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Erie SeaWolves at Trenton Thunder - Game Notes

Published on June 9, 2019 under Eastern League (EL1)
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ERIE SEAWOLVES (28-28, 3RD WEST, 7.5 GB 1st Half) VS. TRENTON THUNDER (33-24, 2ND EAST, 0.5 GB, 1st Half)

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RHP Kyle Funkhouser (0-0, 0.00 ERA) vs. RHP Trevor Stephan (0-3, 6.35 ERA)

SUNDAY, JUNE 9 * 1:00 PM EDT * BROADCAST: FOX SPORTS RADIO 1330 AM, SEAWOLVES.COM, MILB.TV

ARM & HAMMER PARK * GAME #57 * ROAD GAME #25 * DAY GAME #20

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Today, the Erie SeaWolves go for three-straight wins and a series victory as they take on the Trenton Thunder at ARM & HAMMER Park. Last night, Matt Manning recorded his fifth win after allowing two unearned runs across six innings with eight strikeouts. The win was Erie's fourth in their last five against an Eastern Division opponent. Kyle Funkhouser takes the mound for the SeaWolves making his Erie debut and his first start in Double-A since July 8, 2018.The Detroit Tigers 10th overall prospect (MLB Pipeline) is making his eighth start of 2019 and second since returning from the IL on June 4. In six starts with Triple-A Toledo, Funkhouser was 0-3 with a 7.64 ERA. In his last start with Lakeland on June 4, Funkhouser tossed five scoreless innings, allowing two hits with a walk and four strikeouts. Trevor Stephan takes the mound for Trenton and is coming off of a loss in his last start on June 2 against Harrisburg. The right-hander allowed four earned runs on seven hits while striking out three and walking one. Stephan was a third round selection by the Yankees in 2017 out of the University of Arkansas.

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Mon., June 10 at Trenton 7:00 p.m. RHP Logan Shore (2-5, 4.47 ERA) vs. RHP Adonis Rosa (3-1, 3.41 ERA)

Tue., June 11 at Reading 7:10 p.m. TBD vs. TBD | GAME 2: TBD vs. LHP Bailey Falter (4-4, 4.19 ERA)

Wed., June 12 at Reading 7:10 p.m. TBD vs. RHP Mauricio Llovera (2-2, 4.57 ERA)

Thu., June 13 at Reading 7:10 p.m. TBD vs. RHP Ramon Rosso (3-2, 3.35 ERA)

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- INF Isaac Paredes is the No. 4 overall prospect, OF Derek Hill is No. 24 and OF Jose Azocar is No. 30

- INF Sergio Alcantara is a 40-man member and the No. 14 overall prospect

- The starting rotation now boasts five Top-30 Tigers talents: RHP Casey Mize is ranked the No. 1 prospect, RHP Matt Manning is No. 2, RHP Alex Faedo sits at No. 9, RHP Logan Shore is No. 15 and RHP Anthony Castro is No. 26

- The bullpen features No. 25 overall prospect Zac Houston

- After starting out the season 3-9 versus Eastern Division opponents, Erie is now 4-1 in their last five against the East

- In eight meetings in 2019, Erie has outscored Trenton 44-23 (+19)

- Trenton swept the last meeting April 26-28 in which Erie fell by two runs or less in every game

- In May, Erie went 5-11 in games decided by three runs or fewer. The SeaWolves went 9-9 in such games in April

- Tonight is the ninth of 12 meetings in 2019 (six at UPMC park - April 4-7 & July 27-29...six in TRE - April 26-28 & June 7-9)

- The SeaWolves +27 run differential is fourth-best in the EL and the Thunder +8 is seventh

- Erie is second in the Eastern League with a .248 batting average while Trenton is sixth at .241

- The Thunder have scored the fourth-most runs in the EL (242) while the SeaWolves have scored the sixth-most (236)

- Erie has struck out 468 times (fewest in the EL) while Trenton has gone down on strikes 503 times (seventh)

- Trenton has slugged the fourth-most home runs in the league (44). Erie ranks seventh in home runs (42)

- Erie pitching is third-best in the league in team ERA (3.46) while Trenton is sixth in team ERA (3.55)

- Thunder pitchers have walked the third most hitters (229) while the SeaWolves are fourth-fewest in walks allowed (182)

- Erie boasts the league's third-best defense (.981 fielding percentage) while Trenton owns the third-worst (.977)

- Kyle Funkhouser made 17 starts with Erie in 2018 going 4-5 with a 3.74 ERA. In two starts with Toledo last season, he was 0-2 with a 6.23 ERA before his season was cut short due to injury.

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