Erie SeaWolves Vs. Akron Aeros...Game One of Four...Game Notes
June 30, 2011 - Eastern League (EL1)
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ERIE SEAWOLVES (39-39, 4th PLACE WEST, 5.5 GB) vs. AKRON AEROS (40-39, 4th PLACE WEST, 5.0 GB)
RHP JACOB TURNER (2-2, 3.01 ERA) VS. LHP KELVIN DE LA CRUZ (4-5, 4.30 ERA)THURSDAY, JUNE 30 * 7:05 PM * RADIO COVERAGE: FOX SPORTS RADIO 1330 AM, WWW.SEAWOLVES.COM JERRY UHT PARK * GAME #78 * HOME GAME #39 * NIGHT GAME #58
Tonight, the SeaWolves look for their third straight win as they begin a four-game series with the Akron Aeros (Cleveland Indians) at Jerry Uht Park. The 'Wolves took down the Binghamton Mets on Wednesday afternoon 9-3, evening their record back to 39-39. The 'Wolves are 5.5 games behind first place Harrisburg and 2.5 games behind second place Richmond...Akron enters play tonight as the hottest team in the league, winning their last six games and completing a three-game sweep of Bowie...Tonight, righty Jacob Turner makes his 14th start and second against the Aeros. He beat Akron on May 9 allowing an unearned run on five hits with three walks and six strikeouts. Turner took his second loss of the season in his last start at Richmond on June 25. In the game, he allowed three runs on five hits with two walks and eight strikeouts in seven innings of work. Erie lost the game 6-2. Turner enters the game as the ninth-best pitcher in the league with a 3.01 ERA. His opponents batting average of .217 ranks as the fifth-best in the EL...Lefty Kelvin De La Cruz takes the mound for Akron making his 16th appearance, 15th start and second start against the SeaWolves. He beat Erie on May 11, shutting out the 'Wolves allowing two hits in five innings with four walks and seven strikeouts. He took a no-decision in his last start against Reading allowing a run on seven hits with four walks and two strikeouts in 3.2 innings...Rawley Bishop is hitting .400 over his last 10 games (14x35).
FRIDAY vs. AKRON - 7:05 FIRST PITCHRHP Brooks Brown (1-2, 8.50 ERA) vs. RHP Joe Gardner (5-5, 3.92 ERA)
SATURDAY vs. AKRON - 7:05 FIRST PITCHLHP Casey Crosby (5-2, 3.06 ERA) vs. LHP Matt Packer (2-8, 5.80 ERA)
SUNDAY vs. AKRON - 6:35 FIRST PITCHLHP Jay Voss (3-3, 4.02 ERA) vs. RHP Austin Adams (5-7. 3.88 ERA)
MONDAY at HARRISBURG - 7:00 FIRST PITCHRHP Mark Sorensen (7-5, 5.85 ERA) vs. TBA
- Erie leads the season series over Akron 2-1. The SeaWolves and Aeros meet 19 times in 2011.- SeaWolves have committed 72 errors which is fourth-most in the EL. - The SeaWolves are 29-28 in night games and 10-11 in day games.- Erie's pitching staff is ninth in the league with a 4.32 team ERA. The SeaWolves have given up 369 runs which is third-most allowed in the league. Erie has issued 269 walks which is second-most in the EL.- The SeaWolves are fourth in the EL with 362 runs scored. - Erie's offense is fourth in the league with a .265 team batting average.- The 'Wolves are hitting .256 with RISP, .221 with two outs and RISP and .269 with runners on base. - As a team, the SeaWolves are 17-for-64 with the bases loaded.- The 'Wolves are 22-16 at Jerry Uht Park. - Erie is 16-24 against the Western Division.- Jamie Johnson leads the team and is second in the league with 51 walks. Johnson is tied for the league lead with 51 runs scored.- Justin Henry is fifth in the EL with a .325 average and is second with a .435 on-base percentage.- The SeaWolves are in a stretch of playing 29 games in a span of 28 days with the next off day July 12 for the All-Star break.- Jacob Turner, Chance Ruffin, Francisco Martinez and Justin Henry have been named to the Western Division All-Star squad.
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