Erie SeaWolves (15-24) at Binghamton Mets (18-21)
Today-Saturday, 7:05 p.m.
Sunday, 1:05 p.m.
NYSEG Stadium, Binghamton, N.Y.
Pitching matchups
-- Today: Erie RH Andrew Kown (2-3, 6.35) vs. Binghamton RH Jose Sanchez (3-2, 4.43)
-- Saturday: Erie LH Jon Connolly (0-2, 6.00) vs. TBA
-- Sunday: Erie LH Danny Christensen (0-4, 4.50) vs. Binghamton RH Bobby Parnell (3-2, 5.27)
-- Erie notes: During their current 10-game losing streak, the SeaWolves have been swept by three straight opponents. Erie's seven-game homestand last week saw the Trenton Thunder win a four-game series before Harrisburg came to town and swept the SeaWolves in a three-game series. … Bowie became the third straight opponent to sweep Erie, winning a three-game series Tuesday through Thursday in Bowie. … The SeaWolves have lost their last five series and are 3-12 in series this season. … Erie's May record is 1-13. … Right-hander Andrew Kown, who was moved to the bullpen from the rotation last week, is scheduled to make a spot start today. … Left fielder Wilkin Ramirez was tied for the Eastern League home run lead on Thursday with nine and was second in the league with 22 extra-base hits and second with a .607 slugging percentage. … The SeaWolves are 10-12 on the road. … Erie's record against Southern Division opponents is 14-18. … Erie faces Binghamton for the second time this season after losing two of three games to the B-Mets April 10-12 at Jerry Uht Park during the SeaWolves' first homestand. … After losing all four games to the Trenton Thunder last week at Uht Park, the SeaWolves dropped to 1-6 against Northern Division opponents this season. … After completing this series on Sunday, the SeaWolves return home for a four-game series against Bowie Monday through Thursday at Jerry Uht Park.
Binghamton notes: The B-Mets completed a three-game sweep of New Britain on Thursday with a 7-6 win in 11 innings and have won a season-high four straight games. … Binghamton is 7-3 in its last 10 games. … In Thursday's win over New Britain, the B-Mets' bullpen threw eight scoreless innings, extending its scoreless streak 22 straight innings. The last time the bullpen gave up a run was in the sixth inning of its May 8 game at Reading. … Over the last eight games, the Binghamton bullpen has allowed three earned runs in 32 2/3 innings. … Binghamton is 9-14 at home and is the only Northern Division team with a losing home record. … Right-handed reliever Eddie Kunz earned saves in three straight games earlier this week. He is the first B-Mets pitcher to save three straight games since P.J. Bevis did it Aug. 8-10, 2004. … First baseman Nick Evans and outfielder Fernando Martinez both lead the Eastern League with a 1.000 fielding percentage at their positions. … Evans has four triples this season. He had 10 triples over his first four seasons. … Evans and Martinez are two of eight B-Mets players ranked among the New York Mets' top-30 minor league prospects by Baseball America. … Binghamton is 9-4 against the Southern Division. … The B-Mets were 10-16 in April. … In early April, the B-Mets and New York Mets extended their player-development agreement two years through the 2010 season. Their former agreement was set to expire at the end of this season.
-- Ron Leonardi