Game #125 · Saturday, August 21, 2010 · 7:05 P.M.
Home Game #64 · Canal Park · Akron,
OH
Akron Aeros (64-60) vs. Harrisburg
Senators(65-59)
Cleveland Indians                  Washington
Nationals

• Tough Start… The Aeros lost 5-1 in the first game of an important three-game
  series with the Harrisburg Senators Friday. The two teams are in the thick of
  the Western Division wild card race and were tied for third place entering the
  series. Harrisburg
  scored first in the top of the fourth inning when Josh Johnson tripled and
  Jesus Valdez singled him home. The Senators added two more runs in the fifth
  when first baseman Miguel Perez made a throwing error to the plate in an
  attempt to force out Jhonathan Solano. Brad Coon also came around to score,
  pushing Harrisburg’s
  lead to three unanswered runs. Akron
  answered when left fielder Tim Fedroff ended a potential no-hit bid with a solo
  home run to center field in the fifth. The Sens added another run in the
  sixth when Coon recorded an RBI-single that brought home Michael Burgess. Harrisburg tacked on an
  insurance run in the ninth for the final four-run difference. The Senators’ Ryan Tatusko
  earned his first win of the season, giving up just one run on three hits with
  six strikeouts and three walks over six innings. Cole Kimball came on in the
  ninth to earn his sixth save.

•  Tar
  Heeled and Feathered… Right-handed starter Alex White (7-7, 2.44 ERA) took
  the loss in allowing four runs (two earned) on eight hits with five strikeouts
  and three walks. The former University of North Carolina ace is now 1-3 in his
  last four starts.
• Aeros
  Alumni… Cleveland Indian southpaw pitcher Aaron Laffey will make a rehab
  appearance tonight.  Laffey has pitched
  in 25 games with the Tribe this year with a 4.62 ERA with 28 runs (26 earned) on
  57 hits. The Cumberland, Md. native has 27 strikeouts against 28 walks over
  50.2 innings of work. In his rehab appearances with Columbus and Lake County,
  Laffey has a combined ERA of 4.03 in six games with 10 runs on 23 hits with 12
  strikeouts and 15 walks over 22.1 innings.

• Red Hot Bull… Right-handed pitcher Connor Graham came on in relief Friday night and
  struck out three straight Senators on
  called third strikes. The Bowling Green, Ohio native went 1.2 perfect innings.

• El Duque…
  Orlando Hernandez is likely to make an appearance either Saturday or Sunday
  pitching for the Senators. The high-kicking right-handed pitcher won World
  Series championships with the New York Yankees in 1998, 1999 and 2000. He added
  a fourth ring in 2005 as a member of the Chicago White Sox. In four appearances
  with the Sens, El Duque struck out seven and allowed one run on three hits over
  six innings. He is the half-brother of Washington Nationals’ starter Liván Hernández.

• Promotion…
  Today marks the last Super Saver Saturday of the season where fans can take
  advantage of $7 tickets and $1 specials on hot dogs, draft beer, soft drinks,
  and popcorn. Fans can also utilize a 10 percent discount at the Infield
  Outfitters team shop. In addition to all that value, the first 1,000 fans through
  the gates will receive an Aeros dry-fit t-shirt courtesy of FirstMerit.