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Recap 07/29: Aeros Rally, Walk Off in 6-5 Win over Reading
AKRON,
OH – The Aeros tied the score in the eighth inning before winning in the ninth,
defeating the visiting Reading Phillies 6-5 in front of a rowdy Canal Park
crowd Thursday night. Catcher Miguel Perez scored first baseman Beau Mills with
the walk-off sacrifice fly to left field, providing the dramatic victory for
Akron’s 3,838 Thirsty Thursday fans. The win improved the third-place Aeros to
55-48 this season, only 4.5 games behind the division-leading Altoona Curve,
while the Phillies fell to 51-52 with the loss.
Cleveland
Indians closer Kerry Wood started the game on his rehab assignment, quickly
retiring all three batters he faced in the top of the first inning. Third
baseman Lonnie Chisenhall then provided a one-out RBI triple in the bottom half
of the inning to plate center fielder Jordan Henry and give Akron an early 1-0
advantage.
The
Phillies responded with four unearned runs against usual Aeros starting pitcher
Alex White in the second. A throwing error by shortstop Carlos Rivero scored
the first run, an RBI bunt single and a two-run triple presented a three-run
deficit for the host team.
Reading’s
lead was short-lived as second baseman Jason Kipnis lined a two-run triple to
right in the fourth inning and Chisenhall followed with a groundout to tie the
score at 4-4.
Flande
and White battled in the ensuing frames while the latter permitted the visiting
team to retake the lead in the seventh. Harold Garcia collected an RBI single
to right but reliever Nick Hagadone escaped a bases loaded jam to prevent any
further damage.
The
comeback then began the in the eighth inning as Perez again started with a
single. Newcomer Lucas Montero drew a walk, Henry laid down a sacrifice bunt
and Kipnis walked before Chisenhall tied the game with a clutch sacrifice fly
to center.
Mills
initiated the final rally in the ninth against reliever James Anderson with a
leadoff double and advanced to third on a Rivero groundout. Anderson
intentionally walked John Drennen to face Perez, who ended the game with his
sac fly before the Akron bench mobbed him near home plate to celebrate the
series-opening victory.
Closer
Omar Aguilar (2-3) earned the victory for the Aeros with a perfect ninth
inning, striking out one batter. Anderson (0-3) took the loss in allowing the
deciding tally while fellow Reading reliever Matt German blew the save in the
eighth. Wood threw only eight pitches in his rehab outing and White followed
with 5.1 innings pitched, permitting five runs (one earned) on seven hits with
a career-high eight strikeouts.
Chisenhall
led the Akron offense as he finished 3-for-4 with three RBI and one of three
combined triples tonight. Mills and Perez each had two hits and Montero was
0-for-2 but drew a pair of walks after earning the promotion from Class A
Kinston earlier in the day.
This
four-game series continues tomorrow at 7:05 p.m. with a Friday Fireworks
spectacular and Kids Cancer Survivors Celebration Night at Canal Park. Lefty
Kelvin De La Cruz (3-5, 5.16 ERA) will start for the surging Aeros against
Reading’s Ty Taubenheim (3-1, 5.14 ERA). Friday’s radio broadcast begins at
6:50 p.m. on Fox Sports 1350 AM and at www.akronaeros.com. For more information, please call the
Aeros at (330) 253-5151.
Aerodynamics Game #101: 07/26/10
GAME #101 ? MONDAY, JULY 26, 2010 ? 7:05 P.M.
HOME GAME #52 ? CANAL PARK ? AKRON, OH
? Sunday Suspension… Akron’s contest Sunday afternoon against the Reading Phillies was suspended with a tied 5-5 score in the bottom of the fourth inning. The Aeros led early in the contest thanks to a sacrifice fly that scored Jordan Henry in the first and then an RBI single from left fielder John Drennen in the second. Right fielder Jerad Head followed Drennen’s hit with a two-run homer to right field before Reading responded to cut the deficit to 4-2 after three innings. Second baseman Jason Kipnis collected another run-scoring hit while the Phillies chased Akron starter Kelvin De La Cruz out of the game in the fourth. Rain halted action with Reading’s Matt Rizzotti at the plate against reliever Bryan Price, with runners on first and third base along with two outs in the frame. The game will resume at First Energy Stadium on Tuesday, August 17th and will be followed by that evening’s regular scheduled game in seven innings. All statistics from yesterday will not count until the game’s completion.
