Erie SeaWolves vs. Portland Sea Dogs...Game One of Three
Published on June 9, 2009 under Eastern League (EL1)
Erie SeaWolves News Release
ENTERING TONIGHT'S ACTION...
Tonight, the SeaWolves return home to begin a six-game homestand and a three-game series against the Portland Sea Dogs (Boston Red Sox) at Jerry Uht Park. The âWolves have dropped three straight games for the fifth time this season and look to avoid their first four-game losing skid. Erie has fallen in six of its last eight games and the club now sits in third place in the EL South, five games behind first place Akron and 1.5 games behind second place Reading. After playing the first 56 games of the season against Southern Division opponents, tonight marks Erie first game against the EL North. The âWolves will play 41 games overall and 12 consecutive games against the Northern Division. Erie was 21-25 against the North in 2008...Portland comes into tonight's game having won six of its last eight. The Sea Dogs are in a third place tie in the North, 2.5 games out of first. Tonight is also Portland's first non-division game...Righty Alfredo Figaro takes the mound tonight for the âWolves making his 10th start.. Figaro is coming off of his roughest outing of the season against Altoona where he gave up eight runs, seven earned, on eight hits in taking his second loss. Figaro is 1-2 with three no-decisions in his last six starts and has not given up fewer than five runs in each of his last three...Righty Ryne Lawson takes the mound for Portland. Lawson makes his seventh start of the season. He took a no-decision in his last outing against Binghamton going six innings, allowing three runs on seven hits with two walks and one strikeout...Erie and Portland have tied season series in four of the last five years. Erie won the 2007 season series 4-2. Erie was 2-1 vs. Portland at home last season.
TODAY'S NOTABLES -
- Erie and Portland tied the 2008 season series 3-3. The SeaWolves and Sea Dogs meet six times in 2009.
- Erie's pitching staff is sixth in the league with a 3.79 team ERA. Portland ranks 11th in the league with a 4.70 team ERA.
- Erie leads the league with a .275 team batting average. Portland is tied for fourth in the league with a .268 team batting average.
- The SeaWolves lead the league with 65 home runs and are second with 287 runs scored. Erie has hit 19 more home runs that the next closest team (Harrisburg with 46). Portland leads the league with 289 runs scored.
- Ryan Strieby leads the league with 14 home runs and 43 RBI and is second with 40 runs scored. He is third in the EL with a .592 slugging percentage.
- Brennan Boesch is second in the league with 29 extra-base hits. He has hit safely in seven consecutive games. Boesch is also third in the league with 11 home runs.
- The âWolves have turned 62 double plays which is third in the EL.
- Erie pitchers have walked the third-fewest batters in the EL (167).
- Casper Wells rejoins the SeaWolves tonight after being on the disabled list since April 14. Wells played in just four games before injuring his left wrist. He underwent surgery on hamate bone in the left wrist. Joe Tucker has been transferred to Class-A Lakeland.
- Erie has the most home wins (20) and is tied with Akron for best home winning percentage (.666)
UPCOMING SCHEDULE AND STARTING PITCHERS -
WEDNESDAY vs. PORTLAND - 7:05 FIRST PITCH RHP Jonah Nickerson (3-4, 5.18 ERA) vs. RHP Adam Mills (1-3, 7.89 ERA)
THURSDAY vs. PORTLAND - 7:05 FIRST PITCH RHP Luis Marte (4-5, 3.90 ERA) vs. RHP Jarod Plummer (4-2, 4.17 ERA)
FRIDAY vs. NEW HAMPSHIRE - 7:05 FIRST PITCH RHP Pat Stanley (0-1, 4.96 ERA) vs. RHP Rey Gonzalez (3-3, 2.74 ERA)
SATURDAY vs. NEW HAMPSHIRE - 7:05 FIRST PITCH LHP Jon Kibler (2-4, 4.38 ERA) vs. RHP Brandon Magee (3-3, 4.78 ERA)
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