Santana promoted to AA

Carlos Santana has been promoted to AA Akron and is in the lineup batting 6th on Sunday night for the Aeros.Santanas promotion is a continuation of the Indians policy to challenge their top prospects by exposing them to the pressure of playoff baseball and gives Santana 2 games to get his feet wet at the AA level prior to the start of the post-seas...

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Daily Recap: 8/30

Hodges sets RBI mark as Aeros winWes Hodges launched his 18th home run of the year as part of a 3-for-5, 2 2B, HR, 4RBI night on Saturday to rally the Aeros from a 5-1 defecit to a 7-5 win over the Erie Seawolves.Hodges staked the Aeros to a first inning lead for the second night in a row, ripping a double 3 batters into the game to score Josh Rodriguez for a 1-0 lead. The Seawolves tied it up in the bottom of the 2nd against Aeros starter Frank Herrmann before jumping ahead with a 4-run 3rd inning.Herrmann walked the lead off hitter and errors...

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Daily Recap: 8/29

Indians eliminated from post-season playThe Kinston Indians lost 10-6 at the hands of the Myrtle Beach Pelicans on Friday night, but the result was moot as the Winston Salem Warthogs cruised to a 12-4 win over Frederick earlier in the evening to eliminate the Indians from post-season play.The K-Tribe jumped out to a 4-0 lead in the top of the first on back-to-back home runs by Carlos Rivero (a 3-run shot) and Jerad Head.The Pelicans responded with 3 of their own in the bottom of the first against Indians starter Kelvin De La Cruz, before tying...

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Daily Recap: 8/28

Aeros split doubleheader, clinch Eastern League Wild Card BerthThe Akron Aeros split a doubleheader with the Altoona Curve on Thursday night and in the process clinched their spot in the Eastern League Playoffs. Coupled with Bowie clinching first place in the division the Aeros will begin their playoff series with the Baysox on September 3rd at Prince George's stadium in Bowie.The Aeros won game one 3-0 behind a strong outing from Ryan Edell. Edell (7-8) worked 5.2 scoreless innings to pick up the win recording 7 strikeouts in the process. Scott...

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Minor Happenings: Chisenhall Is King Of The Valley

"Minor Happenings" covers the important developments and news in the Indians farm system. While most of the information in this report is from my own research and through interviews I have conducted with organizational personnel, some information in this report is collected and summarized from the various news outlets that cover each team.In case you missed it, yesterday I posted a special edition of Happenings on Lake County. Also, earlier in the week two player features...

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Minor Happenings Live Tonight at 10:30PM EST

My partner in crime Paul is out of town this week, and without anyone to fill in I'll be going Han Solo tonight for our weekly radio show. Since I will be alone and we are still learning on the fly with this radio stuff, the show will be an hour from 10:30-11:30 pm EST. Expects some bugs and issues, but also expect lots and lots of sound bites from my visit to Akron last night where I talked to the likes of Adam Miller, Tony Sipp, Wes Hodges, Josh Rodriguez, J.D. Martin, and Kevin Dixon. I also talked to pitching coach Tony Arnold. How I fit all...

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Daily Recap: 8/27

Aeros and Curve Rained Out WednesdayAKRON, OH – Wednesday’s game between the Aeros and the Altoona Curve was postponed by rain, and as a result, the clubs will play a doubleheader starting 6:05 p.m. Thursday. The twin bill will consist of two seven-inning games, with a 20-minute intermission between games one and two.Any fans with tickets to Wednesday’s game can use their tickets as rain checks for Thursday’s doubleheader, or any 2008 home playoff game, or any Aeros home game in April and May of 2009. All rain checks are subject to availability.Frank...

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Minor Happenings: Gaub Strikes Out The Competition

"Minor Happenings" covers the important developments and news in the Indians farm system. While most of the information in this report is from my own research and through interviews I have conducted with organizational personnel, some information in this report is collected and summarized from the various news outlets that cover each team.In the same vein of the GCL and Kinston recaps posted a few weeks back, I decided to go to Lake County late last week to get the 411 on...

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Daily Recap: 8/26

Akron catcher Wyatt Toregas was activated off the disabled list.- Buffalo lost 9-1. Lefty John Halama went seven innings and gave up nine runs (seven earned), and outfielder Trevor Crowe went 1-for-3 with a walk.- Akron won 5-1 and clinched a tie for a playoff spot. Righy J.D. Martin continues to dominate, going six innings and allowing just one run. Erik Stiller, Tony Sipp, and Scott Roehl combined to throw 3 shutout innings of relief allowing 1 hit, no walks and had 4 strikeouts. OF Ryan Goleski had the big knock of the night with a 3-run...

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