Erie SeaWolves at Binghamton Mets
July 4, 2009 - Eastern League (EL1)
Erie SeaWolves News Release
ERIE SEAWOLVES (43-37, 4th PLACE SOUTH, 9.0 GB) vs. BINGHAMTON METS (29-50, 6th PLACE NORTH, 17.0 GB)
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RHP LUIS MARTE (5-7, 3.97 ERA) VS. RHP DYLAN OWEN (0-5. 6.00 ERA)
SATURDAY, JULY 4 * 7:05 P.M. * RADIO COVERAGE: FOX SPORTS RADIO 1330 AM, WWW.SEAWOLVES.COM
NYSEG STADIUM * GAME #81 * ROAD GAME #38 * NIGHT GAME #58
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ENTERING TONIGHT'S ACTION...
Tonight, the SeaWolves open up a six-game road trip and a three-game series at NYSEG Stadium against the Binghamton Mets (New York Mets). The 'Wolves are coming off of their most lopsided loss of the season last night against Trenton (10-1). Erie enters tonight's game in fourth place in the EL South, nine games behind first place Akron, 3.5 games behind second place Reading and 1.5 games behind third place Bowie...The 'Wolves are a perfect 5-for-5 in series against the Northern Division and have won 11 of 16 games against the North. Erie will play 41 games against the Northern Division in 2009...The B-Mets have dropped their last four games and were outscored in the final two games of a series against New Hampshire 22-4. The Mets are in last place in the Northern Division, 21 games under .500, 17 games out of first. Erie is in a stretch of 24 consecutive games against teams with sub-.500 records and seven straight games against the EL North...Alex Avila has been the hottest SeaWolf at the plate over the last 10 games. He is hitting .367 (11x30) with two home runs and 10 RBI. Avila had a three-game hitting streak snapped in last night's loss to Trenton...Righty Luis Marte takes the mound for the 'Wolves making his 15th start. He took a no-decision in his last outing against Harrisburg going seven innings, allowing four runs, three earned, on six hits with a walk and four strikeouts. All four runs he gave up came on home runs. Marte leads the league with 15 home runs allowed. He is tied with teammate Jon Kibler with the fourth-most innings pitched in the league (88.1). Marte leads the 'Wolves with 71 strikeouts.
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TODAY'S NOTABLES -
- Binghamton took the season series from Erie in 2008 9-5. The 'Wolves and B-Mets meet 10 times in 2009. It is the most times Erie will face an opponent from the EL North.
- Erie's pitching staff is seventh in the league with a 3.88 team ERA. Binghamton is last in the league with a 5.04 team ERA. The B-Mets are the only team in the EL with an ERA above 5.00.
- Erie is tied for fourth in the league with a .261 team batting average. Binghamton is third in the league with a .270 team batting average.
- The SeaWolves lead the league with 88 home runs and 399 runs scored.
- Brennan Boesch is second in the league with 17 home runs, is fourth with 54 RBI and is second with 39 extra-base hits. He leads Erie in all three categories.
- The 'Wolves have turned 87 double plays which is fourth-most in the EL.
- Erie pitchers have walked 236 hitters this season which is the third-fewest walks allowed by a team in the league.
- The SeaWolves hitters have struck out 656 times, the most in the Eastern League. As a team, Erie is averaging 8.2 strikeouts per game.
- Ryan Strieby is tied for third with 15 home runs. is fourth with a .410 on-base
percentage and .553 slugging percentage.
- The SeaWolves have lost their last five road games. Erie has the third fewest road wins (15) in the EL.
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UPCOMING SCHEDULE AND STARTING PITCHERS -
SUNDAY at BINGHAMTON - 1:05 FIRST PITCH
RHP Pat Stanley (2-2, 4.85 ERA) vs. LHP Eric Niesen (0-4, 7.64 ERA)
MONDAY at BINGHAMTON - 1:05 FIRST PITCH
LHP Jon Kibler (4-5, 3.77 ERA) vs. RHP Eric Brown (4-8, 5.57 ERA)
TUESDAY at ALTOONA - 7:05 FIRST PITCH
RHP Jonah Nickerson (5-6, 5.28 ERA) vs. TBA
WEDNESDAY at ALTOONA - 7:05 FIRST PITCH
RHP Thad Weber (1-1, 6.43 ERA) vs. TBA
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