2008 Erie Sea Wolves Season Tracker

The SeaWolves used late-inning heroics for the second time in the series to take down the Akron Aeros by a final score of 3-1 on Sunday afternoon at Canal Park. The ‘Wolves have now won three of four coming out of the all-star break.

The SeaWolves jumped ahead in the top of the third inning against Akron starter Scott Lewis. Santo De Leon, in his third game with the ‘Wolves, led off, worked the count full and crushed his first home run of the season. The solo shot put the SeaWolves ahead 1-0.

The Aeros would tie the game in the bottom of the seventh inning against reliever Matt Rusch. With one out in the inning, Stephen Head stepped in and slammed his eighth home run of the season over the wall in center to make it a 1-1 game.

The ‘Wolves would regain the lead in the top of the eighth inning. Shawn Roof lead off and for the second time in the game, he grounded to third and reached on a wild throw by West Hodges. With two outs and Roof at third base, Ryan Roberson stepped in and connected on a monster home run. The two run shot was Roberson’s team leading 16th of the season to give Erie the 3-1 lead. The home run cleared the 60-foot high batters eye in center field.

Luke French started the game for Erie and tossed six shutout innings allowing five hits in a no-decision. He walked two and struck out three in the game.

Matt Rusch (1-0) picked up the win for the ‘Wolves tossing two innings, allowing a run.

Casey Fien came into the game in the ninth inning and picked up his 12th save of the season and his third of the series. He worked a perfect inning with a pair of strikeouts. Fien has now converted in 11-straight save opportunities.

The win for the ‘Wolves gives the club their first series win over the Aeros in 2008.

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The SeaWolves will begin a five-game series in four days against the Binghamton Mets beginning on Monday night. Here are the pitching matchups for the series -

MONDAY vs. BINGHAMTON - 7:05 FIRST PITCH
RHP Luis Marte (0-1, 3.65 ERA) vs. RHP Tobi Stoner (0-4, 6.11 ERA)

TUESDAY vs. BINGHAMTON - 6:05 FIRST PITCH
GM 1 - RHP Josh Rainwater (6-4, 4.20 ERA) vs. RHP Jose Sanchez (8-5, 4.31 ERA)
GM 2 - LHP Juan Cedeno (3-1, 3.23 ERA) vs. RHP Eric Brown (5-6, 5.76 ERA)

WEDNESDAY vs. BINGHAMTON - 7:05 FIRST PITCH
RHP Lauren Gagnier (1-1, 12.15 ERA) vs. LHP Jonathon Niese (5-7, 3.22 ERA)

THURSDAY vs. BINGHAMTON - 12:05 FIRST PITCH
LHP Danny Christensen (5-8, 4.53 ERA) vs. RHP Bobby Parnell (9-4, 3.94 ERA)

The Binghamton Mets came into Jerry Uht Park on Monday night and thumped the Erie SeaWolves by a count of 12-3 in front of 4,930 fans.

The Mets would strike first in the top of the second inning against Erie starter Luis Marte. Salomon Manriquez led off the inning and drew a walk. Mike Carp followed and connected on an opposite-field two-run home run, his 11th, putting the B-Mets ahead 2-0.

Binghamton would take a commanding 7-0 lead in the top of the fourth inning. Manriquez led off with a double and Carp walked to put a pair on. The runners advanced on a wild pitch. Ambiorix Concepcion grounded home Manriquez for a 3-0 lead. Caleb Stewart walked with one out and Emmanuel Garcia singled home Carp for a 4-0 lead. Later in the inning, Fernando Martinez connected on his fifth home run against reliever Brendan Wise. The three-run shot gave the Mets the seven-run advantage.

The SeaWolves would get on the board in the bottom of the sixth against Binghamton starter Tobi Stoner. Casper Wells and Deik Scram each singled to start the inning. Ryan Roberson followed and grounded into a fielder’s choice leaving runners on the corners for Jeff Frazier. Frazier, with two hits in the game, connected on a sacrifice fly to center, scoring Wells to make it a 7-1 game in favor of the Mets.

In the top of the seventh, the Mets would increase their lead. Martinez led off with a single, his third hit of the game. Daniel Murphy then crushed his 12th home run of the season off of reliever Marcelo Perez for a 9-1 lead. Manriquez then doubled for his second hit of the game and would score on a Concepcion single for a 10-1 lead.

The B-Mets would take their largest lead of the night in the top of the ninth. Carp doubled and was doubled home by Stewart for an 11-1 lead. Stewart would score on a Jonathan Malo single for a 12-1 Binghamton edge.

The ‘Wolves would score a pair in the bottom of the ninth inning. Pedro Cotto singled with one out and reached third base on a pair of wild pitches. Santo De Leon picked up an RBI on a fielder’s choice scoring Cotto to make it 12-2. Will Rhymes then walked and Wells walked for the second time in the game to load the bases. Diek Scram drew a bases loaded walk, scoring De Leon to make it a 12-3 game. The ‘Wolves however, would get no closer.

Marte took the loss for the ‘Wolves dropping his record to 0-2. Marte, limited to 75 pitches due to his first start since returning from the DL, allowed six runs on four hits with three walks and a strikeout.

