EL1 Erie SeaWolves

Game Notes: Erie vs. Akron June 2nd

Published on June 2, 2018 under Eastern League (EL1)
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ERIE SEAWOLVES (20-33, 6th PLACE WEST, 10.0 GB) VS. AKRON RUBBERDUCKS (31-24, 1st PLACE WEST, 0.0 GB)

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RHP BEAU BURROWS (5-4, 3.04 ERA) vs. RHP JAKE PAULSON (3-1, 2.50 ERA)

SATURDAY, JUNE 2 * 7:05 PM * BROADCAST: FOX SPORTS RADIO 1330 AM, SEAWOLVES.COM, MILB.TV

CANAL PARK * GAME #54 *AWAY GAME #28 * NIGHT GAME #36

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Tonight, the Erie SeaWolves look to clinch a road series win against the 1st-place Akron RubberDucks (Cleveland Indians) at Canal Park...The SeaWolves' pitching staff shined in the 1-0 shutout win over the Akron RubberDucks...Liarvis Breto, Kurt Spomer, and John Schreiber combined only allowed four base runners the entire game...Breto worked for 4.1 innings and struck out four in his first AA start....Spomer pitched in his longest outing of the season for Erie at 2.2 innings to give him his first win of 2018...Schreiber hurled 2.0 scoreless innings and sat down Bobby Bradley with the tying run at first to win the second game in a row for the SeaWolves...Josh Lester punched in the only run of the night for Erie, and also logged his 11th multi-hit game on the season...It was the second consecutive shutout win over the Akron RubberDucks at Canal Park...Beau Burrows is set to make his second start against Akron this season....Burrows gave him his fourth win of the season, throwing for five innings, surrendering only one unearned run in what ended up being an 8-2 Erie win....Jake Paulson is slated to make his second start against the SeaWolves this season and his seventh start overall...Paulson only allowed two earned through seven innings back on May 13th, but the SeaWolves still held on to win at Canal Park.

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SUNDAY VS. AKRON RUBBERDUCKS (CLEVELAND INDIANS)- CANAL PARK- 2:05 PM

RHP Sandy Baez (0-4, 3.90 ERA) vs. RHP Zach Plesac (2-0, 0.00 ERA)

TUESDAY VS. HARTFORD YARD GOATS (COLORADO ROCKIES)- UPMC PARK- 7:05 PM

RHP Spencer Turnbull (2-5, 4.83 ERA) vs. TBD

WEDNESDAY VS. HARTFORD YARD GOATS (COLORADO ROCKIES)- UPMC PARK- 7:05 PM

RHP Kyle Funkhouser (0-3, 4.67 ERA) vs. TBD

THURSDAY VS. HARTFORD YARD GOATS (COLORADO ROCKIES)- UPMC PARK- 7:05 PM

TBD vs. TBD

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-Erie leads the series 4-1 over Akron. The SeaWolves and RubberDucks square off 18 times in 2018.

- The SeaWolves are seventh in the league with a 3.84 team ERA. Akron is first with a 2.80 ERA.

- Erie catchers have combined to throw out 24 of 52 potential base stealers. Jake Rogers leads the league (17-for-34), throwing out potential base stealers 50% of the time.

- The SeaWolves have held a lead in 41 of 52 games played this season.

- The SeaWolves are eighth in the league with a .244 team batting average. Akron is sixth with a .246 average.

- The SeaWolves have hit 26 home runs which is the fewest in the league. Akron is fifth with 45 home runs.

- Jacob Robson has reached base in 40 of the 44 games he has played and is fourth in the league in walks.

- Erie batters have struck out 505 times this season which is the highest strikeout total in the league.

- Erie pitchers have struck out 456 hitters which is second in the league behind Trenton.

- The SeaWolves are 9-16 against the Western Division this season.

-Jake Robson leads the team with a .282 average and HR with 5.

-The SeaWolves are 4-22 in games where the opponent scores first and 6-12 in one run games.

-Alcantara amassed a .400 average in four games against the RubberDucks, and Robson hit .421 with three stolen bases and four runs scored against Akron.

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