Akron Aeros Name Alex White Player of the Week
AKRON,
OH – Starting pitcher Alex White won the Akron Aeros Player of the Week award
Monday morning for the second time this season. The award covers the week
between July 19th through July 25th, spanning six games
for the Aeros against the Altoona Curve and the Reading Phillies. White previously
won the award two weeks ago and after yet another impressive week, became the
second Akron player to win it twice this season.
The
right-hander continued his impressive pitching in the Eastern League with wins
on Monday and Saturday nights, finishing with a 1.29 ERA. White pitched 14.0
innings, allowing just two runs on 14 hits while striking out 14 batters
against no walks. The Aeros won Monday at Canal Park by the margin of 4-1
against the first-place Curve before smashing the Phillies 12-1 Saturday, the
team’s largest margin of victory on the year.
Over
the course of his 12 starts for Akron this year, the 21-year-old White has easily
emerged as the leader of the starting rotation. He is now 6-4 with a 1.48 ERA
in 73.0 innings pitched, holding Eastern League opponents to a .204 batting
average against. He has recorded quality starts in each of his last six
outings, going 4-1 with a 0.70 ERA. He has permitted just three earned runs
(nine total runs) in this streak while striking out 29 batters against only
three walks allowed in 38.1 innings pitched.
White
began his professional career in 2010 with Class A Kinston and in his eight
starts, he finished 2-3 with a 2.86 ERA and 41 strikeouts in 44.0 innings
pitched. He recorded four straight quality starts before earning the promotion
to Akron on May 23rd and for the combined season, now ranks sixth
among full-season MiLB pitchers with his 2.00 ERA while ranking 13th
with a .204 batting average against. Cleveland selected White in the first
round (15th overall) of the June 2009 Draft out of the University of
North Carolina.
Baseball America recognized the
Greenville, NC native in their pre-season and mid-season rakings of baseball’s
best prospects. The publication ranked him as the ninth best in the Indians
system before the year and as the #65 prospect in the minor leagues. In a mid-season
update, White jumped up to #49, second-highest among Cleveland prospects.
The Akron Aeros will
award their Player of the Week honor to an individual player every Monday for
the rest of the season. In the case of a Monday closure of the team offices,
the Aeros will announce the award Tuesday. Cleveland’s second-round pick in the
June 2009 Draft, second baseman Jason Kipnis, won the award last week and is
the only other two-time honoree. This week, the separate Eastern League
Player-Pitcher of the Week Awards went to Bowie’s Joseph Mahoney and Trenton’s
Lance Pendleton, respectively.
Akron begins a weeklong home stand tonight at 7:05 p.m. at Canal
Park against the second-place Bowie Baysox. Tonight is Dollar Dog Monday and all
Aeros fans can acquire FREE ticket vouchers for the game at any local Ritzman
Pharmacy location. Eastern League All-Star Paolo Espino (9-3, 3.71 ERA) will make the
start Monday night for the Aeros against Bowie’s Chorye Spoone (7-5, 3.70 ERA).
Monday evening’s radio broadcast begins at 6:50 p.m. on Fox Sports 1350 AM and
at www.akronaeros.com. For more
information, please call the Akron Aeros team offices at (330) 253-5151.
Aerodynamics Game #101: 07/25/10
GAME #101 ? SUNDAY, JULY 25, 2010 ? 1:05 P.M.
