EL1 Erie SeaWolves

Erie SeaWolves at Reading Fightin Phils - Game Notes

Published on May 14, 2015 under Eastern League (EL1)
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ERIE SEAWOLVES (12-20, T5th PLACE WEST, 8.5 GB) vs. READING FIGHTIN PHILS (16-15, 3rd PLACE EAST, 8.5 GB)

RHP DEREK HANKINS (2-3, 5.35 ERA) vs. RHP BEN LIVELY (2-0, 3.81 ERA)

THURSDAY, MAY 14 * 6:35 PM * RADIO COVERAGE: FOX SPORTS RADIO 1330 AM, WWW.SEAWOLVES.COM

FIRST ENERGY STADIUM * GAME #33 * ROAD GAME #14 * NIGHT GAME #20

Tonight, the SeaWolves look for their third straight win as they take on the Reading Fightin Phils (Philadelphia Phillies) in the opening game of a four-game series at First Energy Stadium. Yesterday, the SeaWolves fell behind the Akron RubberDucks 5-4 in the sixth inning and were able to battle back in the seventh with a pair of runs en route to their first come from behind win of the season when trailing after six innings...Righty Derek Hankins makes his seventh start and second straight against Reading. Hankins took a no-decision in his last start against Reading on May 9. In the game, he allowed a season-high seven runs on eight hits with two walks and two strikeouts in four innings of work. Erie won the game 10-9...RHP Ben Lively takes the mound for Reading making his sixth start and his second straight against Erie. In his last start against the 'Wolves on May 9, Lively allowed a season-high six runs on eight hits with two walks and two strikeouts in a season-low 3.1 innings of work. Prior to that start, Lively had not allowed more than three runs in a start.

FRIDAY at READING - 7:05 FIRST PITCH

RHP Chad Green (1-4, 5.74 ERA) vs. RHP Aaron Nola (4-2, 2.04 ERA)

SATURDAY at READING - 6:05 FIRST PITCH

RHP Austin Kubitza (1-3, 5.66 ERA) vs. LHP Jesse Biddle (3-1, 4.60 ERA)

SUNDAY at READING - 1:35 FIRST PITCH

RHP Warwick Saupold (1-1, 6.00 ERA) vs. RHP Zach Eflin (2-3, 3.12 ERA)

MONDAY vs. RICHMOND - 6:35 FIRST PITCH

LHP Josh Turley (2-2, 3.12 ERA) vs. TBD

- Erie leads the season series over Reading 2-1. The SeaWolves and Fightin Phils meet 13 times in 2015.

- Erie last in the league with a 5.38 team ERA. Reading is eighth in the league with a 3.85 team ERA.

- Erie is seventh in the league with a .261 team batting average. Reading is second in the league with a .271 team average.

- Jeff McVaney is fourth in the league with a .343 batting average.

- Wynton Bernard is currently on a 20-game hitting streak with 28 hits over that span. It's the longest hitting streak by an Erie hitter in 2004 (Ryan Raburn who set the club record with a 20-game hitting streak that season).

- Dean Green is second in the league with a .361 batting average and second with a .439 on-base percentage.

- Wynton Bernard is third in the league with 10 stolen bases.

- Erie is 9-2 in games where they hit at least one home run.

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