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| Chun Chen (Photo: Lianna Halub) |
Chun Chen clubbed two home runs and drove in three runs as the Akron Aeros won the rubber match of a three-game series against the Binghamton Mets 10-1 Sunday at NYSEG Stadium.
Chen now has four home runs on the season and four in the past four days.
Right-handed pitcher Austin Adams recorded his second win of 2011 tossing seven innings, allowing one earned run on three hits, striking out eight and walking three.
Mark Cohoon suffered the loss for Binghamton lasting five innings, giving up six runs (five earned) on nine hits, walking three and striking out one.
The Aeros (12-12) got on the board in the top of the first inning off Cohoon. With two outs, Juan Diaz walked. Chen followed with a two-run home run to left field that gave Akron a 2-0 lead.
Akron added to their lead in the top of the fourth inning. Chen began the frame with his second home run of the game to make it 3-0. John Drennen followed with a double and later scored on a pair of Jordany Valdespin errors to give the Aeros a four-run lead.
The B-Mets (7-13) got a run back in the bottom of the fourth inning on a Carlos Guzman RBI single.
The Aeros erupted for five runs in the top of the sixth inning. Kyle Bellows started the inning with a double and advanced to third on a Donnie Webb single. After Binghamton replaced Cohoon with reliever Michael Powers, Karexon Sanchez hit a two-RBI double to make it 6-1. Akron added three more runs on a Tim Fedroff RBI groundout and a Drennen two-RBI double.
Akron added a run in the top of the eighth inning and went on to win the rubber match of this three-game series.
The Aeros will head to Altoona to begin a four-game series with the Curve Monday night. Akron has yet to announce a starter for Monday’s game. Right-handed pitcher Jared Hughes will get the start for the Curve. First pitch is at 6:30 p.m. The game can be heard on Fox Sports 1350 AM or online at sportsradio1350.com. Coverage begins at 6:15 p.m.
Clippers keep rolling with 9-3 win over Charlotte
The Clippers used a six run sixth inning to carry them to an 9-3 victory over the Charlotte Knights Sunday afternoon.
The first Clippers run came in the third when Donald doubled to tie the game at one. The next inning, Columbus took the lead on a Luke Carlin sacrifice fly to drive home Kipnis. Their final run came off of a Jerad Head single in the ninth.
The Clippers won their eleventh game in a row, and look to extend it to twelve 7:15 P.M. Monday. Lefty Scott Barnes will take the mound for the Clippers.
Kinston Wins Thriller Over Lynchburg
The K-Tribe picked up a series win with a 3-1 victory at Lynchburg Sunday afternoon. Sunday's victory gives Kinston a two games to one advantage over Lynchburg this season.
Kinston got on the scoreboard early thanks to aggressive base running by speedster Abner Abreu. After a single to left that started the second inning, Abreu promptly swiped two bases. Adam Abraham then punched a ground ball single through a drawn in Lynchburg infield.
An error allowed Lyncburg to even the contest in the bottom half. Adam Abraham misfired a throw to first, which allowed the leadoff man to get in to scoring position. He scored on a bloop single to shallow left. The run, unearned, was all Drew Pomeranz would allow, striking out two of the next three batters he faced to get out of the inning.
Both starters were stellar but Kinston's pen picked up the win thanks in large part to Travis Turek's gutsy outing. Turek entered for Pomeranz in the sixth inning with the bases loaded and one out. Kinston's right hander got a line out and started an inning ending double play to strand all three Lynchburg base runners.
Bo Greenwell led off the seventh with Kinstons first hit since the second, a double. Two batters later Abner Abreu launched his second home run to put Kinston on top. Both of Abreu's homers have come in the last week.
Pomeranz went 5.1 innings, allowing one unearned run on four hits while striking out six and walking two. Turek (3-0, 2.65) was rewarded for his 2.2 inning performance with the win. Preston Guilmet worked a perfect ninth for his second save of the year. Guilmet has yet to give up an earned run this season.
Lynchburg starter Zeke Spruill (1-2, 2.25) was just as good as his counterpart but was left in one inning to many it appeared. Spruill gets saddled with the loss, going seven innings, scattering six hits and allowing three runs while whiffing five and walking one.
The K-Tribe's roadtrip continues Monday night in Salem, Virginia. First pitch 7:05 with Clayton Cook on the mound for Kinston. The Indians return home this Thursday through Sunday for a four game series with the Potomac Nationals.
Captains Edge the Lugnuts 5-3
The Captains Cole Cook earned his first professional win on Sunday night with a 5-3 win over Lansing. Cook tossed five innings allowing two runs on six hits, striking out four for Lake County.
Carlos Moncrief started the ball game off for the Captains with a leadoff homerun to right field it was his fourth homerun of the season.
Argenis Martinez provided Lake County's second run in the second inning, Martinez with runners on second and third hit a ground ball to short scoring Alex Monsalve to make 2-0.
The Lugnuts got on the board in the bottom of the third inning, Bryson Namba hit his first homerun of the season, a solo shot off of Cook cutting the lead in half at 2-1.
Lake County came right back with a big inning in the fourth. A leadoff walk to Jesus Aguilar followed by a single by Monsalve put runners on first and second. Anthony Gallas drove in a run with a double down the line in left. Martinez with one of his two hits on the night singled in his second RBI of the game. Nick Bartolone finished the scoring with a sacrifice fly to center and the Captains led 5-1.
Nick Sarianides entered the game in the bottom of the seventh inning with one out, for Lake County and retired all seven hitters he faced striking out three for his first save of the season.
Lugnuts' starter Misaul Diaz took the loss allowing five runs on four hits over four innings of work, walking three and striking out one.
Lake County and Lansing continue their three game series on Monday night in Lansing at 7:05PM. On the mound for the Captains is RHP Steven Wright (0-0) against RHP Drew Hutchison (1-0) for the Lugnuts. Catch all the action on AM1330 WELW or online at captainsbaseball.com
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