Third baseman, one of the Indians' top prospects, is hitting .325 the last three weeks and is producing runs.
Third baseman Lonnie Chisenhall with the Indians in spring training.Knights 10, Clippers 7 Columbus trailed, 8-0, after Charlotte scored seven runs in the bottom of the fifth inning of Thursday's International League game in N.C. Clippers RH starter Joe Martinez (2-1, 5.14) took the loss, allowing two runs in four innings. Clippers LH reliever Eric Berger was charged with six runs (five earned) in the fifth inning. Columbus LF-CF Josh Rodriguez (.154) slugged his first home run of the season, a two-run clout, and 3B Lonnie Chisenhall (.278) drove a solo homer, his third. RF-LF Jerad Head (.379) doubled twice and singled and 1B Wes Hodges (.246) singled, doubled and walked.
Notes: OF Jerad Head (.379) is batting .432 (16-for-37) in his last 10 games with four doubles, one homer, six RBI and nine runs....CF Ezequiel Carrera (.328) is hitting .410 (16-for-39) in his last 10 games, with two doubles, one homer, eight RBI, 12 runs, six walks and six stolen bases in as many tries....1B Wes Hodges (.246) is 11-for-27 (.407) in his last seven games, with three doubles, one homer and six RBI....3B Lonnie Chisenhall (.278), a 2008 first-round Indians’ draft pick, is 25-for-77 (.325) since April 21. Chisenhall, a 22-year-old left-handed hitter, has nine doubles, one triple and three homers this season, with 22 RBI, 25 runs, 14 walks and 24 strikeouts....RH starter Zach McAllister has made six starts and won them all, with a 3.00 ERA. He has fanned 29, walked six and allowed 36 hits (two homers) in 39 innings....RH reliever Zach Putnam (2-0, five saves, 2.29) has pitched 19 2/3 innings in 12 games. He’s struck out 16, walked four and yielded 13 hits.
AA Akron Aeros
Baysox 6, Aeros 2 Bowie scored five runs in the bottom of the third to win the first game of a four-game series at Prince George's Stadium in Bowie, Md. All five runs were charged to Aeros starter Joe Gardner (2-2, 3.05) in the Eastern League game, but just one of the runs was earned.
Notes: Going into Thursday night’s game, 1B Matt McBride (.265) was 13-for-31 (.419) with five homers, one double, eight RBI and eight runs in his last eight games....LF Tim Fedroff (.330) was on a seven-game hitting streak, going 13-for-29 (.448) with three doubles and seven RBI....RH reliever Chen Lee (1-1, 2.84) had struck out 27, walked five and given up 13 hits in 19 innings....RH closer Cory Burns (0-2, 10 saves, 4.85) was perfect in his two-inning save during the Aeros’ 4-1 win at Erie on Wednesday night. It was a bounce-back effort from his four previous games, when he was 0-2 with a save, giving up six runs on eight hits in 3 1/3 innings. Burns has struck out 24 and walked one in 13 innings this season.
Advanced A Kinston Indians
Pelicans 4, Indians 2 Drew Pomeranz (1-1, 1.93) gave up three runs on six hits in 41/3 innings in Kinston's Carolina League loss in Myrtle Beach, S.C.
Notes: Going into Thursday night’s game, Indians’ relief pitchers had not allowed an earned run in their last 39 innings. They had given up three unearned runs during the span....Indians batters had scored one run and hit .139 in the last three games, all losses....RH reliever Preston Guilmet (0-0, five saves, 0.00) had pitched 11 1/3 scoreless innings with 13 strikeouts, no walks and six hits allowed....RH reliever Tyler Sturdevant was 2-1 with a 1.00 ERA, fanning 16, walking five and allowing 14 hits in 18 innings....RH reliever Adam Miller, a Cleveland first-round pick in the 2003 draft who, until April 30, had not pitched in an official game since 2008 because of finger ailments, had two scoreless, one-inning outings going into Thursday night’s game, fanning two while giving up one hit and two walks. Miller, considered one of baseball’s premier pitching prospects before his finger injuries, allowed four runs (three earned) in one inning in his April 30 game....LH Drew Pomeranz (1-0), the Indians’ first-round draft pick last season, went into his start on Thursday night second in the Carolina League with a 1.27 ERA and third in strikeouts with 42. He had struck out 13.33 batters per every nine innings. Pomeranz had allowed just 16 hits (one homer) in 28 1/3 innings, with 10 walks. Opponents were hitting .162 against him....RH Brett Brach (3-2, 1.63) has fanned 19, walked 11 and held opponents to a .181 batting average in 27 2/3 innings. Including his six scoreless, two-hit innings for a win for Akron, Brach is 4-2 with a 1.34 ERA. He has struck out 23, walked 12, allowed one homers and held opponents to a .170 batting average in 33 2/3 innings....LH Giovanni Soto, who will turn 20 on May 18, is 1-3 with a 2.67 ERA in six starts. In 27 innings, he’s fanned 26, walked nine and held opponents to a .202 batting average.
A Lake County Captains
Dragons 3, Captains 2 Juan Duran singled in two runs with the bases loaded in the bottom of the eighth inning as host Dayton rallied to defeat Lake County in a Midwest League game.
Notes: Going into Thursday night’s game, SS Tyler Cannon led the Midwest League in batting average (.370) and on-base percentage (.460), and was second in slugging percentage (.620)....LF Anthony Gallas was fifth in batting average (.348) and led the league with 15 doubles....1B Jesus Aguilar (.244) was tied for third with seven home runs and tied for third with 25 RBI....CF Carlos Moncrief (.260) wass third with 20 walks....Catcher Alex Monsalve (.307) was on a six-game hitting streak, going 9-for-24 (.375) with two doubles and a homer....RH reliever Nikolas Sarianides (2-1, one save, 2.50) had struck out 17 and walked two, allowing 13 hits, in 18 innings....RH reliever Clayton Ehlert (0-1, seven saves, 2.38) had fanned 10, walked one and given up eight hits in 11 1/3 innings....RH reliever Dale Dickerson (0-0, 2.19) had pitched in 12 games, fanning nine while giving up seven hits and four walks in 12 1/3 innings....LH Mike Rayl (4-0, 2.29) was tied for third in the league with his four wins, and tied for seventh with 39 strikeouts. Rayl has pitched 35 1/3 innings in seven starts, walking nine and holding opponents to one homer and a .181 batting average.
Source: http://www.cleveland.com/tribe/index.ssf/2011/05/minor_league_report_lonnie_chi.html
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