Akron bats bust loose in rout of Richmond: Minor League Report

LaPorta belts 13th homer in Columbus loss, Carolina can't hold lead vs. Potomac, Captains twirls two-hitter, but fall to Lansing, Crushers drop second straight to Schaumburg.

AA Akron Aeros

Aeros 15, Flying Squirrels 5: RF Thomas Neal (.291) had four runs batted in, SS Juan Diaz (.240) had three RBI and they were two of five players for host Akron who had three hits in an Eastern League victory against Richmond (Va.). LF Ben Copeland (.170), DH Adam Abraham (.275) and 1B Chun-Hsiu Chen (.324) also had three hits each for the Aeros. Copeland doubled twice and scored four runs. Akron LHP Giovanni Soto (4-2, 4.10) allowed one run in 51/3 innings.

AAA Columbus Clippers

Yankees 8, Clippers 6: 1B Matt LaPorta (.328) hit his 13th homer of the season, but Chris Ray (0-3, 2.79 ERA) blew a save chance for the second time and host Columbus lost to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (Pa.) in International League play Saturday. LaPorta has 28 RBI. 3B Lonnie Chisenhall (.337), DH Russ Canzler (.273) and RF Chad Huffman (.260) each had two hits for the Clippers. SS Jason Donald (.350) had a double, an RBI and scored a run. LF Jared Goedert (.286) went 0-for-4.

Advanced A Carolina Mudcats

Nationals 6, Mudcats 5: RHP Jose Flores' first blown save of the season allowed host Potomac (Va.) to walk off with a Carolina League win against Carolina. Flores (0-1, 1.47), who has seven saves, gave up two runs -- one earned -- in of an inning. CF Tyler Holt (.310) tripled, singled and scored a run for the Mudcats. LHP Francisco Jimenez (3.05) allowed four runs in five innings.

A Lake County Captains

Lugnuts 2, Captains 1: Right-handers Joseph Colon, Mason Radeke and Cole Cook combined on a two-hitter, but host Lake County lost to Lansing (Mich.) in Midwest League play. Colon (4-4, 2.92) allowed two unearned runs, two hits and one walk in six innings. He struck out two. Radeke (3.43) gave up three walks and struck out three in two innings. Cook (4.01) hurled a scoreless ninth. LF Todd Hankins (.221) drove in a run for the Captains, and RF Jordan Smith (.272) and C Alex Monsalve (.236) each had two hits.

Independent Lake Erie Crushers

Boomers 6, Crushers 2: 1B Jason Taylor (.500) and DH Russell Moldenhauer (.143) both homered, but host Lake Erie lost a Frontier League game against Schaumburg (Ill.).

Source: http://www.cleveland.com/tribe/index.ssf/2012/05/akron_bats_bust_loose_in_rout.html

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