EL1 Erie SeaWolves

Erie SeaWolves vs. Binghamton Mets - Game Notes

Published on April 27, 2012 under Eastern League (EL1)
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ERIE SEAWOLVES (8-10, T-3rd PLACE WEST, 4.0 GB) vs. BINGHAMTON METS (10-9, 3rd PLACE EAST, 3.0 GB)

----- LHP KELVIN DE LA CRUZ (1-1, 3.14 ERA) vs. LHP MARK COHOON (1-2, 2.50 ERA) FRIDAY, APRIL 27 * 6:35 PM * RADIO COVERAGE: FOX SPORTS RADIO 1330 AM, WWW.SEAWOLVES.COM JERRY UHT PARK * GAME #19 * HOME GAME #8 * NIGHT GAME #15

----- Tonight, the SeaWolves are looking for three straight wins for the first time this season as they return home to begin a seven-game homestand and three-game series against the Binghamton Mets (New York Mets) at Jerry Uht Park. Erie is coming off of a series win in Trenton where the club outscored the Thunder 19-6 over the last two days. Erie has won back-to-back series and finished the road trip winning four of six games...Erie sends lefty Kelvin De La Cruz to the mound making his second start and fifth appearance of the season. De La Cruz earned his first win in his last start on April 20 at Bowie. In the game, he tossed six scoreless innings, allowing two hits with two walks and four strikeouts. Erie won the game 5-1. He faced the Mets in relief on April 9, tossing three innings, allowing a run on two hits...Lefty Mark Cohoon takes the mound for the Mets making his fourth start of the season and second against the SeaWolves. Cohoon earned his first win in his last start against Portland. In the game, he allowed a run on seven hits with no walks and three strikeouts in a season-best seven innings. The SeaWolves beat Cohoon on April 10 in Binghamton. He allowed two runs on three hits with three walks and three strikeouts...The SeaWolves have dropped four straight home games and have not won a series opener this season.

----- SATURDAY vs. BINGHAMTON - 1:35 FIRST PITCH RHP James Avery (2-1, 2.87 ERA) vs. RHP Collin McHugh (3-1, 1.59 ERA)

SUNDAY vs. BINGHAMTON - 1:35 FIRST PITCH RHP Mark Sorensen (0-1, 22.50 ERA) vs. RHP Zack Wheeler (0-2, 1.80 ERA)

MONDAY vs. ALTOONA - 6:35 FIRST PITCH RHP Zack Segovia (1-2, 3.74 ERA) vs. TBA

TUESDAY vs. ALTOONA - 6:35 FIRST PITCH LHP Jared Wesson (2-1, 5.91 ERA) vs. TBA

----- - The season series between Erie and Binghamton is tied 1-1. The SeaWolves and Mets meet 14 times in 2012. - Erie is 2-5 at Jerry Uht Park. - The SeaWolves have yet to win a series opener this season. - The SeaWolves have committed 13 errors and have a .980 team fielding percentage. - Jordan Lennerton is tied for the EL lead with six home runs. He is third in the EL with a .619 slugging percentage. - Rob Brantly is second in the EL with a .625 slugging percentage and is tied for the league lead with eight doubles. - Erie is 11th in the league with a 4.61 team ERA. Binghamton is fourth with a 3.45 team ERA. - Erie is fourth in the league with a .265 team batting average. Binghamton is third with a .266 team average. - Niuman Romero is tied for third in the EL with 25 hits.




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