Gomez tosses eight innings, notches 9th win for Clippers: Minor League Report

Tim Fedroff's two-RBI single highlighted a three-run eighth inning, and Columbus defeated visiting Louisville, Ky., in an International League game.

MINOR- LEAGUE REPORT

AAA Columbus Clippers

Clippers 4, Bats 2

Tim Fedroff’s two-RBI single highlighted a three-run eighth inning, and Columbus defeated visiting Louisville, Ky., in an International League game. The first run of the inning scored on a throwing error by pitcher Jerry Gil. Jeanmar Gomez (9-2) went eight innings for the Clippers. Justin Germano pitched a scoreless ninth for his third save.

AA Akron Aeros

SeaWolves 6, Aeros 2

Right-handed pitcher Austin Adams (5-8) allowed five Erie, Pa., runs in the first inning and Akron lost an Eastern League game. In 4 2/3 innings, Adams surrendered six runs on 10 hits, walking four and striking out three. Chen-Chang Lee hit his ninth homer of the year for Akron, a two-run shot in the seventh.

Advanced A Kinston Indians

Keys 4, Indians 1

Kinston, N.C., starter Clayton Cook (6-5) yielded a lead-off walk and home run in the top of the first, and was removed from the game between innings with a sore elbow. Knuckleballer Steve Wright saved the K-Tribe bullpen, pitching the final eight innings. Kinston’s lone run came home on a single by Adam Abraham in the fourth. It was his team-leading 42nd RBI.

A Lake County Captains

Lugnuts 5, Captains 4

Lansing, Mich., scored a run in the bottom of the ninth to defeat Lake County in a Midwest League game. The Lugnuts’ Lance Durham led off the ninth with a single and wound up on third after two wild pitches. He came home on a single by Garis Pena. Jesus Aguilar’s two-run homer for the Captains was his 16th of the year. He has 53 RBI.

A Mahoning Valley Scrappers

Scrappers 12, Muckdogs 11

KC Serna singled to left field with the bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth inning, and Mahoning Valley defeated Batavia, N.Y., in a New York-Penn League game. A walk, single and hit-batsman preceded Serna’s hit. Enosil Tejada (1-1) pitched a scoreless ninth and picked up the win.

Notes: Both teams collected 14 hits. Batavia batters hit a home run and four doubles, but Mahoning Valley had only one extra base hit, a double by Cody Elliott.

Independent Lake Erie Crushers

Rascals 3, Crushers 1

Lake Erie stranded 12 base runners and lost a Frontier League game to River City. They had at least one runner on base in every inning except the fifth.

Source: http://www.cleveland.com/tribe/index.ssf/2011/07/gomez_tosses_eight_innings_not.html

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