Erie SeaWolves vs. Harrisburg Senators - Game Notes
Published on May 20, 2013 under Eastern League (EL1)
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ERIE SEAWOLVES (26-15, 1st PLACE WEST, 0.0 GB) vs. HARRISBURG SENATORS (21-22, 3rd PLACE WEST, 6.0 GB)
----- RHP WARWICK SAUPOLD (3-1, 2.03 ERA) vs. RHP PAUL DEMNY (4-3, 5.04 ERA) MONDAY, MAY 20 * 6:35 PM * RADIO COVERAGE: FOX SPORTS RADIO 1330 AM, WWW.SEAWOLVES.COM JERRY UHT PARK * GAME #42 * HOME GAME #19 * NIGHT GAME #29
----- Tonight, the SeaWolves look for their third straight win and to go a season-high 12 games over .500 as they take on the Harrisburg Senators (Washington Nationals) in the opening game of a four-game series at Jerry Uht Park. Yesterday afternoon, the SeaWolves went into the sixth inning trailing 2-1, only to come from behind to take down the Akron Aeros 6-4, winning the series. The win improved the SeaWolves to 8-1-4 in series in 2013...The Senators enter play winning six of their last 10 games. Harrisburg is coming off of a three-game series sweep over Reading...RHP Warwick Saupold takes the mound for Erie making his ninth start and first against the Senators. Saupold won his second straight game in his last start against Reading in game one of a doubleheader on May 15. In the game, he allowed a run on five hits with three walks and four strikeouts in six innings of work. Erie won the game 3-1...RHP Paul Demny takes the mound for Harrisburg making his ninth start. Demny has won two straight. In his last start against Richmond, the righty allowed a run on four hits with four walks and seven strikeouts in six innings of work...This is the deepest in a season that the SeaWolves have been in first place since winning the Southern Division in 2007.
----- TUESDAY vs. HARRISBURG - 6:35 FIRST PITCH LHP Matt Crouse (3-2, 4.19 ERA) vs. RHP Caleb Clay (3-2, 5.14 ERA)
WEDNESDAY vs. HARRISBURG - 11:05 AM FIRST PITCH RHP Victor Larez (5-1, 3.40 ERA) vs. RHP Nathan Karns (4-2, 4.38 ERA)
THURSDAY vs. HARRISBURG - 11:05 AM FIRST PITCH LHP Kyle Lobstein (5-2, 3.14 ERA) vs. RHP Taylor Jordan (1-0, 0.00 ERA)
FRIDAY vs. AKRON - 7:05 FIRST PITCH RHP Patrick Cooper (2-3, 5.02 ERA) vs. TBA
----- - Harrisburg won the 2012 season series over Erie 9-4. The SeaWolves and Senators meet 15 times in 2013. - The SeaWolves are 20-8 in night games. - The SeaWolves are 12-4 when not committing an error and 14-11 in games where they commit at least one error. - The SeaWolves are 12-6 at home. - The SeaWolves are second in the league with a 3.61 team ERA. Harrisburg ranks ninth with a 4.16 team ERA. - Erie has allowed 143 earned runs, the second-fewest allowed in the EL. - Erie is second in the league with a .269 team batting average. Harrisburg is tied for ninth with a .250 team average. - The SeaWolves have stolen 36 bases and Hernan Perez is tied for second in the league with 14. - Tyler Collins is tied for the league lead with nine home runs. - James McCann is sixth in the league with a .326 batting average. - Justin Souza is tied for second in the league with nine saves.
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