Erie SeaWolves at Reading Phillies
August 27, 2009 - Eastern League (EL1)
Erie SeaWolves News Release
ERIE SEAWOLVES (66-62, 3rd PLACE SOUTH, 12.0 GB) vs. READING PHILLIES (69-60, 2nd PLACE SOUTH, 9.5 GB)
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RHP THAD WEBER (7-3, 3.95 ERA) VS. RHP MIKE STUTES (8-7, 3.57 ERA)
THURSDAY, AUGUST 27 * 7:05 P.M. * RADIO COVERAGE: FOX SPORTS RADIO 1330 AM, WWW.SEAWOLVES.COM
FIRST ENERGY STADIUM * GAME #129 * ROAD GAME #63 * NIGHT GAME #96
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ENTERING TONIGHT'S ACTION...
Tonight, the SeaWolves take on the Reading Phillies (Philadelphia Phillies) in the final game of a three-game series at First Energy Stadium. The SeaWolves dropped their third straight and second to the R-Phils by a score of 6-4 on Wednesday night. The loss dropped the SeaWolves to 2.5 games behind the wild card leading Phillies. Following tonight's game, the SeaWolves and R-Phils have 12 games remaining on the regular season schedule. Erie finishes with three four game series against ALT, HAR and AKR while Reading finishes with a four game series at BOW, a three game series at NBR and a five game series at CON...Erie needs a win tonight to cut the Reading lead down to 1.5 games in the race. Erie has dropped three straight games by three runs or fewer and in all three of those games the 'Wolves have held leads...The SeaWolves road struggles have carried into late August as the club, with a loss last night, dropped their fifth straight road series. Erie is a league-worst 23-39 on the road and since July 8, the SeaWolves have gone 5-16 on the road...Erie's lead over fourth place Bowie has been cut down to a half game after the Baysox swept Akron in a
doubleheader on Wednesday...Righty Thad Weber has been the most consistent starter for the 'Wolves over the last month and a half. Since July 13, Weber has gone 6-1 with a no-decision. In August, he is 3-0 with a 2.76 ERA and he is the reigning EL Pitcher of the Week...OF Andy Dirks has been activated from the disabled list. Dirks has been sidelined since August 16 with a sore left wrist...RHP Pat Stanley has been placed on the disabled list with right shoulder soreness.
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TODAY'S NOTABLES -
- The season series between Erie and Reading is tied 4-4. The SeaWolves and Phillies meet nine times in 2009.
- Erie's pitching staff is eighth in the league with a 4.02 team ERA. Reading is 10th in the EL with a 4.14 team ERA.
- Erie is fifth in the league with a .259 team batting average. Reading is tied for
second in the league with a .267 team batting average.
- The SeaWolves lead the league with 146 home runs and 643 runs scored.
- Brennan Boesch leads the league with 25 home runs and 55 extra-base hits. He is fifth with a .506 slugging percentage, is third with 86 RBI, fifth with 77 runs scored and tied for third with seven triples.
- Erie pitchers have walked 379 hitters this season which is the second-fewest allowed by a team in the league. Erie is averaging 2.96 walks allowed per game.
- SeaWolves hitters have struck out a league-high 1,062 times. As a team, Erie is averaging 8.29 strikeouts per game.
- Deik Scram is tied for the league lead with eight triples and is tied for third with 19 home runs.
- Ryan Strieby is second in the league with a .427 on-base percentage and is tied for third in the league with 19 home runs. Strieby is also tied for seventh in the EL with a .303 batting average.
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UPCOMING SCHEDULE AND STARTING PITCHERS
FRIDAY vs. ALTOONA - 7:05 FIRST PITCH
LHP Ramon Garcia (3-3, 5.79 ERA) vs. RHP Mike Crotta (6-8, 4.95 ERA)
SATURDAY vs. ALTOONA - 7:05 FIRST PITCH
LHP Jon Kibler (6-8, 4.00 ERA) vs. LHP Kyle Bloom (5-8, 4.07 ERA)
SUNDAY vs. ALTOONA - 1:05 FIRST PITCH
RHP Jared Gayhart (1-0, 3.86 ERA) vs. RHP Tim Alderson (9-1, 3.41 ERA)
MONDAY vs. ALTOONA - 7:05 FIRST PITCH
RHP Jonah Nickerson (8-12, 5.20 ERA) vs. LHP Daneil Moskos (10-9, 3.74 ERA)
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