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| Jason Kipnis (Photo: IPI) |
The Clippers took advantage of a friendly breeze out towards straightaway center field to power their way past Toledo, 5-4.
The teams hit a combined five home runs - two of which came off the bat of Jason Kipnis.
In the third inning, the Clippers jumped ahead 2-0 thanks to solo shots from both Kipnis and Paul Phillips.
The next two innings brought two more solo homers - from Jared Goedert in the fourth and Kipnis again in the fifth.
Kipnis, who has six home runs in June, now has 11 on the season.
A three-run homer from Danny Worth in the sixth off of Zach Putnam brought the Mud Hens back within one. The Clippers were able to get an insurance run in the bottom frame. Luis Valbuena scored with heads-up base running on an errant throw from center fielder Jeff Salazar. That run was the difference in the game because of a seventh inning solo blast over the center field batter's eye from Toledo's Ryan Strieby.
Baseballs weren't the only things flying around Huntington Park. After getting ejected for arguing with first base umpire Fran Burke, Mud Hens manager Phil Nevin tossed his hat and a bat out onto the field. Jason Donald was originally called out at first after a Worth throw pulled Strieby off the first base bag.
Clippers hitting coach Lee May was ejected for arguing the call. Immediately after, the call was overturned and Nevin came out to argue.
Jeanmar Gomez (8-2) gave up three runs over 5.1 innings and struck out a season high eight batters for the victory. Josh Judy came on in the ninth to record his twelfth save of the year.
David Huff (7-2, 3.91) goes up against Andrew Oliver (6-2, 3.63) in a 12:05 start for the final game of the Clippers' home stand.
Bellow’s triple leads Aeros to win
Kyle Bellows hit a tie-breaking RBI triple in the bottom of the eighth inning that proved to be the game-winning hit as the Akron Aeros won game two of a three-game series against the Bowie Baysox 4-2 Tuesday at Canal Park.
With the win, the Aeros (39-39) have won five games in a row, which is tied for the team’s longest winning streak of 2011. Akron also won five straight games from May 13-19.
Right-handed pitcher Armando Gamboa allowed the Bellows RBI triple and was saddled with the loss for Bowie pitching three innings, allowing two earned runs on three hits, walking three and striking out one.
Right-hander Tyler Sturdevant recorded the win for Akron pitching a scoreless inning of relief. Right-handed pitcher Cory Burns shut the door in the top of the ninth inning to earn his league-best 20th save of 2011.
Righty Austin Adams got the start for the Aeros tossing seven innings, giving up two earned runs on six hits and striking out six while walking just one.
The Aeros got on the board in the bottom of the first inning. Jordan Henry led off with a double. Ben Copeland reached on a Joe Mahoney fielding error that allowed Henry to get to third. With one out, Henry scored on a Beau Mills sacrifice fly to give the Aeros a 1-0 lead.
The Baysox (37-38) answered in the top of the third inning. Pedro Florimon led off with a single and quickly stole second. With two outs, Greg Miclat singled home Florimon to tie the game 1-1 then advanced to second on the throw to home plate. LJ Hoes followed with an RBI single scoring Miclat and giving the Baysox a 2-1 lead.
Akron tied the game 2-2 in the bottom of the fifth inning when Donnie Webb scored on a double play.
The Aeros retook the lead in the bottom of the eighth inning. Mills led off with a single and scored on Bellows’ RBI triple to give the Aeros a 3-2 lead. Nick Weglarz followed with an RBI single to score Bellows as Akron went on to the win.
The Aeros will go for the sixth straight win and a sweep of the Baysox Wednesday. Akron will give the ball to left-handed pitcher T.J. McFarland, who is 3-4 with a 5.02 ERA in 2011. He will face right-handed pitcher Zach Clark, who is 5-6 with a 4.64 ERA this season. First pitch is at 12:05 p.m.
Big comeback gives Kinston a 4-3 win in 12 innings
Back-to-back home runs in the ninth inning tied it, a walk-off single in the twelfth inning finished it, as Kinston beat Potomac 4-3 Tuesday night at Historic Grainger Stadium. With the comeback win, Kinston (5-1, 43-32) has not lost back-to-back games since May 15th and 16th. The K-Tribe has now won 11 of their last 12 series.
The K-Tribe tied the score in the bottom of ninth inning when Chase Burnette and Tyler Cannon hit back-to-back home runs. The one-out blast off of Potomac reliever Marcos Frias was the second of the season for Burnette. Cannon followed with his fourth of the season for the K-Tribe.
