EL1 Erie SeaWolves

Erie SeaWolves vs. Reading Fightin Phils - Game Notes

Published on May 18, 2018 under Eastern League (EL1)
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ERIE SEAWOLVES (15-23, 6th PLACE WEST, 6.0 GB) VS. READING FIGHTIN PHILS (14-22, 5th PLACE EAST, 9.5 GB)

RHP SANDY BAEZ (0-2, 4.23 ERA) vs. RHP HAROLD ARAUZ (3-1, 4.34 ERA)

FRIDAY, MAY 18 * 6:05 PM * BROADCAST: FOX SPORTS RADIO 1330 AM, SEAWOLVES.COM, MILB.TV

UPMC PARK * GAME #39 * HOME GAME #16 * NIGHT GAME #27

Tonight, the SeaWolves open a four-game series against the Reading Fightin Phils (Philadelphia Phillies) at UPMC Park. The SeaWolves are coming off of a road trip where the team went 4-3 and held leads, including two ninth inning leads, in all seven games. Erie finished the trip with a 10-3 win over the Binghamton Rumble Ponies on

Wednesday. The win snapped a six-game losing streak to the Ponies...Erie has struggled this season at UPMC Park, going 4-11 in 15 home games. The 'Wolves are still in search of their first series win at home...Righty Sandy Baez takes the mound for the SeaWolves making his eighth start and second against the Fightin Phils. Baez took a no-decision in his first start against Reading, tossing 4.2 shutout frames with a season-high 10 strikeouts. Baez took a no-decision in his last start against Akron on May 12. In the game, he allowed two runs on nine hits with two walks and three strikeouts in a season-high 6.1 innings of work. Baez left the game with a lead but the bullpen could not hold it and the 'Wolves fell 4-3...Righty Harold Arauz takes the mound for Reading making his eighth start and second against the SeaWolves. Arauz tossed five scoreless frames against Erie on April 6. He took a loss in his last start against Altoona allowing a season-high six runs on five hits in 4.1 innings of work.

SATURDAY VS. READING FIGHTIN PHILS (PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES) - UPMC PARK - 6:05 P.M.

RHP Spencer Turnbull (2-3, 4.11 ERA) vs. LHP JoJo Romero (0-4, 6.38 ERA)

SUNDAY VS. READING FIGHTIN PHILS (PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES) - UPMC PARK - 1:35 P.M.

RHP Kyle Funkhouser (0-3, 4.91 ERA) vs. RHP Franklyn Kilome (1-1, 5.87 ERA)

MONDAY VS. READING FIGHTIN PHILS (PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES) - UPMC PARK - 6:05 P.M.

LHP Tyler Alexander (3-0, 2.97 ERA) vs. RHP Edgar Garcia (2-1, 0.41 ERA)

TUESDAY VS. HARRISBURG SENATORS (WASHINGTON NATIONALS) - FNB FIELD - 6:30 P.M.

RHP Beau Burrows (5-2, 2.21 ERA) vs. TBD

- Erie leads the season series over Reading 3-1. The SeaWolves and Fightin Phils meet 15 times in 2018.

- The SeaWolves are seventh in the league with a 3.94 team ERA. Reading is 10th in the league with a 4.38 team ERA.

- Erie catchers have combined to throw out 21 of 39 potential base stealers. Jake Rogers leads the league (15-for-26),

throwing out potential base stealers 57.7percent of the time.

- The SeaWolves have held a lead in 32 of 38 games played this season.

- Erie is 7-4 in games where the team collected 10 or more hits.

- The SeaWolves are sixth in the league with a .250 team batting average. Reading is seventh with a .248 team average.

- The SeaWolves have hit 13 home runs which is the fewest in the league.

- Jacob Robson has reached base in 32 of the 35 games he has played.

- Erie batters have struck out 367 times this season which is the highest strikeout total in the league.

- The SeaWolves are second in the league with 39 stolen bases.

- Erie pitchers have struck out 308 hitters which is sixth in the league.

- The SeaWolves are 7-10 against Eastern Division opponents.

- Erie starting pitchers have allowed just seven earned runs over the past six games.

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