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| Jared Goedert (Photo: Ken Carr) |
The Akron Aeros lost game two of a three-game series to the Erie SeaWolves 8-5 Tuesday at Jerry Uht Park.
Lefty Matt Packer suffered the loss for the Aeros lasting six innings, giving up seven runs (five earned) on eight hits, walking one and striking out two.
Right-handed pitcher Mark Sorensen got the win for Erie pitching six innings, giving up an unearned run, scattering seven hits, walking one and striking out three.
Jared Goedert began a Major League Rehab Assignment with the Aeros Tuesday going 0-4 with an RBI, a walk and a strikeout.
The SeaWolves (15-15) got on the board in the bottom of the first inning. With a runner on first and one out, Ben Guez doubled home a run to give Erie a 1-0 lead. Guez later scored on a Kyle Bellows throwing error.
Erie added to their two-run lead in the second. With a runner on second and two outs, Jamie Johnson made it 3-0 on an RBI single. Later in the frame, Guez tripled home two to make it 5-0.
The Aeros (14-18) got a run back in the top of the fourth inning on a Matt McBride RBI single that scored Chun Chen and cut the SeaWolves lead to 5-1.
The SeaWolves quickly answered with two of their own in the bottom half of the inning.
Akron added a run in the top of the seventh inning on a Tim Fedroff RBI double that cut the Erie lead to 7-2. The Aeros got three more in the top of the eighth inning. McBride led off the frame with a solo home run to left field that made it 7-3. The home run was McBride’s team-best fifth of the season. Later in the frame, Karexon Sanchez singled home John Drennen to make it 7-4. Bellows later came across to score when Goedert grounded into a force out cutting the Erie lead to 7-5.
The SeaWolves answered with a run in the bottom of the eight inning and never looked back winning game two of this three-game series.
The Aeros will look to salvage the final game of the series Wednesday morning. Akron will turn to left-hander Kelvin De La Cruz, who is 1-3 with a 2.77 ERA in 2011. De La Cruz is 1-1 with a 2.25 ERA in his career against Erie. He will face fellow southpaw Casey Crosby, who is 1-1 with a 4.94 ERA this season. First pitch is set for 11:05 a.m.
Charlotte rallies to beat Clippers
A good start didn't result in a good outcome for the Clippers Tuesday night. Columbus had a 6-0 lead after three innings but were outscored 13-1 the rest of the way as the Charlotte Knights outslugged the Clippers 13-7. Eric Berger (0-1) suffered his first loss of the season. Miguel Socolovich (2-0) got the win for the Knights.The Clippers got on the board quickly in the bottom of the first. Columbus centerfielder Ezequiel Carrera stroked a lead-off home run that just cleared the 16 ft tall right center field wall to give the Clippers an early 1-0 lead. Another solo home run would be clubbed by the Clippers in the next inning. Cord Phelps blasted a 2nd inning solo dinger into the left field bleachers to double the Clippers lead to 2-0.
In the third inning, the Clippers decided to use speed to their advantage. Luis Valbuena led off the inning with a single to left field. Carrera then got on when he laid down a perfect bunt down the 1st base line. Knights starter Freddy Dolsi gave chase to Carrera's bunted ball, but fumbled the ball as he attempted to throw out the speedy Carrera. Jason Donald would walk to load the bases. Lonnie Chisenhall came to bat and he delivered with ducks on the pond, smoking a 3 run RBI double down the left field line to augment the Clippers advantage 5-0. After a deep Chad Huffman fly out to centerfield, Travis Buck knocked in Chisenhall from third base with an RBI single to make it 6-0 Columbus.
The Knights would finally get on the board in the top of the fourth when Jordan Danks hit two out solo blast of his own to the right field porch to make it 6-1 Clippers. They would draw closer to Columbus when Alejandro De Aza came in on a Jim Gallagher RBI single to right field to cut it to 6-2. The next batter, Dayan Viciedo, would then make it a two run affair when he clobbered a two run shot off of Clippers starter Corey Kluber to left centerfield.
