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| Kirk Wetmore (Photo: IPI) |
Lake County used a total team effort on Wednesday night defeating Bowling Green 9-4 for their third straight win. Kirk Wetmore (2-0) tossed six scoreless, hitless innings for his second win of the season striking out three. Everyone in the lineup also reached base for the Captains.
Brian Heere roped a double down the right field line to lead off the third. Aaron Fields walked and Nick Bartolone reached on an infield single to load the bases. Carlos Moncrief singled in a run. Jordan Casas hit into a double play that scored Fields. Alex Monsalve singled to center scoring Bartolone. Jesus Aguilar drove in his 69th RBI of the season with a double off the centerfield wall giving Lake County a 4-0 lead.
In the fifth inning, Moncrief tripled scoring Bartolone. Monsalve collected his second RBI singled to right field scoring Carlos and the Captains went up 6-0.
Ronny Rodriguez led off the sixth inning, with a solo homerun to leftfield, his eighth of the season to make it 7-0. Jordan Casas drove in a pair of runs increasing the lead to 9-0 with a two-out single to centerfield.
Phil Wunderlich led off the Hot Rods seventh inning with a single off Joey Mahalic for their first hit of the night. Robby Price followed with a hit to right. Nick Schwaner walked to load the bases. Luke Bailey ripped a double down the leftfield line driving in a pair of runs. Hot Rods Kevin Kiermaier added an RBI with a ground out to first making it 9-3.
Jason McEachern (0-1) took the loss allowing six runs on ten hits, walking two and striking out two for the Hot Rods.
Lake County and Bowling Green continue their three game series on Thursday night at Classic Park at 7:00PM. The Captains will start LHP Mike Rayl (5-5) against RHP Eliazer Suero (6-4) for the Hot Rods.
Chiefs shut down Clippers 2-0
One night after Justin Germano's perfect game, Syracuse responded with a no-hit bid of their own, as they hold the Clippers to one hit and win 2-0.
Brad Peacock took a no-hitter into the eighth inning until a Beau Mills double broke it up. Peacock (2-1) was removed from the game after the double.
He went seven innings, allowing one hit, striking out seven and walking four. In the eighth, the Clippers put the first two hitters on, but could not come away with a run. They also had a base runner in each of the first five innings but could not capitalize. Overall, they left seven on base.
Jeanmar Gomez (10-4) was the tough luck loser, allowing two runs and striking out six over seven innings.
The Chiefs scored both of their runs in the fourth. Michael Aubrey scored after Jesus Valdez beat out a double play ball that was disputed by Clippers manager Mike Sarbaugh. The next hitter, Tug Hulett, tripled to score Valdez.
Game three of a four game set continues Thursday at 7:05 PM. Zach McAllister squares off against Chiefs lefty Tommy Milone.
Aeros swept by Thunder
The Akron Aeros were swept by the Trenton Thunder Wednesday losing the finale of a three-game series 5-1 at Canal Park.
With the loss, the Aeros (54-51) have dropped a season-high four games in a row.
Right-handed pitcher Joe Gardner suffered the loss for Akron pitching 5.1 innings, allowing five earned runs on 10 hits, walking three and striking out two.
Left-handed pitcher Manny Banuelos recorded the win for Trenton tossing 6.1 innings, giving up one earned run on five hits, walking three and striking out five
The game was scoreless until the top of the fourth inning when Rob Lyerly singled home Austin Romine to give the Thunder a 1-0 lead.
Trenton (56-48) added to their lead in top of the fifth inning. With one out, Addison Maruszak doubled and advanced to third on a Ray Kruml sacrifice bunt. Corban Joseph singled home Maruszak to increase the lead to 2-0.
The Thunder tacked on three insurance runs in the top of the sixth inning to take a 5-0 lead.
Akron’s lone run came on a Kyle Bellows solo home run in the bottom of the seventh inning. The Aeros suffered their first three-game series sweep since August 20-22, 2010 (vs. Harrisburg).
The Aeros will look to snap their four-game skid as they begin a four-game series against the Erie SeaWolves at Canal Park on Thursday. Akron will give the ball to right-handed pitcher Austin Adams, who is 6-8 with a 3.85 ERA in 2011. He will face left-handed pitcher Casey Crosby, who is 6-3 with a 4.08 ERA this season. First pitch is set for 7:05 p.m.
Dash down Kinston 7-3
Another early, big inning led to a third straight Dash win, 7-3 over Kinston Wednesday afternoon in Winston-Salem.
Kinston tied the score at one in the top of the second inning thanks to a Dash miscue. Abner Abreu led off the inning with a grounder to Dash shortstop Tyler Saladino. Saladino threw wide of first base and Abreu reached second on the error. After a Chase Burnette ground-out, Abreu would score on a sacrifice fly from Tyler Cannon.
Winston-Salem got to Kinston starter Marty Popham by scoring five runs on five hits in the second inning. The Dash batted around, with the offense highlighted by a three-run home run from Tyler Saladino. Andy Wilkins would rub salt in the wound with a solo homer of his own. It was Wilkins third home run of the series, giving the Dash a 6-1 lead.
Kinston scored another run on Winston-Salem starter Jake Petricka in the top of the fourth inning. Abner Abreu singled. Chase Burnette reached on a fielder's choice as Abreu was forced to third base, Doug Pickens got him home with a ground-out RBI. Jeremie Tice was responsible for Kinston's third run when he drove home Holt with an RBI single in the top of the seventh. Kinston managed nine hits on the day. Holt when 3-for-4, Tice and Cannon each had two hits for the Indians.
The Tribe's bullpen was solid again, Francisco Jimenez gave up an unearned run on one hit in two innings, he walked one and struck out four. Kyle Landis pitched a perfect eighth inning, striking out one. Petricka (2-4) got the win for Kinston.
The two teams will finish up the four-game series Thursday night in Winston-Salem. Game time 7pm, with T.J. House on the mound for Kinston.
Scrappers break out of slump, defeat Spinners
The Scrappers ended a long scoreless streak and took advantage of three Lowell errors in a 5-3 victory over the Spinners.
Mahoning Valley scored a run with one out in the bottom of the first inning, its first run in 20.2 innings. The Scrappers were shut out in each of the final two games against Hudson Valley. They added a run in the bottom of the second before Lowell scored in the top of the third to cut the lead to 2-1.
Alex Lavisky homered with one out in the third to increase the lead to 3-1, but Seth Schwindenhammer led off the top of the fourth with a long home run to right field to make it 3-2. The Scrappers added single runs in the fourth and fifth to take a 5-2 lead. Lowell scored a run on a triple and a ground out in the ninth to make it 5-3, but Ensoil Tejeda struck out the final batter to secure the win.
Rob Nixon started for the Scrappers and went five innings, allowing two runs (one earned) to pick up the victory. He has won back-to-back starts for the first time this season and improved to 3-3. Spinners starter Raynel Velette picked up the loss to fall to 1-1. Tejeda earned his fifth save of the season.
The Scrappers and Spinners continue their three-game series on Thursday night at 7:05 pm.
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