The Tribe's minor league teams all lose and the Lake County Captains get postponed by poor weather, although the Kinston Indians manage to take the second game of a doubleheader.
AAA Columbus Clippers
Mud Hens 6, Clippers 4 A four-run fifth inning did the Clippers in on Saturday night in Toledo, but they held on to the International League West Division lead, thanks to a Louisville loss in Indianapolis. The Mud Hens held off a late rally to win.
Notes: RH starting pitcher Paolo Espino (3-2, 4.30) has won his last two starts, with a 2.57 ERA and 12 strikeouts in 14 innings while allowing nine hits and four walks. Including his time this season at Class AA Akron, Espino is 12-6 with a 4.08 ERA, striking out 121 against 46 walks, and holding batters to a .241 average....Going into Saturday night's game, IF Josh Rodriguez (.295) was on a six-game hitting streak, going 13-of-21 (.619) with four doubles, one triple, one home run, six RBI and four runs....3B Jared Goedert (.268) was 8-of-23 (.348) with one double, two homers, eight runs and four RBI in his last six games....IF Argenis Reyes (.302) was 10-of-27 (.370) in his last eight games.
AA Akron Aeros
SeaWolves 5, Aeros 4 Akron gave up a two-run lead in extra innings on a pair of home runs to fall to host Erie, Pa. The Aeros (70-70) are now 1-10 in extra inning games this season. Erie (65-75) has now given Akron its fourth straight Eastern League loss.
Notes: LH starting pitcher Matt Packer (1-2, 3.16) is 1-1 with a 1.50 ERA in his last three starts, striking out 20 while giving up 17 hits and four walks in 18 innings. Including his time this season at Class A Lake County, Packer is 9-7 with one save and a 2.04 ERA in 30 games (18 starts). He's fanned 123 and walked 22 in 132 2/3 innings, while holding batters to seven home runs and a .231 average....Going into Saturday night's game, 1B Beau Mills (.241) was on a five-game hitting streak, going 9-of-18 (.500) with one double, one homer and six RBI....RH relief pitcher Chen Lee (5-4, 3.31) had an 0.77 ERA pitching 23 1/3 innings in his last 15 games, with 26 strikeouts, four walks and just nine hits allowed. For the season, Lee had fanned 80, walked 22 and held batters to a .221 average in 70 2/3 innings....RH reliever Omar Aguilar (2-6, seven saves, 3.39) had not allowed a home run in 61 innings this season. He had fanned 71, walked 30 and held batters to a .226 average....CF Jordan Henry (.303) was on a six-game hitting streak, going 10-of-24 (.417) with one double, one triple and five walks....The Aeros, who won the Eastern League championship last season, and in 2003 and 2005, were eliminated from playoff contention in Friday night's 10-5 loss at Erie. The Aeros had won the last five RL South Division titles and six of the last seven.
A Kinston Indians
Nationals 2-5, Indians 0-7 Bo Greenwell went 4-for-4 with three RBI to lead Kinston to a doubleheader split against Potomac in Woodbridge, Va. The Nationals won the opener, 2-0, to secure a berth in the Carolina League's Northern Division playoffs.
Notes: Going into Saturday night's game, RH starting pitcher Joe Gardner (12-6, 2.65) was leading the Carolina League in wins and was second in ERA. He has struck out 104, walked 51 and held batters to four homers and a .199 average in 122 1/3 innings. In his last seven games, Gardner is 4-1 with a 1.60 ERA in 39 1/3 innings, allowing 24 hits -- including no home runs. Gardner began the season making six starts at Lake County, going 1-0 with a 3.24 ERA in 25 innings, with 38 strikeouts, 11 walks and 17 hits -- two homers -- allowed....LH starter T.J. McFarland (11-5, 3.13) was tied for second in the league in wins and was fourth in ERA. McFarland is 1-0 and has not allowed a run in his last two starts, striking out 11 in 11 innings while allowing five hits and seven walks....Catcher Chun-Hsiu Chen was hitting .315 with 17 doubles, six homers and 30 RBI in 165 at bats with Kinston. Including his time with Lake County, Chen was hitting .313 with 38 doubles, three triples, 12 homers, 69 RBI and 54 walks in 383 at bats....RH reliever Matthew Langwell (4-2, five saves, 1.96) had not allowed a run in his last 15 games, pitching 18 2/3 innings with 20 strikeouts....RH reliever Brian Grening (4-3, 3.24) was 1-0 with an 0.73 ERA in his last eight games, allowing nine hits and two walks, with 16 strikeouts in 12 1/3 innings. He had struck out 64 in 50 innings and held hitters to a .204 batting average.
A Lake County Captains
The Captains' (76-60) scheduled game against the Lansing Lugnuts (68-68) on Saturday night was postponed because of wet grounds.. The teams will play a doubleheader beginning at 1 p.m. on Sunday at Classic Park in Eastlake.
Notes: RHP Jason Knapp, who is considered one of the Indians' premier pitching prospects after being acquired from the Philadelphia Phillies organization in the Cliff Lee trade last July, is 1-0 with a 2.19 ERA in three starts for Lake County, striking out 21, walking four and allowing eight hits in 12 1/3 innings. The 6-5 Knapp, who turned 20 on Tuesday, missed most of the season after undergoing offseason shoulder surgery. Before being sent to Lake County, Knapp pitched in five games for the Indians' Arizona League rookie team. He was 0-2 with a 1.46 ERA and 18 strikeouts in 12 1/3 innings, giving up five hits and four walks....1B Adam Abraham (.263) is hitting .360 (62-of-172) with 14 doubles, 10 homers and 43 RBI in his last 42 games....OF Delvi Cid (.252) is 2-of-21 with two runs and two stolen bases in his last six games, after hitting .333 (18-of-54) with 12 runs and 10 stolen bases in his previous 14 games. Cid's league-leading 70 stolen bases (in 86 attempts) were 14 more than any other player in the Midwest League going into Saturday....OF Tyler Holt (.317) is 17-of-44 (.386) with seven doubles, one triple, eight runs and six RBI in his last 13 games.
A Mahoning Valley Scrappers
Jammers 6, Scrappers 4 Five Scrappers' errors helped pave the way for their loss at Eastwood Field in Niles. CF Brian Heere (.255) singled three times and scored twice, and 1B Jesus Aguilar (.227) singled, doubled and drove in two runs for the Scrappers. Right-handed starter Anthony Dischler (0.00) allowed one Jammers' unearned run in three innings, and relievers James Reichenbach (3.67) and James Ehlert (3.48) each pitched two scoreless innings.
Notes: Infielder-DH Giovanny Urshela (.289) is 9-of-26 (.346) in his last seven games, with five RBI to boost his team-leading total to 35.
Independent Lake Erie Crushers
Crushers 5, Kings 3 Lake Erie equaled its longest win streak of the season (seven) and assured a winning season with a victory over Kalamazoo, Mich., at Avon.
Notes: The Crushers went into Saturday night's game with a seven-game winning streak....Going into the game, OF Wayne Bond (.234) was 13-of-38 (.342) with one triple, one homer, 10 runs and four RBI in his last 10 games....Catcher Joel Collins (.257) was 12-of-35 (.343) with four doubles, four RBI and five walks in his last 10 games.
Source: http://www.cleveland.com/tribe/index.ssf/2010/09/minor_league_report_39.html
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