Tobi Stoner (1-4) picked up the win for the Mets.

The loss dropped the SeaWolves to 0-11 on Monday’s.

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The 'Wolves and B-Mets will meet in doubleheader action on Tuesday night at Jerry Uht Park...6:05 First Pitch. RHP Josh Rainwater (6-4, 4.20 ERA) takes the mound in game one against RHP Bobby Parnell (9-4, 3.94 ERA). Game two features LHP Juan Cedeno (3-1, 3.23 ERA) for Erie against RHP Jose Sanchez (8-5, 4.31 ERA)

The SeaWolves, behind a strong starting pitching performance from Josh Rainwater, took down the Binghamton Mets in game one of Tuesday night’s doubleheader at Jerry Uht Park by a score of 8-2.

The ‘Wolves jumped ahead in the bottom of the first inning against Binghamton starter Bobby Parnell. Danny Worth and Danny Worth both singled with one out and Ryan Roberson was hit by a pitch to load the bases for Deik Scram. Scram connected on a sacrifice fly to left field, scoring Worth for a 1-0 Erie lead. Dusty Ryan followed with a single to left and on a throwing error by catcher Salomon Manriquez, Frazier scored to make it 2-0. Also on the play, Roberson advanced to third and Ryan made it to second. Pedro Cotto then brought Roberson and Ryan home on a double down the right field line for a 4-0 Erie lead.

The B-Mets cut into the lead in the top of the second inning. Ambiorix Concepcion doubled with one out and scored on an Emmanuel Garcia base hit to make it a 4-1 game in favor of the ‘Wolves.

The ‘Wolves would increase their lead in the top of the third. Scram led off with a single and with one out, Cotto singled to put a pair on for Casper Wells. Wells singled home Scram to put the ‘Wolves back ahead by four runs at 5-1. With two outs, Will Rhymes lined a single to right to bring home both Cotto and Wells for a 7-1 lead.

After the B-Mets scored an unearned run in the top of the fourth inning to cut the lead down to five runs, Ryan Roberson led off the bottom half of the inning and put the ‘Wolves back up by six when he crushed his team-leading 17th home run off of reliever Eddie Camacho for an 8-2 lead.

Rainwater nearly went the distance for the ‘Wolves as he improved to 7-4. He went 6.1 innings, allowing two runs, one earned, on eight hits with three walks and a strikeout. Rainwater is Erie’s first seven-game winner in 2008.

Danny Zell came in to relieve Rainwater in the seventh to retire the final two outs of the game.

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Erie could not complete a doubleheader sweep on Tuesday night as they fell in game two by a score of 11-4 to the Binghamton Mets.

The B-Mets struck first in the top of the first inning against Erie starter Juan Cedeno. Jose Coronado doubled with one out. Daniel Murphy then singled and Coronado scored on an Ambiorix Concepcion base hit for a 1-0 lead.

Binghamton extended their lead to 3-0 in the top of the second. Jonathan Malo singled and was sacrificed over to second by Emmanuel Garcia. Salvador Paniagua doubled off the wall in left to score Malo for the B-Mets second run. Paniagua later scored on a Coronado double for the second run of the inning.

The SeaWolves struck back in the bottom of the second against Binghamton starter Jose Sanchez. Casper Wells and Santo De Leon both singled and Wells would score on a Jeff Kunkel base knock to make it 3-1 Mets. After Shawn Roof grounded into a double play, Will Rhymes singled home De Leon to make it 3-2.

The ‘Wolves would tie the game in the bottom of the third when Ryan Roberson connected on a solo home run with one out to make it 3-3. The home run for Roberson was his team leading 18th.

Binghamton would take the lead for good in the top of the fourth. They sent nine batters to the plate in the inning and struck for three runs. Malo doubled and scored with two outs on a Fernando Martinez single. Martinez later scored on a Daniel Murphy base knock and Mike Carp was hit by a pitch with the sacks full to score Coronado for a 6-3 lead.

After a five run sixth inning against reliever Ben Fritz, the B-Mets would take an 11-3 lead. The ‘Wolves managed a run in the bottom of the sixth when Kunkel drove home Deik Scram on a groundout to make it 11-4.

Cedeno (3-2) took the loss allowing six runs on 10 hits with a pair of walks and three strikeouts.

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The SeaWolves were shutout in the opener of Thursday’s doubleheader against the Binghamton Mets, 11-0 at Jerry Uht Park.

The B-Mets jumped ahead of Erie starter Lauren Gagnier in the top of the second inning. Ambiorix Concepcion led off with a walk and Caleb Stewart doubled to put a pair in scoring position. Salomon Manriquez followed with an RBI single to left to put the Mets ahead 1-0. With one out, Jonathan Malo doubled home both Stewart and Manriquez for a 3-0 Mets advantage.

Binghamton would take a commanding lead in the top of the third. With two outs and no one on base, Stewart doubled for his second hit of the game. Manriquez came to the plate and blooped a single in between four SeaWolves fielders, scoring Stewart for a 4-0 lead. Emmanuel Garcia doubled to put a pair in scoring position for Malo who again, doubled home a pair for a 6-0 Mets lead. Fernando Martinez singled and Jose Coronado walked to load the bases for Daniel Murphy. Murphy singled home a pair for an 8-0 Mets lead. Mike Carp then came in and clubbed his 12th home run of the season. That would put the Mets up 11-0, which would eventually be the final score.

