EL1 Erie SeaWolves

Erie SeaWolves at Portland Sea Dogs - Game Notes

Published on August 13, 2015 under Eastern League (EL1)
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ERIE SEAWOLVES (46-69, 6th PLACE WEST, 19.5 GB) vs. PORTLAND SEA DOGS (42-75, 6th PLACE EAST, 24.5 GB)

RHP TOMMY COLLIER (3-1, 3.59 ERA) vs. RHP JUSTIN HALEY (4-13, 5.46 ERA)

THURSDAY, AUGUST 13 * 12:00 PM * RADIO COVERAGE: FOX SPORTS RADIO 1330 AM, WWW.SEAWOLVES.COM

HADLOCK FIELD * GAME #116 * ROAD GAME #58 * DAY GAME #32

Today, the SeaWolves look for a series win as they take on the Portland Sea Dogs (Boston Red Sox) in the rubber game of a three-game series at Hadlock Field. Last night, the SeaWolves and Sea Dogs split a doubleheader with Erie taking game one 4-3 and Portland taking game two 6-4...With a win today, the SeaWolves will win the season series over the Sea Dogs for the first time since 2009 when they took four of six in that season series. The two clubs have tied the season series 3-3 in each of the last two seasons... Righty Tommy Collier takes the mound for the SeaWolves making his 21st start of the season, 14th with the SeaWolves second against the Sea Dogs. Collier took a no-decision in his last start against Portland on August 5. In the game, he allowed five runs on seven hits with two walks and four strikeouts in five innings of work. Erie lost the game 7-6... RHP Justin Haley takes the mound for the Sea Dogs making his 23rd start of the season and second against the SeaWolves. He took a loss to the SeaWolves in his last start on August 6. In the game, Haley allowed four runs on seven hits with two walks and three strikeouts in 4.1 innings of work. Haley has dropped his last two starts. Haley has made 11 starts at Hadlock Field and has gone 1-8 with a 6.89 ERA.

FRIDAY at NEW HAMPSHIRE - 7:05 FIRST PITCH

RHP Chad Green (3-14, 4.58 ERA) vs. RHP Casey Lawrence (11-10, 4.38 ERA)

SATURDAY at NEW HAMPSHIRE - 7:05 FIRST PITCH

LHP Josh Turley (9-7, 3.68 ERA) vs. LHP Scott Barnes (2-3, 3.99 ERA)

SUNDAY at NEW HAMPSHIRE - 1:35 FIRST PITCH

RHP Michael Fulmer (8-2, 1.64 ERA) vs. RHP Austin Bibens-Dirkx (4-5, 4.48 ERA)

TUESDAY vs. NEW BRITAIN - 7:05 FIRST PITCH

TBD vs. TBD

- Erie leads the season series over Portland 3-2. The SeaWolves and Sea Dogs meet six times in 2015.

- Erie last in the league with a 4.55 team ERA. Portland is 11th with a 4.29 team ERA.

- Erie is tied for sixth in the league with a .255 team batting average. Portland is tied for eighth with a .252 team average.

- Dean Green is second in the league with a .314 batting average. He leads the league with a .495 slugging percentage and third with a .394 on-base percentage.

- Wynton Bernard leads the league with 35 stolen bases.

- The SeaWolves are 28-23 in games when they hit at least one home run.

- Erie is 21-27 against Eastern Division teams.

- Reliever Joe Mantiply has not allowed a run in his last nine IP and has struck out 10 during that span.




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