EL1 Erie SeaWolves

Erie SeaWolves vs. Portland Sea Dogs - Game Notes

Published on August 6, 2015 under Eastern League (EL1)
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ERIE SEAWOLVES (43-66, 6th PLACE WEST, 18.0 GB) vs. PORTLAND SEA DOGS (41-70, 6TH PLACE EAST, 21.0 GB)

RHP AUSTIN KUBITZA (6-10, 6.08 ERA) VS. RHP JUSTIN HALEY (4-12, 5.32 ERA)

THURSDAY, AUGUST 6 * 7:05 PM * RADIO COVERAGE: FOX SPORTS RADIO 1330 AM, WWW.SEAWOLVES.COM

JERRY UHT PARK * GAME #110 * HOME GAME #55 * NIGHT GAME #79

Tonight, the SeaWolves look for a series win as they take on the Portland Sea Dogs (Boston Red Sox) in the rubber game of a three-game series at Jerry Uht Park. Last night, the SeaWolves held a 5-3 lead in the middle game of the series but were outscored by the Sea Dogs 4-1 the remainder of the game as they had their three-game winning streak snapped... Righty Austin Kubitza takes the mound for the SeaWolves making his 21st start of the season and first against the Sea Dogs. Kubitza took a loss in his last start at New Britain on July 31. In the game, he allowed six runs on 12 hits with no walks and two strikeouts in five innings of work. Erie lost the game 6-5. Kubitza has taken losses in five of his past six starts... RHP Justin Haley takes the mound for Portland making his 22nd start of the season and first against Erie. Haley took a loss in his last start against Harrisburg on July 31. In the game, he allowed four runs, three earned, on seven hits with a walk and no strikeouts in six innings of work. Haley has put up better numbers away from Hadlock Field this season. In 10 road starts, he is 3-4 with a 3.65 ERA as opposed to a 1-8 record and 6.89 ERA in 11 home starts.

FRIDAY vs. HARRISBURG - 7:05 FIRST PITCH

RHP Chad Green (3-14, 4.58 ERA) vs. RHP John Simms (1-1, 5.25 ERA)

SATURDAY vs. HARRISBURG - 7:05 FIRST PITCH

LHP Josh Turley (9-7, 3.87 ERA) vs. RHP Lucas Giolito (0-1, 9.00 ERA)

SUNDAY vs. HARRISBURG - 1:35 FIRST PITCH

RHP Michael Fulmer (7-2, 1.75 ERA) vs. RHP Colin Bates (4-2, 4.29 ERA)

TUESDAY at PORTLAND - 7:00 FIRST PITCH

TBD vs. TBD

- The season series between Erie and Portland is tied 1-1. The SeaWolves and Sea Dogs meet six times in 2015.

- Erie last in the league with a 4.65 team ERA. Portland ranks 11th with a 4.17 team ERA.

- Erie is tied for eighth in the league with a .253 team batting average. Portland is seventh with a .254 team average.

- Dean Green leads the league with a .327 batting average. Green is second in the league with a .403 on-base percentage and .518 slugging percentage.

- Wynton Bernard leads the league with 32 stolen bases. Bernard has not stolen a base in his past six games.

- The SeaWolves are 27-21 in games when they hit at least one home run.

- Erie is 19-26 against Eastern Division opponents.




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