Offensively for the ‘Wolves, the club was limited to just six singles in the game. Louis Ott and Danny Worth each had a pair of hits. Ryan Roberson went 0-for-3 and his league-best 42 game on-base streak came to an end.

Jonathan Niese (6-7) picked up the win for the Mets going the distance allowing just six Erie hits. He walked one and struck out eight.

Gagnier (1-2) took the loss for the ‘Wolves going 2.2 innings, allowing nine runs on eight hits with three walks and four strikeouts.

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The SeaWolves shutout the Binghamton Mets in game two of Thursday’s doubleheader at Jerry Uht Park by a score of 1-0.

Binghamton starter Eric Brown held a perfect game through 4.1 innings and carried a no-hitter into the sixth inning before Erie third baseman Santo De Leon singled to left for the first hit of the game.

In the bottom of the seventh, Brown retired Will Rhymes to start the inning. He then gave up back-to-back singles to Casper Wells and Deik Scram to put a pair on for Ryan Roberson. The Mets then made a call to the bullpen to bring in reliever Tim Lavigne. Lavigne issued a walk to Roberson to load the bases for Jeff Frazier. Frazier stood in an took four-straight balls to bring home Wells for the game-winning run.

Erie starter Danny Christensen was spectacular in taking a no-decision. He went 6.1 shutout innings, allowing just three hits with three walks and two strikeouts.

Casey Fien (2-3) recorded the final two outs in the top of the seventh to pick up the win.

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For the second straight day, the SeaWolves would walk off with a victory as they downed the Bowie Baysox, 7-6 in 10 innings.

The SeaWolves got on the board in the bottom of the second inning against Bowie starter Chris Tillman. Deik Scram led off the inning, worked the count full, and drew a walk. With one out, Pedro Cotto came to the plate and connected on a two-run home run, his first, to put the ‘Wolves ahead 2-0. Cotto was homerless in his career until 2008 when he hit three with Class-A Lakeland. The home run was his first in an Erie uniform.

The ‘Wolves extended the lead in the bottom of the fourth. With two outs, Dusty Ryan, Cotto and Casper Wells each drew walks. Santo De Leon came to the plate and lined an opposite-field singe to right, bringing home Ryan and Cotto for a 4-0 Erie lead. Will Rhymes followed with a base hit to left, bringing home Wells for a 5-0 Erie advantage.

The Baysox got on the board in the top of the fifth against Erie starter Luke French. Steve Torrealba led off and doubled down the left field line. Carlos Rojas flew out to deep right and on the play, Torrealba moved over to third. Blake Davis singled home Torrealba to make it 5-1 in favor of Erie.

The ‘Wolves went back ahead by five runs in the bottom of the sixth. Cotto led off with a single to right. Wells followed and grounded into a fielder’s choice with Cotto retired at second. De Leon followed a lined a double off the wall in left. Wells scored from first on the play to put Erie up 6-1.

The Baysox battled back to tie the ballgame in the top of the eighth against reliever Matt Rusch. After retiring the first two batters of the inning, Rusch issued a two-out walk to Jonathan Tucker. Sebastien Boucher singled to put runners on the corners for Lou Montanez. Montanez singled home Tucker to make it a 6-2 game. Reimold singled to right to bring home Boucher to make it 6-3. With two on base, Matt Wieters connected on an opposite-field three-run home run, his fifth, to tie the game at 6-6.

The game remained tied into the bottom of the 10th inning. The Baysox would bring in reliever Ryan Keefer. Scram stepped in to lead off the inning and on the first pitch of the at bat, Scram slammed his eighth home run of the season. The solo-shot gave Erie the 7-6 win.

Casey Fien picked up the win, improving to 3-3 on the season. Fien worked a perfect top of the 10th.

French took a no-decision for Erie. He went seven innings, allowing a run on six hits with two walks and two strikeouts. It was the second consecutive quality start for French, but he has taken back-to-back no-decisions.

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The 'Wolves and Baysox meet in the middle game of a three-game series on Saturday night at Jerry Uht Park...7:05 First Pitch. RHP Luis Marte (0-2, 6.19 ERA) takes the mound for the 'Wolves against RHP Zach Clark (1-0, 2.70 ERA)

The SeaWolves were down to their final strike in the bottom of the ninth inning on Saturday night at Jerry Uht Park but Wilkin Ramirez became a hero as he drove home the winning runs to complete a comeback win for Erie over Bowie, 6-5. The walkoff win for the ‘Wolves was their third in the last three games.

The Baysox struck first in the top of the first inning against Erie starter Luis Marte. Jonathan Tucker and Mike Rodriguez each connected on dribblers that found their way to the outfield. Lou Montanez then stepped in and connected on a three-run home run, his 22nd, to put the Baysox ahead 3-0. Nolan Reimold then connected on his 18th home run. The back-to-back home runs gave Bowie a 4-0 lead before an out was recorded.

