Erie SeaWolves vs. New Britain Rock Cats...Game Two of Three...Game Notes
August 13, 2008 - Eastern League (EL1)
Erie SeaWolves News Release
ENTERING TONIGHT'S ACTION...
Tonight, the SeaWolves look for eight straight wins as they take the field in the middle game of a three-game set against the New Britain Rock Cats (Minnesota Twins) at Jerry Uht Park. The âWolves are on a season-best seven-game winning streak and are the hottest team in the Eastern League winning 10 of their last 11 and 12 of their last 14 games. The seven-game winning streak is the longest current winning streak in the league. Since the all-star break, the âWolves are 19-8 and the team is in fourth place in the Southern Division, 14 games behind first place Akron and Bowie. Erie is also 10-1 in the month of August. The SeaWolves are 5-1-1 in series following the break. Erie is in a stretch of 12 straight games against Northern Division opponents. The SeaWolves and Rock Cats meet six times in a span of 10 days...The Rock Cats have dropped two straight and are in last place in the North, 24 games behind first place Trenton. New Britain is 5-5 in the last 10...Righty Josh Rainwater takes the mound for Erie making his 21st appearance and 20th start. He has picked up wins in each of his last two starts and is 3-1 in his last four. In his last start against Reading, Raintwater tied a season-high with eight innings pitched. He allowed a run on five hits with a walk and five strikeouts en route to his ninth win of the season. Rainwater has allowed one run over his last 15 innings pitched...RHP Jay Rainville takes the mound for the Rock Cats making his 21st start. Rainville appeared in three games, two starts, with Class-A Fort Myers June 17-28. He took a loss in his last outing against Bowie going five innings, allowing seven runs on 10 hits with three walks and three strikeouts.
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TODAY'S NOTABLES -
- The SeaWolves are 29-31 at Jerry Uht Park.
- Erie is 39-51 in night games.
- The âWolves are 14-21 against the Northern Division
- Erie leads the season series over New Britain 1-0. The SeaWolves and Rock Cats meet six times in 2008.
- The âWolves are third in the league with a .271 team batting average. The Rock Cats are tied for seventh in the EL with a .265 team average.
- The SeaWolves lead the league with 106 stolen bases.
- The âWolves are second in the league with 123 home runs. Erie hit 21 home runs in seven games prior to being held homerless last night.
- Erie's pitching staff ninth in the league with a 4.72 team ERA. New Britain is 10th in the league with a 5.05 team ERA.
- Ryan Roberson is tied for second in the league with 22 home runs and is tied for third 71 RBI. Roberson is also fifth in the league with a .504 slugging percentage.
- Will Rhymes leads the SeaWolves and is second in the league with 141 hits. Rhymes is 10th in the league with a .303 batting average
- The SeaWolves are throwing out potential base stealers at a clip of 47.6 percent which leads the league.
- Wilkin Ramirez is tied for fourth in the league with 19 home runs; is tied for fourth in the EL with a .314 average; is second in the league with a .557 slugging percentage and tied for third in the league with 23 stolen bases.
- Jeff Frazier ranks ninth in the EL with a .307 batting average.
- The SeaWolves are 18-8 following the All-Star break.
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UPCOMING SCHEDULE AND STARTING PITCHERS -
THURSDAY vs. NEW BRITAIN - 7:05 FIRST PITCH
RHP Guillermo Moscoso (2-0, 1.50 ERA) vs. LHP Ryan Mullins (7-9, 4.63 ERA)
FRIDAY vs. CONNECTICUT - 7:05 FIRST PITCH
LHP Danny Christensen (6-8, 4.27 ERA) vs. LHP Paul Oseguera (2-2, 4.60 ERA)
SATURDAY vs. CONNECTICUT - 7:05 FIRST PITCH
LHP Luke French (6-11, 4.08 ERA) vs. RHP Dave McKae (7-6, 4.27 ERA)
SUNDAY vs. CONNECTICUT - 1:05 FIRST PITCH
RHP Luis Marte (3-2, 5.59 ERA) vs. RHP Joey Martinez (8-9, 2.51 ERA)
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