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Aerodynamics Game #121: 08/19/10
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Game #123 · Thursday, August 19, 2010 · 7:05 P.M.
Road Game #60 · FirstEnergy Stadium · Reading, PA
Akron Aeros (63-59) at Reading Phillies (59-62)
Cleveland Indians Philadelphia
Phillies
Aerodynamics
- Extra
innings… The Aeros took the Phillies into extra innings Wednesday night,
but could not pull out the win as they dropped a 3-2 decision on the road. Both
starting pitchers allowed two-run home runs, but remained solid otherwise. The scoring began in the top of the fourth
inning when designated hitter Jerad Head extended his hit streak to 16 games
with a two-run home run over the left field fence, scoring second baseman Jason
Kipnis, who reached on a walk. The R-Phils tied the game in the bottom of
the sixth when Michael Spidale singled to left field and Tagg Bozied hit his
third home run of the series to even the score 2-2. After three shutout innings
by both teams, Reading
scored the deciding run when John Suomi scored after a fielding error by first
baseman Beau Mills and a throwing error by Kipnis.
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—
- Building
Barnes… Akron’s
starting pitcher Scott Barnes earned a no decision despite limiting the
Phillies to just two runs on four hits. He struck out five and walked one over
six strong innings. The Chicopee, Mass.
native has four straight quality starts of at least six innings pitched and
fewer than three earned runs. During that stretch, Barnes has struck out 22
batters against eight walks with six runs over 25 innings pitched.
- Oh my… Right-handed
reliever Omar Aguilar (2-5) took the loss even though he did not record an
earned run in his 1.1 innings of work. The
Merced, Calif. Native holds a 0.00 ERA in his last seven appearances where he
has allowed just two hits and four walks, while striking out nine batters in
7.1 combined innings
- Back and
forth… Akron returns home Friday night to start a three-day weekend series
with the Harrisburg Senators. The two teams are in the thick of the Western
Division wild card race, along with the Bowie Baysox. After moving into a tie
for third place on Tuesday, the Aeros dropped back down to fourth place with
the 3-2 loss at Reading and the Senators’ 10-1 win over Erie. Bowie fell 3-0 at
the hands of Trenton, so Akron remains
two games back of the wild card with 20 games to be decided.
- Reading
vs. Jason… Infielder Jason Kipnis hit streak ended Wednesday vs. Reading,
but not before he could extend it to double digits on Tuesday. Kipnis became
the eighth player on the Aeros to have a hit streak of 10 consecutive games or
more. So far in the month of August, the Northbrook, Ill. native has hit .356
(21-59) with seven multi-hit games and nine extra base hits with three home
runs, three triples, and three doubles. He has hit 14 RBI and scored 11 runs. Kipnis has crossed the plate in six
straight games for the Aeros, scoring a total of seven runs. Wednesday also
marked the end of the team reaching double hits in four-straight games with New
Britain and Reading. In those four games, the Aeros belted out 59 hits.
Recap 08/18: Reading Pulls Out 3-2 Win in 10 over Aeros
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The
Aeros took the Phillies into extra innings Wednesday night, but could not pull
out the win as they dropped a 3-2 decision on the road. Both starting pitchers
allowed two-run home runs, but remained solid otherwise in front of the 6,001
in attendance at FirstEnergy Stadium. Akron fell
to 63-59 while Reading
improved to 59-62.
The
scoring began in the top of the fourth inning when designated hitter Jerad Head
extended his hit streak to 16 games with a two-run home run over the left field
fence, scoring second baseman Jason Kipnis, who reached on a walk.
The
R-Phils tied the game in the bottom of the sixth when Michael Spidale singled
to left field and Tagg Bozied hit his third home run of the series to even the
score 2-2. After three shutout innings by both teams, Reading scored the deciding run when John
Suomi scored after a fielding error by first baseman Beau Mills and a throwing
error by Kipnis.
Akron‘s starting pitcher
Scott Barnes earned a no decision despite limiting the Phillies to just two
runs on four hits. He struck out five and walked one over six strong innings.
Closer Omar Aguilar (2-5) was tagged with the loss on an unearned run with one
out in the 10th.
Reading’s
starter J.C. Ramirez also took a no decision in allowing two runs on five hits,
while striking out six and walking two over six innings. Jason Anderson (1-5) earned
the win in giving up just one hit while fanning one and walking one in an
inning of work.
The
Aeros look to avoid the sweep Thursday night when lefty Kelvin De La Cruz (4-6,
4.98 ERA) takes the mound against the Phillies’ Austin Hyatt (0-0, 1.87 ERA). Join Ken Carman for Thursday’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 Akron Aeros team offices at (330) 253-5151.
Aerodynamics Game #117: 08/13/10
GAME #117 ? FRIDAY, AUGUST 13, 2010 ? 7:05 P.M.
