Erie SeaWolves Vs. Bowie Baysox - Game One Of Three - Game Notes
April 14, 2008 - Eastern League (EL1)
Erie SeaWolves News Release
LHP DANNY CHRISTENSEN (0-1, 7.71 ERA) vs. LHP CHRIS WATERS (1-0, 1.13 ERA)
MONDAY, APRIL 14 * 6:35 PM * RADIO COVERAGE: FOX SPORTS RADIO 1330 AM, WWW.SEAWOLVES.COM
JERRY UHT PARK * GAME #11 * HOME GAME #4 * NIGHT GAME #6
ENTERING TONIGHT'S ACTION...
Tonight, the SeaWolves take the field in game one of a three-game series against the Bowie Baysox (Baltimore Orioles) at Jerry Uht Park. Tonight is the first of three series the two clubs will play in Erie. The SeaWolves swept the Baysox in a four-game series at Prince George's Stadium during the two clubs first series of the season. The âWolves will look for five straight against the Baysox tonight and look to avoid losing three straight for the first time this season...The SeaWolves have dropped back-to-back series to Harrisburg and Binghamton and are 1-2 in series this season...LHP Jon Connolly has been promoted to Triple-A Toledo. Taking his place in the next turn in the rotation on Tuesday will be RHP Josh Rainwater who will be making his second start of the season...Tonight, leftie Danny Christensen takes the mound for the âWolves making his first start against the Baysox. Christensen took a loss in his first outing of the season against Harrisburg on April 7 going 4.2 innings, allowing four runs on five hits. All four runs given up were on a pair of home runs...Christensen will be opposed by leftie Chris Waters who will be making his third start of the season and his second against Erie. He picked up a win in his last start against Reading going five shutout innings allowing just two hits with four strikeouts. Waters has not allowed a walk in eight innings pitched this season. In Waters first start against the âWolves, he went three innings allowing a run on two hits with one strikeout.
TODAY'S NOTABLES -
- The SeaWolves are 1-2 at home.
- Erie is 3-2 in night games.
- The âWolves are 5-2 against the Southern Division
- Erie leads the season series over Bowie 4-0. The SeaWolves and Baysox meet 21 times in 2008.
- The âWolves are ranked second in the league in team batting with a .275 average. Bowie is 10th in the league hitting .227.
- Erie's pitching staff ranks last in the league with a 5.26 team ERA.
- Freddy Guzman leads the league with 11 runs scored and three triples, is fourth in the league with 17 hits, fifth in RBI (11) and tied for third in stolen bases (4). Guzman is also hitting .435 over the last five games and has a 10-game hitting streak.
- The SeaWolves lead the EL with 16 stolen bases.
- The âWolves lead the league with 67 runs scored and 102 hits. They are tied for the league lead in 12 home runs.
- Erie outscored Bowie 25-11 during the âWolves four-game sweep at Prince George's Stadium.
- Erie will meet Southern Division opponents in their next 20 games. The next team Erie will face from the Northern Division will be Trenton on May 4 at Jerry Uht Park.
- Danny Worth is hitting .412 (7x17) over his last five games.
UPCOMING SCHEDULE AND STARTING PITCHERS -
TUESDAY vs. BOWIE - 12:05 FIRST PITCH
RHP Josh Rainwater (2-0, 1.35 ERA) vs. RHP Chorye Spoone (1-0, 3.60 ERA)
WEDNESDAY vs. BOWIE - 9:35 AM FIRST PITCH
RHP Ben Fritz (0-0, 1.59 ERA) vs. RHP David Hernandez (1-0, 1.86 ERA)
THURSDAY at ALTOONA - 6:35 FIRST PITCH
LHP Luke French (0-1, 10.80 ERA) vs. TBA
FRIDAY at ALTOONA - 6:35 FIRST PITCH
RHP Andrew Kown (1-1, 8.10 ERA) vs. TBA
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