Erie SeaWolves vs. Trenton Thunder - Game Notes
June 10, 2019 - Eastern League (EL1)
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ERIE SEAWOLVES (28-29, 4TH WEST, 7.5 GB 1st Half) VS. TRENTON THUNDER (34-24, 2ND EAST, 0.5 GB, 1st Half)
RHP Logan Shore (2-5, 4.47 ERA) vs. RHP CHANCE ADAMS (0-0, 0.00 ERA)
MONDAY, JUNE 10 * 7:00 PM EDT * BROADCAST: FOX SPORTS RADIO 1330 AM, SEAWOLVES.COM, MILB.TV
ARM & HAMMER PARK * GAME #58 * ROAD GAME #26 * NIGHT GAME #38
Tonight, the Erie SeaWolves go for the series victory against the Trenton Thunder in the final game of a four-game series at ARM & HAMMER Park. The SeaWolves mustered just four hits in yesterday's 1-0 loss, despite getting five strong innings from starter Kyle Funkhouser. Logan Shore takes the mound for Erie in the series finale lost three straight starts. His last start against Altoona on June 4, Shore allowed two earned runs on four hits in six innings while walking a season-high four and striking out a season-high seven batters. The right-hander made one start at Trenton earlier this season on April 28, taking a loss after surrendering four runs on seven hits in five innings. Chance Adams takes the mound for Trenton making his first start with the Thunder. Adams made eight starts for Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre going 4-1 with a 3.35 ERA. He also made two appearances in relief for the Yankees going 1-0 with a 3.86 ERA. Adams was a fifth rounder by the Yankees in the 2015 draft out of Dallas-Baptist.
Tue., June 11 at Reading 7:10 p.m. RHP Alex Faedo (3-4, 3.92 ERA) vs. RHP Jose Taveras (2-0, 2.53 ERA)
GAME 2 LHP Trent Szkutnik (1-2, 3.22 ERA) vs. LHP Bailey Falter (4-4, 4.10 ERA)
Wed., June 12 at Reading 7:10 p.m. RHP Casey Mize (6-0, 1.27 ERA) vs. RHP Mauricio Llovera (2-2, 4.57 ERA)
Thu., June 13 at Reading 7:10 p.m. RHP Matt Manning (5-3, 2.14 ERA) vs. RHP Ramon Rosso (3-2, 3.35 ERA)
Fri., June 14 vs. Hartford 7:05 p.m. TBD vs. TBD
- INF Isaac Paredes is the No. 4 overall prospect, OF Derek Hill is No. 24 and OF Jose Azocar is No. 30
- INF Sergio Alcantara is a 40-man member and the No. 14 overall prospect
- The starting rotation now boasts five Top-30 Tigers talents: RHP Casey Mize is ranked the No. 1 prospect, RHP Matt Manning is No. 2, RHP Alex Faedo sits at No. 9, RHP Logan Shore is No. 15 and RHP Anthony Castro is No. 26
- The bullpen features No. 25 overall prospect Zac Houston
- Kyle Funkhouser struck out eight hitters yesterday, the 14th time this season an Erie starter has punched out 8+
- In nine meetings in 2019, Erie has outscored Trenton 44-24 (+20)
- Trenton swept the last meeting April 26-28 in which Erie fell by two runs or less in every game
- In May, Erie went 5-11 in games decided by three runs or fewer. The SeaWolves went 9-9 in such games in April
- Tonight is the ninth of 12 meetings in 2019 (six at UPMC park - April 4-7 & July 27-29... six at Arm & Hammer Park - April 26-28 & June 7-9)
- The SeaWolves +26 run differential is fourth-best in the EL and the Thunder +9 is seventh
- Erie is second in the Eastern League with a .247 batting average while Trenton is sixth at .239
- The Thunder have scored the fourth-most runs in the EL (243) while the SeaWolves have scored the seventh-most (236)
- Erie has struck out 474 times (fewest in the EL) while Trenton has gone down on strikes 514 times (seventh)
- Trenton has slugged the fourth-most home runs in the league (44). Erie ranks eighth in home runs (42)
- Erie pitching is third-best in the league in team ERA (3.42) while Trenton is fifth in team ERA (3.49)
- Thunder pitchers have walked the third most hitters (231) while the SeaWolves are fourth-fewest in walks allowed (184)
- Erie boasts the league's third-best defense (.981 fielding percentage) while Trenton owns the third-worst (.978)
- The SeaWolves went 5-6 vs. the Thunder in 2018 and 3-0 at Arm & Hammer Park (June 15-17, 2018)
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