SeaWolves Game Notes for July 10
July 10, 2009 - Eastern League (EL1)
Erie SeaWolves News Release
ERIE SEAWOLVES (46-40, 4th PLACE SOUTH, 9.5 GB) vs. AKRON AEROS (56-31, 1st PLACE SOUTH, 6.0 GA)
RHP PAT STANLEY (3-2, 4.30 ERA) VS. LHP BOBBY LIVINGSTON (1-0, 2.57 ERA)
FRIDAY, JULY 10 * 7:05 P.M. * RADIO COVERAGE: FOX SPORTS RADIO 1330 AM,
JERRY UHT PARK * GAME #87 * HOME GAME #44 * NIGHT GAME #61
ENTERING TONIGHT'S ACTION... Today, the SeaWolves return home beginning a four-game series with their Southern Division rival, the Akron Aeros (Cleveland Indians) at Jerry Uht Park. The âWolves dropped the final two games of the road trip to Altoona and sit six games over .500. After plating 19 runs in the series opener against the Curve, Altoona outscored the Howlers 11-4 in the final two games to take the series. Entering play tonight, the âWolves sit in fourth place in the Southern Division, 9.5 games behind Akron,3.5 games behind second place Reading and 1.5 games behind third place Bowie...Akron is 5-5 in its last 10 games and is coming off of a loss on Thursday to Reading...In 2007, the SeaWolves trailed Akron by six games heading into a three-game series before the All-Star break, the Howlers swept the series, narrowing the margin to three games, and eventually pulled ahead in the second half and won the Southern Division crown...Erie has taken five of the seven meetings against the Aeros this season...Erie enters tonight's game with the second most home wins (28) and the best home winning percentage (.651) in the Eastern League. The âWolves have won three of their last four home games.
The âWolves are hitting .021 points better at home than on the road...Since returning from the DL, Ryan Strieby has played in 10 games and is batting .359 (14x39) with two home runs and four RBI.
He is the hottest SeaWolf at the plate over the last 10 games. Strieby has hit safely in five straight games, two shy of a season-high. As a team, Erie is hitting .290 in the last 10 games and the club is 6-4 over that span...Erie will play 12 of its next 19 games against Akron.
TODAY'S NOTABLES -
- Erie leads the season series over Akron 5-2. The SeaWolves and Aeros meet 27 times in 2009. It is the most times Erie will face an opponent in 2009.
- Erie's pitching staff is sixth in the league with a 3.88 team ERA. Akron has the top pitching staff in the EL with a 3.22 team ERA.
- Erie is fourth in the league with a .265 team batting average. Akron is tied for ninth in the league with a .251 team batting average.
- The SeaWolves lead the league with 94 home runs and 437 runs scored.
- Brennan Boesch is second in the league with 17 home runs, is sixth with 56 RBI and is tied second with 39 extra-base hits. He leads Erie in all three categories.
- The âWolves have turned 90 double plays which is fourth-most in the EL.
- Erie pitchers have walked 255 hitters this season which is the third-fewest walks allowed by a team in the league. Erie is averaging 2.93 walks allowed per game.
- The SeaWolves hitters have struck out 698 times, the most in the Eastern League. As a team, Erie is averaging 8.11 strikeouts per game. - Ryan Strieby is third in the EL with 16 home runs. He is second in the league with a .422 on-base percentage and is third with a .554 slugging percentage.
- Alex Avila leads the league throwing out potential base stealers at a clip of 46.9 percent.
- Five SeaWolves will participate in the 2009 Eastern League All-Star Game on July 15. 1B/OF Ryan Strieby, OF Brennan Boesch, OF Deik Scram, C Alex Avila, RHP Zach Simons.
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