Erie SeaWolves vs. Bowie Baysox - Game Notes
May 27, 2019 - Eastern League (EL1)
Erie SeaWolves News Release
ERIE SEAWOLVES (22-23, 2ND WEST, 6.0 GB 1st Half) VS. BOWIE BAYSOX (19-29, 5TH WEST, 10.5 GB, 1st Half)
RHP MATT MANNING (4-2, 2.17 ERA) VS. LHP ALEX WELLS (2-1, 2.12 ERA)
MONDAY, MAY 27 * 1:35 PM EDT * BROADCAST: FOX SPORTS RADIO 1330 AM, SEAWOLVES.COM, MILB.TV
UPMC PARK * GAME #46 * HOME GAME #26 * DAY GAME #16
Today, the Erie SeaWolves look for a series split as they take on the Bowie Baysox in the final game of their season series at UPMC Park. Yesterday, Erie broke a six-game losing streak to Bowie by earning a 3-0 victory. Casey Mize hurled eight shutout innings and struck out six while Jose Azocar blasted a go-ahead, three-run home run in the eighth inning to lift the SeaWolves to victory. It was Erie's seventh shutout win of the season and fifth against Bowie. Matt Manning takes the mound today and is coming off a 6.2 inning shutout performance on May 21 at Hartford. Manning received his fourth win of the season, allowing two hits and tying a career-high with 10 strikeouts. In four starts against the Baysox this season, Manning owns a 1.90 ERA in 23.2 innings with 29 strikeouts. Alex Wells goes for Bowie, who pitched just two innings in his last start on May 20 versus Binghamton before exiting with an apparent injury. In his lone start against Erie on May 3, Wells surrendered three runs on six hits in four innings. He took the loss in a 5-0 SeaWolves victory.
Tue., May 28 at Reading 6:45 p.m. RHP Logan Shore (2-3, 3.79 ERA) vs. LHP David Parkinson (4-2, 3.35 ERA)
Wed., May 29 at Reading 6:45 p.m. RHP Alex Faedo (2-3, 4.29 ERA) vs. LHP Bailey Falter (4-2, 2.82 ERA)
Thu., May 30 at Reading 6:45 p.m. RHP Anthony Castro (1-1, 6.35 ERA) vs. RHP Mauricio Llovera (2-1, 4.84 ERA)
Fri., May 31 vs. Akron 7:05 p.m. TBD vs. TBD
- The roster includes 10, Top 30 prospects, according to MLB Pipeline, and one member of the Detroit Tigers 40-man roster
- INF Isaac Paredes is the No. 4 overall prospect, OF Derek Hill is No. 24 and OF Jose Azocar is No. 30
- INF Sergio Alcantara is a 40-man member and the No. 14 overall prospect
- The starting rotation now boasts five Top-30 Tigers talents: RHP Casey Mize is ranked the No. 1 prospect, RHP Matt Manning is No. 2, RHP Alex Faedo sits at No. 9, RHP Logan Shore is No. 15 and RHP Anthony Castro is No. 25
- The bullpen features No. 19 overall prospect Bryan Garcia
- Yesterday's 3-0 victory was Erie's seventh shutout of the season and the fifth against Bowie
- Casey Mize was selected Eastern League Pitcher of the Week for his performance the week of May 20-26: 2-0, 0.00 ERA, 12 Ks, 14.0 IP. It is Mize's second POW selection.
- Casey Mize's eight shutout innings on Sunday was the 13th time this season an Erie starter has thrown five-plus scoreless
- The SeaWolves six-game losing streak to Bowie was the longest to an opponent since Erie dropped 10 straight against Binghamton over three series from August 8-31, 2017
- During Bowie's four-game sweep of Erie from 5/16-19, the SeaWolves went 1-for-26 with RISP
- The SeaWolves +28 run differential is tied for second in the EL and the Baysox -13 is fourth-lowest
- Erie leads the Eastern League with a .249 team batting average while Bowie is 11th at .225
- Bowie has grounded into a league-leading 43 double plays while Erie is fourth with 29 GIDP's
- The SeaWolves and Baysox are among the least likely to steal in the league. Erie has stolen 22 bases (10th) and Bowie has swiped 20 bags (11th)
- SeaWolves hitters have struck out 366 times (fewest in the EL) while Baysox batters have gone down on strikeouts 419 times (third-most)
- Erie pitching is seventh in the league in team ERA (3.55) while Bowie is eighth in team ERA (3.68)
- Erie boasts the league's fourth-best defense (.981 fielding percentage) while Bowie is tied for fifth (.979)
- The SeaWolves swept Bowie at Prince George's Stadium on April 15-17, the first sweep in Bowie since April 27-29, 2010
- The SeaWolves went 8-13 vs. the Baysox in 2018 and 5-6 at UPMC Park
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