Mitch Talbot ineffective as Pawtucket routs Columbus: Minor-league report

Packer sharp in Aeros' shutout win; Aguilar homers twice, but Kinston loses; Fontanez's first HR can't save Captains; Miles, Wolters have two hits each in Mahoning Valley loss; Crushers' Milons has four RBI in triumph.

AAA Columbus Clippers

Red Sox 9, Clippers 1: Pawtucket (R.I.) clobbered RH Mitch Talbot (1-2, 5.68) and easily won the International League game over visiting Columbus.

Talbot lasted just 3 innings, allowing six runs (three earned) on seven hits and three walks. He struck out six.

2B Cord Phelps (.299) tripled for Columbus.

AA Akron Aeros

Aeros 4, Flying Squirrels 0: LH Matt Packer (7-11, 4.18) threw eight shutout innings, C Chun Chen (.265) hit his 13th homer of the season and LF John Drennen (.245) had three hits and two RBI to lead Akron to the Eastern League win in Richmond, Va.

Packer struck out nine, walked one and gave up five hits.

Advanced A Kinston Indians

Pelicans 15, Indians 9: Kinston DH Jesus Aguilar (.231) had three hits, including two home runs, and six RBI, but the Pelicans roughed up K-Tribe pitchers in the Carolina League game in Myrtle Beach, S.C.

A Lake County Captains

Silver Hawks 4, Captains 2: Lake County 3B Kevin Fontanez (.172) hit his first home run but the Captains lost the Midwest League game in South Bend, Ind.

RH Michael Goodnight (5-12, 4.46) started and gave up four earned runs in 4 innings. He allowed four hits and six walks while striking out three.

A Mahoning Valley Scrappers

Lake Monsters 3, Scrappers 1: Mahoning Valley RF Bryson Miles (.297) and SS Tony Wolters (.303) each had two hits but the Scrappers lost the New York-Penn League game in Winooski, Vt.

Independent Lake Erie Crushers

Crushers 9, Thunderbolts 5: CF Jeremie Milons (.256) knocked in four runs and LF Kellen Kulbacki (.275) hit his fifth homer of the season as Lake Erie beat Windy City in Frontier League action in Avon.

Source: http://www.cleveland.com/tribe/index.ssf/2011/08/mitch_talbot_ineffective_as_pa.html

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