Erie SeaWolves at Reading Phillies - Game Notes
Published on May 6, 2012 under Eastern League (EL1)
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ERIE SEAWOLVES (12-15, 4th PLACE WEST, 6.5 GB) vs. READING PHILLIES (19-9, 1st PLACE EAST, 0.0 GB)
----- LHP JARED WESSON (2-2, 7.23 ERA) vs. RHP DAVID BUCHANAN (1-2, 2.48 ERA) SUNDAY, MAY 6 * 1:35 PM * RADIO COVERAGE: FOX SPORTS RADIO 1330 AM, WWW.SEAWOLVES.COM FIRST ENERGY STADIUM * GAME #27 * ROAD GAME #14 * DAY GAME #8
----- Today, the SeaWolves look for their third straight road series win as they take on the Reading Phillies (Philadelphia Phillies) in the rubber game of a three-game series at First Energy Stadium. Last night, the SeaWolves built a 6-0 lead and held on for the 6-2 win. Erie was paced by strong starting pitching from Zack Segovia in the win. The victory puts the SeaWolves back to three-games under .500 heading into play today...The Phillies are the top team in the Eastern Division and lead the league with 19 wins. A win today by the SeaWolves would give the Phillies their first series loss of 2012...Today, lefty Jared Wesson takes the mound for the SeaWolves making his sixth start and his first against Reading. Wesson has dropped two of his last three starts and was roughed up in his last start against Altoona...Wesson took a loss in his last start against Altoona on May 1. In the game, he allowed six runs, five earned, on six hits with four walks and no strikeouts in 2.1 innings of work. Erie lost the game 7-3 and it was the shortest outing of the season for Wesson...Righty David Buchanan takes the mound for the Phillies making his sixth start and first against the 'Wolves. Buchanan took a loss in his last start against New Hampshire on May 1. In the game, he allowed five runs, two earned, on five hits with two walks and three strikeouts in four innings. It was Buchanan's shortest outing of the season...The SeaWolves will continue their current road trip as they travel to Akron for a three-game series against the Aeros beginning Monday night. It will mark the first series between the two divisional rivals in 2012.
----- MONDAY at AKRON - 7:05 FIRST PITCH LHP Kelvin De La Cruz (1-3, 5.32 ERA) vs. LHP TJ House (0-0, 4.50 ERA)
TUESDAY at AKRON - 7:05 FIRST PITCH RHP James Avery (4-1, 1.72 ERA) vs. LHP Giovanni Soto (3-0, 3.33 ERA)
WEDNESDAY at AKRON - 10:35 AM FIRST PITCH LHP Ramon Garcia (0-2, 10.64 ERA) vs. LHP Eric Berger (0-3, 4.37 ERA)
THURSDAY vs. ALTOONA - 6:35 FIRST PITCH RHP Zack Segovia (3-2, 3.89 ERA) vs. TBA
----- The hit SportsTime Ohio sports talk show All Bets are Off starring Cleveland sports talk celebrity Bruce Drennan will broadcast live at Jerry Uht Park on Monday, May 14 prior to the SeaWolves game against the Akron Aeros (Cleveland Indians).
----- - The season series between Erie and Reading is tied 1-1. The SeaWolves and Phillies meet 11 times in 2012. - Erie is 7-6 on the road. - The SeaWolves have committed 17 errors and have a .983 team fielding percentage. - Jordan Lennerton is tied for the EL lead with six home runs. Lennerton has not homered since 4/19 at BOW. - Rob Brantly leads the league with a .614 slugging percentage, is second in the league lead with 11 doubles and is tied for third with 14 extra-base hits. - Erie pitchers have walked 127 hitters, the most in the EL. The 'Wolves have also given up 27 home runs, the most in the league. - Erie is 11th in the league with a 4.79 team ERA. Reading is fourth with a 3.21 team ERA. - Erie is tied for in the league with a .264 team batting average. Reading is the top hitting team in the league with a .285 team average. - Niuman Romero is tied for second in the EL with 38 hits. Romero is also the toughest hitter to strike out in the league, striking out just one every 13.56 plate appearances.
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