EL1 Erie SeaWolves

SeaWolves Game Notes for August 6

Published on August 6, 2009 under Eastern League (EL1)
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ERIE SEAWOLVES (60-49, 3rd PLACE SOUTH, 8.0 GB) vs. NEW BRITAIN ROCK CATS (53-57, 3rd PLACE NORTH, 11.0 GB)

LHP RAMON GARCIA (2-1, 5.82 ERA) VS. RHP COLE DEVRIES (6-11, 4.36 ERA)

THURSDAY, AUGUST 6 * 7:05 P.M.

JERRY UHT PARK * GAME #110 * HOME GAME #59 * NIGHT GAME #81

ENTERING TONIGHT'S ACTION... Tonight, the SeaWolves look for their fourth consecutive win as they look for a three-game series sweep against the New Britain Rock Cats (Minnesota Twins) at Jerry Uht Park. Last night, the ‘Wolves took an early lead but allowed the ‘Cats to take a lead in the sixth. Erie rallied to score three unanswered taking down New Britain 6-4. The win improved the SeaWolves to 8-0-1 in nine series against the EL North. The club's record is 19-8 against Northern Division opponents. Erie is in a stretch of 15 consecutive games against opponents from the North...Last night, the top three teams in the Southern Division were all victorious. Erie is eight games behind first place Akron and one game behind wild card leading Reading. The Howlers moved to 1.5 games ahead of fourth place Bowie which fell to New Hampshire...The ‘Wolves are the top home team in the Eastern League with a 40-18 record and a .689 winning percentage at "The Uht". The ‘Wolves are 15-4 at home since June 30...Erie's three-game winning streak is the longest current winning streak in the EL...Lefty Ramon Garcia takes the mound for the ‘Wolves making his second consecutive spot start. He took a no-decision in his last outing against Reading on July 31. In the game, Garcia allowed three runs on five hits in tossing a season-high 5.1 innings. Tonight is Garcia's sixth start. As a starter, he is 0-1 with a 4.35 ERA...Brennan Boesch is 6-for his last-20 at the plate with three home runs and four RBI...Erie has eight sweeps to their credit this season. The most recent sweep was a four-game sweep against Binghamton July 24-25...Erie starters have all picked up wins over the current three-game winning streak.

TODAY'S NOTABLES -

- Erie leads the season series over New Britain 2-0. The SeaWolves and Rock Cats meet six times in 2009.

- Erie's pitching staff is sixth in the league with a 3.95 team ERA. New Britain's pitching staff is tied for eighth in the league with a 4.12 ERA.

- Erie is sixth in the league with a .260 team batting average. New Britain is tied for second in the league with a .268 team batting average.

- The SeaWolves lead the league with 129 home runs and 563 runs scored. Erie is one of three teams (Akron and Portland) to score over 500 runs in 2009.

- Brennan Boesch leads the league with 24 home runs, seven triples and 52 extra-base hits. He is fourth with a .536 slugging percentage, third with 74 RBI and tied for third with 70 runs scored.

- The ‘Wolves have turned 113 double plays which is fourth-most in the EL

- Erie pitchers have walked 322 hitters this season which is the second-fewest allowed by a team in the league. Erie is averaging 2.95 walks allowed per game.

- SeaWolves hitters have struck out a league-high 900 times. As a team, Erie is averaging 8.25 strikeouts per game.

- 35 of Andy Dirks 39 RBI have come with runners in scoring position.

- Following the current nine-game homestand, Erie will play 20 of the last 28 games on the road.

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