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Aerodynamics Game #72: 06/24/10
GAME #72 ? THURSDAY, JUNE 24, 2010 ? 12:05 P.M.
AERODYNAMICS…
Canal Park. He currently leads the team with a .314 batting average and his presence on the roster has been a catalyst for the recent Aeros success. In fact, active catchers Espino and Miguel Perez own a combined 27-20 record in games started this season.
Akron Aeros right fielder John Drennen, Wednesday night’s hero, now has a .327 batting average in 29 home games this season and also is batting .304 (31-for-104) with runners on base.
Recap 06/23: Drennen Delivers as Aeros Win 5-4
AKRON,
OH – Right fielder John Drennen provided a game-winning RBI single in the bottom
of the eighth inning to lead the Aeros to a 5-4 victory over the Richmond
Flying Squirrels Wednesday night at Canal Park. A crowd of 3,396 fans in
downtown Akron witnessed Drennen and second baseman Jason Kipnis lead the Akron
offense while both were oddly dressed in old-fashioned stirrups. The win helped
the Aeros (35-36) move just a game behind the Bowie Baysox for second place in
the Eastern League’s Western Division while the fifth-place Squirrels fell to
33-39 overall.
Speedy center fielder
Jordan Henry began the Akron half of the first inning with a bloop single to
left field. Kipnis followed immediately afterwards with a high arching home run
to right field against Richmond starter Felix Romero, giving the hosts a quick
2-0 edge.
Aeros starting
pitcher Paolo Espino and Romero cruised from there before the Squirrels
attacked in the top of the fifth. Richmond started the frame with a single,
double and a single to cut the deficit to just a single run. Left fielder Clay
Timpner then lined a 3-1 pitch from Espino to the right field bleachers for the
final runs of the game for the visitors.
The Akron offense
returned the favor in the bottom half of that fifth to tie the score at 4-4.
Damaso Espino lined a double down the left field line and Henry plated him with
a clutch two-out single straight up the middle. Henry advanced to second on the
throw home and Kipnis continued his fine evening at the plate with another RBI
hit for the fourth Aeros run.
The score remained
tied until the crucial eighth where with one out in the inning, Richmond
reliever Andy Sisco hit Akron third baseman Lonnie Chisenhall with a pitch. The
intimidating 6’9″ lefty then retired Matt McBride for the second out before
Chisenhall stole second and advanced to third on a throwing error by the
catcher. With a 2-1 count, Drennen then smacked the game-winner to left field
to score Chisenhall.
Closer Bryce Stowell
(1-0) shut out the Squirrels offense in the eighth and ninth innings for his
first win of the season as he has now delivered 19 straight scoreless frames to
start his Double-A career. Sisco (0-4) took the loss despite permitting just
the one hit in 1.1 innings of relief. Espino made his first start for Akron
since May 27th and only made one mistake on the Timpner home run,
allowing four runs in five innings with four strikeouts.
Henry and Espino each
collected two hits on the night while Kipnis also finished with a single and with
his third Aeros home run. The one-run victory was Akron’s 12th of the
year and the team is now 15-5 in their past 20 contests decided by two runs or
less.
The Aeros and the
Flying Squirrels start early at 12:05 p.m. Thursday afternoon in the rubber
match of this three-game series at Canal Park. Many local day camps will be on
hand for the contest as Akron continues their weeklong home stand. Highly
touted Aeros left-hander Nick Hagadone (1-0, 6.19 ERA) will look to rebound
from his rough past two starts against dominant Daryl Maday (8-3, 2.09 ERA) of
Richmond. Thursday’s game broadcast begins at 11:50 a.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 #66: 06/17/10
Recap 06/16: Aeros Rally in Seventh for 4-1 Victory
MANCHESTER, NH – Looking to avoid a third straight loss, the Aeros retaliated with a three-run seventh inning en route to a 4-1 win against the New Hampshire Fisher Cats Wednesday night. The crowd of 3,654 at Merchantsauto.com Stadium witnessed a beautiful pitching duel between Akron starter Eric Berger and New Hampshire’s Kyle Drabek through the first six frames until the Aeros struck for three unearned runs against Drabek. The win helped the Aeros jump up above .500 for the season at 33-32 while the second-place Fisher Cats dropped to 40-26 overall. Berger continued his impressive pitching and limited the New Hampshire offense until a double to left by shortstop Manny Mayorson started the fourth inning. Two batters later, Shawn Bowman recorded the RBI with a single to left as well, giving the hosts a 1-0 lead. The Aeros responded against Drabek shortly thereafter, as DH Jerad Head began the top of the fifth with a single to center and advanced to second on a groundout. Left fielder Tim Fedroff then scored Head to tie the score at 1-1 with a clutch base hit of his own to left. The score remained even until the top of the seventh where Drabek allowed a single and a walk to start a quick one-out rally. Mayorson followed with an error at short on a Jordan Henry fielder’s choice, allowing catcher Miguel Perez to score as the go-ahead run. After two pitching changes and another walk, first baseman Matt McBride greeted reliever Tim Magnuson with a two-run single to left-center, providing the final margin of the night. The Akron bullpen was tremendous as Chen-Chang Lee (4-3) earned the win with two shutout innings with one hit and a pair of strikeouts. New Hampshire’s Kyle Drabek (7-6) took the loss despite recapturing the Eastern League lead in both innings pitched and strikeouts for the season. Closer Bryce Stowell then recorded his fifth save for the visitors with four strikeouts over the final two frames. Berger was three outs shy of his third straight quality start, permitting the lone run on four hits with three K’s in five innings. No single Aero finished with multiple hits on the night but the two-run single from McBride in the deciding seventh inning was the difference. Kipnis also walked twice and stole a base for the first time in his brief Double-A career. The Aeros hope to improve to 5-0 in their five series in June with the rubber match Thursday night at Merchantsauto.com Stadium. First pitch will be at 7:05 p.m. and Akron will send lefty Kelvin De La Cruz (1-3, 5.35 ERA) to the mound against Ronald Uviedo (1-2, 3.06 ERA) of the Fisher Cats. Join Ken Carman for Thursday night’s game 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 #65: 06/16/10
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