Wednesday, March 21, 2012

Columbus bats snooze, waste strong pitching by Joe Martinez in loss: Minor-league report

Chun's homer not enough as Aeros fall; Tyler Cannon's pinch-hit RBI wins it for Kinston; Lake County nips South Bend in 11; Scrappers doubled up by Williamsport; Lake Erie triumphs.

AAA Columbus Clippers

Bats 2, Clippers 1: Joe Martinez (8-8, 3.86) had seven strikeouts in seven innings pitched and allowed just two runs, but Columbus managed to score only one run and the Clippers fell to host Louisville. Chad Huffman doubled in the fifth inning and Luke Carlin brought him home on a fielder's choice hit.

AA Akron Aeros

Phillies 7, Aeros 1: Matt Rizzotti had two home runs to lead Reading (Pa.) over Akron at Canal Park. The Aeros' only run was a Chen Chun homer to start the second inning.

Advanced A Kinston Indians

Indians 2, Keys 1: Pinch hitter Tyler Cannon knocked in the winning run in the bottom of the ninth and Kinston beat Frederick (Md.)

A Lake County Captains

Captains 4, Silver Hawks 3: Ronny Rodriguez singled in the top of the 11th inning, advanced to second on a walk and then scored on a wild pitch and Lake County held on to win at South Bend (Ind.)

A Mahoning Valley Scrappers

Crosscutters 4, Scrappers 2 Tribe first-round pick Francisco Lindor scored on a sacrifice fly by Todd Hankins, but Mahoning Valley fell at Williamsport (Pa.) Lindor got on base on an error by the second baseman.

Independent Lake Erie Crushers

Crushers 5, Wild Things 4: Lake Erie scored five runs on 10 hits and beat Washington (Pa.) in Avon.

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

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