'Wolves Win Seventh Straight
August 12, 2008 - Eastern League (EL1)
Erie SeaWolves News Release
The hottest team in the Eastern League, the SeaWolves, won their season-best seventh consecutive game on Tuesday night by taking down the New Britain Rock Cats 9-3 at Jerry Uht Park.
The SeaWolves struck first in the bottom of the first inning against New Britain starter Kyle Aselton. Will Rhymes led off and laced a double down the right field line. Casper Wells followed with this fifth triple of the season, scoring Rhymes for a 1-0 lead. Wilkin Ramirez bounced a single up the middle, scoring Wells for a 2-0 Erie lead.
The Rock Cats made it a one-run game in the top of the third when Rodolfo Palacios connected on his first home run of the season against Erie starter Luis Marte to make it 2-1.
The âWolves then exploded for five runs in the bottom of the third, knocking Aselton out of the game after three innings of work. Rhymes led off with a single and got to second on a wild pitch. Wells then walked and Ramirez singled to load the bases for Ryan Roberson. Roberson connected on a sacrifice fly to center, scoring Rhymes, putting Erie back ahead by two at 3-1. Jeff Frazier followed with his second hit of the game, an RBI double, scoring Wells for a 4-1 lead and putting runners on second and third. After a Deik Scram groundout with the infield drawn in, Santo De Leon doubled off the wall in left-center, scoring both Ramirez and Frazier for a 6-1 lead. Erie capped off the five-run inning when James Skelton singled home De Leon for a 7-1 advantage.
The Cats got one back in the top of the fourth. Dustin Martin led off with a double and was brought home on a two-out single by Matt Moses to make it 7-2.
The score would remain the same into the sixth when New Britain made it a four-run game. Martin led off with a walk and he moved over to third on a double by Danny Valencia. Moses knocked a sacrifice fly to center, scoring Martin to make it 7-3.
Erie responded in the last of the sixth, putting the game out of reach. With two outs, Wells walked and Ramirez singled putting runners on the corners for Roberson. Roberson singled home Wells for an 8-3 lead. Frazier followed with his third hit of the night, an RBI single, scoring Ramirez for a 9-3 lead.
Marte (3-2) picked up his third straight victory going six innings, allowing three runs on seven hits with a walk and three strikeouts. It was the second consecutive outing for Marte going six innings which ties his longest since returning from the disabled list.
The win improved Erie to 19-8 following the all-star break.
NOTE -
After hitting 21 home runs in the last seven games, New Britain pitchers held the âWolves homerless on Tuesday night.
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