EL1 Erie SeaWolves

Erie SeaWolves vs. Trenton Thunder - Game Notes

Published on July 27, 2019 under Eastern League (EL1)
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ERIE SEAWOLVES (26-10, 2ND WEST, 0.5 GB 2nd Half) VS. TRENTON THUNDER (17-20, 4TH EAST, 5.0 GB 2nd Half)

RHP ALEX FAEDO (5-6, 3.82 ERA) VS. RHP SHAWN SEMPLE (AA DEBUT)

FRIDAY, JULY 26 * 7:05 PM EDT * BROADCAST: FOX SPORTS RADIO 1330 AM, SEAWOLVES.COM, MILB.TV

UPMC PARK * GAME #102 * HOME GAME #53 * NIGHT GAME #75

Tonight, the Erie SeaWolves look to bounce back against the Trenton Thunder as they continue a six-game series at UPMC Park. Last night, Erie fell 2-1 despite a quality start from Casey Mize and Josh Lester's 13th home run of the season. Alex Faedo takes the hill for Erie and is making his second start of the season against Trenton. His first start was a no-decision on April 6 when Faedo fired six shutout innings and scattered two hits while striking out seven. The right-hander has allowed multiple earned runs in each of his past four starts and owns a 0-1 record in three July outings with a 6.19 ERA (16.0 IP / 11 ER). Shawn Semple makes his Double-A debut for the Thunder after being promoted from Class-A Tampa on July 25. In 13 starts for the Tarpons, Semple went 1-4 with a 4.32 ERA in 66.2 innings. The right-hander has allowed three or more earned runs in each of his past five starts. Semple made one start for Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on May 25 and surrendered a season-high eight earned runs in 3.1 innings. The 23-year old was an 11th round selection by New York in 2017 out of the University of New Orleans.

Sun., July 28 vs. Trenton 1:35 p.m RHP Matt Manning (7-4, 2.82 ERA) vs. RHP Rony Garcia (2-9, 4.63 ERA)

Mon., July 29 vs. Trenton 12:05 p.m. RHP Kyle Funkhouser (2-1, 2.04 ERA) vs. RHP Brian Keller (1-1, 2.43 ERA)

Tue., July 30 at Binghamton 7:05 p.m. TBD vs. TBD

Wed., July 31 at Binghamton 7:05 p.m. TBD vs. TBD

- INF Isaac Paredes is ranked the No. 4 overall prospect, OF Derek Hill is No. 23 and OF Jose Azocar is No. 29

- INF Sergio Alcantara is a 40-man member and is the No. 14 overall prospect

- The Erie pitching staff now boasts nine Top-30 Tigers talents (MLB Pipeline): Casey Mize is ranked the No. 1 prospect (No.1 SP prospect in all of MiLB), Matt Manning is No. 2, Alex Faedo sits at No. 9, Kyle Funkhouser is slotted No. 10, Logan Shore is No. 15, Tarik Skubal ranks No. 17, Anthony Castro is No. 21, Zac Houston ranks No. 24, and Sandy Baez (IL) is No. 26

- Erie is now 12-3 in their past 15 games and 11 of those games have been decided by three runs or less

- Erie has slugged a league-best 22 home runs since the All-Star break

- In 14 of their first 18 games since the All-Star break, Erie starters have gone 5.0+ IP and have struck out a league-best 109

- During their first meeting at UPMC Park (April 5-7), the SeaWolves outscored the Thunder 29-9 and took two of three

- Tonight is the 12th of 14 meetings in 2019 (seven at UPMC park - April 4-7 & July 27-29... seven at Arm & Hammer Park - April 26-28 & June 7-9)

- The SeaWolves +71 run differential is first in the EL (+49 in second half) and Trenton's -10 is eighth (-25 in second half)

- Erie is tied for first in the Eastern League with a .248 batting average while Trenton is sixth at .240

- The 'Wolves are now second in home runs (83) and the Thunder are sixth (74)

- Erie has struck out 817 times (fourth-fewest in the EL) while Trenton has gone down on strikes 887 times (fifth-most)

- The SeaWolves pitching staff is third in team ERA (3.32) while the Thunder staff ranks eighth (3.67)

- Erie relievers have a 3.44 ERA (10th in the EL) and Trenton has a 3.10 ERA (fifth)

- Erie pitching has held opponents to a .232 batting average which tied for third-best in the league

- Erie defense is third in fielding percentage (.981) while Trenton is second-to-last in the league (.976)

- The SeaWolves went 5-6 vs. the Thunder in 2018 and 2-6 at UPMC Park

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