Greg Folgia and Chris Kersten combined to drive in seven runs, as Matt Packer tossed seven innings of one run ball leading Lake County to a 10-1 win over Cedar Rapids.
Lake County jumped in front 1-0 in the top of first inning. Casey Frawley tripled to left centerfield to score Trent Baker who reached on an error by third baseman Michael Wing.
Cedar Rapids came right back to tie the game at one in the bottom of the first. Jean Segura singled up the middle and after a bunt single by Matt Long the Kernels had runners on the corners. Jeremy Cruz hit into a double play which allowed Segura to score.
In the fourth inning, Jason Smit reached on a four pitch walk to get aboard. Greg Folgia wasted no time, crushing a Kehrer pitch to deep left center to make it 3-1.
Roberto Perez picked up a one out single to get the seventh inning started. Smit picked up his first hit of the game with a single to right. Folgia doubled down the left field line driving in his third run of the game. Argenis Martinez and Delvi Cid went back to back with single to right each of them driving in a run. Trent Baker walked to load the bases. Chris Kersten smashed a towering shot to leftfield for a grand slam homerun. The Captains scored seven runs on six hits and lead it 10-1.
Packer (8-4) picked up the win with seven innings of work giving up just one run on seven hits, striking out four. Tyler Kehrer (3-4) suffered the loss giving up three runs, two of them earned on four hits over five innings. Antownie Hubbard pitched two shutout innings in relief giving up just a hit.
Lake County and Cedar Rapids will continue their three game series with a 3:05PM start from Memorial Veterans Stadium. RHP Brett Brach (1-5) will get the start for the Captains in game two of the series and will be matched up against LHP Stephan Locke (5-2) for the Kernels.
Tides shutout Clippers, 4-0
Columbus' high-powered offense was no match for Zach Britton and the Norfolk Tides on Saturday night, as Britton blanked the Clippers, 4-0 at Harbor Park in front of 7,553 fans.
Columbus was held to just six hits on the night, a vast difference from last night's 16 hit performance. In the previous 22 games, Columbus has pounded out at least 10 hits in 17 of those contests.
The Tides scored a single run in each of the first four innings against starter Josh Tomlin, who pitched seven innings, but gave up three home runs in his fourth loss of the season. Robert Andino hit his tenth home run of the season to begin the scoring in the bottom of the first inning and Michael Aubrey went yard twice, once in the second and again in the fourth to put Columbus away.
Britton pitched seven and a third scoreless innings, scattering only five hits on the night. He was in control the entire night and faced only one jam in the seventh, as he allowed two hits, but was later pulled.
The Clippers look for the series split against the Tides tomorrow at 6:15 p.m. at Harbor Park. David Huff (3-0, 4.15) is scheduled to start for Columbus as Zach Clark (0-4, 5.06) will take the hill for Norfolk.
The Aeros stormed back to win again Saturday night, striking for three runs in the decisive seventh inning to claim a 6-5 victory over the Erie SeaWolves. Akron’s bats pounded the Erie pitching again and finished with 12 hits including four doubles and Jerad Head’s seventh home run of the season in front of 3,264 fans at Canal Park. The third straight win over the SeaWolves (38-56) coupled with Bowie’s loss moved the Aeros (48-45) only 1.5 games behind the second-place wild card spot in the Western Division.
Lefty starting pitchers Eric Berger and Erie’s Charlie Furbush engaged in an early pitcher’s duel that held both teams scoreless through the first four innings. The SeaWolves then struck first in the top of the fifth as a double by Rawley Bishop ignited a big inning. The designated hitter later scored on a passed ball while both Michael Bertram and Andy Dirks collected RBI singles to give the visitors a 3-0 advantage.
Akron then began a back-and-forth battle and cut the deficit to only 3-2 in the bottom half of the fifth. Cleveland Indians shortstop Asdrubal Cabrera doubled to left, third baseman Lonnie Chisenhall continued the rally with a one-out single and red-hot right fielder Matt McBride followed with a clutch two-run double right down the left field line.
Aeros Rally Late Saturday to Defeat Erie 6-5
Berger stayed in the game for the sixth inning and ran into trouble with two outs. Designated hitter Cesar Nicolas delivered the blow with his seventh home run off the Miller Lite sign in right-center, bringing the Erie lead back to three runs at 5-2.
The left fielder Head promptly returned the favor in the bottom of the frame with his homer to left-center, preceding the game-winning rally that started against Furbush.
