Erie SeaWolves at New Britain Rock Cats...Game Two of Three...Game Notes
August 4, 2010 - Eastern League (EL1)
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ERIE SEAWOLVES (45-65, 6th PLACE WEST, 18.5 GB) vs. NEW BRITAIN ROCK CATS (32-78, 6th PLACE EAST, 33.0 GB)
RHP THAD WEBER (7-11, 4.07 ERA) VS. RHP BOBBY LANIGAN (1-0, 2.55 ERA)
TUESDAY, AUGUST 3 * 7:05 P.M.* RADIO COVERAGE: FOX SPORTS RADIO 1330 AM, WWW.SEAWOLVES.COM
NEW BRITAIN STADIUM * GAME #110 * ROAD GAME #56 * NIGHT GAME #82
Tonight, the SeaWolves continue a six-game road trip as they take on the New Britain Rock Cats (Minnesota Twins) in the middle game of a three-game series at New Britain Stadium. Last night, the Rock Cats jumped ahead 2-0 in the bottom of the first inning and held off a late Erie charge, taking down the SeaWolves 6-3 in the series opener. The loss for the SeaWolves was their second straight and it puts the club back to 20-games under .500. The Rock Cats enter play tonight with the league's worst record at 32-78...Righty Thad Weber takes the mound for the SeaWolves making his 22nd start of the season and first against the Cats. Weber, the league leader in innings pitched, has not gone fewer than five innings pitched in a start this season. He took a loss in his last start against Altoona allowing six runs on eight hits with four walks and four strikeouts in a 6-3 loss. Weber has alternated wins and losses in his last four starts...Righty Bobby Lanigan takes the mound for the Rock Cats. Lanigan is making his fourth start. He took a no-decision in his last outing against Bowie allowing four runs on eight hits with no walks and a strikeout in five innings of work.
- New Britain leads the season series over Erie 1-0. The SeaWolves and Rock Cats meet six times in 2010.
- Defensively, the "Wolves have committed 114 errors on the season which tied for most in the league.
- The "Wolves have turned 128 double plays which ranks second in the EL.
- The SeaWolves are eighth in the league with a 4.45 team ERA. New Britain is last with a 4.96 team ERA.
- The SeaWolves are last in the league with a .239 team batting average. New Britain is 11th in the league with a .243 team average.
- Erie has connected on a 110 home runs which is second in the league. Binghamton leads the league with 120.
- The SeaWolves are tied for second in the league with 105 stolen bases.
- The "Wolves are 22-34 on the road.
- Erie leads the Eastern League with seven grand slams.
- In four games since joining Erie, Brandon Douglas has hit safely in three of the four games. All three have been multi-hit games. He is 7x18 at the plate over that span.
- Bryan Pounds is hitting .474 over his last five games (9x19). He is currently on a six-game hitting streak.
THURSDAY at NEW BRITAIN - 7:05 FIRST PITCH
RHP Anthony Shawler (2-2, 4.70 ERA) vs. LHP Tyler Robertson (2-10, 5.06 ERA)
FRIDAY at READING - 7:05 FIRST PITCH
RHP Brooks Brown (9-7, 4.19 ERA) vs. RHP Michael Cisco (3-7, 4.61 ERA)
SATURDAY at READING - 6:35 FIRST PITCH
RHP Brayan Villarreal (0-2, 1.83 ERA) vs. RHP Drew Naylor (9-7, 4.29 ERA)
SUNDAY at READING - 6:05 FIRST PITCH
LHP Duane Below (3-11, 5.01 ERA) vs. LHP Yohan Flande (7-7, 4.41 ERA)
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