EL1 Erie SeaWolves

Game Notes vs. Akron July 26

Published on July 26, 2018 under Eastern League (EL1)
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ERIE SEAWOLVES (49-53, 4th PLACE WEST, 11.5 GB) VS. AKRON RUBBERDUCKS (61-42, 1st PLACE WEST, 0.0 GB)

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RHP SPENCER TURNBULL (4-5, 4.24 ERA) vs. RHP JAKE PAULSON (6-3, 2.79 ERA)

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

UPMC PARK * GAME #103 *HOME GAME #51 *NIGHT GAME #70

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The Erie SeaWolves open up a four game series with the first place Akron RubberDucks (Cleveland Indians) at UPMC Park....The SeaWolves wrapped the up the season series with the Richmond Flying Squirrels winning four of the six games...Isaac Paredes cranked his first AA home run yesterday on a grand slam in the first game of the doubleheader...Will Maddox recorded a 3-for-3, 2B and three run performance in the second game of the doubleheader....Maddox also launched a solo homer in the first game of the two-bill to for his fourth bomb of the season...The SeaWolves still sit 5.5 games behind the second place Altoona Curve for a playoff spot....This will be the first meeting of Akron and Erie since the beginning of June....Erie has won five of the seven games played against Akron, all at Canal Park in Ohio.....Sergio Alcantara has a .409 AVG in six games against the RubberDucks and Danny Woodrow has a .500 AVG in three games.....Spencer Turnbull will make his first start for Erie since June 16th....The righty returned from the DL and struck out six in 4.2 against Fort Myers...In Turnbull's last start for Erie he earned a win against Trenton after racking up six strikeouts and allowed two runs in 5.0 IP....Jake Paulson will make his third start against Erie in 2018...In two starts against Erie, Paulson has a 0-1 record and a 2.25 ERA.

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FRIDAY VS. AKRON RUBBERDUCKS (CLEVELAND INDIANS)- UPMC PARK- 7:05 PM

RHP Beau Burrows (7-7, 3.99 ERA) vs. LHP Matt Whitehouse (3-1, 1.94 ERA)

SATURDAY VS. AKRON RUBBERDUCKS (CLEVELAND INDIANS)- UPMC PARK- 7:05 PM

RHP Alex Faedo (1-1, 4.00 ERA) vs. RHP Aaron Civale (5-3, 3.19 ERA)

SUNDAY VS. AKRON RUBBERDUCKS (CLEVELAND INDIANS)- UPMC PARK- 1:35 PM

RHP A.J. Ladwig (2-0, 3.06 ERA) vs. LHP Sean Brady (0-1, 9.00 ERA)

TUESDAY VS. PORTLAND SEA DOGS (BOSTON RED SOX)- HADLOCK FIELD- 7:00 PM

RHP Alfred Gutierrez (2-1, 2.81 ERA) vs. TBD

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-This is the eighth of 18 meetings between Akron and Erie. The SeaWolves lead the series 5-2.

- The SeaWolves are third in the league with a 3.74 team ERA. Akron is 4th with a 3.22 ERA.

- Erie catchers have combined to throw out 47 of 92 potential base stealers. Jake Rogers leads the league (36-for-64), throwing out potential base stealers 56.3% of the time.

- The SeaWolves have held a lead in 80 of 102 games played this season.

- The SeaWolves are tied for second with a .260 batting average. Akron is tied for 10th with a .246 AVG.

- The SeaWolves have hit 59 home runs which is the fewest in the league. Akron has hit 90.

- Erie batters have struck out 891 times this season which is the highest strikeout total in the league.

- Erie pitchers have struck out 866 hitters which is second in the league behind Trenton.

- The SeaWolves are 23-27 against the Western Division and 26-26 against the Eastern Division.

-Will Maddox leads the team with a .308 AVG.

-John Schreiber is second in the Eastern League with 14 saves.

-Jake Rogers leads the team in HR with 11, while Ficociello and Lester hold the RBI lead at 45.

-The SeaWolves are 11-37 in games where the opponent scores first and 6-14 in two-run games.

-The SeaWolves are 26-24 in games played away from UPMC Park this season, while only being 22-29 at home.

-The SeaWolves have a 15-17 record in one run games.

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