HOME GAME #61 ? CANAL PARK ? AKRON, OH
. NEW BRITAIN ROCK CATS (34-84)
? Thursday Triumph… The Aeros prevented a three-game sweep at the hands of the Reading Phillies with a 3-2 walk-off victory in the bottom of the ninth inning at Canal Park. Reading took the early 1-0 lead against Akron starter Scott Barnes on a solo home run by Tagg Bozied to begin the top of the second. A third inning two-out RBI single from Jason Kipnis tied the score and a double and two sacrifices against reliever Connor Graham gave the Phillies the lead again. The Aeros then rallied against closer Sergio Escalona in the ninth with a walk and an infield single from Kipnis before third baseman Lonnie Chisenhall tied the score with an RBI single to right. First baseman Beau Mills followed with a fielder’s choice to f
irst and Kipnis slid safely at home to end the game. Bryan Price (5-3) earned the win for the Aeros in relief and Escalona (2-7) blew the save in taking the loss.
Recap 08/12: Aeros Rally in Ninth, Defeat Reading 3-2
AKRON,
OH – The Aeros walked off with a 3-2 victory over the Reading Phillies Thursday
night, utilizing a two-run ninth inning to end another losing streak. First
baseman Beau Mills finished the comeback with a run-scoring fielder’s choice to
help Akron avoid the three-game series sweep in front of 2,125 Thirsty Thursday
fans at Canal Park. With the win, the fourth-place Aeros improved to 59-57
while the R-Phils fell to 57-59 this season.
Reading
struck first against Akron starting pitcher Scott Barnes in the top of the
second inning. Designated hitter Tagg Bozied began the frame with a towering
home run next to the Miller Lite sign in dead center field, giving the Phillies
a quick 1-0 lead.
The
hosts responded in the next frame against Reading’s Austin Hyatt who was making
his Double-A debut. New catcher Juan Apodaca walked with one out, center
fielder Jordan Henry also drew a free pass two batters later after Hyatt’s fourth
strikeout. Kipnis followed and tied the score with a clutch two-out RBI single
to right field.
Barnes
cruised through the remainder of his six innings pitched before the R-Phils
rallied against reliever Connor Graham in the seventh. Cody Overbeck hit a
leadoff double to right and scored after a pair of sacrifices to give the visitors
the one-run advantage again.
Trailing
and on the verge of yet another loss, the Aeros concluded their comeback
victory in the dramatic bottom of the ninth inning. Closer Sergio Escalona walked
Henry with one out and Kipnis recorded an infield single off the glove of first
baseman Kevin Nelson. Chisenhall followed with an RBI seeing-eye single to
right and Kipnis safely slid under the throw to the plate to end the contest on
the grounder to first base by Mills.
Akron’s
Bryan Price (5-3) earned the victory with a perfect top of the ninth inning and
Escalona (2-7) blew his sixth save of the season in taking the loss. Barnes
recorded his sixth quality start in eight outings despite the no-decision,
permitting just two hits in his six innings pitched. The left-hander struck out
five batters against three walks and the lone run on Bozied’s homer as he now
has a 3.19 ERA in his past 12 games since June 9th.
Kipnis
led the Aeros offense in finishing 3-for-5 at the plate with a triple, a run
scored and an RBI to increase his batting average to .332 in Double-A. The home
team rallied to score twice in the ninth after entering the game with a .138
(5-for-58) average with runners in scoring position in their previous eight
contests.
The
best fireworks spectacular in Ohio returns to Canal Park Friday at 7:05 p.m. as
the Aeros start a three-game series against the New Britain Rock Cats. The Wing
Warehouse sponsors this week’s fireworks, one of only three remaining shows
this season.
Akron
left-hander Kelvin De la Cruz (4-6, 4.54 ERA) will start in the contest against
Deolis Guerra (2-8, 5.78 ERA) of the last-place Rock Cats of the Eastern
Division. Join Jim Clark for Friday night’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.
Aerodynamics Game #114: 08/10/10
GAME #114 ? TUESDAY, AUGUST 10, 2010 ? 7:05 P.M.
· 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.
Akron Aeros Name Scott Barnes Player of the Week
AKRON,
OH – Left-handed starter Scott Barnes is the winner of this week’s Akron Aeros
Player of the Week award, the team announced today. He was excellent in his one
start this past week when the Aeros played seven games in six days on the road
against the Altoona Curve and the New Britain Rock Cats. This is the first
weekly recognition of the season for Barnes and he is just the second Aeros
pitcher to win it as well.
