Game Notes vs. Harrisburg
August 15, 2018 - Eastern League (EL1)
Erie SeaWolves News Release
ERIE SEAWOLVES (57-64, 5th PLACE WEST, 11.0 GB) VS. HARRISBURG SENATORS (62-57, 3rd PLACE WEST, 5.0 GB)
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RHP A.J. LADWIG (4-0, 2.38 ERA) vs. RHP JARON LONG (4-8, 3.72 ERA)
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 15 * 7:05 PM * BROADCAST: FOX SPORTS RADIO 1330 AM, SEAWOLVES.COM, MILB.TV
UPMC PARK * GAME #122 * HOME GAME #61 * NIGHT GAME #84
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The Erie SeaWolves conclude the three game series with the Harrisburg Senators (Washington Nationals) at UPMC Park...The SeaWolves dropped game two of the series 15-3 in their most lopsided loss of the season....Alex Faedo has now lost in five straight starts for Erie and has allowed eight combine home runs in his last three games...Willi Castro extended his hitting streak to eight games....Sergio Alcantara logged his team leading 26th multi-hit game.....Jake Rogers launched his roster leading 15th home run in the loss....The SeaWolves were 1-for-11 with runners in scoring position...The team left ten on base in the loss....The Senators blasted 20 hits on a combined five Erie pitchers....Will Maddox pitched a scoreless ninth inning in his first appearance on the mound for Erie this season....The SeaWolves dropped to nine games out of the wild card behind Altoona....A.J. Ladwig aims to keep his stellar month of August in his first start against the Senators in 2018....The righty only allowed one run on ten hits through 6.1 in a win against Altoona in his last start....Ladwig is 2-0 in the month of August with a 1.59 ERA....The Erie starter was 2-0 with a 2.51 ERA against Harrisburg during the 2017 season....Jaron Long will make his first start against the SeaWolves tonight.....The righty lost after allowing eight runs on nine hits through 5.2 IP his last time out against TRE.
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*OFF-DAY*
FRIDAY VS. BOWIE BAYSOX (BALTIMORE ORIOLES)- UPMC PARK- 7:05 PM
RHP Alfred Gutierrez (2-2, 4.73 ERA) vs. TBD
SATURDAY VS. BOWIE BAYSOX (BALTIMORE ORIOLES)- UPMC PARK- 7:05 PM
RHP Spencer Turnbull (4-6, 4.57 ERA) vs. TBD
SUNDAY VS. BOWIE BAYSOX (BALTIMORE ORIOLES)- UPMC PARK- 1:35 PM
RHP Beau Burrows (9-8, 4.05 ERA) vs. TBD
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-This is the 9th of 13 meetings between Harrisburg and Erie. The Senators lead 6-2.
- The SeaWolves are sixth in the league with a 4.01 team ERA. Harrisburg is 3rd with a 3.70 ERA.
- Erie catchers have combined to throw out 55 of 116 potential base stealers. Jake Rogers leads the league (43-for-80), throwing out potential base stealers 53.8% of the time.
- The SeaWolves have held a lead in 92 of 121 games played this season.
- The SeaWolves are third with a .261 batting average. Harrisburg is T-8th with a .250 team AVG.
- The SeaWolves have hit 75 home runs which is the fewest in the league. Harrisburg has hit 96 (8th in EL)
- Erie batters have struck out 1033 times this season which is the highest strikeout total in the league.
- Erie pitchers have struck out 1030 hitters which is second in the league behind Trenton.
- The SeaWolves are 27-33 against the Western Division and 30-31 against the Eastern Division.
-Danny Woodrow leads the team with a .312 average.
-John Schreiber is second in the Eastern League with 16 saves.
-Jake Rogers leads the team in HR with 15, while Lester holds the RBI lead at 58.
-The SeaWolves are 30-30 in games played away from UPMC Park this season, while only being 26-34 at home.
-The SeaWolves have a 17-22 record in one run games, and are 8-17 in doubleheader games.
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