EL1 Erie SeaWolves

Erie SeaWolves at Bowie Baysox...Game Four of Four...Game Notes

July 7, 2008 - Eastern League (EL1)
Erie SeaWolves News Release


ENTERING TONIGHT'S ACTION...

Tonight, the SeaWolves look to avoid a four-game series sweep as they take the field in the final game of a four-game set at Prince George's Stadium against the Bowie Baysox (Baltimore Orioles). The Baysox have taken the first three games of the series with back-to-back 6-4 wins in the first two games and a 7-3 win on Sunday night. Bowie has kept pace with first place Akron, also winners of three straight, as they sit at 4.5 games out of first. The Baysox are also two games ahead of third place Harrisburg. Akron, Bowie and Harrisburg are the only teams in the South that are at or above the .500 mark...The SeaWolves have dropped six of their last seven games and sit in a fifth place tie with Reading, 18.5 games out of first...Lefty Luke French takes the mound tonight for Erie making his 18th appearance and 17th start of the season. French took a loss in his last outing against Akron going 5.2 innings, allowing six runs on 12 hits with two walks and four strikeouts. He yielded a season-high four home runs in the losing effort. French is 0-2 with a no-decision in three starts against the Baysox...Righty David Hernandez takes the mound for the Baysox, making his 18th start of the season and his fourth against the ‘Wolves. Hernandez has three no-decisions and a 4.30 ERA in his previous three starts against Erie. He is fifth in the league with a 2.63 ERA and he leads the league with 100 strikeouts. Hernandez has taken no-decisions in his last three starts.

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TODAY'S NOTABLES -

- The SeaWolves are 19-29 on the road.

- Erie is 23-40 in night games.

- The ‘Wolves are 25-34 against the Southern Division.

- Bowie leads the season series over Erie 11-6. The SeaWolves and Baysox meet 21 times in 2008. The Baysox have won the season series with four game remaining, including tonight.

- Jeff Frazier went 0-for-4 on Sunday night against the Baysox, knocking him out of the top 10 in the league in batting.

- The ‘Wolves and Baysox are tied for seventh in the league with identical .263 team batting averages.

- The SeaWolves are tied for the league lead with 87 stolen bases.

- The ‘Wolves are second in the EL with 78 home runs.

- Erie's pitching staff is ninth in the league with a 4.74 ERA. Bowie is third in the league with a 3.65 ERA.The Baysox are one of three teams in the league with a team ERA under 4.00.

- The SeaWolves are throwing out potential base stealers at a clip of 52.2 percent which leads the league. Erie is the only team in the league that is throwing out base stealers over 50-percent.

- Ryan Roberson has hit safely in 27 of his last 29 games.

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UPCOMING SCHEDULE AND STARTING PITCHERS -

TUESDAY at READING - 7:05 FIRST PITCH

RHP Josh Rainwater (6-3, 4.10 ERA) vs. RHP J.D. Durbin (3-4, 2.60 ERA)

WEDNESDAY at READING - 7:05 FIRST PITCH

RHP Andrew Kown (5-9, 5.38 ERA) vs. RHP Tyson Brummett (1-2, 5.00 ERA)

THURSDAY at READING - 7:05 FIRST PITCH

RHP Ben Fritz (2-4, 5.69 ERA) vs. RHP Edgar Garcia (0-1, 3.00 ERA)

FRIDAY vs. ALTOONA - 7:05 FIRST PITCH

LHP Danny Christensen (5-7, 4.22 ERA) vs. TBA

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