Akron has lost nine of its last 11 games. Some of the Aeros' relief pitchers, though, have been superb.
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AAA Columbus Clippers
Chiefs 7, Clippers 3: 2B Cord Phelps went 2-for-4 to raise his batting average to .331, but left-handed starter Eric Berger (0-1, 5.23) gave up seven earned runs in five innings and Columbus lost the International League game Wednesday in Syracuse, N.Y.
Notes: 3B Jared Goedert (.291) went 4-for-7 with a double, triple and home run in Tuesday's twi-night doubleheader, snapping a 4-for-28 skid. Going into Wednesday night's game, Goedert had 19 doubles, one triple, 18 homers and 41 RBI in 227 at bats with Columbus. Combined with his time at Akron, Goedert was batting .305 with 33 doubles, one triple, 25 homers and 73 RBI in 390 at bats. ... OF Jerad Head (.304) was 8-for-14 (.571) with four doubles, one homer, five runs and four RBI in his last four games. Playing this season for Akron and Columbus, Head was batting .300 with 22 doubles, 12 homers and 40 RBI in 233 at bats. ... OF Matt McBride was batting .356 (16-for-45) with two doubles and a homer since being promoted from Akron, where he hit .364 (36-for-99) with 13 homers, 11 doubles and 32 RBI in his last 26 games.
AA Akron Aeros
Phillies 7, Aeros 6: Indians pitcher Anthony Reyes, with the Aeros on a rehab assignment, gave up seven earned runs on one hit and six walks in one inning, and Reading (Pa.) won the Eastern League game in Akron.
RF John Drennen (.295) had three hits for the Aeros.
Notes: Going into Wednesday night's game, RH reliever Chen-Chang Lee (5-3, 3.83) had not allowed an earned run in his last 11 games, striking out 22 while allowing six hits and five walks in 16 1/3 innings. Lee, who had struck out 62 and walked 20 in 56 1/3 innings this season, was activated from the disabled list. He hadn't pitched since Aug. 1 because of an oblique strain. ... RH reliever Omar Aguilar (2-4, five saves, 3.42) had struck out 64 and not given up a home run in 52 2/3 innings this season. ... RH reliever Rob Bryson had a combined 6-1 record with one save and a 2.97 ERA at Akron, Kinston and Lake County, striking out 67 in 39 1/3 innings and holding opponents to a .179 batting average. ... LHP Scott Barnes (6-8, 4.83) was 5-3 with a 3.34 ERA in his last 11 starts, after going 1-5 with a 7.17 ERA in his first 10 starts. In the 11-start stretch, Barnes had pitched 67 1/3 innings, striking out 54 while allowing 19 walks and 56 hits. ... The Aeros have lost nine of their last 11 games.
Advanced A Kinston Indians
Indians 1, Red Sox 0 (susp.): The K-Tribe’s Carolina League game in Salem, Va., was suspended because of rain with one out in the bottom of the fourth inning. The game will resume Thursday at 5:30 p.m. with the regularly-scheduled game to follow.
Notes: RHP Joseph Gardner (9-5, 2.91) is 1-0 with a 1.89 ERA in his last three starts, fanning 12, walking five and giving up 13 hits in 19 innings. In 18 starts with Kinston and six with Akron, Gardner is 10-5 with a 2.98 ERA. He has struck out 127 and walked 49 in 127 innings, holding opponents to a .198 batting average and six homers. ... 3B Kyle Bellows (.257) was 7-for-18 (.389) with a double, three RBI and three runs in his last four games. ... LHP T.J. McFarland is back with the Indians after making one start at Akron, where he got a no-decision, giving up six runs (five earned) in four innings.McFarland (10-3, 2.81) was the only pitcher in the league with 10 wins entering Wednesday. Joseph Gardner was in a four-way tie for second with his nine victories. McFarland ranked third in the league in ERA; Gardner, fourth.
A Lake County Captains
TinCaps 10, Captains 6: CF Delvi Cid (.252) had two hits, two RBI, scored two runs and stole his 58th base of the season, but Lake County lost the Midwest League game in Fort Wayne, Ind.
Notes: Going into Wednesday night's game, 2B Argenis Martinez (.216) was on a 10-game hitting streak, going 13-for-36 (.361) with one double, one triple, eight walks, six runs, five RBI and six stolen bases. ... LHP Giovanni Soto is 2-0 with a 2.00 ERA in three starts, striking out 20, walking six and allowing six hits in 18 innings since being acquired from the Detroit Tigers organization in the Jhonny Peralta trade. Including his time this season with Class A West Michigan, Soto is 8-6 with a 2.50 ERA in 18 starts, including two complete game shutouts. In 100 2/3 innings, he has allowed just 81 hits -- including three homers -- while fanning 96 and walking 31. ... RH reliever Preston Guilmet (3-1, nine saves, 2.15) had struck out 53 and walked six in 37 2/3 innings, giving up just 26 hits, including two homers. ... RH reliever Jose Flores (0-1, two saves, 2.20) had struck out 37 and walked five in 28 2/3 innings, giving up 23 hits, just one of them a home run.
A Mahoning Valley Scrappers
Scrappers 2, Yankees 1: RHP Alex Kaminsky (5-3, 1.95) and four Scrappers relievers combined on a one-hitter in a New York-Penn League game in Staten Island, N.Y. Kaminsky, the winner, gave up an infield single in five innings, striking out four and walking one. LH James Reichenbach (3.96) earned his second save, pitching 1 1/3 perfect innings with one strikeout. RF Kevin Rucker (.247) slugged a solo homer in the eighth inning, and singled and scored on LF Brian Heere's (.224) double in the second.
Notes: Kaminsky's 1.95 ERA is sixth in the league. He has allowed just two homers and a .210 batting average in 55 1/3 innings. ... SS Nicholas Bartolone is 6-for-19 (.316) with the Scrappers after batting .303 (40-for-132) with no homers for the Indians' Arizona League rookie team.
Independent Lake Erie Crushers
CornBelters 2, Crushers 1: Lake Erie managed just three hits in the Frontier League loss in Normal, Ill.
Notes: Going into Wednesday night's game, RH reliever Cristobal Mata (0-0) had a 1.37 ERA in 19 2/3 innings over 12 games. ... RH reliever J.J. Pacella (2-2, six saves, 4.50) was 1-0 with one save in his last six games, striking out 10 in 6 2/3 scoreless innings. ... Catcher Joel Collins (.238) was 10-for-26 (.385) with two doubles in his last seven games.
Source: http://www.cleveland.com/tribe/index.ssf/2010/08/minor_league_report_35.html
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