Erie SeaWolves at Harrisburg Senators
September 3, 2009 - Eastern League (EL1)
Erie SeaWolves News Release
ERIE SEAWOLVES (71-65, T-2nd PLACE SOUTH, 12.5 GB) vs. HARRISBURG SENATORS (67-69, 5th PLACE SOUTH, 16.5 GB)
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LHP JON KIBLER (6-9, 4.10 ERA) VS. LHP MATT CHICO (2-4, 4.57 ERA)
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3 * 7:05 P.M. * RADIO COVERAGE: FOX SPORTS RADIO 1330 AM, WWW.SEAWOLVES.COM
METRO BANK PARK * GAME #137 * ROAD GAME #67 * NIGHT GAME #103
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SOUTHERN DIVISION WILD CARD STANDINGS
ERIE SEAWOLVES 71-65 0.0 GB
READING PHILLIES 71-65 0.0 GB
BOWIE BAYSOX 69-67 2.0 GB
HARRISBURG SENS 67-69 4.0 GB
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ENTERING TONIGHT'S ACTION...
Tonight, the SeaWolves conclude a four-game series against the Harrisburg Senators (Washington Nationals) at Metro Bank Park. Last night, Erie swept a doubleheader against the Sens by scores of 3-2 and 5-1. The pair of victories not only snapped a seven-game losing streak to Harrisburg but with a Reading Phillies loss, tied the R-Phils in the Southern Division wild card standings. Both Erie and Reading have identical 71-65 records heading into the home stretch. Erie will have five games remaining (1 vs. HAR, 4 vs. AKR) including tonight while the R-Phils will play six (1 vs. NBR, 5 vs. CON)...The back-to-back road wins was something the SeaWolves have not done since early July. The last time Erie accomplished the feat was when they won three straight July 5-7 vs BING and ALT. A win tonight will give the 'Wolves their first winning road since since taking two of three from Binghamton July 4-6...Santo De Leon has seven RBI over his last four games with a pair of home runs...Casper Wells has hit safely in 14 consecutive games, his second longest hitting streak of the season. His longest was 16 straight July 10-28. In his last nine games, Wells is hitting .516 (16x31) with three home runs and nine RBI. Wells has connected on three home runs in his last five games and is two shy of his 2008 Erie total of 17...Brennan Boesch is hitting .357 15x42) over his last 10 games with two home runs and five RBI. With his 27th home run in the sixth inning of game one last night, Boesch passed Erie Munson for fourth all time in SeaWolves history. Next on the list is Jeff Larish who hit 28 in 2007 for the Southern Division Championship club.
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TODAY'S NOTABLES -
- Harrisburg has won the season series over Erie 11-9 with three games remaining. It is Harrisburg first season series win over the 'Wolves since 2005.
- Erie's pitching staff is eighth in the league with a 4.05 team ERA. Harrisburg is sixth in the league with a 3.72 team ERA.
- Erie is fifth in the league with a .259 team batting average. Harrisburg is 11th in the league with a .252 team batting average.
- The SeaWolves lead the league with 156 home runs and 687 runs scored. The all-time Erie home run mark was set in 2004 when the club belted out 180 long balls.
- Brennan Boesch leads the league with 27 home runs and 58 extra-base hits. He is second with a .509 slugging percentage, third with 91 RBI, fifth with 86 runs scored and tied for third with seven triples.
- Erie pitchers have walked 412 hitters this season which is the third-fewest allowed by a team in the league. Erie is averaging 3.02 walks allowed per game.
- SeaWolves hitters have struck out a league-high 1,128 times. As a team, Erie is averaging 8.29 strikeouts per game.
- Deik Scram is second for the league lead with eight triples, is third with 20 home runs, fifth with 51 extra-base hits and third with a .484 slugging percentage.
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UPCOMING SCHEDULE AND STARTING PITCHERS -
FRIDAY at AKRON - 7:05 FIRST PITCH
RHP Jared Gayhart (1-0, 4.76 ERA) vs. RHP Josh Tomlin (13-9, 4.30 ERA)
SATURDAY at AKRON - 7:05 FIRST PITCH
RHP L.J. Gagnier (1-0, 2.84 ERA vs. RHP Jeanmar Gomez (10-4, 3.38 ERA)
SUNDAY at AKRON - 1:35 FIRST PITCH
RHP Jonah Nickerson (8-12, 5.37 ERA) vs. RHP Connor Graham (1-3, 5.13 ERA)
MONDAY vs. AKRON - 1:35 FIRST PITCH
LHP Ramon Garcia (4-3, 5.76 ERA) vs. LHP Scott Barnes (1-2, 6.66 ERA)
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