EL1 Erie SeaWolves

Erie SeaWolves at Portland Sea Dogs...Game Two of Three

Published on June 10, 2009 under Eastern League (EL1)
Erie SeaWolves News Release


ENTERING TONIGHT'S ACTION...

Tonight, the SeaWolves look to make it two straight wins as they take on the Portland Sea Dogs (Boston Red Sox) in the middle game of a three-game series at Jerry Uht Park. The ‘Wolves took down the Sea Dogs in the series opener on Tuesday night, taking an early 6-0 lead and going on for an 11-2 win. With the win, Erie remains in second place in the EL South, five games behind first place Akron and 1.5 games behind second place Reading who were also both victorious on Tuesday...After playing 56 straight games to open the season against Southern Division opponents, Erie is now in a stretch of 12 consecutive games against the Northern Division. Erie will play 41 games against the EL North this season...Righty Jonah Nickerson takes the mound tonight for the Howlers, making his 12th appearance and 11th start of the season. Since returning from a brief in the bullpen for one appearance on May 25, Nickerson is 1-1 in two starts and has tossed back-to-back seven inning outings. He was the tough luck loser in his last start against Altoona on June 4 allowing four runs, two earned, on 10 hits with no walks and four strikeouts in a 4-3 Erie loss...Righty Adam Mills takes the mound for the Sea Dogs making his 10th start of the season. He took a no-decision in his last start against Binghamton going six innings, allowing a run on three hits with a walk and three strikeouts. He is 0-2 with a pair of no-decisions in his last four starts...Brennan Boesch is hitting .389 over his last five games (7x18, 1 HR, 7 RBI)...First baseman Ryan Strieby is out of the starting lineup for the fourth consecutive game with a sore left wrist. He is listed as day-to-day.

TODAY'S NOTABLES -

- Erie leads the season series over Portland 1-0. The SeaWolves and Sea Dogs meet six times in 2009.

- Erie's pitching staff is sixth in the league with a 3.75 team ERA. Portland ranks 11th in the league with a 4.73 team ERA.

- Erie leads the league with a .276 team batting average. Portland is fifth in the league with a .266 team batting average.

- The SeaWolves lead the league with 67 home runs and 298 runs scored. Erie has hit 21 more home runs that the next closest team (Harrisburg with 46).

- Ryan Strieby leads the league with 14 home runs and 43 RBI and is second with 40 runs scored and a .592 slugging percentage.

- Brennan Boesch is second in the league 12 home runs and 31 extra-base hits and is tied for second with 42 RBI. He is tied for third in the league with 38 runs scored.

- The ‘Wolves have turned 62 double plays which is third most in the EL.

- Erie pitchers have walked the third-fewest batters in the EL (167).

- Erie has the most home wins (21) and is tied with Akron for best home winning percentage (.677)

- Scott Sizemore is 10th in the league with a .302 batting average and is third in with 27 extra-base hits.

- Erie looks for back-to-back wins for the first time since sweeping Akron in a three-game series May 29-31.

UPCOMING SCHEDULE AND STARTING PITCHERS THURSDAY vs. PORTLAND - 7:05 FIRST PITCH RHP Luis Marte (4-5, 3.90 ERA) vs. RHP Jarod Plummer (4-2, 4.17 ERA)

FRIDAY vs. NEW HAMPSHIRE - 7:05 FIRST PITCH RHP Pat Stanley (0-1, 4.96 ERA) vs. RHP Rey Gonzalez (3-3, 2.74 ERA)

SATURDAY vs. NEW HAMPSHIRE - 7:05 FIRST PITCH LHP Jon Kibler (2-4, 4.38 ERA) vs. RHP Brandon Magee (3-3, 4.78 ERA)

SUNDAY vs. NEW HAMPSHIRE - 1:05 FIRST PITCH RHP Alfredo Figaro (4-2, 4.30 ERA) vs. LHP Luis Perez (4-5, 3.52 ERA)

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