Vidal Nuno and Austin Adams combined to two-hit Great Lakes, en route to a 2-0 win. The no hit bid was broken up with two outs in the eighth inning when Jaime Ortiz singled off of Adams.
Lake County got on the scoreboard, in the fifth inning, when Kyle Smith collected his second single of the game to reach. Adam Abraham reached on a Josh Wall error putting runners on the corners. Argenis Martinez singled past the diving glove of Jerry Sands into right field giving the Captains a 1-0 lead. Martinez with runners on first and third would attempt to steal second, drawing a throw and getting caught in a rundown allowing Abraham to score to make it 2-0.
Vidal Nuno (0-1) showed up four hours before game time to find out he was making the start. Nuno was up for the occasion tossing four innings of hitless baseball striking out seven, the only hitter to reach off Nuno was Lenell McGee when he was hit by a pitch. Austin Adams (2-2) picked up the win throwing five scoreless innings allowing just two base hits and striking out seven. Josh Wall (0-3) was just as good but suffered the loss going seven innings allowing just two unearned runs on five hits, while striking out a career high eleven.
The Captains and the Loons will continue the four game series with a Sunday afternoon contest at 3:05PM from Dow Diamond. Trey Haley (4-0) will start for Lake County and will be matched up against Allen Webster (5-3) for Great Lakes.
Clippers down Lehigh Valley, 7-5
The Columbus Clippers defeated the Lehigh Valley Ironpigs, 7-5 for the Clippers' third straight win to start the home stand. Nick Weglarz continued to succeed against Ironpig pitching, going 3-for-3 and reaching base four times while driving in one.
The Ironpigs started the scoring early with a leadoff home run on the second pitch of the game off the bat of Rich Thompson, his first of the season. The Clippers were able to regain the lead in the bottom of the second inning when Anderson Hernandez dropped a double into shallow center field, driving in Weglarz and Brian Buscher.
Michael Brantley etched his name into the home run column in the bottom of the third inning when he hit his first homer of the season, a long drive to right field giving the Clippers a 3-1 lead. Lehigh Valley wasted no time tying the game up in the top of the fourth as Chris Duffy drove home John Mayberry on a sacrifice fly to right field and Neil Sellers drove home Andy Tracy on an RBI double to left.
In the bottom of the fifth inning, the Clippers took the lead for good as Wes Hodges, Jordan Brown and Weglarz all drove in runs. The sixth inning saw a golden opportunity for Columbus fade away as Carlos Santana came up with the bases loaded and one out, but hit into a double play to end the inning. Brown followed his fifth inning performance up with his first home run of the season to deep right field in the seventh, driving in his seventh run in his last two games.
Tracy brought the Ironpigs closer with his third home run of the series in the top of the eighth inning, a home run that ended up getting manager, Mike Sarbaugh ejected for arguing a call that was reversed from a foul ball.
Columbus continued to hit the baseball well, compiling 12 hits and giving starting pitcher Jeanmar Gomez plenty of run support. Gomez pitched six innings, giving up three runs on five hits and struck out five batters in the win, improving his record to 3-5 on the year.
The Clippers conclude their series with Lehigh Valley tomorrow at 5:05 p.m. at Huntington Park looking for a sweep. Columbus has never lost a game to Lehigh Valley at Huntington Park and Yohan Pino (5-2, 4.71 ERA) will try to keep that streak alive, as he goes against Lehigh Valley starter, Joe Savery (1-4, 4.40 ERA).
Aeros Rally Late, Grab 11-10 Win over Binghamton
The Aeros offense woke up in exciting fashion Saturday night by delivering a thrilling 11-10 win over the Binghamton Mets before 4,173 fans. Those who stayed for the nearly four hour offensive explosion at NYSEG Stadium witnessed the largest Akron comeback of the year. The team trailed by six runs entering the eighth inning, negating a five-unearned run rally in the fifth for Binghamton. The win improved the Aeros to 20-29 on the year while the Mets dropped to 23-25.
Binghamton began the scoring on an RBI double by D.J. Wabick in the first while Akron DH Lonnie Chisenhall hit his first home run of the season to tie the game a 1-1 in the fourth. The hosts then knocked out Aeros starter Steven Wright in the bottom of that frame before scoring a pair more in the fifth in taking a brief three-run lead. Aeros third baseman Jared Goedert then returned the favor in the next frame with a first-pitch two-run homer to left center, making the score 4-3.
