EL1 Erie SeaWolves

Erie SeaWolves vs. Akron RubberDucks - Game Notes

Published on May 11, 2018 under Eastern League (EL1)
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ERIE SEAWOLVES (12-20, 6th PLACE WEST, 7.5 GB) VS. AKRON RUBBERDUCKS (20-13, 1ST PLACE WEST, 0.0 GB)

RHP BEAU BURROWS (3-2, 2.81 ERA) VS. LHP SEAN BRADY (1-2, 3.45 ERA)

FRIDAY, MAY 11 * 6:35 PM * BROADCAST: FOX SPORTS RADIO 1330 AM, SEAWOLVES.COM, MILB.TV

CANAL PARK * GAME #33 * ROAD GAME #18 * NIGHT GAME #23

Tonight, the SeaWolves look for consecutive wins as they take on the Akron RubberDucks (Cleveland Indians) in the second game of a four-game series at Canal Park. Last night, the SeaWolves took advantage of five Akron wild pitches, including one that brought home the go-ahead run in the ninth inning, to take the series opener 4-3...The SeaWolves have not won back-to-back games since opening the season with three straight wins over Reading...Righty Beau Burrows takes the mound for the SeaWolves making his sixth start and first against Akron. Burrows earned his second consecutive and third win of the season in his last start at Altoona on May 5. In the game, he tossed six shutout innings, allowing two hits with two walks and five strikeouts. Erie won the game 2-0 in seven innings and it was the 'Wolves first shutout of 2018. Burrows is the reigning Eastern League Pitcher of the Week...Lefty Sean Brady takes the mound for Akron making his seventh start and first against Erie. Brady earned his first win of the season in his last start against Bowie on May 6. In the game, he allowed an unearned run on three hits with a walk and four strikeouts in 6.2 innings.

SATURDAY VS. AKRON RUBBERDUCKS (CLEVELAND INDIANS) - CANAL PARK - 6:35 P.M.

RHP Sandy Baez (0-2, 4.50 ERA) vs. RHP Shao-Ching Chiang (3-0, 1.64 ERA)

SUNDAY VS. AKRON RUBBERDUCKS (CLEVELAND INDIANS) - CANAL PARK - 2:05 P.M.

RHP Spencer Turnbull (1-3, 4.80 ERA) vs. RHP Jake Paulson (2-0, 2.92 ERA)

MONDAY VS. BINGHAMTON RUMBLE PONIES (NEW YORK METS) - NYSEG STADIUM - 6:35 P.M.

RHP Kyle Funkhouser (0-3, 5.46 ERA) vs. TBD

TUESDAY VS. BINGHAMTON RUMBLE PONIES (NEW YORK METS) - NYSEG STADIUM - 6:35 P.M.

LHP Tyler Alexander (3-0, 2.70 ERA) vs. TBD

- Erie leads the season series over Akron 1-0. The SeaWolves and RubberDucks meet 19 times in 2018.

- The SeaWolves are ninth in the league with a 4.12 team ERA. Akron leads the league with a 2.43 team ERA.

- Erie catchers have combined to throw out 18 of 33 potential base stealers. Jake Rogers leads the league (12-for-21) with a .571 throwout percentage.

- The SeaWolves are sixth in the league with a .245 team batting average. Akron is seventh in the league with a .240 team batting average.

- The SeaWolves have held a lead in 26 of 32 games played this season.

- Erie is 6-3 in games where the team collected 10 or more hits.

- The SeaWolves have hit 11 home runs which is the fewest in the league.

- Jacob Robson has reached base in 27 of the 30 games he has played.

- Erie batters have struck out 305 times this season which is the highest strikeout total in the league.

- The SeaWolves are fifth in the league with 29 stolen bases.

- Erie pitchers have struck out 264 hitters which is third-most in the league.

- The SeaWolves are 6-12 against Western Division opponents.

- The Akron pitching staff has allowed just 101 runs which is the second-fewest allowed in the league. The Ducks have allowed 79 earned runs which is the fewest in the league.

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