Drennan's RBI single lifts Aeros in 12th; infield mistake dooms Kinston; Crushers post road win in Traverse City.
AAA Columbus Clippers
Clippers 5, Pawsox 2: Luis Valbuena hit a grand slam in the second inning and Corey Kluber (7-8, 5.61) pitched 6 scoreless innings as Columbus beat host Pawtucket. Kluber recorded 11 strikeouts and walked five. Valbuena, who is batting .299, hit his 16th homer of the season. The Clippers' Cord Phelps doubled in the first inning and then scored on a single by Jerad Head. After the Pawsox threatened a rally with two runs in the bottom of the ninth, Josh Judy replaced Zach Putnam, and earned his 20th save.
AA Akron Aeros
Aeros 4, Senators 3: LF John Drennen's (.243) RBI single in the bottom of the 12th allowed RF Ben Copeland to score the winning run. Aeros pinch hitter Kyle Bellow's (.234) RBI single in the bottom of the ninth scored Drennen to send the game into extra innings. An RBI double by Copeland in the second inning scored CF Jordan Henry (.253).
Advanced A Kinston Indians
Nationals 6, Indians 3: A mishandled popup was the Indians' undoing in the 11th inning Tuesday. The Potomac Nationals' Francisco Soriano hit the popup on the infield. None of the four K-Tribe infielders took charge and the ball dropped, scoring Sandy Leon from second base. The K-Tribe had tied the game in the ninth on RBI singles by PH Jeremie Tice (.268) and C Roberto Perez (.233).
A Lake County Captains
The Captains were idle Tuesday night.
Independent Lake Erie Crushers
Crushers 4, Beach Bums 1: Jordan Rivera's RBI double and Kyle Boe's RBI single paced Lake Erie in the win at Traverse City, Mich.
Source: http://www.cleveland.com/tribe/index.ssf/2011/08/luis_valbuenas_slam_powers_col.html
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