EL1 Erie SeaWolves

Erie SeaWolves at Binghamton Mets Game Notes

Published on May 2, 2013 under Eastern League (EL1)
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ERIE SEAWOLVES (13-11, 1st PLACE WEST 0.0) vs. BINGHAMTON METS (14-12, T2nd PLACE EAST, 2.0 GB)

----- LHP KYLE LOBSTEIN (2-2, 3.56 ERA) vs. RHP LOGAN VERRETT (4-0, 2.48 ERA) THURSDAY, MAY 2 * 6:35 PM * RADIO COVERAGE: FOX SPORTS RADIO 1330 AM, WWW.SEAWOLVES.COM NYSEG STADIUM * GAME #25 * ROAD GAME #13 * NIGHT GAME #18

----- Tonight, the SeaWolves look for a series split as they take on the Binghamton Mets (New York Mets) in the final game of a four-game series at NYSEG Stadium. Last night, the SeaWolves offense got back on track as they belted out 11 runs on 14 hits en route to an 11-4 win over the Mets. The win snapped the SeaWolves longest losing streak of the season (three games) and put the club back to a pair of games over .500...Kyle Lobstein takes the mound tonight for Erie making his sixth start of the season and second against the Mets. He took a no-decision against Binghamton on April 9 allowing a run on five hits with a walk and four strikeouts in 5.2 innings pitched. Lobstein snapped a two-game losing skid with his best performance of the season in his last start at Altoona on April 27. In the game, he allowed a run on seven hits with a walk and a season-best eight strikeouts in a season-high eight innings pitched. Erie won the game 3-1...The SeaWolves get their first look at right hander Logan Verrett as he makes his sixth start of the season. Verrett has won three straight and four of his first five starts. In his last outing against Akron, Verrett allowed two runs on two hits with a walk and a season-high eight strikeouts in a season-best eight innings of work.

----- FRIDAY vs. ALTOONA - 7:05 FIRST PITCH RHP Patrick Cooper (0-2, 5.85 ERA) vs. RHP Ethan Hollingsworth (0-1, 4.50 ERA)

SATURDAY vs. ALTOONA - 7:05 FIRST PITCH RHP Warwick Saupold (1-1, 2.40 ERA) vs. RHP Stolmy Pimentel (2-0, 0.30 ERA)

SUNDAY vs. ALTOONA - 1:35 FIRST PITCH LHP Matt Crouse (2-1, 3.93 ERA) vs. RHP David Bromberg (0-3, 6.19 ERA)

MONDAY at AKRON - 7:05 FIRST PITCH RHP Victor Larez (4-0, 3.54 ERA) vs. TBA

----- - Binghamton leads the season series over Erie 3-2 The SeaWolves and Mets meet 13 times in 2013. - The SeaWolves are 11-6 in night games. - The SeaWolves are 8-3 when not committing an error and 5-8 in games where they commit at least one error. - Erie has struggled to throw out opposing base stealers. James McCann and Ramon Cabrera are combined for a league-worst 2-for-23 throwing out potential base stealers. - The SeaWolves are sixth in the EL with a 4.05 team ERA. - The 'Wolves are second in the league with a .285 team batting average. The Mets rank eighth with a .252 team average. - The Mets are fifth in the league with a 4.02 team ERA. - Erie has allowed 26 home runs (most in the EL) while the Mets have allowed 20 (third-most). - The SeaWolves have stolen 26 bases and Hernan Perez is tied for second in the league with 10. - Jamie Johnson is second in the EL with a .438 on-base percentage.




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