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Erie SeaWolves vs. Altoona Curve - Game Notes

Published on May 3, 2018 under Eastern League (EL1)
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ERIE SEAWOLVES (8-16, 6th PLACE WEST, 5.5 GB) VS. ALTOONA CURVE (13-10, T1st PLACE WEST, 0.0 GB)

RHP KYLE FUNKHOUSER (0-2, 4.00 ERA) VS. RHP MITCH KELLER (2-1, 2.78 ERA)

THURSDAY, MAY 3 * 6:00 PM * BROADCAST: FOX SPORTS RADIO 1330 AM, SEAWOLVES.COM, MILB.TV

PEOPLE'S NATURAL GAS FIELD * GAME #25 * ROAD GAME #13 * NIGHT GAME #16

Tonight, the SeaWolves hit the road as they begin a five-game series against the Altoona Curve (Pittsburgh Pirates) at People's Natural Gas Field. Yesterday afternoon, the SeaWolves suffered an extra innings loss to the Bowie Baysox, 9-6, at UPMC Park. It was the second loss of the recent homestand where the SeaWolves held a lead in the ninth inning and came away with a loss. The loss dropped Erie to 1-4 in extra innings games this season...Righty Kyle Funkhouser takes the mound for the SeaWolves making his fifth start of the season and second against the Curve. Funkhouser took a no-decision in his first start against Altoona on April 14 allowing a run on two hits with a season-high five walks and seven strikeouts in 4.1 innings. Funkhouser took his second straight loss in his last start against Binghamton on April 28. In the game he allowed three runs, two earned, on five hits with four walks and five strikeouts in 5.2 innings of work. Erie lost the game 6-2 and dropped to 0-4 in Funkhouser starts...Righty Mitch Keller takes the mound for Altoona making his fifth start and first against Erie. Keller took a loss in his last start against Harrisburg on April 28. In the game, he allowed three runs on five hits with a season-high five walks and three strikeouts in a season-low four innings pitched.

FRIDAY VS. ALTOONA CURVE (PITTSBURGH PIRATES) - PEOPLE'S NATURAL GAS FIELD - 4:30 P.M. (DH)

GM 1 - LHP Tyler Alexander (2-0, 2.91 ERA) vs. LHP Taylor Hearn (0-2, 5.75 ERA)

GM 2 - RHP Kyle Dowdy (2-1, 4.15 ERA) vs. TBD

SATURDAY VS. ALTOONA CURVE (PITTSBURGH PIRATES) - PEOPLE'S NATURAL GAS FIELD - 4:00 P.M.

RHP Beau Burrows (2-2, 3.68 ERA) vs. RHP J.T. Brubaker (2-1, 1.45 ERA)

SUNDAY VS. ALTOONA CURVE (PITTSBURGH PIRATES) - PEOPLE'S NATURAL GAS FIELD - 2:00 P.M.

RHP Sandy Baez (0-2, 4.85 ERA) vs. RHP Dario Agrazal (2-0, 1.47 ERA)

MONDAY VS. HARRISBURG SENATORS (WASHINGTON NATIONALS) - UPMC PARK - 6:05 P.M.

RHP Spencer Turnbull (0-3, 6.00 ERA) vs. TBD

- Altoona leads the season series over Erie 3-1. The SeaWolves and Curve meet 20 times in 2018.

- The SeaWolves have gone 7-16 at PNG Field since the start of the 2016 season.

- The SeaWolves are last in the league with a 4.22 team ERA. Altoona ranks fourth in the league with a 3.22 team ERA.

- Erie catchers have combined to throw out 12 of 22 potential base stealers.

- The SeaWolves rank third in the league with a .251 team batting average. Altoona is 10th in the league with a .230 team batting average.

- Erie has stolen 19 bases which is tied for fifth-most in the league.

- The SeaWolves have held a lead in 20 of 24 games played this season.

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

- The SeaWolves have hit nine home runs on the season which is tied with Altoona for the fewest hit in the league.

- Jacob Robson has reached base in 20 of the 22 games he has played.

- Erie batters have struck out 237 times this season which is tied for highest strikeout total in the league.

- Erie pitchers have struck out 216 hitters which is third-most in the league.

- The SeaWolves are 2-8 against Western Division opponents.

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