EL1 Erie SeaWolves

Erie SeaWolves vs. Richmond Flying Squirrels - Game Notes

Published on August 21, 2019 under Eastern League (EL1)
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ERIE SEAWOLVES (41-17, 1ST WEST, 2.0 GA 2nd Half) VS. RICHMOND FLYING SQUIRRELS (24-34, 5TH WEST, 17.0 GB 2nd Half)

GAME TWO: rhp LOGAN SHORE (4-7, 3.33 ERA) VS. RHP SEAN HJELLE (0-2, 8.38 ERA)

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 21 * 6:35 PM EDT * BROADCAST: FOX SPORTS RADIO 1330 AM, SEAWOLVES.COM, MILB.TV

THE DIAMOND * GAME #126 * ROAD GAME #61 * NIGHT GAME #89

Tonight, the first place Erie SeaWolves will take on the Richmond Flying Squirrels at The Diamond. The SeaWolves and Squirrels will pick up last night's suspended ballgame in the top of the eighth inning, tied 1-1. The two clubs will then play a second, nine inning game to wrap up the three game series. Last night, Cam Gibson homered for the SeaWolves lone run and Peter Maris homered for the lone Richmond run. Erie will have the top of the lineup at the plate when play resumes...Righty Logan shore takes the mound for Erie in the series finale and is making his 23rd appearance, 16th start and second appearance against Richmond. Shore faced Richmond in relief on July 20 allowing a run in 1.2 innings. Shore took a no-decision in his last start against Reading on August 13 allowing two unearned runs in three innings...Righty Sean Hjelle takes the mound for Richmond and is making his third start since being called up from Class-A San Jose. In his last start against Bowie on August 15, Hjelle allowed four runs on nine hits with no walks and four strikeouts in 4.2 innings. Hjelle made nine starts with Class-A Augusta (1-2, 2.66 ERA) and 14 starts with San Jose (5-5, 2.79 ERA) prior to joining the Flying Squirrels.

THURSDAY VS. HARRISBURG SENATORS (WASHINGTON NATIONALS) - FNB FIELD - 7:00 P.M.

TBD VS. RHP Mario Sanchez (8-4, 2.72 ERA)

FRIDAY VS. HARRISBURG SENATORS (WASHINGTON NATIONALS) - FNB FIELD - 7:00 P.M.

TBD VS. RHP Kevin McGowan (1-2, 5.14 ERA)

SATURDAY VS. HARRISBURG SENATORS (WASHINGTON NATIONALS) - 6:00 P.M.

TBD VS. RHP Eduardo Vera (0-0, 6.23 ERA)

- INF Isaac Paredes is ranked the No. 5 overall prospect, Kody Clemens is No. 17 and OF Derek Hill is No. 28

- The Erie pitching staff now boasts seven Top 30 Tigers talents (MLB Pipeline): Casey Mize is ranked the No. 1 prospect (No. 1 pitching prospect in MiLB), Matt Manning is No. 2, Tarik Skubal is No. 4, Alex Faedo sits at No. 9, Joey Wentz comes in at No. 10, Anthony Castro is No. 20, and Alex Lange ranks No. 29

- Derek Hill set the franchise record last Tuesday for most home runs in a single-season from the leadoff spot (14)

- Isaac Paredes set the franchise record for most consecutive multi-hit games (7) from July 27 - August 3

- Erie is now 26-10 in its past 36 games and 23 of those games have been decided by three runs or fewer

- In 30 of their 40 games since the All-Star break, SeaWolves starters have gone 5.0+ IP.

- Tonight is the ninth meeting between the SeaWolves and Flying Squirrels. The two clubs meet 14 times in 2019.

- The SeaWolves +91 run differential is first in the EL (+69 in second half). Richmond is last at -139 (-64 in second half)

- Jose Azocar leads the EL with 132 hits and is second in the league with a .293 batting average. Azocar leads the SeaWolves with 39 multi-hit games.

- Erie leads the Eastern League with a .251 batting average. Richmond is last with a .217 team batting average.

- Erie has hit the second-most home runs in the league (105).

- The SeaWolves pitching staff is second in team ERA (3.27) while the Flying Squirrels staff ranks sixth (3.62)

- Erie relievers have a 3.45 ERA (11th in the EL) while the Squirrels are 10th in the EL with a 3.42 ERA

- Erie pitching has held opponents to a .230 batting average which second in the league

- The SeaWolves are tied for third in the league with a .981 fielding pct. Richmond is last with a .973 fielding pct.

- The SeaWolves finished their last homestand 5-1 and are a league-best 23-6 at home in the second half.

- Since July 15, the SeaWolves are 8-0 in games following a loss.

- The SeaWolves are 9-1-1 in series following the All-Star break.

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