Things would stay quiet for both teams until Roberto Perez led off with a walk in the bottom of the twelfth inning. Potomac reliever Mitchell Clegg then coaxed Delvi Cid into popping out on a bunt attempt. Doug Pickens followed with a grounder to third baseman Justino Cuevas that was misplayed. Perez advanced to second on the Nationals first error of the game. Casey Frawley was then inserted to pinch run for Perez. Justin Toole hit a deep fly out to advance Frawley to third base. Anthony Gallas ended the game with a deep shot to left, scoring Frawley.
Kinston knuckleballer Steve Wright gave up two runs over the first two innings when Potomac converted lead off singles into runs. Run scoring ground outs from Justin Bloxom and Eury Perez gave Potomac a 2-0 advantage.
Kinston got on the scoreboard with back-to-back doubles from Jeremie Tice and Adam Abraham in the bottom of the fourth inning. It was the team leading 41st RBI of the season for Abraham, cutting the Potomac lead to one. Potomac starter Adam Olbrychowski was solid for the Nationals, giving up one run on four hits in 6 2/3 innings. He walked two and struck out three batters.
Wright settled down after the first two innings, but gave up a solo home run to J.R. Higley with two outs in the top of the sixth inning. Wright went a season high eight innings, giving up three earned runs on nine innings. He walked three and struck out seven batters, throwing 120 pitches.
Jose Flores (3-3) got the win for Kinston in relief, throwing a perfect twelfth inning. Francisco Jimenez was great from the bullpen for Kinston, giving up just two hits in three innings.
The K-Tribe hits the road for Myrtle Beach on Wednesday, game time 7:05 pm, Marty Popham on the mound for Kinston.
Captains score ten in the third for 13-3 win
The first nine hitters reached and scored in the third inning for Lake County on Tuesday night as the Captains defeated Fort Wayne 13-3. The Captains scored ten runs on four hits, with the help of four walks in the inning. Everyone in the lineup recorded a hit and a run.
Jesus Aguilar lined a ball over the wall in left center for a two run homerun in the first inning to give Lake County a 2-0 lead. It was Aguilar’s 14th of the season and pushed his RBI total to 49.
The TinCaps tied the game up at two, in the second, a two run triple by BJ Guinn, scoring Connor Powers and Wes Cunningham.
Fort Wayne picked up an unearned run in the fifth inning. Oscar Garcia reached on a single to right to get aboard. A base hit by Stubblefield and walk to Powers loaded the bases. A passed ball allowed Garcia to score making it 12-3.
The Captains came right back with a run in the bottom half of the fifth inning. Nick Bartolone lead the inning off with the single. Argenis Martinez walked for the second time. Carlos Moncrief singled up the middle scoring Bartolone for his second RBI of the night for a 13-3 lead.
Cole Cook (3-8) picked up the win for Lake County, tossing five innings allowing three runs, two earned on seven hits, walking two and striking out a career high eight. Keyvius Sampson (7-2) suffered just his second loss of the year for the TinCaps, allowing a season high seven runs on just three hits, walking four and striking out two in two plus innings of work.
Lake County and Fort Wayne will wrap up the three game set with the rubber match on Wednesday morning from Classic Park at 11:00AM. The Captains will start RHP Jordan Cooper (2-2) against LHP Mark Hardy (3-7) for the TinCaps.
Lowery clutch as Scrappers sweep Spikes
Jake Lowery drove in the go-ahead run in the bottom of the seventh inning to help Mahoning Valley sweep State College, 6-4, at Eastwood Field. The Scrappers have won five straight games and are 9-3 this season.
The Scrappers scored the first four runs of the ballgame to take a 4-0 lead, but State College scored two in the top of the fifth inning and two in the sixth to tie the game at 4-4. Mahoning Valley had runners in scoring position to start to the fifth and sixth, but couldn’t capitalize on the chances. In the seventh, Tony Wolters reached on an error with one out and came around to score on Lowery’s double.
The Scrappers added another run in the seventh on Alex Lavisky’s single. Lavisky went
3-for-4 with two RBIs. Cody Allen picked up the win in relief, tossing two innings of two-run ball. He is 2-0 this season. Ensosil Tejada picked up his first save of the season. The series moves to State College, Pennsylvania, for three games. All three games are at 7:05 pm.
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