EL1 Erie SeaWolves

Erie SeaWolves at Harrisburg Senators - Game Notes

Published on August 22, 2019 under Eastern League (EL1)
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ERIE SEAWOLVES (42-18, 1ST WEST, 2.0 GA 2nd Half) VS. HARRISBURG SENATORS (26-30, T3RD WEST, 14.0 GB 2nd Half)

lhp jose fernandez (1-1, 4.91 era) vs. rhp mario sanchez (8-4, 2.72 era)

thursDAY, AUGUST 22 * 7:00 PM EDT * BROADCAST: FOX SPORTS RADIO 1330 AM, SEAWOLVES.COM, MILB.TV

fnb field * GAME #127 * ROAD GAME #62 * NIGHT GAME #90

Tonight, the first place Erie SeaWolves continue their seven-game road trip as they take on the Harrisburg Senators (Washington Nationals) in the opening game of a four-game series at FNB Field. Last night, the SeaWolves played a pair of extra innings games against Richmond. They won the completion of a suspended ballgame by a 7-3 final in 10 innings. Erie then dropped the nightcap in 13 innings 11-10. Erie could not hang on to five leads in the second game. The series loss was only the second for the SeaWolves since the All-Star break...Lefty Jose Fernandez takes the mound for the SeaWolves making a spot start and is making his ninth appearance and first start. Fernandez took the loss in relief on Monday night in Richmond allowing four runs, three earned, in the 10th inning...Righty Mario Sanchez takes the mound for Harrisburg. Sanchez is making his 21st appearance, 16th start and first start against the SeaWolves. Sanchez took a no-decision despite hurling a quality start in his last outing against Richmond on August 17. In the game, Sanchez hurled seven shutout innings of one-hit ball with no walks and four strikeouts. Sanchez has allowed just one unearned run over his past two starts (13.0 IP).

FRIDAY VS. HARRISBURG SENATORS (WASHINGTON NATIONALS) - FNB FIELD - 7:00 P.M.

LHP Tarik Skubal (2-1, 1.85 ERA) VS. RHP Kevin McGowan (1-2, 5.14 ERA)

SATURDAY VS. HARRISBURG SENATORS (WASHINGTON NATIONALS) - FNB FIELD - 6:00 P.M.

RHP Anthony Castro (5-2, 4.21 ERA) VS. TBD

SUNDAY VS. HARRISBURG SENATORS (WASHINGTON NATIONALS) - FNB FIELD - 1:00 P.M.

RHP Matt Manning (11-4, 2.46 ERA) VS. TBD

- INF Isaac Paredes is ranked the No. 5 overall prospect, Kody Clemens is No. 17 and OF Derek Hill is No. 28

- The Erie pitching staff now boasts seven Top 30 Tigers talents (MLB Pipeline): Casey Mize is ranked the No. 1 prospect (No. 1 pitching prospect in MiLB), Matt Manning is No. 2, Tarik Skubal is No. 4, Alex Faedo sits at No. 9, Joey Wentz comes in at No. 10, Anthony Castro is No. 20, and Alex Lange ranks No. 29

- Derek Hill set the franchise record last Tuesday for most home runs in a single-season from the leadoff spot (14)

- Isaac Paredes set the franchise record for most consecutive multi-hit games (7) from July 27 - August 3

- Erie is now 27-11 in its past 38 games and 24 of those games have been decided by three runs or fewer

- In 31 of their 42 games since the All-Star break, SeaWolves starters have gone 5.0+ IP.

- Tonight is the fifth meeting between the SeaWolves and Senators. The two clubs meet eight times in 2019.

- The SeaWolves +94 run differential is first in the EL (+72 in second half). Harrisburg is +31 (+11 in second half)

- Jose Azocar leads the EL with 133 hits and is second in the league with a .291 batting average. Azocar leads the SeaWolves with 39 multi-hit games.

- Isaac Paredes is second in the league with 127 hits and third in the league with a .290 average.

- Erie leads the Eastern League with a .252 batting average. Harrisburg is seventh with a .240 team average.

- Erie has hit the second-most home runs in the league (108).

- The SeaWolves pitching staff is second in team ERA (3.27 ERA) while the Senators rank fourth (3.24 ERA)

- Erie relievers have a 3.42 ERA (11th in the EL) while the Senators are fourth with a 3.03 ERA.

- Erie pitching has held opponents to a .229 batting average which is tied for the league lead.

- The SeaWolves are tied for third in the league with a .981 fielding pct. Harrisburg is 11th with a .977 fielding pct.

- Since July 15, the SeaWolves are 9-0 in games following a loss.

- The SeaWolves are 9-2-1 in series following the All-Star break. Both series losses have come on the road.

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