Bowie would take a 5-0 lead in the top of the fourth inning. Jeff Nettles led off with a single and got to second on a wild pitch. With two outs, Blake Davis singled home Nettles for the fifth Baysox run of the game.

The SeaWolves broke through in the bottom of the fifth inning against Bowie starter Zach Clark. Pedro Cotto led off with a single. With one out, Casper Wells connected on his fifth home run of the season. The two-run bomb made it a 5-2 game in favor of the Baysox.

Erie would again claw into the Bowie lead in the bottom of the seventh against reliever Gerardo Casadiego. Santo De Leon reached on a fielder’s choice with two outs. Will Rhymes followed with his third single of the game to put runners on first and second for Danny Worth. Worth laced a single up the middle. The ball skipped by centerfielder Mike Rodrigez and on the error, two runs came in to score to make it a 5-4 game. Worth was credited with one RBI on the play and scampered to reach third. He would be stranded as Ramirez grounded out to end the inning.

The ‘Wolves trailed by a run heading into the bottom of the ninth inning. De Leon singled to left to put the tying run on base off of Bowie closer Julio Manon. With the outfield playing deep, Rhymes blooped an opposite field single to left to put the tying run in scoring position. Rhymes finished the day 4-for-5 with a pair of runs scored. It was his second four-hit game of the season. Worth grounded out to first to move both runners into scoring position for Ramirez with two outs. Ramirez fell behind in the count 0-2 before connecting on a liner down the left field line that scored De Leon and Rhymes to cap off the comeback win, 6-5. It was also Ramirez first game since returning from the disabled list.

Ben Fritz (3-5) picked up the win for the ‘Wolves tossing a scoreless top of the ninth inning with a strikeout.

The starter, Marte, went 5.2 innings, allowing five runs on seven hits with three walks and a pair of strikeouts in taking a no-decision.

Danny Zell also tossed 2.1 scoreless innings allowing one hit in relief. Zell retired the final batter of the sixth and set down seven straight before allowing a base hit in the ninth. The ‘Wolves duo of Marte and Zell held the Baysox hitless from the fifth through the top of the ninth and allowed just one hit over the final five innings of the game.
The comeback win was the second of the season for Erie when trailing after eight innings. It was also the eighth win for the ‘Wolves in their final at bat.

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The SeaWolves wrap up the homestand on Sunday afternoon as they go for a sweep of the Bowie Baysox at Jerry Uht Park...1:05 First Pitch. RHP Josh Rainwater (7-4, 3.99 ERA) takes the mound for the SeaWolves against RHP Jason Berken (8-3, 3.67 ERA)

The SeaWolves could not complete a series sweep of the Bowie Baysox, falling by a count of 10-1 on Sunday afternoon at Jerry Uht Park. The loss snapped Erie's three-game winning streak.

The Baysox jumped ahead against Erie starter Josh Rainwater in the top of the third inning. Carlos Rojas doubled with one out and got to third on a wild pitch. On an infield single and an error by Santo De Leon at third off the bat of Lou Montanez, Rojas scored to give the Baysox a 1-0 lead.

Bowie added to the lead in the top of the fifth inning. Sebastien Boucher doubled passed a diving Ryan Roberson at first, down the right field line. Rojas singled to put runners on the corners. Lou Montanez grounded out to second, Rojas reached second base and Boucher scored to make it 2-0. With two outs and two on, Jeff Nettles connected on a three-run home run, his 19th, for a 5-0 Baysox lead.

The Baysox would take a commanding 9-0 lead in the top of the sixth inning. Blake Davis and Boucher both singled with one out and Rojas drew a hit-by-pitch to load the bases for Montanez. Montanez connected on a grand slam over the wall in left for his league-best 23rd home run.

The SeaWolves got on the board in the bottom of the sixth inning for their lone run of the game against Bowie starter Jason Berken. Roberson reached with two outs on an error and he moved over on a Jeff Frazier base knock. Santo De Leon reached on an infield single, scoring Roberson for a 9-1 game. De Leon went 2-for-4 in the game and extended his hitting streak to four games.

Bowie would add a run in the top of the eighth to go ahead and win by a score of 10-1.

In the game Deik Scram singled to lead off the eighth inning, tying a season-best nine-game hitting streak.

Rainwater took the loss for the ‘Wolves, dropping his record to 7-5. He went 5.1 innings, allowing nine runs, eight earned, on eight hits with four walks and four strikeouts.

Berken (9-3) got the win for Bowie going 5.2 innings, allowing an unearned run on six hits with no walks and eight strikeouts.

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The SeaWolves head to Canal Park on Monday night to take on the Akron Aeros in a four-game series. Here are the pitching matchups -

MONDAY at AKRON - 7:05 FIRST PITCH
LHP Juan Cedeno (3-2, 4.06 ERA) vs. LHP Ryan Edell (5-6, 4.20 ERA)

TUESDAY at AKRON - 7:05 FIRST PITCH
RHP Lauren Gagnier (1-2, 17.36 ERA) vs. RHP Kevin Dixon (8-6, 4.04 ERA)

WEDNESDAY at AKRON - 7:05 FIRST PITCH
LHP Danny Christensen (5-8, 4.28 ERA) vs. LHP Scott Lewis (5-2, 3.17 ERA)

THURSDAY at AKRON - 7:05 FIRST PITCH
LHP Luke French (5-10, 4.31 ERA) vs. RHP Frank Herrmann (8-4, 4.74 ERA)

The SeaWolves fell on Monday night on a walkoff home run in the series opener at Canal Park against the Akron Aeros by a score of 8-7.