ROAD GAME #50 ? FIRST ENERGY STADIUM ? READING, PA
? Saturday Night Fever… The Aeros dominated the Reading Phillies Saturday night, utilizing strong start pitching and a furious offensive attack to win 12-1 in front of 6,765 fans at First Energy Stadium. The scoring began in the second when Akron first baseman Beau Mills scored on a John Drennen fielder’s choice. Mills then smacked a three-run homer as the road team scored five times with no outs in the third inning before in the fourth, Reading scored their lone run against starter Alex White. The Aeros then scored in each of the next four frames highlighted by two runs in the sixth and then solo home runs from right fielder Jerad Head and the left fielder Drennen. White (6-4) earned the victory while Phillies lefty Yohan Flande (7-7) took the loss.
Recap 07/24: White Dazzles Again, Aeros Beat Phillies 12-1
READING,
PA – Starter Alex White pitched seven efficient innings Saturday night to lead
the Aeros to a 12-1 victory at First Energy Stadium against the Reading Phillies.
Akron smacked three home runs on the night and 17 hits total, snapping
back-to-back defeats at the hand of the Phillies this weekend. A crowd of 6,765
fans witnessed the Aeros (53-47) score early and often en route to remaining
only one-half game behind the Bowie Baysox for the second place wild card spot
in the Western Division while Reading is now 49-50.
First
baseman Beau Mills starred early for Akron as he drew a leadoff walk in the
second inning against Phillies starter Yohan Flande. Mills eventually scored on
a fielder’s choice before a monster bottom of the third for the road team. The
Aeros scored five runs in that frame, all with no outs, and started with a
double and three singles. Mills then brought home three more runs with a homer
to right, providing for the early 6-0 advantage.
White
cruised in the meantime, finally allowing the Phillies to score their lone run
in the bottom of the fourth. Timo Perez plated Michael Spidale on the RBI single,
but Akron maintained the six-run edge with another score in the fifth. Designated
hitter Matt McBride doubled to begin the frame while both shortstop Carlos
Rivero and left fielder John Drennen singled to bring home the run.
The
blowout continued in the sixth when center fielder Jordan Henry walked and second
baseman Jason Kipnis singled to end Flande’s night. An error by second baseman
Harold Garcia then plated Henry while McBride’s sacrifice fly made it an
eight-run game.
Aeros
right fielder Jerad Head then extended the lead yet again with a leadoff home
run in the top of the seventh. White finished after the seventh right before
Drennen delivered the evening’s final blow with a two-run, two-out home run in
the eighth.
White
(6-4) earned the win with his sixth consecutive quality start, striking out
seven batters against one run on eight hits. The 21-year-old now has a 1.48 ERA
in 12 Eastern League starts and he has allowed just four earned runs over these
last six outings. Flande (7-7) took the loss in permitting nine runs (eight
earned) on 12 hits in five frames while relievers Rob Bryson and Chen-Chang Lee
shutout the Phillies in the final two innings.
Nine
of the 10 Akron batters collected a hit on the night while six finished with
multi-hit performances. McBride was the only to finish with three base knocks
while also scoring three times and driving in a pair of runs. Drennen and Mills
each had three RBI in the victory while both homered for the eighth time this
season.
The
Aeros hope to manage a four-game split in this weekend series in Sunday
afternoon’s finale at 1:05 p.m. at First Energy Stadium. Akron left-hander
Kelvin De La Cruz (3-5, 5.16 ERA) will look for his third win in three second
half starts against a currently unannounced Reading starter. Join long-time
Aeros broadcaster Jim Clark for Sunday afternoon’s radio broadcast beginning at
12:50 p.m. on Fox Sports 1350 AM and at www.akronaeros.com.
For more information, please call the Akron Aeros team offices at (330)
253-5151.
Aerodynamics Game #96: 07/20/10
GAME #96 ? TUESDAY, JULY 20, 2010 ? 7:05 P.M.
