EL1 Erie SeaWolves

Erie SeaWolves vs. Trenton Thunder - Game Notes

Published on July 29, 2019 under Eastern League (EL1)
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ERIE SEAWOLVES (27-10, T-1ST WEST, -- GB 2nd Half) VS. TRENTON THUNDER (17-21, 4TH EAST, 6.0 GB 2nd Half)

RHP MATT MANNING (7-4, 2.82 ERA) VS. RHP RONY GARCIA (2-9, 4.63 ERA)

MONDAY, JULY 29 * 12:05 PM EDT * BROADCAST: FOX SPORTS RADIO 1330 AM, SEAWOLVES.COM, MILB.TV

UPMC PARK * GAME #103 * HOME GAME #54 * DAY GAME #28

Today, the Erie SeaWolves try to remain tied atop the Western Division in the series finale against the Trenton Thunder at UPMC Park. Two nights ago, Erie overtook Bowie for sole possession of first place in the second-half standings with a 4-2 win. Alex Faedo tossed a quality start and Chace Numata delivered a three-run homer as Erie won its 13th game in 17 days. Matt Manning takes the mound for the 'Wolves and is making his third start of the season against Trenton. In his previous two, Manning is 2-0 and has allowed one earned run in 11 innings with 13 strikeouts. The right-hander has allowed multiple earned runs in five of his past six starts and owns a 4.38 ERA across 12.1 innings in the month of July. Rony Garcia goes for Trenton and has lost seven of his past eight starts with the Thunder. The right-hander made his Double-A debut against Erie on April 28 at ARM & HAMMER Park and pitched five scoreless innings with a season-high eight strikeouts. Despite a 1-3 record, Garcia has logged a 2.45 ERA in four July starts (25.2 innings). The 21 year old was an international free agent signing by New York in 2015.

Tue., July 30 at Binghamton 6:35 p.m. RHP Kyle Funkhouser (2-1, 2.04 ERA) vs. RHP Tony Dibrell

Wed., July 31 at Binghamton 5:35 p.m. G1: TBD vs. LHP Kevin Smith (1-0, 2.38 ERA)

G2: TBD vs. RHP Mickey Janis (5-2, 3.82 ERA)

Thu., August 1 at. Binghamton 6:35 p.m. TBD vs. RHP Harol Gonzalez (6-4, 3.14 ERA)

Fri., August 2 vs. Fisher Cats 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 13-3 in their past 16 games and 12 of those games have been decided by three runs or less

- Erie has slugged a league-best 23 home runs since the All-Star break

- In 15 of their first 19 games since the All-Star break, Erie starters have gone 5.0+ IP and have struck out a league-best 116

- 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 13th 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 +73 run differential is first in the EL (+51 in second half) and Trenton's -12 is eighth (-27 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 tied for first in home runs (84) and the Thunder are sixth (75)

- Erie has struck out 820 times (fourth-fewest in the EL) while Trenton has gone down on strikes 895 times (fifth-most)

- The SeaWolves pitching staff is third in team ERA (3.31) while the Thunder staff ranks ninth (3.68)

- Erie relievers have a 3.42 ERA (10th in the EL) and Trenton has a 3.08 ERA (fifth)

- Erie pitching has held opponents to a .231 batting average which tied for 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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