The Aeros struck first against Erie spot starter Juan Cedeno in the top of the first inning. Josh Rodriguez drew a leadoff walk and Bronson Sardinha singled to put a pair on for Wes Hodges. Hodges lined a double down the left field line, scoring both baserunners, giving Akron a 2-0 lead. Stephen Head, with one out, doubled home Hodges for a 3-0 lead. Wyatt Toregas followed with a single to put runners on the corners for Ryan Goleski. Goleski connected on a sacrifice fly to center, scoring Head for a 4-0 lead.

The SeaWolves would get on the board in the top of the third inning against Akron starter Ryan Edell. Santo De Leon led off and connected on a solo home run, his second, over the wall in left to make it a 4-1 game. The hit was Erie’s first of the game and for De Leon, it was his second home run at Canal Park.

Akron would go back ahead by four runs in the bottom of the fourth. Hodges doubled for the second time with one out and was doubled home by Matt Whitney for a 5-1 Akron advantage. Whitney would be the last batter Cedeno faced in the game as reliever Rudy Darrow came in to get the final two outs of the inning. Darrow would retire all eight batters he faced in the game in his Double-A debut.

The ‘Wolves cut the lead in the sixth down to three runs when, with two outs, Casper Wells connected on a solo home run, his sixth, to make it a 5-2 game.

In the top of the seventh, the Aeros went to the bullpen to get reliever Reid Santos. Jeff Frazier led off and was hit by a pitch. Ryan Roberson singled and Dusty Ryan walked to load the bases. Deik Scram flew out for the first out of the inning. De Leon came in and doubled passed Hodges at third, down the left field line. Frazier and Roberson scored to make it a one-run game at 5-4. With runners on second and third, Caonabo Cosme, in his first game since returning from the disabled list, grounded home Ryan, tying the game at 5-5.

Akron regained the lead against reliever Ben Fritz in the bottom of the seventh. Whitney led off with a single and Head homered to right to make it 7-5. The home run for Head was his ninth of the year and his fourth against Erie.

The ‘Wolves again tied the game in the top of the eighth. With two outs, Frazier lined a single up the middle bringing Roberson to the plate. Roberson connected on a two-run, opposite field home run, his 19th, making it a 7-7 game.

The Aeros would win the game in the bottom of the ninth inning against reliever Brendan Wise (2-1) when Hodges led off and connected on a line drive home run over the wall in left. The home run was the 12th of the season for Hodges and it gave Akron the 8-7 win.

The loss drops Erie to 7-9 against Akron and to 0-12 in Monday games.

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The 'Wolves and Aeros continue their four-game series on Tuesday night at Canal Park...7:05 First Pitch. RHP Lauren Gagnier (1-2, 17.36 ERA) takes the mound for Erie against RHP Kevin Dixon (8-6, 4.04 ERA)

A night after falling on a walk-off home run, the ‘Wolves produced some magic of their own in an 11-5 win over the Akron Aeros. Erie not only notched a season-high 18 hits but center fielder Casper Wells hit for the cycle.

The Aeros struck first in the bottom of the first inning against Erie starter Lauren Gagnier. Josh Rodriguez doubled with one out and scored on a single by Bronson Sardinha for a 1-0 lead.

The ‘Wolves would strike back to take the lead in the top of the second against Akron starter Kevin Dixon. Ryan Roberson led off with a walk. Dixon would retire the next two hitters on fly balls to center. Santo De Leon then singled to put two on for Caonabo Cosme. Cosme singled home Roberson, tying the game at 1-1. Will Rhymes followed with his second hit of the game, an RBI double, scoring De Leon, giving Erie a 2-1 lead. Casper Wells then connected on an infield single to bring home Cosme and on an errant throw by Wes Hodges at third, Rhymes scored to make it 4-1.

Akron responded in the bottom of the second, cutting the Erie lead down to 4-2 when, with two outs, Nathan Panther homered for the fifth time.

The score remained the same until the top of the fifth inning when the ‘Wolves exploded against reliever Jim Deters. With one out, Deik Scram doubled down the left field line. Dusty Ryan followed with a liner over the centerfielder Jose Constanza’s head that resulted in an RBI triple, putting the ‘Wolves back ahead by three runs at 5-2. De Lon followed with his second hit of the game, a single up the middle scoring Ryan from third for a 6-2 lead. With two outs, Rhymes walked to put a pair on for Wells. Wells connected on his second triple, bringing home a pair for an 8-2 lead. Wilkin Ramirez capped off the five-run inning with an infield single, scoring Wells to put Erie ahead 9-2.

The Aeros got two runs back in the bottom of the sixth. Matt Whitney singled with two outs and was brought home on a Wyatt Toregas two-run home run, his 11th, making it a 9-4 game in favor of the ‘Wolves. Toregas has hit six home runs against the SeaWolves this season.