HOME GAME #50 ? CANAL PARK ? AKRON, OH
? High Five… The Aeros stayed hot Monday on “Ship out LeBron James” night at Canal Park, winning their fifth straight game with a 5-1 victory over the first-place Altoona Curve. Three solo home runs provided the difference and Akron’s Matt McBride provided the first run of the contest with an RBI single in the first inning. McBride then began the home run mania with a solo shot to start the fourth inning and the Curve scored their lone on an Alex White wild pitch in the fifth. Rehabbing Cleveland Indians star Asdrubal Cabrera then delivered his first home run with Akron in the fifth and Jerad Head hit the third straight leadoff homer to cap the victory in the bottom of the sixth inning. White (5-4) was dominant again in earning the win, Altoona lefty Rudy Owens (8-4) went five innings in the loss and new closer Omar Aguilar recorded his fifth save of the season.
Recap 07/19: Akron Homers Thrice in 4-1 Win over Altoona
AKRON,
OH – The Akron Aeros slugged three solo home runs Monday night in a crucial 4-1
victory over the first-place Altoona Curve at Canal Park. Rehabbing Cleveland
Indians shortstop Asdrubal Cabrera, red-hot right fielder Matt McBride and left
fielder Jerad Head all homered as Akron won for the fifth straight game. Aeros
right-handed starter Alex White also earned the victory with yet another
quality start in front of a crowd of 3,797 fans on “Ship out LeBron James”
night. The win improved Akron (50-45) to a season-high five games over .500 for
the year while the Curve fell to 57-37.
The
scoring began in the first against dominant Altoona lefty Rudy Owens. The
starter allowed a one-out single to second baseman Jason Kipnis before a
fielder’s choice and a base hit from another rehabbing Cleveland star in
designated hitter Shin-Soo Choo. McBride then delivered the RBI on a single to
left, giving the Aeros a quick 1-0 lead.
Akron’s
home run brigade began in the bottom of the fourth against Owens as McBride led
off the inning. He promptly smashed the second pitch into the canal in left
field, increasing the advantage to two runs with his team-leading 15th
homer.
The
Curve finally responded against White to cut their deficit to 2-1 in the top of
the fifth inning. Right fielder Miles Durham singled to left with two outs and Anthony
Norman’s single placed runners on first and third base. White followed by
sailing a pitch over catcher Damaso Espino, moving up both runners and
tightening up the game.
Cabrera
then began the bottom half of that inning with a solo blast against Owens, his
first homer in seven games during his minor league rehab assignment. Leading
off the sixth against new reliever Michael Dubee, Head cemented the lead with
his second home run in as many nights to provide for the final margin of the
game.
White
(5-4) earned the win by striking out seven over seven innings of one-run
baseball, scattering six hits against no walks. He became the first Aero to
record five consecutive quality starts this season and now has a 1.50 ERA in 11
Double-A starts. Owens (8-4) took the loss in his five innings while Connor
Graham earned his seventh hold and newly annointed closer Omar Aguilar recorded
his fifth save of the year with a perfect ninth.
Kipnis,
the reigning Akron Aeros Player of the Week, led the offensive charge in
finishing 3-for-3 with a double and a sacrifice bunt. Cabrera went 2-for-4 with
his homer while Choo was 1-for-3 before pinch-hitter Carlos Rivero entered the
game in the seventh inning.
Meanwhile,
the Aeros collected over 200 items of LeBron James apparel on the night for
donation to a charitable cause. Fans redeemed 157 free tickets in the special
promotion with all of the donated clothing heading on an upcoming mission trip
by the Canal District Union of the United Methodist Church to the Caribbean or
South America.
This
pivotal three-game series continues Tuesday night at 7:05 p.m. at Canal Park.
Fans can enjoy another Two for Tuesday in downtown Akron with special offers on
hot dogs, soft drinks, popcorn and ice cream while also utilizing a KRAFT
Singles buy one ticket, get one free special. Aeros lefty Kelvin De La Cruz
(2-5, 5.28 ERA) aims for a second straight victory against Altoona’s Jared
Hughes (10-6, 4.46 ERA). Tuesday night’s radio broadcast begins at 6:50 p.m. on
Fox Sports 1350 AM and at www.akronaeros.com.
For more information, please call the Akron Aeros team offices at (330)
253-5151.
Alex White Wins Akron Aeros Player of the Week
AKRON,
OH – The Akron Aeros named starting pitcher Alex White the team’s Player of the
Week today after excelling again with two more starts in the Eastern League.
