Erie SeaWolves vs. Reading Fightin Phils - Game Notes
Published on May 13, 2013 under Eastern League (EL1)
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ERIE SEAWOLVES (22-13, 1st PLACE WEST, 0.0 GB) vs. READING FIGHTIN PHILS (14-21, 6th PLACE EAST, 8.0 GB)
----- RHP PATRICK COOPER (1-3, 5.23 ERA) vs. RHP DAVID BUCHANAN (1-4, 6.46 ERA) MONDAY, MAY 13 * 6:35 PM * RADIO COVERAGE: FOX SPORTS RADIO 1330 AM, WWW.SEAWOLVES.COM JERRY UHT PARK * GAME #36 * HOME GAME #16 * NIGHT GAME #26
----- Tonight, the SeaWolves return home as they begin a three-game series against the Reading Fightin Phils (Philadelphia Phillies) at Jerry Uht Park. The SeaWolves are looking for their third straight win and their sixth straight home win. Yesterday afternoon, the SeaWolves completed a series win over the Bowie Baysox with a 10-6 victory... Today, righty Patrick Cooper takes the mound for the SeaWolves making his seventh start and first against the Fightin Phils. Cooper took the loss in his last start at Akron on May 8. In the game, he allowed three runs on eight hits with three walks and a strikeout in five innings of work. Erie lost the game 4-2...RHP David Buchanan takes the mound for Reading making his seventh start and first against Erie. Buchanan took a loss in his last start against Portland on May 8. In the game, he allowed nine runs, eight earned, on 10 hits with two walks and four strikeouts in 3.2 innings of work. Buchanan has allowed at least two runs in every start...The SeaWolves are nine-games over .500 for the first time since August 11, 2009 when the club was 62-53.
----- TUESDAY vs. READING - 6:35 FIRST PITCH RHP Warwick Saupold (2-1, 2.11 ERA) vs. LHP Jesse Biddle (2-2, 2.70 ERA)
WEDNESDAY vs. READING - 11:05 AM FIRST PITCH LHP Matt Crouse (3-2, 4.30 ERA) vs. RHP Seth Rosin (1-3, 3.20 ERA)
THURSDAY - OFF
FRIDAY at AKRON - 7:05 FIRST PITCH RHP Victor Larez (5-0, 3.52 ERA) vs. TBA
SATURDAY at AKRON - 7:05 FIRST PITCH LHP Kyle Lobstein (5-2, 3.16 ERA) vs. TBA
----- - Reading leads the season series over Erie 2-1. The SeaWolves and Fightin Phils meet 10 times in 2013. - The SeaWolves are 18-7 in night games. - The SeaWolves are 11-4 when not committing an error and 11-9 in games where they commit at least one error. - Erie has struggled to throw out opposing base stealers. The team is a combined 6-for-33 throwing out base stealers. - The SeaWolves are 10-5 at home. - The SeaWolves lead the league with a 3.65 team ERA.Reading is last in the league with a 4.54 team ERA. - Erie has allowed 125 earned runs, the second-fewest in the EL. - Erie is tied for the top team batting average in the league (.276) while Reading is ninth with a .247 team average. - The SeaWolves have stolen 34 bases and Hernan Perez is third in the league with with 13 - Tyler Collins is tied for the league lead with eight home runs.
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