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| Donnie Webb (Photo: Lianna Holub) |
Donnie Webb hit a game-winning RBI single in the bottom of the ninth inning to give the Akron Aeros a 10-9 walk-off win over Bowie Baysox in game one of a three-game series Monday at Canal Park.
Right-handed pitcher Armando Gabino allowed the Webb single and suffered the loss for the Baysox.
Right-hander Cory Burns pitched a scoreless inning of relief to earn the win for the Aeros. Left-handed pitcher Matt Packer made the start for Akron pitching 5.1 innings, allowing five earned runs on nine hits and striking out seven while walking one.
The Baysox (37-37) scored first in the top of the second inning. Caleb Joseph led off with a double. With two outs, Pedro Florimon doubled Joseph home to give Bowie a 1-0 lead.
Xavier Avery homered to open the top of the third inning giving the Baysox a 2-0 lead.
The Baysox took a 3-0 lead on an LJ Hoes groundout in the top of the fifth inning.
Brandon Waring made it 5-0 Baysox as he hit a two-run home run in the top of the sixth inning.
The Aeros (38-39) got on the board in the bottom of the sixth inning. Nick Weglarz led off with a walk. Kyle Bellows followed with a single that was misplayed by Avery in center field allowing Weglarz to score and Bellows to move to third. Following a pitching change, Donnie Webb singled home Bellows to cut the deficit to 5-2.
Akron scored again in the bottom of the seventh inning. With two outs, Weglarz, Bellows and Webb worked walks. Juan Diaz came in to pinch hit for Juan Apodaca and singled home Weglarz to cut the Baysox lead to 5-3.
Bowie answered with four runs in the top of the eighth inning to take a 9-3 lead.
The Aeros rallied in the bottom of the eighth inning. Jordan Henry led off with an infield single. Karexon Sanchez and Beau Mills followed with back-to-back walks. The walks chased right-hander Brandon Cooney, who was replaced by righty Raul Rivero. Rivero was greeted by back-to-back two-RBI doubles from Matt McBride and Weglarz to make it 9-7. Diaz followed with an RBI sacrifice fly that was dropped to allow the tying run to score.
Akron won the game in the bottom of the ninth inning on the Webb bloop RBI single.
The Aeros and Baysox will continue their three-game series Tuesday. Akron will give the ball to right-handed pitcher Austin Adams, who is 5-7 with a 4.02 ERA in 2011. He will face left-handed pitcher Rick Zagone, who is 2-6 with a 4.95 ERA this season. First pitch is at 7:05 p.m.
Braves defeat Clippers in series finale
The Clippers are now in unfamiliar territory as they lost to the Gwinnett Braves 5-1. It was the third straight loss for Columbus.
The Braves broke out the bats in a big way in the top of the second. Ruben Gotay smacked a two-run home run that hit off of the Columbus Dispatch scoreboard. Two batters later, Wilkin Castillo hit a two-run bomb of his own that just went over the right center field wall. That all added up to a 4-0 lead for Gwinnett.
The power show would not end there. In the bottom of the fourth, Jason Kipnis hit a solo shot to left center field to make it 4-1 in favor of the Braves.
The Braves would get that run back in the top of the ninth when Wilkin Castillo knocked in Ruben Gotay with an RBI single to right field. The Clippers were not able to get that much offense going after the Kipnis home run in the fourth, managing only three hits after that point.
Despite striking out nine, Corey Kluber (4-5) was hit with the loss as his team failed to give him enough run support. Johan Flande (3-4) picked up the win after limiting the often potent Columbus offense to one run on four hits while striking out four and walking one in 5 1/3 innings of work.
Columbus will open up a short two game series vs. the Toledo Mud Hens at Huntington Park on Wednesday night. Jeanmar Gomez (7-2) will get the start for Clippers. He will oppose Adam Wilk (5-4) who will get the ball for Toledo. First pitch is scheduled for 7:05 pm.
Kinston's win streak ends with a 5-2 extra innings loss
Kinston’s season high six game win streak came to an end with a 5-2, eleven inning loss to Potomac Monday night at Historic Grainger Stadium. With the loss Kinston drops to 4-1 in the second half. The start of the game was delayed almost ninety minutes because of rain.
Down 2-1, Kinston came roaring back in the bottom of the ninth inning off of Potomac reliever Hector Nelo. Adam Abraham led off with a single. After advancing to second base on a wild pitch, Abraham stayed at second as Abner Abreu’s bunt attempt was caught on a dive by Nelo. Cannon delivered an RBI double to tie the score and send the game into extra innings.
