SeaWolves vs. Curve Tonight
Published on June 4, 2009 under Eastern League (EL1)
Erie SeaWolves News Release
ENTERING TONIGHT'S ACTION...
Tonight, the SeaWolves look to salvage a series split as they take on the Altoona Curve (Pittsburgh Pirates) in the final game of a four-game series at Jerry Uht Park. Last night, Erie committed a season-high five errors and fell by a score of 10-8, dropping two of the first three games of the series. In the series, Erie has committed 10 errors and against the Curve at home the âWolves have had their three-highest error-filled games (April 8 & June 1 - Four error games, June 3 - five error game). The Howlers are the top home team in the EL. At "The Uht" this season, Erie is 20-9 with a .689 winning percentage. With last night's loss and Akron falling to Reading 6-1, the âWolves are still three games out of first place but only a game ahead of the third place R-Phils. The top three teams in the EL South are separated by just four games...Righty Jonah Nickerson takes the mound for the âWolves, making his 11th appearance, 10th start and fourth start against Altoona. He is coming off of his best outing of the season in his last start against Akron where he went seven innings, allowing a run on six hits with three walks and three strikeouts. He is 0-1 with two no-decisions in three starts against the Curve...Lefty Daniel Moskos takes the mound for Altoona, making his 11th appearance, 10th start and fourth appearance against the âWolves. In three appearances against Erie, Moscos is 1-1 with a no-decisions. He took a no-decision in his last outing against Trenton going 6.1 innings, allowing a run on five hits with three walks and a strikeout...Offensively, the SeaWolves are hitting .308 in their last 10 games and .319 in their last five. Erie has hit 16 home runs over the last 10 games.
TODAY'S NOTABLES -
- Erie leads the season series over Altoona 10-4. The SeaWolves and Curve meet 25 times in 2009.
- Erie's pitching staff is sixth in the league with a 3.83 team ERA. Altoona ranks ninth in the league with a 4.38 team ERA.
- Erie leads the league with a .277 team batting average. Altoona ranks last in the league with a .236 team batting average.
- The SeaWolves lead the league with 63 home runs and 273 runs scored. Erie has hit 22 more home runs that the next closest team (Harrisburg with 41).
- Scott Sizemore is tied for fourth in the league with 59 hits. He is tied for fifth in the league with nine home runs.
- Brennan Boesch is second in the league with 27 extra-base hits while Ryan Strieby is third with 25 and Sizemore is tied for fourth with 24.
- Boesch is tied for third in the league with 10 home runs.
- Ryan Strieby leads the league with 14 home runs, 41 RBI and 40 runs scored.
- The âWolves have turned 59 double plays which is third in the EL. Altoona has turned the most double plays in the league (68).
- Erie pitchers have walked the third-fewest batters in the EL (161).
- Strieby leads the league with a .609 slugging percentage.
- Strieby is hitting .405 in his last nine games with 15 hits, three home runs and 10 RBI. He is on a season-long seven-game hitting streak. He has collected two hits in five straight and in six of seven games. During the hitting streak, he raised his batting average from .276 to .299.
UPCOMING SCHEDULE AND STARTING PITCHERS -
FRIDAY at BOWIE - 7:05 FIRST PITCH RHP Luis Marte (3-5, 4.39 ERA) vs. RHP Sean Gleason (3-3, 6.31 ERA)
SATURDAY vs. BOWIE - 7:05 FIRST PITCH RHP Pat Stanley (0-0, 2.38 ERA) vs. RHP John Mariotti (0-3, 3.90 ERA)
SUNDAY vs. BOWIE - 2:05 FIRST PITCH - DOUBLEHEADER GM 1 - LHP Jon Kibler (2-3, 4.69 ERA) vs. RHP Jake Arrieta (5-3, 2.94 ERA) GM 2 - LHP Ramon Garcia (1-0, 5.93 ERA) vs. TBA
MONDAY - OFF DAY
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