Beau Mills' grand slam gives Columbus Clippers victory over Pawtucket: Minor League Report

The Class A Kinston Indians cruise to a win, but the Akron Aeros, Lake County Captains and Mahoning Valley Scrappers all fall.

AAA Columbus Clippers

Clippers 7, Red Sox 5 Columbus 1B Beau Mills (.269) hit a go-ahead grand slam in the eighth inning to help the Clippers win the International League game in Pawtucket, R.I. It was Mills' fourth homer for Columbus.

Clippers 3B Jared Goedert (.253) hit his ninth homer of the season.

RH Zach McAllister (10-4, 3.37) started and went seven innings. He gave up four runs (all earned) on seven hits and one walk while striking out five. LH Nick Hagadone (3.46) allowed a homer in between striking out the side in the eighth and RH Josh Judy (3.45) pitched a scoreless ninth for his 21st save.

AA Akron Aeros

Senators 4, Aeros 2 CF Ben Copeland (.285) had three hits but Akron lost the Eastern League game to visiting Harrisburg (Pa.).

Starter Austin Adams (9-10, 3.99) pitched seven innings for Akron. The right-hander allowed four runs (three earned) on seven hits. He struck out nine and walked none.

Advanced A Kinston Indians

Indians 9, Pelicans 3 Kinston 1B Jeremie Tice (.274) had two hits, including his 10th homer of the season, RF Jordan Casas (.280) had three hits and the K-Tribe won the Carolina League game in Myrtle Beach, S.C.

A Lake County Captains

Silver Hawks 5, Captains 2 Lake County CF Luigi Rodriguez (.278) and LF Brian Heere (.266) each had two hits but the Captains committed four errors and lost the Midwest League game in South Bend, Ind.

A Mahoning Valley Scrappers

Lake Monsters 7, Scrappers 6 Mahoning Valley 3B Jordan Smith (.344) had two hits, two walks and scored twice but the Scrappers dropped the New York-Penn League game in Winooski, Vt.

St. Edward grad Alex Lavisky (.207) doubled and drove in two runs for Mahoning Valley.

Independent Lake Erie Crushers

Crushers 6, Beach Bums 2 LH Paul Fagan (6-9, 4.20) struck out 12 in eight innings to lead Lake Erie to the Frontier League win in Traverse City, Mich.

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

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