In the top of the seventh, Erie added a 10th run for a 10-4 lead. Rhymes led off with a triple to the wall in right-center for his fourth hit of the game. The triple was his sixth. Wells brought home Rhymes on a double down the left field line for his third hit of the game.

Akron cut the Erie lead down to five runs at 10-5 in the bottom of the eighth inning when Whitney connected on a solo home run to center, his 10th.

In the top of the ninth inning against reliever Tony Sipp, two ‘Wolves had the opportunity to hit for the cycle. With one out, Rhymes grounded out to second finishing the day 4-for-5 with a walk and three runs scored. Wells then stood in and clobbered his seventh home run of the season over the wall in left, hitting for the cycle, giving Erie an 11-5 lead. Juan Francia was the last member of the SeaWolves to accomplish the feat back on August 9, 2005, also at Akron.

Gagnier (2-2) went six innings, allowing four runs on eight hits with a walk and three strikeouts. Both of Gagnier’s wins this season have come at Canal Park against Akron.

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The SeaWolves and Aeros meet in the third game of a four-game set at Canal Park on Wednesday night...7:05 First Pitch. LHP Danny Christensen (5-8, 4.28 ERA) takes the mound for Erie against LHP Scott Lewis (5-2, 3.17 ERA)

It took 10 innings, but the SeaWolves came out ahead on Wednesday night at Canal Park, downing the Akron Aeros 4-3.

The SeaWolves struck first in the top of the first inning against Akron starter Scott Lewis. With one out, Casper Wells grounded to third and reached on a throwing error by Wes Hodges. With two outs, Wells scored on a Ryan Roberson single to left to put Erie ahead 1-0.

Akron tied the game at 1-1 in the bottom of the second against Erie starter Danny Christensen. Wyatt Toregas singled with one out and moved over to third on a two-out double by Brandon Pinckney. Jose Constanza successfully laid down a squeeze bunt, brining home Toregas, tying the game.

Akron then took the lead in the bottom of the third when Bronson Sardinha led off and connected on his fifth home run of the season. The solo-shot put the Aeros ahead 2-1.

The SeaWolves had the tying run on base in the fourth through the seventh innings, and twice had the tying run in scoring position but they could not convert. That would change in the top of the eighth. Wilkin Ramirez led off and stretched a single into a double against reliever J.D. Martin. Ramirez moved over to third on a base knock by Jeff Frazier, putting runners on the corners with no outs. Roberson came to the plate and hit a fly ball to right. Stephen Head made the catch but Ramirez scored on a sacrifice fly, just beating the throw to the plate, tying the game at 2-2. With two outs, Deik Scram singled to put runners on the corners for Santo De Leon. Akron would bring in reliever Erik Stiller to face De Leon. De Leon extended his hitting streak to seven-straight games with an opposite-field single to right, scoring Frazier from third, putting Erie ahead 3-2.

Akron came right back in the bottom of the eighth, tying the game at 3-3 against reliever Angel Castro. Hodges led off and clubbed his 13th home run of the season to make it a tie game.

Christensen took a no-decision for Erie going six innings, allowing two runs on eight hits with no walks and six strikeouts. It was the second straight quality start for Christensen, only to get a no-decision.

Akron’s starter Lewis was equally as impressive in a no-decision. He went six innings, allowing am unearned run on five hits with a walk and a season-high eight strikeouts. Lewis remains 0-5 with four no-decisions in nine career starts against the ‘Wolves.

The game would head into the 10th inning. With one out in the top of the 10th, Dusty Ryan, who had been 0-for-4 in the game, connected on a solo home run on a 3-2 pitch, over the wall in left, putting the ‘Wolves back up by a score of 4-3. The home run for Ryan was his 15th and his first since July 9 at Reading.

The combination of Danny Zell and Brendan Wise shut the door in the bottom of the 10th inning to preserve the win. Zell picked up the win and is 4-2 and Wise got his second save.

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The SeaWolves and Aeros meet in the final game of a four-game series on Thursday night at Canal Park...7:05 First Pitch. Lefty Luke French (5-10, 4.31 ERA) takes the mound for Erie against RHP Frank Herrmann (8-4, 4.74 ERA) for the Aeros.

The SeaWolves could not complete a series win over the Akron Aeros as they fell by a score of 4-1 on Thursday night at Canal Park.

The SeaWolves struck first in the top of the first inning against Akron starter Frank Herrmann. With two outs in the inning, Wilkin Ramirez stepped in and clubbed his 15th home run of the season to put the ‘Wolves ahead 1-0. It would be the only run Herrmann gave up in the game as he tossed the next five scoreless en route to his ninth win of the season.

Akron would take the lead in the bottom of the second inning against Erie starter Luke French. Stephen Head led off with a single and Matt Whitney was hit by a pitch to put a pair on with no outs. Ryan Goleski singled to center and the ball got passed centerfielder Casper Wells. The error allowed two runs to score and Goleski to reach third, giving Akron a 2-1 lead. Goleski scored on a Brandon Pinckney groundout to take a 3-1 lead.

Akron extended their lead to three runs in the bottom of the fifth inning. Josh Rodriguez led off with a double and he would score on a two-out single by Wyatt Toregas to put the Aeros ahead 4-1.

