EL1 Erie SeaWolves

Erie SeaWolves vs. Akron RubberDucks - Game Notes

Published on May 13, 2018 under Eastern League (EL1)
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ERIE SEAWOLVES (13-21, 6TH PLACE WEST, 7.5 GB) VS. AKRON RUBBERDUCKS (21-14, 1ST PLACE WEST, 0.0 GB)

RHP SPENCER TURNBULL (1-3, 4.80 ERA) VS. RHP JAKE PAULSON (2-0, 2.92 ERA)

SUNDAY, MAY 13 * 2:05 PM * BROADCAST: FOX SPORTS RADIO 1330 AM, SEAWOLVES.COM, MILB.TV

CANAL PARK * GAME #35 * ROAD GAME #20 * DAY GAME #11

Today, the SeaWolves look for a road series win as they take on the Akron RubberDucks (Cleveland Indians) in the final game of a four-game series at Canal Park. Saturday night, the SeaWolves held a 3-2 lead heading into the bottom of the ninth inning. Akron scored a pair of runs in the last of the ninth and dealt the SeaWolves their fourth walk-off loss of the season...Righty Spencer Turnbull takes the mound for the SeaWolves making his seventh start of the season and first against the RubberDucks. Turnbull earned his first Double-A win in his last start against Harrisburg on May 8. In the game, he tossed six shutout innings, allowing just two hits with a pair of walks and six strikeouts. Erie won the game 3-0 and it was the 'Wolves second shutout win of the season...Righty Jake Paulson takes the mound for the RubberDucks making his third start and first against the SeaWolves. Paulson has won each of his first two starts for the Ducks. In his last start against Richmond, Paulson allowed four runs on six hits with a walk and five strikeouts in 6.1 innings. Paulson began the season with Class-A Lynchburg where he made four starts, posting a 2-2 record with a 4.71 ERA.

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

RHP Kyle Funkhouser (0-3, 5.46 ERA) vs. RHP Mickey Jannis (3-1, 5.31 ERA)

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

LHP Tyler Alexander (3-0, 2.70 ERA) vs. RHP Jospeh Shaw (0-3, 6.16 ERA)

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

RHP Beau Burrows (4-2, 2.35 ERA) vs. RHP Andrew Church (1-4, 5.57 ERA)

FRIDAY VS. READING FIGHTIN PHILS (PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES) - UPMC PARK - 6:05 P.M.

RHP Sandy Baez (0-2, 4.23 ERA) vs. TBD

- Erie leads the season series over Akron 2-1. The SeaWolves and RubberDucks meet 19 times in 2018.

- The SeaWolves are eighth in the league with a 4.01 team ERA. Akron leads the league with a 2.55 team ERA.

- Erie catchers have combined to throw out 18 of 34 potential base stealers. Jake Rogers leads the league (12-for-21), throwing out potential base stealers 57.1 percent of the time.

- The SeaWolves are sixth in the league with a .246 team batting average. Akron is seventh in the league with a .240 team batting average.

- The SeaWolves have held a lead in 28 of 34 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 29 of the 32 games he has played. Robson was the first SeaWolves hitter to collect a four-hit game in 2018 on Saturday night.

- Erie batters have struck out 323 times this season which is the highest strikeout total in the league.

- The SeaWolves are third in the league with 33 stolen bases.

- Erie pitchers have struck out 276 hitters which is fourth-most in the league.

- The SeaWolves are 7-13 against Western Division opponents.

- The Akron pitching staff has allowed just 112 runs which is the second-fewest allowed in the league. The Ducks have allowed 88 earned runs which is the fewest in the league.

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