A pair of Akron defensive mistakes then gave Binghamton an intimidating 9-3 advantage after six innings. Shortstop Carlos Rivero committed a fielding error while a single and a walk helped to load the bases with just one out. Mets left fielder Eric Campbell then hit a routine grounder up the middle to reliever Connor Graham, but the right-hander promptly threw the ball into the outfield. The second error brought home a pair of runs while three straight RBI hits finished the monster rally.
The teams then exchanged single runs in the next two at bats and the Aeros still trailed by six runs at 10-4 with two innings left. Akron’s furious comeback then began in the eighth kick-started by three straight singles from Chisenhall, Goedert and right fielder Matt McBride. Two straight outs put any chance of a rally in jeopardy but second baseman Cord Phelps then drilled a bases-clearing double to bring the Aeros within just three runs.
The ninth inning was even better as a John Drennen double brought runners to second and third with nobody out. A wild pitch scored the first run before Chisenhall singled home Drennen to bring the deficit to just 9-8. Even despite the substitution of the fourth Binghamton reliever of the night, Jared Goedert then doubled and McBride was hit bit a pitch to load the bases and still nobody out.
First baseman Beau Mills grounded into a threatening double play but Rivero made up for his earlier error with the game-winning two-run single to right field. The Mets then nearly made another comeback as the team loaded the bases against Aeros closer Bryce Stowell in the ninth, but catcher Omir Santos grounded out to Rivero at short to end the game.
Omar Aguilar (1-1) recorded the win for Akron by pitching 2.1 solid innings of relief and B-Mets reliever Emary Frederick (0-1) took the loss by allowing Rivero’s hit. Stowell earned his first save of the game despite the rocky ninth inning as well. Steven Wright struggled in his first start of the season for the Aeros as he allowed seven runs (two earned) in 3.1 innings pitched.
Chisenhall, Goedert and McBride, the 2-4 hitters in the Akron lineup, led the offensive attack by combining for nine hits on the night. Goedert’s seven total bases were a new high for any Aero on the year while he also extended his hitting streak to 18 straight games. The B-Mets stranded 15 runners on the night in losing for the first time in the last six meetings between these two teams.
Akron looks to strike gold again Sunday for a special 6:35 p.m. first pitch in Binghamton. Left-hander Eric Berger (1-3, 8.51 ERA) takes the mound for the purple and black against Mets’ righty Josh Stinson (2-1, 3.20 ERA).
Dash Downs Kinston 7-3
After a Kinston comeback on Friday night, Winston-Salem returned the favor with a 7-3 comeback win Saturday night at Historic Grainger Stadium.
The Indians started the game in style as Jordan Henry led off the first inning with a single and Karexon Sanchez followed with a walk. Two batters later, Abner Abreu singled to load the bases for Kyle Bellows. Bellows hit a grounder to second, and the Dash got the out at second base but the relay throw to first was wild and got away. Henry and Sanchez both scored to give the K-Tribe a 2-0 lead, as Dash shortstop Eduardo Escobar was charged with an error.
In the second, Ronald Rivas led off with a single and moved to second on an error. Lucas Montero singled to send Rivas to third, and Henry's groundout brought Rivas home to make it 3-0.
Winston-Salem started a comeback in the fifth against Indians starter Marty Popham. Luis Sierra led off a single, and a bases loaded walk by Eduardo Escobar scored him to cut the K-Tribe lead to 3-1. Popham was taken out after the fifth, allowing just one run on four hits and striking out seven.
A fielder's choice grounder by Kyle Shelton brought in another run in the sixth off of K-Tribe reliever Chris Jones. The Dash tied the game in the seventh on an RBI groundout by Jon Gilmore after Escobar had moved from first to third on a wild pickoff throw by Jones.
The Dash took the lead in the top of the ninth off of reliever Brian Grening. Justin Greene led off with a walk and stole second. He was sacrificed to third by Escobar and Jon Gilmore hit an RBI single to give Winston a 4-3 lead. Three batters later, Luis Sierra added an RBI single. A Jason Kipnis error on a grounder by Logan Johnson brought home a third run and Grening's wild pitch scored Luis Sierra to give the Dash a 7-3 lead. Grening (2-1) was tagged with his first loss of the season, giving up four runs (two earned) on four hits in 1 1/3 innings. Winston-Salem’s Kyle Bellamy (1-0) picked up the win in relief. The Dash bullpen was great tonight as Dylan Axelrod and Bellamy combined to throw four innings of no hit ball.
The K-Tribe will take on the Dash in the rubber match of the three game set Sunday at 2pm. Joe Gardner will be on the mound for Kinston.
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