French was the tough luck loser for the ‘Wolves as he fell to 5-11 on the season. He went seven solid innings, allowing four runs, two earned, on six hits with a walk and three strikeouts.

The Aeros pitching staff, Herrmann, Tony Sipp and Reid Santos allowed just one Erie hit over the final four innings of the game. Santos picked up his first save of the season retiring the final six batters of the game in order, striking out five.

In the game, Santo De Leon extended his hitting streak to eight straight games with a single in the second inning.

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The SeaWolves return home on Friday night to begin a six-game homestand and a three-game series against the Reading Philles. Here are the pitching matchups for the series -

FRIDAY vs. READING - 7:05 FIRST PITCH
RHP Luis Marte (0-2, 6.65 ERA) vs. RHP Tyson Brummett (2-3, 4.18 ERA)

SATURDAY vs. READING - 7:05 FIRST PITCH
RHP Josh Rainwater (7-5, 4.55 ERA) vs. RHP Edgar Garcia (0-3, 8.77)

SUNDAY vs. READING - 1:05 FIRST PITCH
RHP Guillermo Moscoso (0-0, 0.00 ERA) vs. RHP Carlos Carrasco (7-7, 4.32 ERA)

The SeaWolves took down the Reading Phillies in the series opener at Jerry Uht Park on Friday night by a score of 10-6.

The SeaWolves struck first in the bottom of the first against Reading starter Tyson Brummett. Wilkin Ramirez walked with two outs. Jeff Frazier singled and on the play, an error by Greg Golson in center allowed Ramirez to reach third base. Casper Wells followed with a double down the left field line to put Erie ahead 1-0.

The Phillies tied the game in the top of the second against Erie starter Luis Marte. Neil Sellers tripled with one out and he scored on a sacrifice fly by John Suomi, tying the game at 1-1.

Erie regained the lead in the bottom of the second. Deik Scram led off with a single and he stole second for his 11th steal of the season. With one out, Santo De Leon walked. With two outs, James Skelton walked to load the bases for Ramirez. Ramirez laced a two-run double, scoring Scram and De Leon, putting Erie back ahead 3-1.

The Phillies would once again tie the game in the top of the third on a pair of unearned runs. Jake Blalock led off with a single and got to second on a passed ball. Tony Masolino stepped in and grounded up the middle, shortstop Caonabo Cosme errantly threw to first allowing Masolino to reach and Blalock to score making it a 3-2 game in favor of the ‘Wolves. With two outs, Golson triple home Masolino, tying the game at 3-3.

Erie once again regained the lead in the bottom of the third. Wells led off with his second double of the game. A single by Ryan Roberson moved Wells over to third and he would score on a Scram groundout for a 4-3 Erie advantage.

The ‘Wolves would take a commanding lead in the bottom of the fourth. Will Rhymes led off with a single, Skelton walked for the second time in the game as did Ramirez to load the bases with no outs. Frazier grounded out to third, scoring Rhymes, putting the ‘Wolves up 5-3. Wells was then hit by a pitch to load the bases for Roberson. Roberson would be the last batter Brummett faced in the game as he connected on a grand slam over the wall in left to put Erie ahead 9-3. The home run was Roberson’s 20th of the season. Brett Harker came in to relieve Brummett and the first batter he would face was Scram. Scram, on the first pitch of the at bat, connected on a solo home run, his ninth, over the wall in right, giving Erie a 10-3 lead.

Reading would cut the Erie lead down to five runs in the top of the fifth. Masolino reached on an error to start the inning. Michael Spidale singled to put two on for Brad Harman who singled home Masolino to make it 10-4. Spidale would later score on a Golson groundout to make it a 10-5 game in favor of the Howlers.

Luis Marte (1-2) picked up his first Erie win going five innings, allowing five runs, two earned, on five hits with a walk and four strikeouts.

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The SeaWolves and Phillies meet in the middle game of a three-game series on Saturday night at Jerry Uht Park...7:05 First Pitch. RHP Josh Rainwater (7-5, 4.55 ERA) takes the mound for the 'Wolves against RHP Edgar Garcia (0-3, 8.77 ERA).

Josh Rainwater and Angel Castro combined to toss a five-hit shutout against the Reading Phillies on Saturday night at Jerry Uht Park in a 9-0 SeaWolves win. Erie is now 5-0 against the Phils at "The Uht."

Rainwater got into trouble in the first three innings, but stood tall getting out of a bases loaded, one-out jam in the second and stranding runners in scoring position in the first and third innings.

The ‘Wolves broke the scoreless tie in the bottom of the fourth against Reading starter Edgar Garcia. Wilkin Ramirez led off the inning with a walk, got to second on a Jeff Frazier groundout and stole third for his 20th steal of the season. Casper Wells followed with an RBI double to make it a 1-0 game in favor of the ‘Wolves.

With a one-run lead, Rainwater would face one batter over the minimum over the final four innings he pitched and left after seven with a one-run lead.

