage. - Henry has reached base safely in 27 consecutive games (Longest active streak in the EL.)- The SeaWolves are 4-2 in six doubleheader games this season.

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