EL1 Erie SeaWolves

Erie SeaWolves vs. Harrisburg Senators...Game Two of Three...Game Notes

Published on August 27, 2008 under Eastern League (EL1)
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ERIE SEAWOLVES (66-70, 4th PLACE SOUTH, 15.0 GB) vs. HARRISBURG SENATORS (70-66, 3rd PLACE SOUTH, 11.0 GB)

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LHP DANNY CHRISTENSEN (7-8, 3.95 ERA) vs. RHP ZACK SEGOVIA (2-1, 7.22 ERA)

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 27 * 7:05 PM * RADIO COVERAGE: FOX SPORTS RADIO 1330 AM, WWW.SEAWOLVES.COM

JERRY UHT PARK * GAME #136 * HOME GAME #66 * NIGHT GAME #101

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ENTERING TONIGHT'S ACTION...

Tonight, the SeaWolves continue their final homestand of the 2008 season as they take the field in the middle game of a three-game series against the Harrisburg Senators (Washington Nationals) at Jerry Uht Park. The SeaWolves have won six straight games and are coming off a comeback win against the Senators on Tuesday when they scored three runs in the bottom of the ninth with two outs for a 4-3 victory. The 'Wolves have one winning streak longer than six games and that was a seven-game winning streak August 5-12. Since the all-star break, the 'Wolves are 27-12 and the team is in fourth place in the Southern Division, 15 games behind first place Bowie. Erie is also 18-5 in the month of August. The 'Wolves can finish at or above the .500 mark if the club goes 5-1 or 6-0 over the final six games of the season...SeaWolves infielder Will Rhymes has been transferred to Triple-A Toledo. Erie's roster now stands at two players short. Rhymes leaves the club five hits shy of tying Omar Infante's all-time single season hit total of 163...Lefty Danny Christensen takes the mound for the SeaWolves, making his 26th start of the season and his fourth against the Senators. He is 0-2 with a no-decision in three starts vs. Harrisburg. In his last outing, Christensen picked up a career-best seventh win going seven innings, allowing two runs, one earned, on five hits with three walks and seven strikeouts against New Britain. The 'Wolves are 3-0 in the last three and 5-1 in the last six games started by Christensen. He enters tonight's game 2-0 with a 2.77 ERA in four starts in August...Erie needs to win one of the final two games of this series to take the season series against Harrisburg.

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TODAY'S NOTABLES -

- The SeaWolves are 32-34 at Jerry Uht Park.

- Erie is 46-54 in night games.

- The 'Wolves are 45-45 against the Southern Division.

- Erie leads the season series over Harrisburg 10-9. The SeaWolves and Senators meet 21 times in 2008.

- The 'Wolves are second in the league with a .272 team average. Harrisburg is tied for ninth in the league with a .260 team average.

- The SeaWolves lead the league with 111 stolen bases.

- The 'Wolves lead the league with 133 home runs.

- Erie's pitching staff ninth in the league with a 4.57 team ERA. Harrisburg's pitching staff ranks sixth in the EL with a 4.22 team ERA.

- Ryan Roberson is tied for second in the league with 23 home runs. Roberson is also fourth in the league with a .500 slugging percentage.

- Will Rhymes has been promoted to Triple-A Toledo. Rhymes leads the league with 158 hits. Rhymes is also seventh in the league with a .306 batting average and third in the league with 76 runs scored.

- The SeaWolves are throwing out potential base stealers at a clip of 47.4 percent which leads the league.

- Wilkin Ramirez is tied for fifth in the league with 19 home runs; is seventh in the EL with a .308 average; is second in the league with a .536 slugging percentage; is tied for third with 50 extra-base hits and tied for fourth with 23 stolen bases.

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UPCOMING SCHEDULE AND STARTING PITCHERS -

THURSDAY vs. HARRISBURG - 7:05 FIRST PITCH

LHP Luke French (8-11, 3.82 ERA) vs. LHP Justin Jones (2-4, 4.17 ERA)

FRIDAY vs. AKRON - 7:05 FIRST PITCH

RHP Luis Marte (4-3, 5.22 ERA) vs. TBA

SATURDAY vs. AKRON - 7:05 FIRST PITCH

RHP Josh Rainwater (10-6, 3.93 ERA) vs. TBA

SUNDAY vs. AKRON - 6:05 FIRST PITCH

RHP Guillermo Moscoso (2-1, 2.83 ERA) vs. TBA

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