EL1 Erie SeaWolves

Erie SeaWolves at Binghamton Rumble Ponies - Game Notes

Published on April 11, 2019 under Eastern League (EL1)
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ERIE SEAWOLVES (4-2, T3RD PLACE WEST, 1.5 GB 1st Half) VS. BINGHAMTON RUMBLE PONIES (2-2, 3RD PLACE EAST, 1.5 GB 1st Half)

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RHP ALEX FAEDO (1-0, 0.00) VS. LHP ANTHONY KAY (0-0, 0.00) THURSDAY, ARPIL 11 *6:05 PM * BROADCAST: FOX SPORTS RADIO 1330 AM, SEAWOLVES.COM, MILB.TV

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NYSEG STADIUM * GAME #7 * ROAD GAME #1 * NIGHT GAME #4

Tonight, the Erie SeaWolves begin their first road-trip of 2019, a seven-game stint between Binghamton (4) and then Bowie (3). The SeaWolves are off to a 4-2 start for the first time since 2017, after rattling off an Eastern League-leading 41 runs in their opening homestand. They will send RHP Alex Faedo to the hill after twirling 6.0 shutout innings with seven strikeouts in his season-debut. The former first-rounder will be opposed by another top pick, LHP Anthony Kay, who was selected 31st overall by the Mets in 2016. Kay's got the day one nod vs. NH on 4/4, using 75 pitches to go 4.2 frames and allowing one unearned run on three hits. He struck out four in a Rumble Ponies 5-2 victory.

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Fri., April 12 at Binghamton 7:05 p.m. RHP Spenser Watkins (1-0, 5.40) vs. RHP Chris Mazza (0-0, 0.00)

Sat., April 13 at Binghamton 2:05 p.m. RHP Logan Shore (0-1, 7.20) vs. LHP David Peterson (0-0, 2.70)

Sun., April 14 at Bighamton 2:05 p.m. LHP Nick Ramirez (0-0, 2.45) vs. RHP Michael Gibbons (0-1, 3.00)

Mon., April 15 at Bowie 6:35 p.m. RHP Matt Manning (2-0, 0.75) vs. TBD

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- The roster includes eight top 30 prospects, according to MLB.com, and one members of the Detroit Tigers 40-man

- Alcantara is on the Detroit 40-man roster and is listed as the No. 15 prospect, while catcher Jake Rogers is the No. 13 prospect, infielder Isaac Paredes is No. 4 and outfielder Jose Azocar is No. 30.

- The starting rotation features three Top-20 Tigers talents: Matt Manning is ranked the No. 2 prospect, Alex Faedo sits at No. 10 and Logan Shore (Faedo's teammate at Florida) is No. 16

- The bullpen features returners such as John Schreiber and No. 24 prospect Anthony Castro

- Erie has now won consecutive series to begin a season for the first time since 2017 and the second time since 2004

- Erie's started the season 4-2 for just the second time since 2011 (other season was 2017)

- Erie pitching ranks fifth in the league in team ERA (2.73), one spot behind Binghamton (2.04)

- The SeaWolves staff has punched out 65 batters, fourth best in the league... they have allowed the most home runs (9), but seven of them have been solo

- Erie leads the Eastern League with a team batting average of .298, while Binghamton is in last at .154

- Derek Hill is tied for tops among Eastern League RBI leaders (8) and ranks second in batting average (.440, 11-25) and runs scored (7)... Hill has two 3-hit performances in six games, already more than he compiled in 106 games in 2018

- Derek Hill posted his first career 5-RBI game vs. TRE on 4/7

- Sergio Alcantara is the league leader with eight runs scored... he set a career-high with five runs on 4/7 vs. TRE

- Jose Azocar is tied for most doubles (3) in the Eastern League...

- Erie scored 29+ runs in their opening series vs. TRE... the last time that happened over a three-game stretch was 8/8-10/18

- SeaWolves earned a home opening series win for the first time since beating Trenton in 2017.

- Derek Hill is the first Erie hitter with 3 hits in the home opener since Wade Gaynor went 3x5 in a 6-4 loss to Trenton in 2014

- Isaac Paredes is the first Erie hitter with 4 RBIs in a home opener since Daniel Fields had 4 in a 10-6 win vs Altoona in 2013

- The SeaWolves ranked seventh in 2018 with a combined 4.05 team ERA, the Curve were fourth with a 3.85 team ERA

- Erie pitchers struck out 1,182 hitters in 2018, second most in the league. Altoona was dead last with 1,020 combined K's

- The SeaWolves were 33-45 against the Western Division and 30-32 against the Eastern Division in 2018

- The SeaWolves held a lead in 99 of 140 games played in 2018

- Jake Rogers led the league (50-for-90), throwing out potential base stealers 55.6% of the time.

-The SeaWolves were 30-40 at home in 2018, 33-37 away from UMPC Park in 2018

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