Erie SeaWolves vs. Reading Phillies Game Notes
May 29, 2008 - Eastern League (EL1)
Erie SeaWolves News Release
ENTERING TONIGHT'S ACTION...
The SeaWolves and Reading Phillies (Philadelphia Phillies) meet in the final game of a three-game series tonight at Jerry Uht Park. The âWolves have picked up their first series victory since taking three of four from Altoona at "The Uht" April 24-27. The âWolves have won four of their last five games and are 5-5 in their last 10. The SeaWolves are also looking for their first series sweep since taking four from Bowie to open the season. The âWolves are in fifth place in the South, 10.5 games behind the first place Baysox. Erie can move up in the standings into a fourth place tie with a win tonight over the R-Phils. Last night's one-run victory over Reading was only the fourth when their opponent scores first and their fifth when not hitting a home run in a game...Leftie Danny Christensen takes the mound for Erie, making his 10th start of the season. He picked up a win in his last start at Akron, tossing his best outing of the season. In the game, Christensen went seven solid innings, allowing a run on six hits with four walks and two strikeouts. The âWolves have won two straight games with Christensen on the mound...The Phillies will send RHP Andrew Carpenter to the mound, making his 11th start of the season. Carpenter has dropped his last two starts. In his most recent outing at Binghamton, Carpenter gave up seven runs on eight hits with a walk and two strikeouts in five innings of work. Carpenter is 1-4 with a 8.75 ERA on the road in five starts. Opponents are batting .320 against Carpenter this season.
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TODAY'S NOTABLES -
- The SeaWolves are 8-15 at home
- Erie is 11-22 in night games.
- The âWolves are 19-23 against the Southern Division.
- Erie leads the season series over Reading 2-0. The SeaWolves and Phillies meet 13 times in 2008.
- The âWolves are seventh in the league with a .263 team batting average. The Phillies are tied for fifth, hitting .264 as a team.
- The SeaWolves lead the league with 65 stolen bases.
- The âWolves lead the league 271 runs scored and are second in the league with 44 home runs.
- Erie's pitching staff is 10th in the league with a 4.85 ERA. Reading is ninth with a 4.50 ERA.
- The SeaWolves (Dusty Ryan and Max St. Pierre) are throwing out potential base stealers at a clip of 48.8 percent which leads the league.
- Wilkin Ramirez is tied for fourth in the league with nine home runs. He leads the league with 25 extra-base hits and is second with a .548 slugging percentage. Ramirez 62 hits tops the SeaWolves and is fourth in the league.
- The SeaWolves are 7-20 in May.
- Max Leon is fourth in the EL with a .444 on-base percentage.
- The âWolves are looking for three straight home wins since taking three straight from Altoona April 25-27.
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UPCOMING SCHEDULE AND STARTING PITCHERS -
FRIDAY vs. ALTOONA - 6:35 FIRST PITCH LHP Luke French (3-4, 3.82 ERA) vs. RHP Jimmy Barthmaier (2-4, 4.86 ERA)
SATURDAY vs. ALTOONA - DOUBLEHEADER - 5:05 FIRST PITCH
GM 1 - RHP Josh Rainwater (2-2, 6.31 ERA) vs. RHP Yoslan Herrera (3-5, 3.83 ERA)
GM 2 - RHP Matt Righter (1-1, 4.94 ERA) vs. LHP Kyle Bloom (0-3, 5.91 ERA)
SUNDAY vs. ALTOONA - 1:05 FIRST PITCH
RHP Andrew Kown (3-5, 5.13 ERA) vs. RHP Josh Hill (4-5, 3.62 ERA)
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