Barnes
started Friday night against the Rock Cats and pitched seven scoreless frames
in the 2-1 Akron victory. The lefty pitched dominated in front of 7,268
supportive fans at New Britain Stadium, just 45 minutes away from his home town
of Chicopee, MA. He earned the victory in his homecoming, finishing with eight
strikeouts against two hits, only permitting four base runners total while
retiring 18 of his final 19 batters in the game.
The
performance continued an impressive streak of late for the 22-year-old product
of St. John’s University. In his past 11 starts over the past two months
exactly, he is now 5-3 with a 3.34 ERA despite still never winning back-to-back
games this season. For the year, he holds a 6-8 record and a 4.83 ERA, and
leads the Aeros with 21 games started, 110.0 innings pitched and 99 strikeouts,
fourth most in the Indians Player Development System.
Cleveland
acquired Barnes from the San Francisco Giants in a July 2009 trade for former
Akron Aeros slugger Ryan Garko. San Francisco originally selected Barnes in the
eighth round of the June 2008 Draft and at the time of the trade, he led the
Class A California League with 12 wins and ranked third with a 2.81 ERA. He
quickly earned his first-ever promotion to Double-A with Akron and then was the
winning pitcher for the Aeros in the deciding Game 4 of the 2009 Eastern League
Championship Series.
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. Akron center fielder Jordan Henry won
the award last week, and Barnes is the sixth different player to win the award
in the past eight weeks. This week, the separate Eastern League Player-Pitcher
of the Week Awards went to Portland’s Anthony Rizzo and Erie’s Brooks Brown,
respectively.
Following
last week’s road trip, the Aeros returned to Ohio last night and begin the
longest remaining home stand 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 Akron 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 team offices at (330)
253-5151.
Aerodynamics Game #112: 08/07/10
GAME #112 ? SATURDAY, AUGUST 7, 2010 ? 7:05 P.M.
ROAD GAME #55 ? NEW BRITAIN STADIUM ? NEW BRITAIN, CT
? Friday Fireworks… The Aeros snapped a six-game losing streak Friday night with a 2-1 victory over the New Britain Rock Cats thanks to a dominant pitching performance from starter Scott Barnes. Center fielder Jordan Henry and second baseman Jason Kipnis ignited a first inning Akron rally with singles and third baseman Lonnie Chisenhall followed with a sacrifice fly. Right fielder John Drennen later gave the team a 2-0 lead with a run-scoring fielder’s choice. Barnes dominated at New Britain Stadium through seven innings as the hosts plated a lone run in the bottom of the ninth inning on an error by Chisenhall. Barnes (6-8) earned the victory, Rock Cats starter Chris Province (5-4) took the loss and reliever Connor Graham picked up his second save.
Recap 08/06: Barnes Leads Way, Aeros Finally Win 2-1
NEW
BRITAIN, CT – Aeros left-hander Scott Barnes dazzled through seven scoreless
innings Friday to end Akron’s six-game losing streak with a 2-1 victory over
the host New Britain Rock Cats. Only 45 minutes away from his hometown of
Chicopee, MA, Barnes scattered just two hits to earn the win in front of 7,268
fans at New Britain Stadium, many supporting the local hero. The win improved
the Aeros to 57-54 and 4.5 games behind the wild card-leading Bowie Baysox
while the Rock Cats dropped to 33-80.
The
game started on a great note for the visitors as the top of the Akron lineup
blasted New Britain starting pitcher Chris Province. Center fielder Jordan
Henry and second baseman Jason Kipnis led the game with back-to-back singles
and Lonnie Chisenhall followed with a sacrifice fly. Two batters later, right
fielder John Drennen plated Kipnis with a run-scoring fielder’s choice to the
first baseman, giving the Aeros a quick 2-0 lead.
Barnes
walked his first batter of the game and also permitted a single to Chris
Parmelee, but cruised after that. He retired 18 of his final 19 batters and
faced the minimum through the second to seventh innings, simply hitting Joe
Benson with a pitch in the fourth.
Akron
loaded the bases in the top of the sixth after a single, a wild pitch and two
walks, but reliever Cole DeVries ended the frame with two straight fly outs.
The Rock Cats jumped on the scoreboard in the bottom of the ninth on a run-scoring
error by Chisenhall before Connor Graham struck out Alexander Soto to end the
rally and secure the victory.
Barnes
(6-8) earned the victory in one of his most dominant start of the season,
simply permitting four base runners with eight strikeouts in his seven frames.
The left-hander has been dominant recently, posting a 5-3 record with a 3.34
ERA in his last 11 starts. Province (5-4) took the loss in permitting two runs on
eight hits in four innings pitched while Graham avoided a comeback in the ninth
inning for his second save of the season.
The
Aeros collected nine hits in the contest, led by the contributions from the top
hitters in the lineup. Henry finished 3-for-4 and Kipnis collected two more
hits, igniting the first inning attack. Catcher Juan Apodaca was 1-for-3 in his
debut in the Indians organization, arriving with Akron the other day following
a trade from the Boston Red Sox.
