Yohan Pino gave up 4 runs in the 1st inning Tuesday night and things looked bleak for the Columbus Clippers, but only briefly. The Clippers blew up for five runs in their half of the opening frame and never looked back in a 12-7 win in the opening game of a four game series against the Charlotte Knights.
Jason Donald started the rally with a solo home run as a part of his 4-hit, 3-RBI night, most among the Clippers who tallied 18 hits in their eight offensive turns. A walk and back-to-back doubles by Shelley Duncan and Wes Hodges made it 4-3 and Columbus grabbed the lead for good when Brian Buscher drilled a 2-run blast off of the scoreboard to cap off the 1st inning.
The Clippers scored 5 more runs in the 2nd inning on 6 singles and tacked on two more in the 3rd to finish their night from a scoring perspective. Pino found a rhythm and tossed three shutout innings after the 1st until being touched up for a 2-run homer in the 5th. Pino was relieved in the 6th by Frank Herrmann who retired the two batters he faced. Hector Ambriz went two innings for the 1st time in his rehab assignment and allowed a run for the 1st time this season. Saul Rivera authored a perfect 9th inning.
The Clippers and Knights meet up for day baseball with an 11:35 1st pitch with a pitching matchup featuring Josh Tomlin for Columbus and Lucas Harrell for Charlotte.
Aeros Can't Solve The Curve
The Altoona Curve improved to 4-0 against defending E.L. Champion Akron, edging the Aeros 5-4 on Tuesday night at Blair County Ballpark.
Altoona jumped on the scoreboard early with two runs off starter Eric Berger (0-1) in the first inning. With Chase d’Arnaud and Jim Negrych both on via the walk and one away, Jordy Mercer drove in his eighth run of the season with a single that brought d’Arnaud in. The second run of the inning came in two batters later when Josh Harrison singled in Negrych. After one, Altoona led, 2-0.
That lead would stand for the Curve until the third when Alderson ran into a bit of trouble and allowed back-to-back solo home runs to John Drennen and Wyatt Toregas to start the inning. Tim Fedroff followed the home runs with a single up the middle and would score on a sacrifice fly later in the inning by Jared Goedert to give Akron a, 3-2, advantage.
The Curve answered right back in the bottom half of the inning when walks would once again burn Berger and help the Curve. Berger loaded the bases with walks to Negrych and Harrison, along with a single by Mercer, for left fielder Alex Presley. The starter then tossed a wild pitch to Presley to score Negrych from third and tie up the game. Presley then drove in Mercer with a sacrifice fly for his seventh RBI of the year and the fourth run of the game for Altoona.
Berger finished the his first start of the season going 2.2 innings and allowed five runs on four hits, four walks, and had two strikeouts. Paolo Espino was brilliant in relief going five shutut innings while allowing four hits, no walks and piling up six strikeouts.
The Aeros look to stop their slide Wednesday morning at 10:30 a.m. It's a battle of southpaws as the Curve sends Rudy Owens (1-0, 3.78 ERA) to the mound while Akron sends Ryan Edell (0-1, 5.54 ERA) to the hill.
Kinston Drops Series Opener 4-2
Alex White pitched more than four innings before allowing a hit, but Lynchburg got to him in the fifth and sixth innings as the K-Tribe fell to the Hillcats 4-2 on Tuesday night at Historic Grainger Stadium.
Kinston opened the scoring in the first by playing small ball. Karexon Sanchez hit a leadoff down the right field line, and Lucas Montero moved him over with a groundout to second before Doug Pickens’ sacrifice fly gave the Indians a 1-0 lead.
K-Tribe starter Alex White didn’t allow a hit until there was one out in the fifth inning, but it was a solo home run to right center by Lynchburg second baseman Cody Puckett that tied the game at 1 apiece.
White would escape a bases loaded jam to end the inning, but Puckett would strike once again in the sixth. With two on and one out, Puckett drilled a triple into the alley in right that scored two more. David Roberts came on in relief for Kinston and allowed Kyle Day to hit an RBI single through a drawn-in infield that made it 4-1 Hillcats.
The K-Tribe tried to muster up a rally in the ninth off of closer Justin Freeman, as Doug Pickens led off the inning with a homer to left field. Kyle Bellows then doubled with two out, but pinch hitter Jason Kipnis flew out to end the game.
White (1-2) gave up 4 runs on 7 hits, walked two and struck out 7 in the loss. Lynchburg starter Brad Boxberger (2-1) went five innings for the win, giving up one run on two hits and striking out 7. Freeman earned his second save. The teams both moved to 7-11 on the year and will meet in an 11 am game tomorrow, with lefty T.J. House on the hill for the K-Tribe.
Captains Lose In The 9th
Austin Adams gave up the winning run in the 9th inning, and the Lake County Captains fell to the Dayton Dragons 5-4 on Tuesday night.
Right-hander Marty Popham started the game and went four innings and allowed two runs on four hits, one walk and had one strikeout. Like they have done all year, Adams piggybacked Popham and he pitched the final 4.1 innings allowing three runs on four hits, one walk, and had three strikeouts.
The Captains were led offensively by outfielder Bo Greenwell who went 2-for-4 with a double and third baseman Jeremie Tice went 1-for-4 with a big three-run home run.
Right-hander Clayton Cook is scheduled to get the start on Wednesday for the Captains.
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