Akron Aeros score three runs with two outs to beat Erie: Minor League Report

The Columbus Clippers lose in the bottom of the ninth at Louisville, Ky., and Lake County, Mahoning Valley and the Lake Erie Crushers all lose.

AAA Columbus Clippers

Bats 2, Clippers 1 Louisville (Ky.) scored a run off reliever Saul Rivera (2-1) in the bottom of the ninth inning Friday to beat Columbus in an International League game. Rivera, replacing Aaron Laffey, gave up a walk and two singles. Clippers starter Carlos Carrasco held Louisville to one run in seven innings. Laffey pitched a scoreless eighth.

Notes: Columbus and Louisville are in a tight battle for the Western Division title. The Clippers trail the Bats by 1 1/2 games.

AA Akron Aeros

Aeros 5, SeaWolves 2 Akron rallied for three two-out runs in the bottom of the seventh inning and defeated Erie (Pa.) in an Eastern League game at Canal Park. A bases-loaded walk to Lonnie Chisenhall forced in the first run of the inning, and Jerad Head drove in two more with his 16th double of the season.

Advanced A Kinston Indians

Indians 2, Red Sox 1 Jeremie Tice clubbed his third homer of the season and Kinston (N.C.) beat visiting Salem (Va.) in a Carolina League game. T.J. House (6-9) gave up one run and two hits in six innings for the victory. Cory Burns shut down the Red Sox in the ninth for his 26th save.

A Lake County Captains

Hot Rods 12, Captains 6 Lake County pitchers walked 16 batters and host Bowling Green (Ky.) scored 12 runs on eight hits. Captains starter Trey Haley (5-10) walked eight in 2 innings. He was followed by Nick Kirk, who walked four in 2 1/3 innings and Ramon Cespedes, who walked four in two innings. Haley gave up six runs, four earned, on three hits. DH Chris Kersten clubbed his 11th home run for Lake County.

Notes: Hot Rod pitchers fanned 18. Kyle Smith struck out each of the four times he came to the plate and Delvi Cid and Gersten each struck out three times.''

A Mahoning Valley Scrappers

Doubledays 11, Scrappers 0 Auburn (N.Y.) scored in every inning except the second and fifth in a thrashing of visiting Mahoning Valley in a New York-Penn League game. [rpr: All three Mahoning Valley pitchers were rocked: Starter Jordan Cooper (5-4) gave up five runs, four earned, on seven hits in four innings; Gregorio Rosario gave up two runs, one earned, on three hits in two innings; and Dale Dickerson gave up four earned runs in two innings.

Independent Lake Erie Crushers

Kings 8, Crushers 3 Lake Erie starting pitcher Matt Smith didn't allow a hit until the bottom of the fifth, but Kalamazoo (Mich.) broke through against Smith in the sixth, scoring four times to take the lead for good.

Source: http://www.cleveland.com/tribe/index.ssf/2010/08/akron_aeros_score_three_runs_w.html

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