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August 27, 2010

Aerodynamics 08/27: Game #132

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Game #132 � Friday, August 27, 2010 � 7:05 P.M.

Home Game #69 � Canal Park� Akron, OH

Akron Aeros (67-64) vs. Erie SeaWolves (59-72)

Cleveland Indians
Detroit Tigers

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Aeros Stat of the Day:

The
Aeros winning percentage in shutout games is .733, currently the best in the
Eastern League. Akron has played in 15 shutout games and has won 11, second
most in the league.

Aerodynamics…

Goose egg… The Aeros defeated Erie by a
12-0 count Thursday for their 11^th shutout of the season. Akron
jumped out to 6-0 lead thanks to home runs by third baseman Lonnie Chisenhall,
right fielder John Drennen, and left fielder Tim Fedroff, and alert base
running by second baseman Jason Kipnis who came in from second after a throwing
error. Akron poured on the runs in the seventh in a rally started by designated
hitter Jerad Head when he hit an RBI single up the middle to score center
fielder Jordan Henry from second. Mills then walked to load the bases to set up
Perez. The Caracas, Venezuela native singled to score Kipnis, but an error on
Erie’s left fielder Brandon Jones allowed Head to come home. Drennen made it
11-0 with a deep double to left-center field that brought home Mills and Perez.
Erie hurt itself again when Pounds threw the ball wide of first base and
Drennen advanced home from second to make it 12-0. SeaWolves starter Anthony
Shawler took the loss and is now 4-3.

White’s out… Right-handed starter Alex
White had a fantastic outing as he improved to 8-7 with three hits, five
strikeouts and one walk. He threw seven shutout innings, matching his longest
outing of the season. The former Tar Heel has a team leading 12 quality starts
of fewer than three earned runs in at least six innings pitched. Relievers Nick
Hagadone and Rob Bryson came in and pitched an inning each with Bryson giving
up the only other hit of the game.

Lunar Lonnie… With Chisenhall’s home run
in the first inning Thursday, The Newport, N.C. native now has 17 round trips
and has tied current Columbus Clipper Matt McBride for the most by any Aeros
player this season. It is Chisenhall’s second home run of the week after
hitting one on Tuesday in Bowie.

Taking advantage… The Aeros have scored
four runs in the past three games on plays where opponents have made an error.
Akron’s opponents in the past three games have committed a total of nine
errors, the most over any three-game stretch this season.

No love…The Aeros didn’t receive any help
tonight in the Western Division wild card race as Bowie came back to defeat New
Britain and Harrisburg defeated Trenton. Akron remains 3.5 games back of the
second-place Senators, but now has an elimination number in single digits at
nine with 11 games to play.

Number one fireworks… The final fireworks
show of the season will follow Friday’s game against Erie and will be sponsored
by KeyBank. On Saturday, the first 1,000 fans will receive a foam finger
giveaway sponsored by the Akron Canton Airport. The airport will also be giving
away a free AirTran airline voucher to two lucky fans in attendance. Sunday
will be the final Family Pack Sunday and will be sponsored by the Duquesne
Incline where fans can buy four tickets, four hot dogs, four fountain drinks,
and four bags of chips for only $48!

August 26, 2010

Aeros Recap 08/26: Aeros Shutout SeaWolves 12-0

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The Aeros won their third consecutive game with an impressive 12-0 shutout
against Erie. Akron gave up only four hits on the evening in front of 7,765
fans at Canal Park while improving to 67-64 as the last-place SeaWolves dropped
to 59-72.

Akron
jumped out to an early lead with third baseman Lonnie Chisenhall’s two-out solo
home run in the first inning. The Newport, N.C. native now has 17 round trips
and has tied current Columbus Clipper Matt McBride for the most by any Aeros
player this season.

The
Aeros scored a second run in the third when second baseman Jason Kipnis came in
from second after a throwing error by Bryan Pounds, who attempted to get the
third out on a force at second. Right fielder John Drennen doubled the lead in
the next frame with a two-run home run that also scored catcher Miguel Perez
after he reached safely on a single. Left fielder Tim Fedroff duplicated
Drennen’s effort with a two-run homer of his own in the sixth that brought in
first baseman Beau Mills.

Akron
poured on the runs in the seventh in a rally started by designated hitter Jerad
Head when he hit an RBI single up the middle to score center fielder Jordan
Henry from second. Mills then walked to load the bases to set up Perez. The
Caracas, Venezuela native singled to score Kipnis, but an error on Erie’s left
fielder Brandon Jones allowed Head to come home. Drennen made it 11-0 with a
deep double to left-center field that brought home Mills and Perez. Erie hurt
itself again when Pounds threw the ball wide of first base and Drennen advanced
home from second to make it 12-0.

