EL1 Erie SeaWolves

Erie SeaWolves at Binghamton Rumble Ponies - Game Notes

Published on July 30, 2019 under Eastern League (EL1)
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ERIE SEAWOLVES (28-10, T-1ST WEST, -- GB 2nd Half) VS. BINGHAMTON RUMBLE PONIES (20-20, 2ND EAST, 3.5 GB 2nd Half)

RHP KYLE FUNKHOUSER (2-1, 2.04 ERA) VS. RHP TONY DIBRELL (0-2, 11.17 ERA)

TUESDAY, JULY 30 * 6:35 PM EDT * BROADCAST: FOX SPORTS RADIO 1330 AM, SEAWOLVES.COM, MILB.TV

NYSEG STADIUM * GAME #104 * AWAY GAME #50 * NIGHT GAME #76

Tonight, the Erie SeaWolves get set for their final series of the season against the Binghamton Rumble Ponies as NSYEG Stadium. Yesterday, the 'Wolves earned a series win against Trenton with their 13th shutout victory of the season, 7-0. Kyle Funkhouser makes his fourth start this season for Erie and has won each of his past two starts. In his last outing on July 24 at Altoona, the right-hander tossed seven innings and allowed one earned run on three hits while striking out six. In three starts against the Rumble Ponies in 2018, Funkhouser went 0-2 with a 3.45 ERA in 15.2 frames. Tony Dibrell goes for Binghamton and is making his third career Double-A start. The right-hander has allowed 12 earned runs in his first 9.2 innings while walking seven and striking out eight. The 23 year old was a Florida State League mid-season All-Star this season after going 8-4 with a 2.39 ERA in 17 appearances (16 starts). Dibrell was a fourth-round selection by New York in 2017 out of Kennesaw State University.

Wed., July 31 at Binghamton 5:35 p.m. G1: LHP Tarik Skubal (0-1, 2.79 ERA) vs. LHP Kevin Smith (1-0, 2.38 ERA)

G2: RHP Casey Mize (6-0, 1.99 ERA) vs. RHP Mickey Janis (5-2, 3.82 ERA)

Thu., August 1 at. Binghamton 6:35 p.m. RHP Anthony Castro (4-2, 4.22 ERA) vs. RHP Harol Gonzalez (6-4, 3.14 ERA)

Fri., August 2 vs. Fisher Cats 7:05 p.m. RHP Alex Faedo (6-6, 3.77 ERA) vs. TBD

Sat., August3 vs. Fisher Cats 7:05 p.m. TBD vs. TBD

- INF Isaac Paredes is ranked the No. 4 overall prospect, OF Derek Hill is No. 23 and OF Jose Azocar is No. 29

- INF Sergio Alcantara is a 40-man member and is the No. 14 overall prospect

- The Erie pitching staff now boasts nine Top-30 Tigers talents (MLB Pipeline): Casey Mize is ranked the No. 1 prospect (No.1 SP prospect in all of MiLB), Matt Manning is No. 2, Alex Faedo sits at No. 9, Kyle Funkhouser is slotted No. 10, Logan Shore is No. 15, Tarik Skubal ranks No. 17, Anthony Castro is No. 21, Zac Houston ranks No. 24, and Sandy Baez (IL) is No. 26

- Erie is now 14-3 in their past 17 games and 12 of those games have been decided by three runs or less

- Erie has slugged a league-best 26 home runs since the All-Star break

- In 16 of their first 20 games since the All-Star break, Erie starters have gone 5.0+ IP and have struck out a league-best 119

- Tonight is the 14th of 16 meetings in 2019 between Erie and Binghamton (six at UPMC Park - April 18-20 & July 1-3... 10 at NYSEG Stadium - April 11-14, June 24-26 & July 30 - August 1)

- The SeaWolves +80 run differential is first in the EL (+58 in second half) and Binghamton's +20 is fourth (-6 in second half)

- Erie is tied for first in the Eastern League with a .248 batting average while Binghamton is first at .249

- The 'Wolves are now tied for first in home runs (87) and the Rumble Ponies are eighth (70)

- Erie has struck out 831 times (fourth-fewest in the EL) while Binghamton has gone down on strikes 800 times (fewest)

- The SeaWolves pitching staff is tied for first in team ERA (3.27) while the Rumble Ponies staff ranks sixth (3.61)

- Erie relievers have a 3.41 ERA (ninth in the EL) and Binghamton has a 3.25 ERA (eighth)

- Erie pitching has held opponents to a .230 batting average which tied for best in the league

- Erie's defense is third in fielding percentage (.981) while Binghamton is tied for sixth in the league (.979)

- The SeaWolves went 5-12 against the Rumble Ponies last season, including a 4-6 mark at NYSEG Stadium

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