Erie SeaWolves at Harrisburg Senators...Game Three of Four...Game Notes
July 6, 2011 - Eastern League (EL1)
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ERIE SEAWOLVES (42-42, T-4th PLACE WEST, 7.5 GB) vs. HARRISBURG SENATORS (49-34, 1st PLACE WEST, 0.0 GB)
RHP BROOKS BROWN (4-3, 2.48 ERA) VS. RHP SHAIRON MARTIS (5-3, 2.82 ERA)WEDNESDAY, JULY 6 * 7:00 PM * RADIO COVERAGE: FOX SPORTS RADIO 1330 AM, WWW.SEAWOLVES.COM METRO BANK PARK * GAME #84 * ROAD GAME #43 * NIGHT GAME #64
Tonight, the SeaWolves continue an eight-game road trip as they look to snap a season-low six game road losing streak taking on the Harrisburg Senators in game three of a four-game series at Metro Bank Park. For the second straight night, the Senators jumped out to a large first inning lead and held of to win their second straight over the SeaWolves. Over Erie's six-game road losing skid, the club has been outscored 49-10...The SeaWolves enter today's game at the .500 mark, in a fourth place tie with Bowie, 7.5 games behind first place Harrisburg and two games behind wild card leading Richmond...Righty Brooks Brown takes the mound for the SeaWolves making his sixth start and first against the Senators. He has combined to allowed 17 runs, 12 earned, over his last two starts. Brown took a no-decision in his last start against Akron on July 1. In the game, he allowed eight runs, three earned, on six hits with three walks and three strikeouts. It was the second straight outing where Brown did not get through five innings of work. Erie won the game 11-9...RHP Shairon Martis takes the mound for the Senators making his 13th start and first against the SeaWolves. Martis took a no-decision in his last start at New Britain allowing two runs, one earned, on seven hits with a walk and six strikeouts in six innings of work. Martis has allowed just one earned run over his last 14.1 innings pitched (Two starts)...The SeaWolves have lost three straight to the Senators after starting 2-0 in the season series.
THRUSDAY at HARRISBURG - 7:00 FIRST PITCHLHP Casey Crosby (5-2, 3.42 ERA) vs. RHP Chien-Ming Wang (MLB REHAB)
FRIDAY at AKRON - 7:05 FIRST PITCHLHP Jay Voss (4-3, 3.80 ERA) vs. TBA
SATURDAY at AKRON - 7:05 FIRST PITCHRHP Mark Sorensen (7-6, 6.38 ERA) vs. TBA
SUNDAY at AKRON - 1:05 FIRST PITCHTBA vs. TBA
- Harrisburg leads the season series over Erie 3-2. The SeaWolves and Senators meet 13 times in 2011. - SeaWolves have committed 74 errors which is fifth-most in the EL. - The SeaWolves are 32-31 in night games and 10-11 in day games.- Erie's pitching staff is ninth in the league with a 4.39 team ERA. The SeaWolves have given up 405 runs which is fourth-most allowed in the league. Erie has issued 300 walks which is second-most in the EL.- The SeaWolves are fourth EL with 396 runs scored. - Erie's offense is tied for third in the league with a .270 team batting average.- The 'Wolves are hitting .255 with RISP, .225 with two outs and RISP and .274 with runners on base. - As a team, the SeaWolves are 20-for-72 with the bases loaded.- The 'Wolves are 17-25 away from Jerry Uht Park.- Erie is 19-27 against the Western Division.- Jamie Johnson leads the team and is second in the league lead with 54 walks. Johnson leads the league with 55 runs scored.- Justin Henry is tied for second in the league with a .413 on-base percentage.- The SeaWolves are in a stretch of playing 29 games in a span of 28 days with the next off day July 12 for the All-Star break.- Jacob Turner, Casey Crosby, Francisco Martinez and Justin Henry have been named to the Western Division All-Star squad.
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