Left-handed pitcher Nick Hagadone came in from the bullpen and got the win for the Aeros pitching three scoreless innings, allowing one hit, striking out four and walking none.
Right-handed pitcher Wynn Pelzer got the loss for Bowie pitching five innings, giving up one earned run on six hits, walking one and striking out four.
The Aeros (9-10) began the bottom of the fifth inning with a Juan Apodaca walk. Karexon Sanchez sacrificed him to second. Tim Fedroff followed with a single off the glove of shortstop Pedro Florimon advancing Apodaca to third. Later in the frame, Diaz singled to right field for the game’s only run as the Aeros won game two of this four-game series.
Akron will look to make it two straight over Bowie Wednesday night at Canal Park. The Aeros will give the ball to left-handed pitcher T.J. McFarland. The Baysox (9-9) will start lefty Rick Zagone. First pitch is at 7:05 p.m. The game can be heard on Fox Sports 1350 AM or online at sportsradio1350.com. Coverage begins at 6:50 p.m.
Aeros Rally Falls Short in Game 1 of Doubleheader
The Akron Aeros brought the tying run to the plate in the bottom of the seventh inning, but right-handed pitcher Jose Diaz came in to shut the door as the Bowie Baysox won game one of a doubleheader 6-4 Tuesday at Canal Park
Right-hander Austin Adams lasted just 0.2 innings and suffered the loss for the Aeros giving up three earned runs on three hits in the top of the first inning, walking three and striking out one.
Righty Zach Clark picked up the win for Bowie pitching five innings, giving up one earned run on five hits, walking one and striking out one.
The Baysox (9-8) began the first inning with a leadoff double by Xavier Avery. Following a fly out, Brandon Waring walked to put runners on first and second. With two out, the runners advanced to second and third on an Adams wild pitch. Robbie Widlansky followed with a three-run home run to center field to make it 3-0. Adams gave up a single to Pedro Florimon and walked Billy Rowell and Carlos Rojas before being replaced by right-handed pitcher Paolo Espino.
The Aeros (8-10) cut into the deficit in the bottom of the second inning. Matt McBride singled with two outs and scored on a Tim Fedroff triple to make it 3-1 Bowie.
The Baysox answered back in the top of the fourth inning on a Ronnie Welty solo home run to center field.
That Aeros threatened in the bottom of fifth inning loading the bases, but Jason Donald grounded into an inning ending double play.
The Baysox added two in the top of the sixth inning to expand their lead to 6-1.
Akron scored three times in the bottom of the seventh inning, but the Baysox turned to Diaz to get the final three outs as Bowie won game one.
Clippers hold on to win series opener at Gwinnett
The Clippers raced to a 6-0 lead and held on to win 7-5 over the Gwinnett Braves at Coolray Field on Tuesday.
Columbus has won six straight games.
David Huff earned the win, pitching seven innings, while Zach Putnam provided two scoreless frames to get a save.
Columbus scored three runs in the first inning and added three more in the third. Jason Kipnis' two-run homer highlighted the offensive attack.
Chad Huffman also drove in two runs.
The Clippers and Braves meet again Wednesday at 7:05pm with lefty Scott Barnes facing G-Braves right-hander Jacob Thompson.
Captains Lose 5-4 to TinCaps
The TinCaps jumped out to a 5-0 lead on Tuesday night with great pitching from Keyvius Sampson who one-hit the Captains through five innings. Fort Wayne held off the Lake County rally for a 5-4 win.
Rymer Liriano hit his first homerun of the year off Captains' starter Cole Cook in the third inning, the two run shot put the TinCaps up 2-0.
The Captains trailed 5-0 entering the sixth inning, when Giovanny Urshela hit a solo shot, his second homerun of the year to make it 5-1.
In the seventh inning, Carlos Moncrief crushed a ball over the right field wall; the three run homerun was his third of the season to make it 5-4 TinCaps.
Sampson (3-1) worked five scoreless innings allowing just one hit, walking four and striking out seven to get the win for Fort Wayne. Adam Dominic worked the ninth inning allowing a hit and striking out one for his fourth save. Cook (0-2) suffered the loss allowing four runs on five hits, walking two and striking out three.
The Captains and TinCaps will wrap up their three game series Wednesday morning at 11:05AM from Parkview Field. Lake County will toss RHP Steven Wright (0-0) against Fort Wayne's RHP Zach Cates (0-1). Catch all the action on AM1330 WELW or online at captainsbaseball.com.
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3 comments:
I still think the Indians should try and stretch Hagadone out into a starter. He is one of the few pitchers with legitimate "ace" stuff. Getting 6-7 innings of him pitching seems more valuable then a few innings at a time.
Chengy, i go back and forth on this. Hagadone looked outstanding last season in Kinston, minus some control issues...then tapered off as he moved on.
This year, in a condensed role, he's been perhaps the best pitcher in the organization.
If he can learn to stretch it out, then you have to consider him a factor in the rotation down the line. If not a starter, could he be anything other than a closer with that electric stuff (other than a starter...I mean)?
Having a guy like Hagadone to go along with Rage is ok with me. The Indians know better then most teams how important a good bullpen can be.
Perhaps, the move to the bullpen has helped Hagadone to realize his potential. On the other hand I am not ruling it out.
Here is my "dream" pen for next year.
Chris Perez
Tony Sipp
Nick Hagadone
Vinny Pestano
Adam Miller
Raffy Perez
Josh Judy
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