Friday, June 8, 2012

Ben Copeland's 3-run triple helps Akron Aeros win at Trenton, N.J.: Minor League Report

The Carolina Mudcats and Lake County Captains both lose, but the Lake Erie Crushers win.

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AAA Columbus Clippers

Clippers were idle. Columbus returns to action against the Chiefs tonight at 7 in Syracuse.

AA Akron Aeros

Aeros 4, Thunder 2 Ben Copeland belted a three-run triple and LHP T.J. House worked seven strong innings, as Akron beat host Trenton, N.J., in an Eastern League game.

House (3-1) lowered his ERA to 3.30, as he held the Thunder to one run on six hits over seven innings. He walked one and struck out four.

Copeland's six-inning triple broke up a 1-1 tie.

Advanced A Carolina Mudcats

Keys 7, Mudcats 2 Host Frederick, Md., scored seven runs against Carolina RHP Kyle Blair (1-1, 4.26) in 21/3 innings, as it beat the Mudcats in a Carolina League game.

SS Tony Wolters (.211) went 2-for-3 with a double, and LF Delvi Cid (.258) was 1-for-2 with a homer and two RBI.

A Lake County Captains

White Caps 16, Captains 4 West Michigan scored 15 runs in the first three innings to overwhelm Lake County in a Midwest League game at Comstock Park, Mich.

Captains starter RHP Felix Sterling (2-3, 4.89) was touched up for 12 runs, all earned, on just five hits in 2 1/3 innings. He walked five.

DH Jordan Smith (.266) was 3-for-5 for Lake Erie. White Caps DH Dean Green went 3-for-4 with four RBI.

Independent Lake Erie Crushers

Crushers 1, CornBelters 0 Lake Erie received a big two-out double from Adrian Ortiz in the eighth inning that drove in the only run of the game in a Frontier League contest in Normal, Ill.

Lake Erie's Paul Fagan (1-1) tossed seven scoreless innings.

Source: http://www.cleveland.com/tribe/index.ssf/2012/05/ben_copelands_3-run_triple_hel.html

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