EL1 Erie SeaWolves

Erie SeaWolves vs. Akron Aeros...Game Two of Four

Published on July 21, 2009 under Eastern League (EL1)
Erie SeaWolves News Release


ENTERING TONIGHT'S ACTION...

Tonight, the SeaWolves look for their third consecutive victory as they take the field in the second game of a four-game series against the Akron Aeros (Cleveland Indians) at Jerry Uht Park. The Howlers won the series opener over Akron 6-2 on Monday night. The win marked Erie's eighth straight against the Aeros. Last night's win, couple with losses by Reading and Bowie, has pushed the SeaWolves back into second place in the EL South. The ‘Wolves are a half game ahead of third place Reading and 1.5 games ahead of fourth place Bowie. Erie has also closed the gap with first place Akron to 5.5 games...The SeaWolves have won eight of their last nine home games and are the top home team in the Eastern League at 33-15 with a .687 home winning percentage. The SeaWolves are in a stretch of games where the club will play 16 of 20 at Jerry Uht Park...The ‘Wolves are the hottest team in the league winning seven of their last 10 games...Erie's 53-42 record is identical through 95 games to that of the 2007 Southern Division Championship team...Following last night's win, the ‘Wolves are back to a season-high 11-games over .500. It is the fifth time Erie has been 11 games over. The ‘Wolves have been unsuccessful in four attempts to go to 12-games over .500...In 12 games against the Aeros this season, the ‘Wolves are hitting .275 as a team...While Akron has the third-best pitching staff in the league with a 3.42 team ERA, the club's ERA jumps to 5.31 against Erie...Lefty Jon Kibler takes the mound for the SeaWolves. He is 1-0 with a no-decision in two starts against Akron with a 1.84 ERA. Kibler has taken back-to-back no-decisions.

TODAY'S NOTABLES -

- Erie leads the season series over Akron 10-2. 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 third in the league with a 3.42 team ERA.

- Erie is fourth in the league with a .266 team batting average. Akron is tied for eighth in the league with a .256 team batting average.

- The SeaWolves lead the league with 107 home runs and 489 runs scored.

- Brennan Boesch is second in the league with 18 home runs, is fifth with a .506 slugging percentage and is tied for second with 41 extra-base hits. He is also tied for the league lead with six triples along with teammate Deik Scram.

- The ‘Wolves have turned 101 double plays which is fourth-most in the EL.

- Erie pitchers have walked 282 hitters this season which is the third-fewest walks allowed by a team in the league. Erie is averaging 2.96 walks allowed per game. Erie is one of three teams to allow fewer than 300 walks on the season.

- The SeaWolves hitters have struck out 779 times, the most in the Eastern League. As a team, Erie is averaging 8.2 strikeouts per game.

- Ryan Strieby is third in the league with 17 home runs, is second with a .421 on-base percentage and is third with a .561 slugging percentage.

- Alex Avila leads the league throwing out potential base stealers at a clip of 47.1 percent.

UPCOMING SCHEDULE AND STARTING PITCHERS -

WEDNESDAY vs. AKRON - 7:05 FIRST PITCH RHP Pat Stanley (4-3, 4.63 ERA) vs. LHP Ryan Edell (2-1, 2.60 ERA)

THURSDAY vs. AKRON - 12:05 FIRST PITCH RHP Jonah Nickerson (7-7, 4.94 ERA) vs. RHP Jeanmar Gomez (7-3, 3.20 ERA)

FRIDAY vs. BINGHAMTON - 7:05 FIRST PITCH RHP Thad Weber (3-2, 3.57 ERA) vs. TBA

SATURDAY vs. BINGHAMTON - 7:05 FIRST PITCH RHP Luis Marte (5-8, 3.92 ERA) vs. TBA

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