EL1 Erie SeaWolves

SeaWolves vs. Thunder - Game Notes - May 30, 2013

Published on May 30, 2013 under Eastern League (EL1)
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Tonight, the SeaWolves will look to avoid being swept for the first time this season as they take on the Trenton Thunder (New York Yankees) in the final game of a three game series at Arm & Hammer Park. Yesterday, the SeaWolves failed to get the bats going again as they dropped the middle game of the series to Trenton 3-1. Erie has scored just two runs on eight hits in the first two games of the series...Erie has lost four straight games to the Thunder after beginning the season series 2-0...Right-hander Warwick Saupold makes his 11th start of the season and first against the Thunder. Saupold earned his fourth win in his last start against Akron on May 25. In the game, he allowed a run on two hits with three walks and two strikeouts in six innings of work. Erie won the game 4-1...RHP Mikey O'Brien takes the mound for Trenton making his fifth start and first against the SeaWolves. O'Brien took a no-decision in his last start against Bowie on May 25. In the game, he allowed two runs on six hits with four walks and six strikeouts in five innings of work. O'Brien began the season with Class-A Tampa where he made six starts going 1-2 with a 4.39 ERA...The SeaWolves have not been in first place this deep into a season since the club won the Western Division title in 2007.

FRIDAY at RICHMOND - 7:05 FIRST PITCH LHP Matt Crouse (4-3, 4.63 ERA) vs. LHP Carlos Teller (0-0, 3.46 ERA)

SATURDAY at RICHMOND - 6:05 FIRST PITCH RHP Victor Larez (5-1, 4.74 ERA) vs. RHP Taylor Rogers (3-2, 6.04 ERA)

SUNDAY at RICHMOND - 2:05 FIRST PITCH LHP Kyle Lobstein (5-3, 3.07 ERA) vs. LHP Chris Gloor (4-1, 4.29 ERA)

MONDAY - OFF

TUESDAY vs. PORTLAND - 7:05 FIRST PITCH RHP Patrick Cooper (2-5, 4.74 ERA) vs. TBA

- Trenton leads the season series over Erie 4-2. Trenton is the only team with a winning record against Erie in 2013. The SeaWolves and Thunder meet 13 times in 2013.

- The SeaWolves are 21-12 in night games.

- The SeaWolves are 14-6 when not committing an error and 16-15 in games where they commit at least one error.

- The SeaWolves are 14-11 on the road.

- The SeaWolves are second in the league with a 3.85 team ERA. Trenton is third with a 3.89 team ERA.

- Erie has allowed 190 earned runs, the fewest allowed in the EL.

- Erie are tied for the league lead with a .269 team batting average. Trenton ranks 10th in the league with a .249 team average.

- The SeaWolves have stolen 49 bases and Hernan Perez leads the league with 18.

- Tyler Collins is tied for sixth in the league with nine home runs.

- James McCann is eighth in the league with a .317 average. Hernan Perez is 10th in the league with a .304 average,

- Justin Souza is tied for second in the league with 11 saves.

- Hernan Perez is fourth in the league with 63 hits.




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