At the end of the inning, the game had gone from a comfortable 6-1 clippers lead to a much tighter 6-4 affair.
The very next inning, Travis Buck crushed a solo long ball over the right field and onto Nationwide Boulevard to give the Clippers a 7-4 lead.
In the top of the sixth, Kluber ran into some trouble. The first three batters of the inning reached via double, double, and single to make it a one run ball game. Kluber was then pulled and in came Eric Berger. Berger was able to get out of a bases loaded jam when he got Tyler Flowers to ground out to third to preserve the slim Columbus lead. Berger would be bested by Charlotte in the seventh as he continued to work on the bum for Columbus Dallas McPherson led off with a double to left centerfield. The next batter, Lastings Milledge, laced a base hit up the middle.
It looked as though that McPherson would hold at third after a strong throw from Carrera, but the throw went through the cut-off , the catcher and Berger who was backing u Carlin on the play all the way to the backstop, allowing McPherson to score and tie the ballgame at 7-7. Milledge would advance to second on the throw home and to third on a Danks sacrifice bunt.
Berger was then pulled by Clippers manager Mike Sarbaugh. He would bring in Carlton Smith to try get the Clippers out of a jam. Unfortunately, Gookie Dawkins knocked in Milledge on an RBI single. After a broken bat single by Eduardo Escobar to put runners on the corner with one out, De Aza hit a grounder to the right side. Clippers first baseman Travis Buck gloved it by diving to his right and threw to home to get Dawkins at the late for out # 2. A walk to Sean Gallagher loaded the bases with two out. The game was broken open when Viciedo hit a bases clearing double that bounced off the right centerfield wall to give Charlotte an 11-7 advantage. The Knights kept it going at the plate with a Tyler Flowers RBI single that made it 12-7 in favor of the Knights. Smith struck out McPherson to end the frame, but the damage was done as the Knights exited the frame with their first lead of the ball game.
Lastings Milledge came in on an Eduardo Escobar RBI sacrifice fly in the top of the eighth to make it 13-7.
On Wednesday, Jeanmar Gomez (1-0) will get the start for Columbus. He will oppose Charlotte right hander Brandon Hynick (1-1). First pitch is at 6:35 pm.
Tuesday K-Tribe Game Postponed at Myrtle Beach
Heavy rains postponed Tuesday nights K-Tribe game at Myrtle Beach. The two teams will play a doubleheader at 6:05 pm Wednesday night in South Carolina.
Dragons Edge Captains 4-2
The Dragons snapped a four game skid defeating the Captains at Fifth Third Field on Tuesday night 4-2. The Dragons combined pitching combined for thirteen strikeouts of Captains hitters.
Dayton took the lead in the fourth innings, scoring three runs on five hits to take a 3-0 lead. David Vidal drove in the game’s first run walking with the bases loaded. Tucker Barnhart singled to right field driving in a pair of runs.
Giovanny Urshela broke up the shutout in the top of the eighth blasting his fourth homerun of the season, the solo shot made it 3-1.
David Vidal answered right back in the bottom of the eighth inning with a solo homerun to pushing lead back to three at 4-1.
Captains made it interesting in the ninth, Tyler Cannon doubled in Alex Monsalve to make it 4-2. Nick Bartolone representing the tying run smoked a ball to right center that was run down for the final out.
Daniel Corcino (5-2) earned the win tossing 5.2 scoreless innings allowing just four hits, walking two and striking out six. Kyle Blair (2-1) suffered his first loss of the season allowing three runs on seven hits walking one and striking out four. Blaine Howell pitched the ninth for his sixth save of the season.
Lake County and Dayton continue the Battle of Ohio with the second of three on Wednesday night at 7:00PM from Fifth Third Field. The Captains will start RHP Cole Cook (1-3) against RHP Daniel Tuttle (2-0) for the Dragons.
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