Erie SeaWolves Vs. Reading Phillies...Game One of Four...Game Notes
May 27, 2011 - Eastern League (EL1)
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ERIE SEAWOLVES (20-24, T-6th PLACE WEST, 3.5 GB) vs. READING PHILLIES (24-21, 4th PLACE EAST, 5.5 GB)
RHP MARK SORENSEN (3-2, 3.67 ERA) VS. RHP JOSH ZEID (2-3, 5.19 ERA)FRIDAY, MAY 27 * 6:35 PM * RADIO COVERAGE: FOX SPORTS RADIO 1330 AM, WWW.SEAWOLVES.COM JERRY UHT PARK * GAME #45 * HOME GAME #22 * NIGHT GAME #32
Tonight, the SeaWolves return home for a brief four-game homestand as they take on the Reading Phillies (Philadelphia Phillies) at Jerry Uht Park. Last night, the 'Wolves fell to the Richmond Flying Squirrels in the final game of a four-game series, sending Erie to its third consecutive loss. The 'Wolves need a win tonight to avoid matching their longest loss streak of the season (four games) and dropping to a season-low five games under .500...The 'Wolves and Phillies have split the first six meetings of the season series. The two clubs split the most recent series in Erie 2-2 at the end of April...Reading boasts the leagues second-best team batting average at .270 and are the league's top scoring team (227 runs scored). Tonight's game features the two of the top three scoring teams in the EL (Reading one and Erie three)...Righty Mark Sorensen takes the mound tonight for the Howlers making his ninth start and first against the Philllies. Sorensen is 2-0 with a no-decision in his last three starts and has allowed just two earned runs over his last 21 innings pitched. Sorensen picked up a win in his last start at Bowie. The righty went seven innings, allowing a run on seven hits with two walks and four strikeouts in seven innings of work. The win was Sorensen's third of the season and Erie won the game 6-1...RHP Josh Zeid takes the mound for the Phillies making his ninth start and first appearance against the SeaWolves. Zeid earned a win in his last start against Richmond on May 21. In the game, he allowed three unearned runs on five hits with three walks and three strikeouts in six innings of work. Zeid is 2-2 in his last four starts and is 1-2 with a 6.43 ERA in three May starts.
SATURDAY vs. READING - 6:35 FIRST PITCHLHP Casey Crosby (2-2, 3.46 ERA) vs. RHP J.C. Ramirez (5-3, 3.00 ERA)
SUNDAY vs. READING 1:05 FIRST PITCHRHP Jacob Turner (1-1, 2.53 ERA) vs. RHP Austin Hyatt (5-3, 4.31 ERA)
MONDAY vs. READING - 1:05 FIRST PITCHRHP Luke Putkonen (0-6, 8.26 ERA) vs. LHP Ryan Edell (3-1, 4.05 ERA)
TUESDAY at BINGHAMTON - DH - 5:35 FIRST PITCHTBA vs. TBA
- The season series between Erie and Reading is tied 3-3. The SeaWolves and Phillies meet 14 times in 2011.- Defensively, the SeaWolves have committed 44 errors which is fourth-most in the EL. The SeaWolves have not committed an error in nine of their last 14 games.- The SeaWolves are 15-16 in night games and 5-8 in day games.- Erie's pitching staff is 11th in the league with a 4.26 team ERA. The SeaWolves have given up 215 runs which is the most allowed in the league. Erie has issued 159 walks which is the most allowed in the EL.- The SeaWolves are third in the EL with 203 runs scored. Reading leads the league with 227 runs scored.- Erie's offense is fourth in the league with a .264 team batting average.- The 'Wolves are hitting .244 with RISP, .212 with two outs and RISP and .274 with runners on base.- As a team, the SeaWolves are 8-for-33 with the bases loaded. - The 'Wolves are 12-9 at Jerry Uht Park- Erie is 7-6 against the Eastern Division.- Justin Henry is tied for fifth in the EL with a .331 average. Henry is third in EL with a .423 on-base percentage. - Henry has reached base safely in 24 consecutive games (Longest active streak in the EL.)- SeaWolves manager Chris Cron will not be managing tonight vs. Reading. Cron has traveled back to Arizona to attend his youngest son Kevin's high school graduation.
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