This
three-game series between the Aeros and the Rock Cats continues Saturday at
7:05 p.m. at New Britain Stadium. Akron has yet to announce their starting
pitcher for the contest against Deolis Guerra (2-7, 5.32 ERA) of the Rock Cats.
Join Ken Carman for Saturday night’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.
Aerodynamics Game #106: 08/01/10
GAME #106 ? SUNDAY, AUGUST 1, 2010 ? 7:05 P.M.
HOME GAME #57 ? CANAL PARK ? AKRON, OH
? Saturday Setback… The Reading Phillies scored in each of the final three innings Saturday to complete a comeback in their 8-6 victory in 10 innings over the Aeros at Canal Park. Akron led 2-0 after the first inning thanks to an RBI double by designated hitter Jason Kipnis and a sacrifice fly by first baseman Beau Mills. Reading cut the deficit to a run in the second and the two teams then exchanged scores in the third, fifth and seventh innings. The hosts led 6-4 entering the eighth but the Phillies responded with two doubles that frame, a game-tying wild pitch in the ninth and a rally in the 10th to take the lead. Reading reliever Justin De Fratus (1-0) earned the win while closer Omar Aguilar (2-4) took the loss and Sergio Escalona recorded his 10th save.
Recap 07/31: Aeros Falter Late, Lose 8-6 to Reading in 10th
AKRON,
OH – Akron’s perfect streak of late-inning relief ended Saturday night as the
Reading Phillies scored in each of the final three frames en route to an 8-6
victory in 10 innings at Canal Park. The loss was the first by the Aeros in 50
games this season when leading after the eighth and four defensive errors hurt
the cause on the night in front of 3,925 fans in downtown Akron. Despite the
defeat, the Aeros (56-49) remain one game behind the Western Division wild card
spot while the Phillies improved to 52-53.
Center
fielder Jordan Henry began his impressive night with a leadoff single in the bottom
of the first and designated hitter Jason Kipnis followed with an RBI double.
Two batters later, first baseman Beau Mills gave Akron a quick 2-0 lead with a
sacrifice fly to left.
Back-and-forth
scoring ensued as Reading took advantage of solo homers to lead off the second
and third innings against Aeros lefty starter Scott Barnes. Third baseman
Lonnie Chisenhall returned the favor with a towering solo shot of his own that
cleared the right field bleachers in the bottom of that third, maintain a
one-run advantage for the hosts.
In
the fifth, four singles against Barnes tied the score at 3-3 as Michael Spidale
plated Freddy Galvis with a one-out base hit to center. Lo and behold, second
baseman Cristo Arnal and Henry each singled in the bottom half before Kipnis
plated Arnal with another base hit and Henry scored on a misplay at the plate
by catcher Tuffy Gosewisch.
Each
teams scored yet again in the seventh as Rich Thompson scored on a groundout to
cut the deficit to 5-4 before a Henry triple extended the lead again.
Unfortunately, the Aeros offense did not respond to three straight rallies that
sealed the comeback victory.
Doubles
by Kevin Mahar and Gosewisch against Akron reliever Steven Wright brought the
margin down to a single run again in the eighth. Closer Omar Aguilar entered
the game in the ninth, but allowed two walks while a wild pitch scored Thomspon
to force extras.
Aguilar
retired the first two batters of the 10th inning but then Galvis
reached base on a single and advanced to second on an Arnal error. Thompson and
Garcia followed with back-to-back RBI hits to provide for the final margin. Henry
dove to catch Mahar’s fly ball on the center field warning track, stranding the
runners and ending the deciding rally.
Reading
reliever Justin De Fratus (1-0) earned the victory with a pair of shutout frames
as the Phillies bullpen closed the door. Aguilar (2-4) took the loss for Akron
in his first blown save, permitting three runs but just one earned. Barnes had a quality start despite his
no-decision, allowing three runs on six hits in his six innings pitched with
four strikeouts.
Henry
finished 4-for-5 at the plate to increase his batting average to .588
(10-for-17) during this home stand while Kipnis was 3-for-5 with his double. Before
tonight’s loss, the Aeros led the league with a 49-0 record when leading after
eight innings this season.
Family
Packs return tomorrow as the Aeros and the Phillies conclude this four-game
series Sunday afternoon at 1:20 p.m. Fans can save $28 on special family packs
of four tickets, four hot dogs, four bags of chips and four soft drinks for
only $48. Kids can also run the bases following the game and Cleveland Indians
starter Anthony Reyes (0-0, 0.00 ERA) makes his second rehab start for Akron
against Reading’s Michael Cisco (2-7, 5.10 ERA). Sunday’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.
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