In the bottom of the seventh, the ‘Wolves would strike big against Garcia in his final inning of work. Ryan Roberson led off with a single. Deik Scram followed with a double to right-center, scoring Roberson for a 2-0 lead. Santo De Leon then doubled down the right field line, scoring Scram, putting Erie ahead 3-0. De Leon finished the game 2-for-4, extending his hitting streak to 10 straight games. Shawn Roof laid down a sacrifice bunt moving De Leon over to third. With the Reading infield drawn in, Will Rhymes connected on an infield single off the glove of a diving second baseman Tony Mansolino that trickled into center, allowing De Leon to score for a 4-0 lead. James Skelton followed with his first Double-A hit putting runners on the corners for Ramirez who singled home Rhymes for a 5-0 Erie lead.

In the bottom of the eighth, the ‘Wolves would put the game out of reach against reliever Pat Overholt. Roberson led off and reached on an error, Scram walked and De Leon reached on the second Reading error of the inning to load the bases for Rhymes. Rhymes drew a bases loaded walk, scoring Roberson for a 6-0 lead. Skelton then grounded out to second, scoring Scram to put Erie ahead 7-0. Ramirez capped off the Erie scoring night when he singled home De Leon and Rhymes for a 9-0 lead.

The R-Phils managed just five hits in the game and none after the seventh inning as Rainwater (8-5) became Erie’s first eight-game winner. He walked four and struck out five in the game. Castro tossed a perfect eighth and ninth innings to close out the win.

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The SeaWolves will go for a three-game sweep of the Phillies on Sunday afternoon at Jerry Uht Park...1:05 First Pitch. Righty Guillermo Moscoso makes his Double-A debut against lefty Fabio Castro (8-1, 4.40 ERA).

Guillermo Moscoso starred in the Double-A debut as the SeaWolves completed a three-game series sweep of the Reading Phillies by a score of 4-3.

The SeaWolves racked up all four of their runs in the bottom of the first inning against Reading starter Fabio Castro. Will Rhymes led off with a double and he was tripled home on Casper Wells third triple of the season to put Erie ahead 1-0. Wilkin Ramirez followed with a walk and he stole second for his 21st steal of the season. Jeff Frazier stepped in and clubbed a two-run double to the right field gap to put the ‘Wolves up 3-0. Santo De Leon singled to put runners on the corners for Pedro Cotto. The base knock extended De Leon’s season-best hitting streak to 11 consecutive games. Cotto grounded home Frazier for a 4-0 lead.

Moscoso retired the first six hitters he faced en route to a win in his first Erie start. He faced one over the minimum through the first five innings of the game.

In the top of the sixth, Kevin Nelson walked to lead off the inning. With two outs, Greg Golson singled to right and on a Cotto error, the ball reached the wall, allowing Nelson to score from first to make it a 4-1 game.

The score would remain the same until the top of the ninth against reliever Brendan Wise. Jeremy Slayden walked and Neil Sellers singled putting two on base bringing the tying run in Mike Eylward to the plate. Eylward singled home Slayden to make it a 4-2 game. With one out, pinch-hitter Luke Appert singled home Sellers to close the gap to a run at 4-3. Erie would make a second call to the pen, bringing in Rudy Darrow. Darrow induced a fielder’s choice for the second out and got Michael Spidale to ground out for the final out of the game. Darrow picked up his first save by retiring the final two hitters.

Moscoso (1-0) worked six innings, allowing an unearned run on three hits with a walk and 10 strikeouts. The 10 K’s tied a season-high and career-best for Moscoso. He struck out 10 on June 28 while playing with Lakeland against Daytona and on July 25, 2005, struck out 10 Aberdeen Ironbirds while playing with Oneonta.

Castro (8-2) settled down after the first inning and tossed the final seven scoreless in a complete game loss.

The sweep was the second of the year against Reading and the fourth series sweep of an opponent this season. Erie finished the home portion of the season series against the R-Phils 6-0 and they have won the season series with four game remaining.

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The SeaWolves begin a three-game series against the Harrisburg Senators on Monday night at Jerry Uht Park...7:05 First Pitch. Here are the pitching matchups for the series -

MONDAY vs. HARRISBURG - 7:05 FIRST PITCH
LHP Danny Christensen (5-8, 4.21 ERA) vs. TBA

TUESDAY vs. HARRISBURG - 7:05 FIRST PITCH
LHP Luke French (5-11, 4.22 ERA) vs. RHP Bobby Brownlie (8-1, 3.38 ERA)

WEDNESDAY vs. HARRISBURG - 12:05 FIRST PITCH
RHP Luis Marte (1-2, 6.08 ERA) vs. RHP Adrian Alaniz (0-3, 3.63 ERA)

	EAS Northern----		W--	L---	PCT--	GB
#	Trenton		86	54	.614	-
@	Portland		74	66	.529	12.0
	Binghamton		73	69	.514	14.0
	Connecticut		68	73	.482	18.5
	New Britain		64	77	.454	22.5
	New Hampshire		61	81	.430	26.0
	EAS Southern		W	L	PCT	GB
#	Bowie		84	58	.592	-
@	Akron		80	62	.563	4.0
	Harrisburg		73	69	.514	11.0
	Erie		68	74	.479	16.0
	Altoona		65	77	.458	19.0
	Reading		53	89	.373	31.0
@ - clinched playoff spot # - division winner