Minor league notes for Cleveland Indians' 5 farm teams and independent Lake Erie

Some stat trends for Columbus Clippers, Akron Aeros, Kinston Indians, Lake County Captains, Mahoning Valley Scrappers and Crushers' players.

MINOR LEAGUE NOTES

AAA Columbus Clippers

Notes: RH Justin Germano, who pitched a perfect game in Tuesday’s 3-0 win over the Syracuse (N.Y.) Chiefs, has struck out 33 and not walked a batter in his last 35 2/3 innings....OF Shelley Duncan (.214) was 2-for-5 with a three-run home run in the Clippers' 6-5 loss to the Chiefs in Syracuse on Thursday night. He was 0-for-22 in his previous six games....1B-DH Nick Johnson (.220) is 8-for-25 (.320) with three home runs, two doubles and five walks in his last eight games....OF Jerad Head (.282) was 2-for-5 with a double on Thursday night, after going 2-for-26 (.077) in his previous eight games....RH closer Josh Judy (4-2, 14 saves, 2.65) has not allowed an earned run in his last 15 games, pitching 17 innings with 23 strikeouts, and allowing nine hits and eight walks....RH reliever Chen Lee (2-0, 0.61) has pitched 14 2/3 innings with the Clippers, striking out 22, walking four and allowing 11 hits.

AA Akron Aeros

Notes: 1B-OF Matt McBride (.294) belted two home runs in the Aeros' 7-4 win over the Erie (Pa.) SeaWolves on Thursday night, and is 10-for-26 (.385) with three doubles, two homers and seven RBI in seven games since returning to Akron from Columbus....OF Jordan Henry (.263) is 12-for-40 (.300) with eight walks, nine RBI, eight runs and four stolen bases in his last 10 games....LH T.J. McFarland (7-5, 3.97) is 5-1 with a 2.20 ERA in his last seven games, striking out 34 and walking 12 in 45 innings....LH Drew Pomeranz (0-1, 2.57), the Indians’ first pick and the fifth overall in the 2010 draft, has struck out 17, walked six and allowed 10 hits in 14 innings while making three starts with the Aeros. He is 3-3 with a 1.98 ERA in 18 combined starts with Akron and Kinston, striking out 112, walking 38 and holding opponents to a .202 batting average, including just three home runs, in 91 innings....RH reliever Matt Langwell (4-1, three saves, 2.72) is 2-0 in his last five games, giving up one run and striking out 11 in 8 1/3 innings....RH Austin Adams (7-8, 3.99) is 2-0 with a 2.84 ERA in 25 1/3 innings over his last four starts.

Advanced A Kinston Indians

Notes: The Indians lost to the Dash, 6-3, at Winston-Salem (N.C.) on Thursday night....RH closer Preston Guilmet (1-1, 1.70) is second in the Carolina League with 26 saves. In 42 1/3 innings over 38 games, he has struck out 45, walked seven and held opponents to a .183 batting average....RH reliever Toru Murata (0-2, two saves, 3.28) has pitched 10 scoreless innings in his last seven games, earning one save while allowing just two hits, striking out 13 and walking four....DH-IF Jeremie Tice (.275) is 12-for-39 (.308) with four homers, two doubles and 10 RBI in his last 10 games....OF Tyler Holt (.267) is 16-for-38 (.421) with two doubles, one triple, six walks, 11 runs and three stolen bases in his last 10 games. He has 25 stolen bases in 30 attempts this season.

A Lake County Captains

Notes: OF Carlos Moncrief (.243) is 13-for-43 (.302) with five home runs, one double, one triple, 13 runs and 10 RBI in his last 10 games....OF Brian Heere (.256) is 13-for-31 (.419) with a homer and double in his last nine games....SS Kevin Fontanez (.200), at DH, was 2-for-3 with an RBI, run and walk in Thursday night's 5-4 Captains win over the Bowling Green (Ky.) Hot Rods. He had been 1-for-20 in his previous five games....RH reliever Clayton Ehlert (1-2, 12 saves, 1.74) has allowed one earned run on 10 hits in his last 18 innings. 

A Mahoning Valley Scrappers

Notes: The Scrappers lost, 10-7, to the Lowell (Mass.) Spinners on Thursday night....SS Tony Wolters (.313) is on an eight-game hitting streak, going 16-for-33 (.485) with three doubles, four walks, five RBI, six runs and three stolen bases....2B Todd Hankins (.244) is 10-for-30 (.333) with two doubles, one homer, six RBI and two stolen bases in his last eight games....RH reliever Cody Allen (2-1, 2.45) has pitched six scoreless innings, striking out 11, in his last three games....RH reliever Nathan Striz (2-2, one save, 2.45) is 2-1 with one save and a 1.93 ERA in his last eight games, allowing just nine hits in 14 innings.

Independent Lake Erie Crushers

Notes: The Crushers lost, 8-2, to the Joliet (Ill.) Jammers on Thursday night....3B Jason Taylor (.269) is 14-for-40 (.350) with five doubles, two homers, 10 RBI, 10 walks and seven runs in his last 12 games....RH Randy Sturgill has made four starts and four relief appearances for the Crushers, going 4-0 with a 2.73 ERA in 26 1/3 innings, striking out 17 and walking six.

Source: http://www.cleveland.com/tribe/index.ssf/2011/07/minor_league_notes_5.html

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