EL1 Erie SeaWolves

Game Notes vs. Richmond

Published on July 17, 2018 under Eastern League (EL1)
Erie SeaWolves News Release


ERIE SEAWOLVES (44-49, 5th PLACE WEST, 10.5 GB) VS. RICHMOND FLYING SQUIRRELS (45-47, 4th PLACE WEST, 9.0 GB)

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LHP LIARVIS BRETO (2-2, 2.42 ERA) vs. RHP JAKE MCCASLAND (2-2, 3.38 ERA)

TUESDAY, JULY 17* 6:35 PM * BROADCAST: FOX SPORTS RADIO 1330 AM, SEAWOLVES.COM, MILB.TV

THE DIAMOND * GAME #94 *ROAD GAME #46 *NIGHT GAME #67

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The Erie SeaWolves return to The Diamond for game two of the three game series against the Richmond Flying Squirrels (San Francisco Giants)....The SeaWolves shutout the Squirrels 2-0 to give them their 10th shutout win of the season...Alex Faedo picked up his first AA win after pitching seven scoreless innings and walking just one batter with three hits...John Schreiber shoved a scoreless 9th inning to earn his 11th save in 2018....Danny Woodrow scored both Erie runs in the win, going 2-for-4 with a stolen base....Daz Cameron knocked in his 23rd RBI on a single in the 6th inning....Sergio Alcantara has racked up a .395 average over the last ten games for the SeaWolves and a .476 average over the last five....Erie inched a game closer in the playoff race and are now only 5.5 games out of a playoff spot behind second place Altoona......Erie will send Liarvis Breto to the mound tonight to make his fifth start of the season for the SeaWolves...The lefty threw a season-high 6.0 IP in his most recent outing, surrendering three runs on eight hits while striking out five in the eventual 10-2 loss to the Altoona Curve....Breto has recorded a 1-1 record and sports a 1.98 ERA on the road.......Jake McCasland makes his 6th start of the season and his first against Erie...McCasland pitched 6.0 IP and only allowed one run on seven hits in his last outing against Trenton.

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WEDNESDAY VS. RICHMOND FLYING SQUIRRELS (SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS)- THE DIAMOND- 12:05 PM

RHP A.J. Ladwig (0-0, 6.75 ERA) vs. RHP Taylor Hill (0-3, 3.18 ERA)

THURSDAY VS. BOWIE BAYSOX (BALTIMORE ORIOLES)- PRINCE GEORGE'S STADIUM- 7:05 PM

RHP Alfred Gutierrez (0-1, 7.71 ERA) vs. TBD

FRIDAY VS. BOWIE BAYSOX (BALTIMORE ORIOLES)- PRINCE GEORGE'S STADIUM- 7:05 PM

RHP Kyle Dowdy (2-3, 4.50 ERA) vs. TBD

SATURDAY VS. BOWIE BAYSOX (BALTIMORE ORIOLES)- PRINCE GEORGE'S STADIUM- 6:35 PM

RHP Beau Burrows (7-6, 3.63 ERA) vs. TBD

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-This is the second of six meetings between Erie and Richmond. Erie leads 1-0.

- The SeaWolves are fourth in the league with a 3.64 team ERA. Richmond is third with a 3.63 ERA.

- Erie catchers have combined to throw out 43 of 85 potential base stealers. Jake Rogers leads the league (33-for-59), throwing out potential base stealers 55.9% of the time.

- The SeaWolves have held a lead in 72 of 93 games played this season.

- The SeaWolves are second with a .260 batting average. Richmond is last with a .241 AVG.

- The SeaWolves have hit 54 home runs which is the fewest in the league. Richmond has hit 70.

- Erie batters have struck out 838 times this season which is the highest strikeout total in the league.

- Erie pitchers have struck out 811 hitters which is second in the league behind Trenton.

- The SeaWolves are 18-23 against the Western Division and 26-26 against the Eastern Division.

-Will Maddox is fifth in the league with a .309 batting average.

-John Schreiber is tied for second in the Eastern League with 11 saves.

-Jake Rogers leads the team in HR with 9, while Ficociello holds the RBI lead at 45.

-The SeaWolves are 11-35 in games where the opponent scores first and 3-13 in two-run games.

-The SeaWolves are 24-21 in games played away from UPMC Park this season, while only being 20-28 at home.

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