EL1 Erie SeaWolves

Erie SeaWolves at Binghamton Rumble Ponies - Game Notes

Published on July 31, 2019 under Eastern League (EL1)
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ERIE SEAWOLVES (29-10, T-1ST WEST, -- GB 2nd Half) VS. BINGHAMTON RUMBLE PONIES (20-21, 2ND EAST, 3.5 GB 2nd Half)

G1: RHP CASEY MIZE (6-0, 1.99 ERA) VS. LHP KEVIN SMITH (1-0, 2.38 ERA)

G2: LHP TARIK SKUBAL (0-1, 2.79 ERA) VS. RHP JOSEPH SHAW (1-3, 2.19 ERA)

WEDNESDAY, JULY 31 * 5:35 PM EDT * BROADCAST: FOX SPORTS RADIO 1330 AM, SEAWOLVES.COM, MILB.TV

NYSEG STADIUM * GAME #106/107 * AWAY GAME #51/52 * NIGHT GAME #77/78

Tonight, the Erie SeaWolves get set for their eighth doubleheader of the season and third against the Binghamton Rumble Ponies at NYSEG Stadium. The SeaWolves took the series opener as Cam Gibson slugged the team's first grand slam of the season and Kyle Funkhouser tied a career-high with 10 strikeouts. Casey Mize goes in game one and went six innings of one-run ball his last time out on July 27 versus Trenton. The right-hander scattered four hits and struck out six while walking none. Tarik Skubal gets the ball in game two for Erie and is coming off of a no-decision in his last start. In 3.1 innings on July 25 versus Trenton, Skubal allowed a Double-A high five earned runs on eight hits while striking out five. He enters the evening seventh among all MiLB pitchers in total strikeouts (137) in 99.2 innings between Erie and Class-A Lakeland. Both Mize and Skubal are making their first career appearances against the Rumble Ponies. Binghamton features Kevin Smith in the front end of the twin bill and is making his third career start at the Double-A level. Smith earned his first win in a Binghamton uniform in his debut on July 20 at Akron before hurling 5.2 innings and allowing one earned run on two hits against Bowie on July 25. Joseph Shaw will pitch game two for the Ponies and is making his second start of the season. Shaw has pitched with Class-A St. Lucie, Triple-A Syracuse and Binghamton, logging a 2-3 record and 2.27 ERA in 43.2 combined innings. Shaw was a 12th round pick by New York in 2015 out of Dallas Baptist University.

Thu., August 1 at. Binghamton 6:35 p.m. RHP Anthony Castro (4-2, 4.22 ERA) vs. RHP Mickey Janis (5-2, 3.82 ERA)

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

Sat., August 3 vs. Fisher Cats 7:05 p.m. RHP Matt Manning (8-4, 2.63 ERA) vs. TBD

Sun., August 4 vs. Fisher Cats 1:35 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

- The 'Wolves reached 60 wins last night, the quickest since the 2007 season when they also went 60-45 through 105 games

- After beginning the season 1-5 in doubleheader games, Erie has gone 7-1 in their past four doubleheaders

- Binghamton won the first six games of the season series and now the SeaWolves have taken the past seven meetings

- Erie is now 15-3 in their past 18 games and 12 of those games have been decided by three runs or less

- Erie has slugged a league-best 27 home runs since the All-Star break

- In 17 of their 21 games since the All-Star break, Erie starters have gone 5.0+ IP and have struck out a league-best 129

- Tonight are the 14th and 15th 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 +84 run differential is first in the EL (+62 in second half) and Binghamton's +16 is fourth (-10 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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