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| Ezequiel Carrera (Photo: Tony Lastoria) |
Another game, another offensive explosion for the Clippers as they won 18-12 over the Charlotte Knights Monday.
Nine Clippers came to the plate in the first inning, as they put up four runs. Still, the Knights came back and led 9-6 in the top of the seventh. Then, a Luis Valbuena double, scoring Lonnie Chisenhall, Chad Huffman and Jason Kipnis tied the game. The Clippers broke it open in the eighth with an Ezequiel Carrera single. They went on to score eight more runs in the inning.
Carrera went 4-6 on the game, driving in four and scoring twice.
The win marks the twelfth in a row for the Clippers, and they look to sweep with a win against the Knights Tuesday. Right-hander Zach McAllister puts his 4-0 record on the line against Charlotte's Freddy Dolsi.
Burns Blows Save as Curve Walk-Off Against Aeros
Cory Burns allowed two runs in the bottom of the ninth inning as the Altoona Curve came from behind and won in their last at bat beating the Akron Aeros 10-9 Monday at Blair County Ballpark.
Burns entered the ninth with a 9-8 lead, but gave up an RBI single to Tony Sanchez to tie it. Later in the frame, Kris Watts drove in the game-winning run on an RBI double.
Burns suffered his first blown save and first loss of the season.
Noah Krol picked up the win for Altoona pitching a scoreless inning out of the bullpen and striking out one.
The Aeros (12-13) got things started offensively in the top of the first inning. Jordan Henry led off the game with a single and moved to third when Juan Diaz reached on a fielding error. Chun Chen followed with a double that plated both Henry and Diaz to give the Aeros a 2-0 lead.
Akron added to their lead in the top of the second inning on a Henry RBI single that scored Kyle Bellows and made it 3-0.
The Curve (12-11) rallied in the bottom of the frame. Jordy Mercer started the inning with a leadoff single and Jeremy Farrell doubled him home to make it 3-1. Sanchez moved Farrell to third on a single and Watts followed with an RBI single to score him. Later in the frame, Brad Chalk drove in a run with a single that tied the game at 3-3. With the bases full, Starling Marte gave the Curve the lead on a sacrifice fly.
Altoona scored three more times in the bottom of the third inning, but the Aeros answered back in the top of the fourth. With two on and one out, Tim Fedroff grounded out to first, but advanced the runners to second and third. Diaz cut into the Curve lead with a two-RBI double that made it 7-5. Chen capped the inning with his second double of the game scoring Diaz and cutting the Altoona lead to 7-6.
After an Altoona run in the bottom of the fourth inning, the Aeros scored a run in the top of the sixth inning and two in the top of the seventh to take a 9-8 lead.
The Curve rallied in the bottom of the ninth inning to beat the Aeros. The walk-off win was the first by an Aeros opponent this season.
The Aeros and Curve will play game two of this four-game series Tuesday night. Akron will give the ball to southpaw Matt Packer, who is 0-3 with a 4.79 ERA in 2011. He will face right-handed pitcher Mike Colla. 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.
Salem Slips by Kinston
Salem continued its recent success against the K-Tribe with a come from behind 3-2 win in Salem Monday night. With the win, Salem managed to stretch its lead of the Carolina League Southern Division to 2.5 games. Two games remain in the Indians current six game road trip, both in Salem.
In the top of the second inning, Kinston took advantage of a bizarre performance from Salem starting pitcher Drake Britton. After getting the first two batters in the inning out, Britton had a pitch slip out of his hands and ended up in the first row of seats above the visiting dugout. The pitch seemed to shake Britton, who walked Kinston newcomer Kyle Smith. Smith advanced to second base and then to third on two wild pitches. After a walk to Perez, Smith scored on the third wild pitch of the inning to put Kinston up 1-0. After Delvi Cid walked, Britton’s catcher Dan Butler helped him out by picking Perez off of second base. Britton would then settle down, making it four innings, giving up just the one run on two hits. Britton walked four and struck out four.
Salem would take advantage of Kinston miscues in the bottom of the third. With Clayton Cook on the mound for the Indians, Michael Almanzar reached on an error by the third baseman. After Derrick Gibson got hit by a pitch, Zach Gentile dropped a perfect bunt down the third base side. Cook made a great bear handed snag, but his throw was wide of first base. Almanzar scored on the second error of the inning. Peter Hissey would then drive Gibson home from third base with a sacrifice fly to give Salem a 2-1 lead.
Kinston would tie the score at two in the top of the seventh inning off of Salem reliever Tom Ebert. With two outs in the frame, Perez doubled and Chase Burnette followed with a walk. Tyler Holt then smoked a double off of the wall in left field to drive home Perez.
With Clayton Cook off the hook, Jose Flores entered the game to pitch for the K-tribe in the seventh. After a leadoff single, Flores committed a throwing error on an infield bunt single, allowing two Salem runners in to scoring position. The next batter, Zach Gentile, knocked an RBI single to put the Red Sox on top again. The effort of Flores to end the inning by stranding three Salem base runners went unnoticed as Kinston’s offense was halted through the remaining two innings. Flores (0-2) took the loss for Kinston.
The two teams will meet for the middle game of the three game series, Tuesday night in Virginia. Game time 7:05 pm as Giovanni Soto will get the start for Kinston. The K-Tribe returns home for a four game homestand this Thursday through Sunday at Historic Grainger Stadium.
Captains Fall to the Lugnuts 4-3 in 10
The Lugnuts' Steve Marisnick's RBI single in the bottom of the tenth scored Jonathon Jones as Lansing won in walk-off fashion 4-3 over the Captains.
Lake County scored the game's first run in the second inning to take a 1-0 lead. Jason Smit reached with a leadoff walk. Nick Bartolone drove in Smit with a single to centerfield.
In Lansing's half of the second, Michael Crouse reached on one of three Bartolone errors to start the inning. Steven Wright walked the next hitter, Oliver Domiguez. Bryson Namba hit into a double play but the Lugnuts tied the game up as Crouse scored from third.
The Captains tied the game in the top of the seventh, at two, when Anthony Gallas hit a homerun to left, his third of the season. With one out Carlos Moncrief doubled to get aboard. Jesus Aguilar with runners on first and third, singled to right field, to drive in Moncrief giving Lake County a 3-2 lead.
In the bottom of the seventh, Namba reached on a single, and advanced to second on an Owen Dew wild pitch. Namba moved to third on a ground out from Jones. Lansing tied the game at three on a passed ball charged to Alex Monsalve.
The Captains and the Lugnuts wrap up the series Tuesday morning at 10:35AM at Cooley Law School Stadium. Lake County will start RHP Mike Goodnight (1-2) against LHP Egan Smith (2-0) for Lansing. Catch all the action on 1330AM WELW or online at captainsbaseball.com
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