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| Austin Adams (Photo: Lianna Holub) |
Right-handed pitchers Austin Adams and Paolo Espino combined to throw a three-hit shutout as the Akron Aeros beat the Bowie Baysox 4-0 in game two of a four-game series Friday at Prince George’s Stadium.
Adams got the win pitching five innings, giving up one hit, walking five and striking out six. Espino worked four innings of relief to record the save striking out six while walking none.
Right-handed pitcher Wynn Pelzer suffered the loss for the Baysox lasting 4.2 innings, giving up three runs (two earned) on six hits, walking four and striking out four.
The Aeros (16-19) got on the board in the top of the third inning. With one out, Jordan Henry reached on an error then stole second. The stolen base was Henry’s second of the game and 14th of 2011. Juan Diaz advanced Henry to third on a single. Jared Goedert followed with an RBI double that scored Henry and gave the Aeros a 1-0 lead.
Akron added to their one-run lead in the top of the fifth inning. Henry led off the frame with a walk and scored on a Diaz RBI double. With two outs and a runner on first, John Drennen doubled to right field to score Goedert and give the Aeros a 3-0 lead.
The Aeros scored again in the top of the eighth inning and never looked back winning game two of this four game series.
The Aeros and Baysox (18-17) will continue their four-game series Saturday. Akron will give the ball to left-hander T.J. McFarland, who is 1-1 with a 7.16 ERA in 2011. He will face right-handed pitcher Steve Johnson, who is 1-1 with a 2.45 ERA this season. First pitch is at 6:35 p.m.
Indians Cut Down Clippers 9-5
Indianapolis starting pitcher Brad Lincoln surrendered just two earned runs on six hits in seven frames, while the Tribe's offense scored a run in five straight innings to total nine runs on a season-high 16 hits in the Indians' 9-5 victory over the Columbus Clippers on Friday night at Victory Field.
The victory pushed Indianapolis' record to 13-23 this season, while Columbus dropped to 25-10 with the loss. The win also gives the Indians their first victory in eight games this season against the Clippers, while also snapping an 11 game skid versus Columbus dating back to last year.
Lincoln (7.0 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 B, 4 SO) earned his third straight victory to improve to 3-3 after matching an Indians' season best by going seven innings, while giving up just two earned runs on six hits along with two walks and four strikeouts. The right hander also continued the trend of excellent starting pitching for the Indians as Tribe starters have now gone 3-2 with a 1.85 ERA (8 ER in 39.0 IP) 28 strikeouts and just 14 walks over the team's last seven contests.
The Indianapolis offense provided plenty of run support, scoring nine consecutive runs and tallying a season best 16 hits. Leading the way at the plate was the Indians' trio of 1B Matt Hague, (3-for-5, 1 R, 1 2B, 3 RBI) SS Chase d'Arnaud (3-for-4, 1 R, 1 3B, 3 RBI) and C Jason Jaramillo (2-for-4, 1 R, 1 2B, 2 RBI), who combined to go 8-for-13 with three runs and eight of the team's nine RBI.
Columbus opened up the scoring in the second inning with a pair of runs thanks to 3B Luis Valbuena's two-run double. RF Travis Buck led off the frame with a single and moved to second on a walk by C Luke Carlin before both came across on Valbuena's double to deep left center.
The Tribe however answered back with a run in the bottom of the second after Jaramillo singled, advanced to second on a throwing error and third on RF Andrew Lambo's base knock before coming home on d'Arnaud's fielder's choice. The run was the first of five straight innings in which the Indians plated a tally.
Indianapolis then scored three runs in the following frame to take over the lead for good at 4-2. 2B Pedro Ciriaco began the frame with a single, stole second and third and then came home on Hague's RBI single. Following Hague's base hit, 3B Josh Harrison reached on a Columbus fielding miscue, before Jaramillo brought in both with an RBI double to left.
The Indians then plated two more in the fourth inning as after a lead-off single from Lambo, d'Arnaud ripped an RBI triple off the left field wall to push the advantage to 5-1. d'Arnaud would later score when DH Corey Wimberly slapped an RBI single to center to increase the margin to five.
Yet another Tribe tally would come home in the fifth after Harrison began the frame with a triple and scored on d'Arnaud's RBI single. The run-scoring single gave the shortstop an RBI in each of his first three at bats of the contest.
