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| Nick Hagadone (Photo: Lianna Holub) |
The Clippers rallied back against the Norfolk Tides and won 6-5, with a Beau Mills walk-off single in the 13th inning.
With the bases loaded and nobody out, Mills pinch hit for Chad Huffman and poked one the opposite way to bring home Shelley Duncan.
Facing a 5-1 deficit heading into the sixth, the Clippers' bats got started with a Cord Phelps solo blast to left.
In the seventh, Jared Goedert's solo homer to right center cut the Tides lead to two. That lead was erased in the eighth as Jerad Head deposited a two-run shot into the left field bleachers.
In his first start since throwing a perfect game Tuesday, Justin Germano went 4.2 innings, giving up five earned runs on 11 hits. The Clippers then burned through their bullpen, which went a combined 8.1 innings of work without allowing a run and struck out 11.
Nick Hagadone (4-1) went three innings and struck out three to pick up the win.
Norfolk starter Brian Matusz went seven innings and gave up three runs but did not earn a decision. Josh Rupe (2-5) picked up the loss after surrendering the single to Mills.
Jeanmar Gomez (10-4, 2.34) takes the hill against Tides right-hander Mitch Atkins (2-4, 3.55), as the Clippers look to take game three of the four game set.
Aeros fall to SeaWolves in finale
The Akron Aeros did break a 26-inning scoreless streak but could only muster one run in the finale of a four-game series against the Erie SeaWolves losing 5-1 Sunday at Canal Park.
With the loss, the Aeros (55-54) lost three of four to the SeaWolves and lost the season series.
Left-handed pitcher T.J. McFarland suffered the loss for Akron tossing six innings, surrendering four earned runs on seven hits, walking two and striking out five.
Right-handed pitcher Rob Waite recorded the win for Erie pitching five scoreless innings, scattering two hits, walking two and striking out one.
The game was scoreless until the top of the fifth inning. With two outs, John Murrian singled and advanced to third on a Jamie Johnson double. Brandon Douglas walked to load the bases. Rawley Bishop worked a walk to force home Murrian and give the SeaWolves a 1-0 lead. Bryan Pounds followed with a two-RBI double to increase the lead to 3-0.
The SeaWolves (51-57) added runs in the top of the sixth and eighth innings to make it 5-0.
Akron scored their lone run in the bottom of the eighth inning on Michel Hernandez RBI single to snap their streak of 26 innings without scoring a run.
That was as close as they would get as Erie went on to the win.
The Aeros are off Monday and will head to Trenton to begin a three-game series against the Thunder on Tuesday. Akron has not announced a starter for Tuesday’s game. The Thunder will give the ball to left-handed pitcher Manny Banuelos, who is 4-5 with a 3.59 ERA in 2011. First pitch is set for 7:05 p.m.
Kinston swept in Wilmington
The K-Tribe could not hold a second inning lead on Sunday afternoon, falling 5-2 in the final regular season meeting with Wilmington.
Looking at a one run first inning deficit, the K-Tribe offense rallied for two in the second. Casey Frawley and Anthony Gallas each reached base to start the frame and came home on an error and rbi single from Jordan Casas.
The Blue Rocks quickly wiped the Indians advantage clean, though, with two second inning scores of their own. With two outs and two on, Gerard Hall looped a bases clearing single to left that gave Wilmington an advantage never relinquished.
After the high scoring opening frames, both pitchers settled in, turning Sundays contest in to a rapid pitchers duel. Kinston Brett Brach allowed three runs (two earned) over seven innings while being saddled with the tough luck loss. Brach gave up six hits, struck out four and walked one.
Four of Kinston’s five hits came off of Wilmington’s starter Noel Arguelles, who held Kinston to two runs through six innings. Sundays sweep securing finale only took two hours and nine minutes to complete.
The K-Tribe receives a day off on Monday before getting back to action in Kinston on Tuesday night.
Lugnuts Roll Over Captains 10-6
Lake County could not overcome four errors and nine walks as Lansing cruised to a 10-6 win on Sunday afternoon. The loss snapped a six game win streak for the Captains.
The Lugnuts took a 2-0 lead in the first inning, on sacrifice fly by Carlos Perez scoring Markus Brisker. The relay throw by Ronny Rodriguez was off line and allowed Marcus Knecht to score as well.
Lance Durham hit his third homerun of the season for Lansing in the second inning; the two run shot made it 4-0. Knecht drove in a run with a double to centerfield and advanced to third on a Luigi Rodriguez error. Knecht scored on a ball hit by KC Hobson was dropped by Luigi Rodriguez giving Lansing a 6-0 lead.
Carlos Moncrief drove in the Captains first run with a sacrifice fly to center scoring Kevin Fontanez and it was 6-1.
Down 7-2, and the bases loaded in the fifth inning, Brian Heere hit a ball to right centerfield, clearing the bases. The 3-run double pulled the Captains within two at 7-5.
Lake County pulled a run closer at 7-6, in the sixth, when Luigi Rodriguez drove in Carlos Moncrief with a sacrifice fly to leftfield.
Dayton Marze (5-5) got the win for the Lugnuts working two scoreless innings allowing just two hits, walking two and striking out two. Cole Cook (5-10) took the loss allowing seven runs, five earned in just four innings, walking a career high five and striking out two.
Lake County and Lansing will finish up their series on Monday night at Cooley Law School Stadium at 7:05PM. LHP Kirk Wetmore (2-0) will get the start for the Captains against RHP Tyler Powell (2-1) for the Lugnuts.
Scrappers Blank IronBirds, 1-0
Danny Jimenez and Cody Allen combined on a six-hit shutout and the Scrappers got a run in the top of the eighth inning in a 1-0 win over the Aberdeen IronBirds. Jimenez pitched 6.2 innings, leaving with two on and two outs in the bottom of the seventh. Allen came on to strike out the final batter of the inning to keep the game scoreless. He retired all seven batters he faced.
The Scrappers were held without a hit over the first four innings until K.C. Serna singled with one out in the fifth. The only run of the game scored in the eighth, when Todd Hankins led off with an infield single. John Barr bunted Hankins to second base and Aaron Siliga hit a ball into the left centerfield gap that was dropped by Glynn Davis, sending Hankins to third. Cody Elliott lifted a sacrifice fly to left field, scoring Hankins to put the Scrappers up 1-0.
Allen made quick work of the IronBirds in the eighth and ninth to pick up the win and improve to 3-1. Aberdeen reliever Zach Petersime picked up the loss to fall to 0-2.
Mahoning Valley played its quickest game of the season in its first day game of the year, a two hour and five minute game. The Scrappers go for the sweep of the IronBirds on Monday night at 7:05 pm.
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