The award covers the week of July 5th through July 11th
where the Aeros played seven games against the Trenton Thunder and the Erie
SeaWolves. White started in Akron’s victories Monday night and Saturday night,
leading the way with another string of quality starts.
The
right-hander finished the week with a 1-0 record and a 0.75 ERA in 12.0 innings
pitched. He recorded eight strikeouts against only seven hits and two walks,
continuing his consistent streak of Double-A pitching. In his outing Monday at
Canal Park against the Thunder, White tied a career-high with 12 groundball
outs but did not factor into the decision as the Aeros struck for seven runs in
the deciding seventh inning. He then held the SeaWolves scoreless through six
innings Saturday night, earning the easy victory.
Over
the course of his 10 starts for Akron this year, the 21-year-old has easily emerged
as the leader of the starting rotation. He is now 4-1 with a 1.53 ERA in 59.0
innings pitched, holding Eastern league opponents to a .190 batting average
against with a team-leading eight quality starts. He has permitted 22 runs
total while only allowing 10 earned runs and has an even more impressive 0.74
ERA over his past four appearances.
White
began the 2010 season with the Class A Kinston Indians in the Carolina League,
his first taste of professional baseball. In his eight starts with the K-Tribe,
he finished 2-3 with a 2.86 ERA with 41 strikeouts in 44.0 innings pitched. He
recorded quality starts in each of his final four starts before earning the
promotion to Akron on May 23rd. Cleveland selected White in the
first round (15th overall) of the June 2009 Draft after a very
successful three seasons at the University of North Carolina.
Baseball America recognized the
Greenville, NC native in their pre-season and mid-season rakings of baseball’s
best prospects. He was named the ninth best in the Indians system before the
year as well as the #65 prospect in all of the minor leagues. In a recent
update, White jumped all the way up to #47 according to the esteemed publication.
The Akron Aeros will
award their Player of the Week honor to an individual player every Monday for
the rest of the season. In the case of a Monday closure of the team offices,
the Aeros will announce the award Tuesday morning. Akron outfielder/first baseman
Matt McBride won the award last week as well as the Eastern League Player of
the Week. This week, the separate EL Player-Pitcher of the Week Awards went to
Binghamton’s Kirk Nieuwenhuis and Reading’s Vince Worley, respectively.
The first half of the Eastern League regular season concludes this
evening as Akron finishes a four-game road trip in Erie. The Aeros hope to keep
pace in the Western Division playoff race Monday night with a 7:05 p.m. first
pitch at Jerry Uht Park. Akron left-hander Eric Berger (4-4, 4.74 ERA) will
make the start in the series finale against SeaWolves starter Thad Weber (5-9,
4.05 ERA). Join Jim Clark for Monday evening’s radio broadcast beginning at
6:50 p.m. on Fox Sports 1350 AM and at www.akronaeros.com. For more information,
please call the Aeros at (330) 253-5151.
—AEROS—
Aerodynamics Game #89: 07/11/10
GAME #89 ? SUNDAY, JULY 11, 2010 ? 1:05 P.M.
ROAD GAME #45 ? JERRY UHT PARK ? ERIE, PA
? Saturday Showdown… The Aeros stayed hot Saturday night with a 4-0 shutout victory over the Erie SeaWolves at Jerry Uht Park. A crowd of 4,546 fans in Erie witnessed the performance by the dominant Akron pitching staff while the offense provided just enough run support in the end. Catcher Miguel Perez reached base on an error to begin the third and three batters later, second baseman Jason Kipnis doubled for the game’s first RBI. Left fielder John Drennen followed with another run-scoring single and first baseman Matt McBride then homered to start the sixth inning. After a walk and a hit by pitch, third baseman Cristo Arnal ended the scoring with a single to center field, securing the 4-0 margin. Starter Alex White (4-4) was dominant again for the Aeros as he held the SeaWolves scoreless through the first six innings of the contest and Erie starter Duane Below (3-8) took the loss.
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