Erie SeaWolves vs. Harrisburg Senators Game Notes
August 28, 2015 - Eastern League (EL1)
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ERIE SEAWOLVES (57-73, 6th PLACE WEST, 17.0 GB) vs. HARRISBURG SENATORS (62-69, 5th PLACE WEST, 13.5 GB)
RHP AUSTIN KUBITZA (8-11, 5.55 ERA) vs. RHP BRIAN RAUH (1-4, 6.48 ERA)
FRIDAY, AUGUST 28 * 7:05 PM * RADIO COVERAGE: FOX SPORTS RADIO 1330 AM, WWW.SEAWOLVES.COM
JERRY UHT PARK * GAME #131 * HOME GAME #63 * NIGHT GAME #96
Tonight, the SeaWolves look for back-to-back wins as they take on the Harrisburg Senators (Washington Nationals) in the second game of a four-game series at Jerry Uht Park. Last night, the SeaWolves were powered by Dominic Ficociello who had a two home run and five RBI game in a 5-4 win over the Senators. The SeaWolves have now won 11 of the past 14 games... Tonight, righty Austin Kubitza makes his 25th start of the season and first against Harrisburg. Kubitza earned his eighth win in his last start on August 23. In the game, he allowed an unearned run on six hits with no walks and five strikeouts in five innings of work. Erie won the game 8-1... RHP Brian Rauh takes the mound for the Senators making his sixth start and first against the SeaWolves. Rauh took a loss in his last start at Portland on August 23. In the game, he allowed six runs on seven hits with no walks and two strikeouts in 3.2 innings of work. Rauh has spent time at four levels of the Nationals chain this season. He made seven starts with Class-A Potomac where he posted a 2-2 record and 2.47 ERA. With Low-A Hagerstown he made two starts with a pair of no-decisions and a 2.00 ERA and with the GCL Nationals, he made three appearances, one start, with three no-decisions and a 2.45 ERA.
SATURDAY vs. HARRISBURG - 7:05 FIRST PITCH
RHP Tommy Collier (4-3, 4.32 ERA) vs. RHP John Simms (2-2, 3.13 ERA)
SUNDAY vs. HARRISBURG - 1:35 FIRST PITCH
RHP Chad Green (4-14, 4.28 ERA) vs. RHP Lucas Giolito (2-2, 3.57 ERA)
MONDAY at AKRON - 7:05 FIRST PITCH
LHP Josh Turley (11-8, 3.50 ERA) vs. TBD
TUESDAY at AKRON - 7:05 FIRST PITCH
RHP Michael Fulmer (10-3, 2.06 ERA) vs. TBD
- The season series between Erie and Harrisburg is tied 4-4. The SeaWolves and Senators meet 11 times in 2015.
- Erie is last in the league with a 4.41 team ERA. Harrisburg is ninth in the league with a 3.78 team ERA.
- Erie is tied for third in the league with a .259 team batting average. Harrisburg is last in the league with a .247 team average.
- Wynton Bernard leads the league with 39 stolen bases.
- Bernard is 10th in the league with a .296 batting average.
- The SeaWolves are 33-27 in games when they hit at least one home run.
- Bernard is on a 13-game hitting streak. It's his third hitting streak of the season of 10 or more games. Bernard has 24 over the 13-game streak.
- The SeaWolves are 17-8 in August and 28-26 since July 1.
CHASING HISTORY
SeaWolves Single Season Hit Totals:
1 - Omar Infante (2001) - 163 5 - Clete Thomas (2007) - 148 8 - Wynton Bernard 145
2 - Will Rhymes (2008) - 158 6 - Alejandro Freire (2001) - 148
3 - Niuman Romero (2012) - 157 7 - Jamie Johnson (2011) - 147
4 - Shawn Wooten (1999) - 151 8 - Brennan Boesch (2009) - 145
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