Right-handed
starter Alex White had a fantastic outing as he improved to 8-7 with three hits,
five strikeouts and one walk. He threw seven shutout innings, matching his
longest outing of the season. SeaWolves starter Anthony Shawler, now 4-3, took
the loss after giving up six runs (five earned) on eight hits, three home runs,
and seven strikeouts.

The
Aeros didn’t receive any help tonight in the Western Division wild card race as
Bowie came back to defeat New Britain and Harrisburg defeated Trenton. Akron
remains 3.5 games back of the second-place Senators, but now has an elimination
number in single digits at nine with 11 games to play.

Fireworks
sponsored by KeyBank will follow Friday’s game and will be the last of the
season. Join Jim Clark for Thursday’s internet-only
broadcast beginning at 6:50 p.m. at www.akronaeros.com
as right-handed pitcher Corey Kluber (1-2, 4.66 ERA) faces the SeaWolves’
righty Brayan Villarreal (0-3, 4.13 ERA). For more information, please call the
Akron Aeros team offices at (330) 253-5151.

August 25, 2010

Aerodynamics 08/25: Game #130

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Game #130 � Wednesday, August 25, 2010 � 7:05 P.M.

Away Game #63 � Prince George’s Stadium� Bowie, MD

Akron Aeros (65-64) vs. Bowie Baysox (68-61)

Cleveland
Indians
Baltimore Orioles

Aeros Stat of the Day:

Akron broke a string of four
games of scoring no runs or one run with Tuesday’s 6-3 victory over the Baysox.
The Aeros are 10-47 when scoring three runs or less.

Aerodynamics…

Part
One… The first
game ended up being a two-day pitchers’ duel as the only run of the ballgame
came in Bowie’s sixth inning when Ryan Adams hit a home run over the left field
fence. As a result, Chen-Chang Lee took the loss and fell to 5-4 despite giving
up only two other hits and striking out five batters against one walk in 3.1
innings of work. Brandon Cooney, now 3-2, earned the win after he pitched the
sixth inning in relief with just one hit. Pedro Beato recorded his 16^th
save of the season. Both teams combined for eight hits with Akron tallying five
and Bowie three.

The
sequel… The
Aeros finally broke out of their offensive slump in the third inning of game
two. Shortstop Cristo Arnal and centerfielder Tim Fedroff both reached safely
on separate fielding errors to start the rally. Second baseman Jason Kipnis
followed with a single to right field scoring Arnal and sending Fedroff to
third. Third baseman Lonnie Chisenhall capped the inning with a home run to
left-center field to put Akron up 4-0. Bowie scored in the bottom of the third
when Jonathan Tucker scored during Xavier Avery’s swipe of second base. Akron
got the run back in the next inning when Arnal hit a solo home run to left
field. Errors plagued the Baysox once again in the fifth as right fielder Jerad
Head scored on a throwing error by Greg Miclat and made the score 6-1. Two
Bowie runs were scored in the sixth on two-straight bases loaded walks to put
the game at its 6-3 final.

Cruzin’…
Left-handed
starter Kelvin De La Cruz earned the win to improve to 5-6. The southpaw gave
up one run on four hits with six strikeouts against two walks over five innings
of work. Bowie starter Ryohei Tanaka took the loss to fall to 6-12 after five
runs scored (one earned) on seven hits over four innings. Right-handed reliever
Omar Aguilar then came in to get the final out of the sixth and retired the
side in the seventh to record his sixth save.

Arnal
night… With
infielder Cristo Arnal’s home run Tuesday night, the Caracas, Venezuela native
has now hit safely in 10 of his past 12 games. In his past 10 games, Arnal is
10-32 for a .313 average with a double, triple, home run, four RBI, and eight
runs.

Last
stand… Akron
enters tonight 3.5 games back of second-place Harrisburg for the wild card.
Third-place Bowie is also ahead of the Aeros by three games. Tonight’s game
against the Baysox is Akron’s last against either club this regular season.

Triple
play promotion… Akron
returns home Thursday for their last home stand of the year with a four-game
series against the Erie SeaWolves. There will be an Alex White poster giveaway
sponsored by Busson Digital for the first 2,000 fans through the gates of Canal
Park. It is also Akron-Canton Regional Food Bank Drive Night sponsored by the
Akron Plan where fans can bring a canned food item to the game and receive a $5
ticket! It is also the last Thirsty Thursday of the year where dollar drafts
and sodas are available through the end of the seventh inning.

August 21, 2010

Aerodynamics Game #125: 08/21/10

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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.

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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 Liv�n Hern�ndez.

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.