In the top of the eleventh inning, Cutter Dykstra started things with a bunt single off of Kinston closer Preston Guilmet. A soft chopper to the right side of the infield by Eury Perez put runners on first and second. With Francisco Soriano at the plate, both Dykstra and Perez took off in pursuit of a double steal. Kinston catcher Roberto Perez made a solid throw to third base, but Casey Frawley could not reel it in and the ball trickled out to left field, sending Dykstra home. The error on Frawley was the only error in the game for Kinston. Potomac would add another run on a squeeze bunt from J.R. Higley. Justin Bloxom then delivered an RBI single to take a 5-2 advantage. Kinston would load the bases in the bottom of the 11th thanks to three walks, but could not get the runs back.
Eury Perez got to Kinston starter Clayton Cook with a lead-off double in the top of the third inning. A one out, sacrifice fly by Destin Hood drove Perez home to break the scoreless tie. Cook went six innings, giving up four hits and one run. He walked three and struck out four.
Potomac starting pitcher Danny Rosenbaum ran into trouble in the top of the fifth when he hit Abner Abreu with a pitch. A wild pitch advanced Abreu to second base. Tyler Cannon drove him home with an RBI single.
The Nationals took a 2-1 lead in the top of the eighth inning, when Dykstra hit a bases loaded ground out off of Kinston reliever Chris Jones.
Guilmet (0-1) was the tough luck loser for Kinston, giving up four hits and three earned runs in two innings. Nelo blew the save, but got the win in relief for Kinston. Jose Flores threw a perfect inning from the K-Tribe pen. Cannon went 2-for-5 with two RBI for Kinston.
The final game of the homestand takes place Tuesday night at Historic Grainger Stadium. Game time 6:30 pm with Steve Wright on the mound for Kinston.
TinCaps Walk Away With 10-1 Win
Fort Wayne walked five times in the seventh inning, and scored five runs with the help of just three hits. The TinCaps snapped Lake County’s four game win streak, with a 10-1 win at Classic Park on Monday night.
The Captains took a 1-0 lead in the second inning on a fielding error by BJ Guinn. Jordan Casas scored the run after reaching a double down the line to left.
The TinCaps tied the score at one in the third. Guinn singled right back up the middle to start the inning. Chris Bisson singled to center putting runners on first and second. After a sacrifice bunt, Rymer Liriano singled to right scoring Guinn; Bisson tried to score from second but was thrown out by Carlos Moncrief.
In the fourth inning, Luis Domoromo and Emmanuel Quiles both singled to set the table for Fort Wayne. Guinn singled to left center scoring Domoromo for a 2-1 lead.
The TinCaps made it 3-1 in the fifth inning, Liriano walked, stole second base and went to third on an error and scored on a Goodnight wild pitch.
Fort Wayne loaded the bases in the top of the ninth inning, with a walk, an error and a single. Joey Mahalec walked Bisson making it 9-1. Rico Noel singled to right field scoring Quiles, giving the TinCaps a 10-1 lead.
Matt Jackson (4-1) pitched very well for Fort Wayne picking up the win, working six innings, allowing an unearned run on three hits, walking four and striking out five. Mike Goodnight (5-6) suffered his third straight loss, allowing three runs, two earned on seven hits, walking two and striking out three. Nate Striz in relief for Lake County worked pitched two innings, allowing five runs on two hits, walking five and striking out two.
Lake County and Fort Wayne continue their three game series from Classic Park at 7:00PM on Tuesday night. The Captains will start RHP Cole Cook (2-8) against a TBA for the TinCaps.
Scrappers Rally Late for Win
Mahoning Valley came from behind to defeat the State College Spikes, 2-1, at Eastwood Field. The Scrappers trailed 1-0 entering the bottom of the eighth inning, but Jerrud Sabourin singled home Jordan Smith with two outs to tie the game at 1-1. Smith was the hero in the bottom of the ninth, walking with the bases loaded and nobody out to bring home Tony Wolters with the winning run.
Both teams had a number of chances throughout the game. State College left 12 men on base and Mahoning Valley left 15 men on base. The Scrappers had at least one runner on base in eight of the nine innings.
Kyle Petter picked up the win for the Scrappers, improving to 2-0 this season. The Scrappers have won four games in a row. The series concludes Tuesday night at 7:05pm before the teams play three games in State College, Pennsylvania.
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