Second baseman Jason Kipnis and Chisenhall began the seventh inning with back-to-back doubles that then brought in right-handed reliever Zach Simons. He immediately retired Matt McBride on a fly out, but first baseman Beau Mills tied the game at 5-5 with a clutch single to right. Shortstop Carlos Rivero drew a walk, and with two outs in the frame, catcher Miguel Perez provided the RBI on a single to left to score Mills as the throw home was cut off to end the inning by catching Rivero between second and third.
Reliever Bryan Price (4-2) earned the victory for the Aeros as he struck out four batters in two shutout innings in relief of Berger. Simons (2-4) blew the save opportunity and took the loss, allowing the final run of the contest. New Akron closer Zach Putnam then shut the door in the ninth for his third save of the season.
Kipnis, Chisenhall and Perez all finished with two hits on the night as the home team now has 35 base hits and 20 runs scored in the first three games of this series against Erie. McBride’s two RBI double brought his season total to 54 runs batted in, ranking first on the squad, third in the Indians organization and seventh in the Eastern League.
The Aeros will look to earn their first four-game series sweep of the year in tomorrow’s finale at 1:35 p.m. at Canal Park. Lefty Scott Barnes (4-8, 5.08 ERA) makes the start for Akron against SeaWolves right-hander Thad Weber (6-9, 3.93 ERA).
Potomac Beats Kinston 6-3
Potomac handed Kinston their third straight loss, a 6-3 defeat Saturday night in Woodbridge, VA.
It was a pitcher’s duel early as Potomac starter Brad Peacock struck out five K-Tribe batters through the first three scoreless innings. Kinston starter Joey Mahalic retired the first eight batters he faced until Jose Lozada doubled with two outs in the bottom of the third inning. The first hit of the game was followed with the first run when Josh Johnson followed with an RBI single.
Kinston would tie the game in the top of the fourth inning when a Chun Chen double was followed by an RBI hit from Jeremie Tice. Potomac would come right back in the bottom of the frame with a lead-off double from Derek Norris. Norris would then score when Tyler Moore followed with a double of his own. Moore then made the score 3-1 thanks to an RBI single by the next batter Bill Rhinehart. Kinston would cut the lead to one with a solo home run from Donnie Webb in the top of the fifth inning. The line drive shot over the right field wall was Webb’s third home run of the season.
Potomac started to pull away in the bottom of the fifth inning on a lead-off home run from Jose Lozada. Mahalic got two more outs in the inning and was then pulled in favor of Kinston reliever Dave Roberts. Mahalic (3-5) picked up the loss, lasting 4 2/3 innings, giving up seven hits and four earned runs. He walked one and struck out two. After Roberts got out of the fifth he ran into trouble in the bottom of the sixth inning when Rhinehart led off with a solo home run. Sean Rooney then followed with a single and scored on a two-out double by Lozada.
Trailing 6-2 in the top of the seventh, Kinston responded with a two-out rally. Webb started things with a double. Ron Rivas drove him home with an RBI single. Kinston then loaded the bases when Montero singled and Karexon Sanchez walked. Potomac reliever Jesse Estrada was lifted in favor of Cory VanAllen. VanAllen struck out Bo Greenwell to end the inning and the threat. Montero went 3-for-4 for Kinston. Webb was 2-for-4 with two extra base hits. Potomac starter Peacock (4-9) picked up the win giving up five hits and two runs in six innings.
After a Sunday off day, the K-Tribe will return to Historic Grainger Stadium on a Monday Buck Night to start a seven game homestand. T.J. House will make the start for Kinston, Monday night at 7pm in Historic Grainger Stadium.
Moncrief's two-run home big fly helps Scrappers win
The Mahoning Valley Scrappers won game one of this three-game series with the Williamsport Crosscutters 7-4 on Saturday night at Eastwood Field.
Carlos Moncrief's two-run home run in the top of the eighth gave the Scrappers a 6-4 that they wouldn't relinquish.
The Scrappers added another run on a Jordan Casas RBI double and won 7-4. Casey Gaynor came in from the bullpen and got the win for the Scrappers, while Nick Kirk shut the door earning his fourth save of the season.
Julian Sampson was saddled with the loss for the Crosscutters. Despite getting a no decision, Owen Dew returned to form pitching six three-hit innings of scoreless baseball.
The Scrappers will look for their second straight win against the Crosscutters tonight. First pitch is slated for 5:05 p.m.
Photo courtesy of Lianna Holub
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