EL1 Erie SeaWolves

SeaWolves Game Notes

Published on August 14, 2007 under Eastern League (EL1)
Erie SeaWolves News Release


ERIE SEAWOLVES (67-50, 2nd PLACE, 1.0 GB) vs. READING PHILLIES (59-61, 5th PLACE, 10.5 GB)

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RHP EDDIE BONINE (12-5, 3.40 ERA) vs. LHP Josh Outman (0-2, 5.40 ERA)

TUESDAY, AUGUST 14 * 1:05 PM * RADIO COVERAGE: JET RADIO 1400 AM, WWW.SEAWOLVES.COM

JERRY UHT PARK * GAME #117 * HOME GAME #60 * DAY GAME #29

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ENTERING TONIGHT'S ACTION...

Tonight, the SeaWolves take on the Reading Phillies (Philadelphia Phillies) in the first of a three-game series at First Energy Stadium. The 'Wolves are coming off of back-to-back wins against the Connecticut Defenders over the weekend. Both were come from behind wins for Erie as they trailed by four runs on Saturday and six runs on Sunday...The Phillies come into tonight's game having dropped their last five, including a sweep over the weekend in Trenton. The R-Phils are 3-7 over their last 10 games... The SeaWolves wrapped up the Northern Division portion of the schedule on Sunday and finished with a 24-15 record against the opposite division. Monday was the 'Wolves last off day of the season. The team is now in a stretch where they will play 24 games in a span of 21 days to end the season. All of the 'Wolves remaining games are against the Southern Division...Erie enters tonight's game trailing first place Akron by just a single game. Both Altoona and Bowie are tied for third place in the division and are 4.5 games behind the 'Wolves...Erie sends RHP Eddie Bonine to the bump in the first game of the Reading series. Bonine is 1-0 against the R-Phils and is coming off of a no-decision in his last outing against New Britain...LHP Josh Outman is making his third start for the Phillies since getting the call up from Class-A Clearwater. He took a loss against Bowie in his last outing going five innings, allowing seven runs, three earned, on six hits. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

TODAY'S NOTABLES -

- The SeaWolves are 28-29 on the road. Erie has been at the .500 mark just once on the road this season.

- The 'Wolves are 48-40 in night games (20-9 in day games)

- Erie is 6-4 in August.

- The 'Wolves are 43-35 against the Southern Division.

- Erie is third in the league in team pitching with a 3.74 team ERA. Reading is sixth in the league 4.29 ERA. Erie is one of four teams in the league with an ERA under 4.00.

- The 'Wolves have allowed the fewest walks by any team in the league (293). Erie is the only team in the league with fewer than 300 walks issued.

- Erie is seventh in the league with a .262 team batting average. Reading is the league's top hitting team batting .273

- Mike Hollimon leads the league with 80 runs scored and Clete Thomas is second with 79 runs scored. Hollimon is tied for third in the league with 51 extra-base hits. Thomas is fourth in the league with 124 hits.

- Jeff Larish is tied with Reading's Mike Costanzo for the league lead in home runs with 23. Larish is second in the EL with 84 RBI.

- Erie is second in the league with 591 runs scored.

- Erie leads the league with 112 home runs.

- The SeaWolves have two pitchers in the top 10 in the league...Jair Jurrjens (third) and tonight's starter Eddie Bonine (fourth). Jurrjens has been called up to the Detroit Tigers and will make a spot start Wednesday in Cleveland.

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UPCOMING SCHEDULE AND STARTING PITCHERS -

WEDNESDAY at READING - 7:05 FIRST PITCH

LHP Jon Connolly (6-6, 4.70 ERA) vs. RHP Carlos Carrasco (4-2, 4.94 ERA)

THURSDAY at READING - 7:05 FIRST PITCH

RHP Andrew Kown (4-7. 4.55 ERA) vs. RHP Zach Segovia (4-2, 4.50 ERA)

FRIDAY at ALTOONA - 7:05 FIRST PITCH

RHP Dallas Trahern (11-6, 3.79 ERA) vs. TBA

SATURDAY at ALTOONA - 5:35 FIRST PITCH - DOUBLEHEADER

TBA vs. TBA (Both Games)

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