August 14, 2010

Recap 08/14: Aeros Collect 20 Hits, Win 12-2 Saturday

AKRON,
OH – The Aeros recorded a season-high 20 hits during their 12-2 triumph over the
New Britain Rock Cats Saturday evening before a crowd of 3,847 fans at Canal
Park. Akron scored early and often with nine runs through the first three
innings en route to a third straight victory, a second straight over the Rock
Cats. The game began after a 59-minute rain delay as the Aeros improved to
61-57 and New Britain dropped to 34-86.

Akron’s
scoring began quickly against Rock Cats starter Cole DeVries as third baseman
Lonnie Chisenhall singled with two outs in the first. First baseman Beau Mills
followed with an RBI double and right fielder John Drennen extended the lead to
2-0 a single to right.

The
blowout continued in the second as catcher Juan Apodaca drew a one-out walk and
designated hitter Cristo Arnal singled. An error later scored Apodaca before
Chisenhall gave the Aeros a six-run advantage with a three-run home run to the
bullpen in right.

After
a strikeout began the third inning, Akron rallied with five consecutive singles
including RBI hits from center fielder Jordan Henry and second baseman Jason
Kipnis. Chisenhall followed again to extend the edge to 9-0 with a sacrifice
fly to center.

Henry
singled to start a fifth inning burst and Kipnis walked against reliever Mike
McCardell. Yet again, Chisenhall drove home the run with a single before New
Britain finally scored in the top of the sixth. Starter Alex White permitted a
sacrifice fly in that frame and reliever Bryan Price then allowed an RBI single
to Mark Dolenc in the seventh.

The
top of the Aeros order sparked the final scoring of the night against McCardell
in the seventh. Henry walked, pinch-hitter Justin Toole singled and another
error gave Akron an 11-2 lead. Mills then recorded an RBI with a groundout to
first to provide for the last run.

The
right-hander White (7-6) was solid on the mound in earning the win with six
efficient innings in his team-leading 11^th quality start. He allowed
just one run on three hits with three strikeouts, recording a career-high 13
groundball outs. DeVries (1-5) took the loss in the spot-start, permitting nine
runs (five earned) on 11 hits in his three frames.

Every
Aeros batter recorded at least one hit in the game for the second straight game
against the Rock Cats. In fact, everyone but Kipnis and Toole finished with two
base hits in the game highlighted by a career performance from Chisenhall. He
finished 3-for-4 at the plate with his 15^th home run and set a new personal
Double-A high with five RBI.

Akron’s
weeklong home ends Sunday against New Britain at 1:35 p.m. for a Family Fun Day
at Canal Park. The Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens sponsors
tomorrow’s Family Packs, a special offer of four tickets, four hot dogs, four
bags of chips and four soft drinks for only $48 while all kids can also run the
bases after the game.

The Aeros look for the sweep tomorrow with newcomer
Corey Kluber (0-2, 10.13 ERA) on the mound against New Britain’s Bobby Lanigan
(2-1, 3.95 ERA). Join Jim Clark for Sunday afternoon’s
radio broadcast beginning at 1:20 p.m. on Fox Sports 1350 AM and at www.akronaeros.com.
For more information, please call the Aeros at (330) 253-5151.

August 10, 2010

Aerodynamics Game #114: 08/10/10

GAME #114 ? TUESDAY, AUGUST 10, 2010 ? 7:05 P.M.

HOME GAME #58 ? CANAL PARK ? AKRON, OH

AKRON AEROS (58-55) VS. READING PHILLIES (55-58)

CLEVELAND INDIANS PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES

AERODYNAMICS…

� Rock and Roll… The New Britain Rock Cats avoided a three-game series weep with an 11-3 victory over the Aeros Sunday afternoon at New Britain Stadium. Starting pitcher Alex White struggled in the game but Akron actually scored first on a sacrifice fly by third baseman Lonnie Chisenhall in the third inning. The Rock Cats responded with a solo home run in the bottom of the third by Joe Benson followed by a three-run shot from Erik Lis. Doubles from designated hitter Tim Fedroff and catcher Miguel Perez cut the deficit to 4-2 and right fielder John Drennen added a solo homer of his own in the sixth. New Britain then cruised to control the game after that, scoring four runs in the bottom of the sixth and three more in the seventh to provide for the final margin. Starter Kyle Gibson (7-5) earned the victory with his 5.2 innings pitched while White (6-6) took his second straight loss.

� Battle Tested… Sunday’s rough start was arguably the worst in the brief Double-A career of the Akron ace White. He pitched just five plus innings and allowed seven runs on eight hits with two walks and two home runs. It finished a road trip where he also took the loss in the opener of last Tuesday’s doubleheader at Altoona. In his past three games (two starts), Cleveland’s first-round pick in the June 2009 Draft now has a 7.04 ERA with 22 hits and 16 runs (12 earned) allowed in only 15.1 innings.