Indianapolis capped their scoring in the sixth frame as Presley singled and stole second before LF John Bowker walked to set the stage for Hague, who lifted a two-run double to left to give the Indians a 9-2 advantage. The two-run base knock for Hague gave him three RBI for the second consecutive contest, increasing his team lead to 23 so fart this season.
Columbus raised comeback hopes with three runs in the final frame, but ultimately came up short. Cord Phelps drew a base on balls and then took second on a single by 1B Chad Huffman before Buck left the yard with a three run blast to right to make it 9-5.
All nine starters in the Indians' lineup notched at least one hit, while eight different Tribe players scored at least one run. For the Clippers, DH Lonnie Chisenhall (2-for-4, 1 2B) along with Huffman (2-for-5, 1 R) and Buck (2-for-5, 2 R, 1 HR, 3 RBI) each tallied two hits.
Clippers LHP David Huff (4.2 IP, 12 H, 7 R, 4 ER, 1 BB, 3 SO) suffered the loss to lower his record to 3-2 after giving up four earned runs on 12 hits in 4.2 frames. Columbus reliever Josh Judy (2.0 IP, 2 H, 1 SO) fired two scoreless frames of relief, allowing just two hits while striking out a batter.
Columbus continues their four-game series against Indianapolis on Saturday at 7:05 p.m. LHP Garrett Olson is scheduled to take to the mound for the Tribe, while the Clippers have yet to name a starter.
Keys Clip Kinston 4-2
Frederick took down the K-Tribe 4-2 Friday night at Historic Grainger Stadium.
The Keys (19-14) scored three runs in the top of the third inning on five consecutive hits. After back-to-back infield hits by Steve Bumbry and Miguel Abreu, Buck Britton hit a two RBI double. After Tyler Townsend singled, Tyler Kolodny hit an RBI single. Kinston (13-20) starter Clayton Cook gave up three runs on nine hits in seven innings. Cook (2-3) took the loss, striking out five and not walking a batter.
The K-Tribe scored a run in the bottom of the fourth inning, when Chase Burnette hit an RBI single to drive in Bo Greenwell. Kinston would cut the Frederick lead to one when Casey Frawley led off the bottom of the eighth inning with a solo home run. It was the second home run of the season for Frawley.
Frederick scored a big insurance run in the top of the ninth inning when former East Carolina Pirate Dale Mollenhauer led off the frame with a single. After advancing to second on a sacrifice bunt, Mollenhauer attempted to steal third base. Kinston’s catcher Roberto Perez delivered a throw that went wide of third base and Mollenhauer trotted home on the error. The K-Tribe got their first two base runners on thanks to an error and a walk in the bottom of the ninth inning, but could not get them home. Frederick starter Ryan O’Shea (3-1) got the win for the Keys.
Travis Turek was solid out of the bullpen for Kinston, pitching a perfect eighth inning. Francisco Jimenez gave up a hit and unearned run in the ninth inning.
The two teams clash again in Kinston Saturday night at 6:30 pm. Giovanni Soto gets the start for the K-Tribe.
Come On Heere the Noise, Captains Win 2-1
Brian Heere drove in a pair of runs on Friday night his RBI single in the fourth inning was the difference in Captains 2-1 win over the WhiteCaps. The Captains snapped a three game losing streak with the win.
In the bottom of the second inning, Heere drove in his first run of the game with an RBI base hit to right field that scored Anthony Gallas. Gallas doubled to left, extending his on-base streak to seventeen straight games.
West Michigan finally got to Captains’ starter Mike Goodnight in the seventh inning with two outs. Nick Castellonos hit a solo homerun his second of the year to make it 2-1.
Goodnight (3-3) picked up the win tossing a career high 6.2 innings allowing a run on three hits, walking two and striking out three. Clayton Ehlert picked up his eighth save of the season pitching the ninth. Kyle Ryan (2-4) pitched well for the WhiteCaps taking the loss, allowing two runs on seven hits over seven innings, walking two and striking out three.
Lake County will try and make it two in a row against West Michigan on Saturday night at Classic Park, first pitch at 7:00PM. The Captains will start LHP Mike Rayl (4-0) against RHP Brennan Smith (0-1) for the WhiteCaps.
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