Erie SeaWolves vs. Akron Aeros...Game Four of Four
Published on July 13, 2009 under Eastern League (EL1)
Erie SeaWolves News Release
ENTERING TONIGHT'S ACTION...
Tonight, the SeaWolves look for a four-game series sweep as they take the field in the final game of a four-game set against the Akron Aeros (Cleveland Indians) at Jerry Uht Park. Yesterday, the Howlers jumped ahead 3-0 in the bottom of the second inning and went on for the club's ninth one-run victory of the season. Erie has now won six straight against the league's top club and are 6-0 against the Aeros at "The Uht"...The SeaWolves enter today's game in fourth place in the Southern Division, 6.5 games behind first place Akron, 1.5 games behind second place Reading and a half game behind third place Bowie...The SeaWolves are the top home team in the Eastern League with a 31-15 record and .673 home winning percentage. Erie has won six of its last seven home games...Erie is going for its seventh series sweep of the season. Erie's last series sweep was against the Aeros May 29-31...Seven of the 10 games in the season series against Akron have been decided by three runs or fewer...Erie is in a stretch of 19 games where they will face Akron 12 times and Binghamton seven times...The âWolves are also in a stretch of 28 games with 20 being at home...Ryan Strieby has been named Eastern League Player of the Week for the week ending July 12. Strieby will miss his second straight game tonight due to left wrist soreness...The âWolves are hitting .282 over their last 10 games. Strieby has been the hottest SeaWolf at the plate with a .412 batting average...Ron Bourquin has hit safely in 12 of his last 13 games and is hitting .382 (13x34) with a home run and seven RBI over his last 10 games. Bourquin has three straight two-hit games to his credit.
TODAY'S NOTABLES -
- Erie leads the season series over Akron 8-2. The SeaWolves and Aeros meet 27 times in 2009. It is the most times Erie will face an opponent in 2009.
- Erie's pitching staff is sixth in the league with a 3.82 team ERA. Akron's pitching staff ranks second in the league with a 3.30 team ERA.
- Erie is fourth in the league with a .265 team batting average. Akron is 10th in the league with a .251 team batting average.
- The SeaWolves lead the league with 97 home runs and 449 runs scored.
- Brennan Boesch is tied for second in the league with 17 home runs, is sixth with 56 RBI and is third with 39 extra-base hits. He leads Erie in all three categories. Boesch will miss his sixth straight game with right shoulder stiffness tonight.
- The âWolves have turned 94 double plays which is fourth-most in the EL.
- Erie pitchers have walked 265 hitters this season which is the third-fewest walks allowed by a team in the league. Erie is averaging 2.97 walks allowed per game.
- The SeaWolves hitters have struck out 725 times, the most in the Eastern League. As a team, Erie is averaging 8.14 strikeouts per game.
- Ryan Strieby is tied for second in the league with 17 home runs, is eighth in the league with a .310 batting average, is second with a .427 on-base percentage and is third with a .570 slugging percentage.
- Alex Avila is tied for the league lead throwing out potential base stealers at a clip of 46.2 percent.
- Deik Scram, Zach Simons and Alex Avila will participate in Wednesday's EL All-Star Game in Trenton, NJ. Boesch and Strieby have both been scratched from the game.
UPCOMING SCHEDULE AND STARTING PITCHERS -
TUESDAY - OFF DAY - ALL-STAR BREAK
WEDNESDAY - EL ALL-STAR GAME - TRENTON, NJ
THURSDAY at BINGHAMTON - 7:05 FIRST PITCH LHP Jon Kibler (5-5, 3.82 ERA) vs. TBA
FRIDAY at BINGHAMTON - 7:05 FIRST PITCH RHP Pat Stanley (4-2, 3.74 ERA) vs. TBA
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