� Fiery Fedroff… Although the Akron offense has struggled recently, Fedroff has been one of the best contributors over the past two months. He finished 2-for-4 offensively Sunday afternoon with a double, and despite missing a week at the end of last month, he is now batting .396 (38-for-96) with hits in all but three of his past 25 games since June 29th. Fedroff played at the University of North Carolina along with White before he was selected by the Indians in the seventh round of the June 2009 Draft.

� Weekly Wonder… The Aeros awarded left-handed starter Scott Barnes as this week’s Akron Aeros Player of the Week. Barnes delivered seven shutout innings in Friday’s 2-1 victory over New Britain, recording eight strikeouts against just two hits and four base runners total. He made the start at New Britain Stadium, only 45 minutes away from his hometown of Chicopee, MA and it was the 22-year-old’s fifth scoreless outing of at least five innings out of his team-leading 21 starts this year.

� Rubber City Reset… Tonight marks the beginning of a six-game weeklong home stand at Canal Park, the longest remaining stretch in Ohio this season. Akron hosts the Reading Phillies for three games through Thursday before playing the Rock Cats again over the weekend. The Aeros then travel to Reading Monday for another series, completing a stretch of 14 meetings in 29 days.

� Did You Know… Only 10 players from Akron’s opening day roster of 24 men remain on the team entering this week. Nine of the remaining players are with Class AAA Columbus, two are with Class A Kinston and three are no longer in the organization.

AEROS STAT OF THE NIGHT:

The Akron Aeros offense has collected three runs or less in seven of eight games in August (2-6 record) and opposing offenses are averaging 6.1 runs per game in this stretch.

August 8, 2010

Recap 08/08: New Britain Avoids Sweep, Rocks Akron 11-3

NEW
BRITAIN, CT – Aeros ace Alex White struggled again Sunday as the New Britain
Rock Cats salvaged a win to end this three-game series with a dominant 11-3
victory. White permitted seven runs in five plus innings on the day as the
hosts provided plenty of run support in front of another impressive crowd of
5,426 fans at New Britain Stadium. The last-place Rock Cats of the Eastern
Division improved to 34-81, and with the loss, the Aeros finished 2-5 on this
weeklong road trip and now have a 58-55 record on the season.

White
avoided damage through the first two frames before his offense took the lead in
the third. A sacrifice bunt from Akron center fielder Jordan Henry advanced
Miguel Perez and Lucas Montero advanced runners to third and second base,
respectively. Third baseman Lonnie Chisenhall followed two batters later with a
sacrifice fly to left.

The
Rock Cats responded swiftly as Joe Benson belted a solo one-out homer in the
bottom of the third to tie the score at 1-1. After a walk and a double, Erik
Lis hit a home run for the second straight night, this blast coming in the
three-run variety.

Back-to-back
doubles from designated hitter Tim Fedroff and Perez cut the deficit to 4-2 in
the fourth before White cruised through another two more innings. The Aeros
added another score in the top of the sixth as right fielder John Drennen led
off with a homer.

New
Britain then rallied in the sixth, starting the frame with a single, an RBI
double and a walk before Connor Graham entered the game in relief. He promptly
permitted three more runs, two via run-scoring groundouts, and the blowout
continued in the seventh inning. New reliever Bryan Price allowed a solo homer
to Juan Portes as a wild pitch and another groundout provided for the final
margin of the night.

Kyle
Gibson (7-5) earned the victory for the Rock Cats in scattering three runs on
seven hits through his 5.2 innings pitched. White (6-6) failed to survive the
sixth frame, permitting eight hits, two walks and two home runs in his worst
Double-A start of the season. The 21-year-old has now allowed at least four
runs in each of his past three outings (7.04 ERA).

Akron
finished with nine hits in the game, led by an impressive outing from the
bottom half of the lineup. Drennen was 2-for-4 with his fifth homer of the
season while the final three batters, Fedroff, Perez and Montero, all collected
two hits as well.

The
Aeros thankfully return home to Ohio tonight and will begin another weeklong
home stand, the longest remaining of the season, Tuesday night against the
Reading Phillies. It is a Two for Tuesday at Canal Park starting at 7:05 p.m.
and fans can enjoy buy one, get one free specials on tickets, hot dogs, ice
cream, popcorn and soft drinks.

Recently
acquired right-hander Corey Kluber (0-1, 6.75 ERA) will make his second start
for the Aeros against Reading lefty Yohan Flande (7-7, 4.49 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 at (330) 253-5151.