The left-hander, a 32nd round draft pick by the Indians in 2009, was leading the Midwest League with a 1.60 ERA when promoted to Akron.
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AAA Columbus Clippers
Clippers 9, Bats 8: Third baseman Jared Goedert (.288) lined a two-run single in the bottom of the eighth inning to help the Clippers snap their four-game International League losing streak. RH reliever Josh Judy (2.91) pitched a perfect ninth inning for his second save, following a scoreless 1 2/3 innings by RH Bryce Stowell (3.75) and a scoreless eighth inning by RH winner Jess Todd (4-2, 2.81). Catcher Richard Martinez (.286) drove in four runs with two doubles and a groundout; SS Josh Rodriguez (.315) slugged his 11th home run, a solo clout; and 2B Cord Phelps (.340) doubled twice, singled, scored two runs and drove in one.
Notes: Martinez played his second game for the Clippers after batting .130 (21-for-161) at Advanced A Kinston and .200 (4-for-20) for Class A Mahoning Valley. He has not homered this season. ... Goedert, who has 17 homers and 17 doubles in just 208 at-bats for the Clippers, had been 6-for-35 (.171) in his last nine games. ... Rodriguez is 11-for-30 (.367) with three doubles, three homers and seven RBI in his last seven games. ... Stowell has struck out 18 and walked 13 in 12 innings for Columbus, after totaling 74 strikeouts and 19 walks in 47 2/3 innings with Akron and Kinston. ... RH reliever Vinnie Pestano (1-1, nine saves, 1.53) has not allowed a run in his last 13 outings, fanning 19 and allowing seven hits and five walks in 14 1/3 innings. Overall, Pestano has struck out 47, walked 12 and not given up a homer in 35 1/3 innings.
AA Akron Aeros
Curve 5, Aeros 1: Starting pitcher Corey Kluber (0-1), who was making his Akron debut, gave up eight hits and four runs (three earned) in four innings in a loss at Altoona, Pa., in Eastern League play. Jason Kipnis (.337) had two hits for Akron.
Notes: Kluber made his Aeros debut after being acquired from the San Diego Padres' organization in Saturday's three-team trade, in which the Indians sent pitcher Jake Westbrook to the St. Louis Cardinals. Kluber was 6-6 with a 3.45 ERA for Class AA San Antonio, and was leading the Texas League with 136 strikeouts (in 122 2/3 innings) when traded. ... LHP Matt Packer pitched seven innings, getting no decision in his Aeros debut on Tuesday night. He allowed two runs (one earned) on six hits and a walk, with six strikeouts, during a 3-2 loss at Altoona in the second game of a Curve doubleheader sweep. Packer was promoted from Lake County, where he was 8-5 and leading the Midwest League with a 1.60 ERA. He struck out 92 and walked 13 in 95 2/3 innings, while holding batters to 77 hits, including just four homers. Packer, 22, was picked in the 32nd round of the 2009 draft by the Indians out of the University of Virginia. ... Going into Wednesday night's game, OF Jordan Henry (.291) was on a 10-game hitting streak, going 17-for-35 (.486) with three doubles, one triple and eight walks. ... 2B Jason Kipnis (.333) was 13-for-37 (.351) with two doubles, two triples and seven RBI in his last eight games, and was hitting .420 (29-for-69) in 17 games since the All-Star break. ... 1B Beau Mills (.241) was 12-for-36 (.333) with four doubles, a homer and eight RBI in his last 10 games. ... RH reliever Connor Graham (3-5, one save, 3.38) was 1-0 and had not allowed a run in his last seven games, striking out 13, walking none and allowing six hits.
Advanced A Kinston Indians
Pelicans 5, Indians 1: A five-run eighth inning by Myrtle Beach, S.C., pushed the Pelicans to a rubber-game victory over host Kinston, N.C., in Carolina League play. Kinston’s T.J. House shut out the Pelicans for seven innings but came away with a no-decision. He allowed just three hits, walked one and struck out three.
Notes: House has been outstanding in his past three starts, surrendering just one run on six hits in 19 innings of work, good for an ERA of 0.47. Going into Wednesday night's game, RH reliever Cory Burns (0-1, 20 saves, 2.03) was a combined 0-1 with 32 saves and a 2.13 ERA with Lake County and Kinston this season, striking out 64 and walking 12 in 42 1/3 innings, while allowing 34 hits, including just one home run. ... 3B Kyle Bellows (.256) was 9-for-25 (.360) with one double, two triples, one homer and seven RBI in his last seven games. ... Catcher Chun Chen (.300) was batting .344 (11-for-32) with three doubles, a homer, 10 RBI and eight walks in his last 10 games.
A Lake County Captains
Captains 8, Dragons 2: For the second night in a row, Lake County rallied past visiting Dayton in Midwest League play. Captains starter Brett Brach (2-5) got the win. He pitched seven innings, allowing one run on seven hits while striking out four. Brach has allowed only two runs over his past 23 innings.
Notes: Ramon Cespedes made his Captains debut. He went two innings, allowing one run on two hits. He walked one and struck out one to pick up his first save. Going into Wednesday night's game, 1B Adam Abraham (.250) was 26-for-61 (.426) with six home runs, six doubles and 23 RBI in his last 15 games. Abraham was the Midwest League "Batter of the Week" last week. ... OF Delvi Cid (.250) was 9-for-19 (.474) in his last four games, with six RBI, four runs, seven stolen bases in 10 attempts and one double. He was leading the Midwest League with 56 steals (in 68 attempts). ... OF Greg Folgia (.244) was batting .469 (15-for-32) with four doubles, two homers, nine RBI, nine runs and six walks. ... RH reliever Preston Guilmet (2-1, eight saves, 2.20) had struck out 46 and walked six in 32 2/3 innings, while holding batters to a .188 average. ... RH reliever Jose Flores (0-1, two saves, 2.28) had fanned 36 and walked five in 27 2/3 innings.
A Mahoning Valley Scrappers
Scrappers 7, ValleyCats 2: Outfielder Jonathan Burnette had three hits, including two homers, and two RBI, to power Mahoning Valley to a victory over Tri-City (Troy, N.Y.) in a New York-Penn League game in Niles, Ohio. The Scrappers banged out 16 hits to end a three-game losing streak.
Notes: Going into Wednesday night's game, 18-year-old 3B Giovanny Urshela (.270) was 11-for-34 (.324) with one double and two homers in his last 10 games. ... LH reliever Nick Kirk (0-0, four saves, 3.12) had struck out 26, walked six and allowed just 12 hits in 17 1/3 innings. ... RHP Casey Gaynor (3-2, 5.11) was 3-0 with a 2.50 ERA in 18 innings of his nine relief appearances. ... RH reliever John Goryl (1-2, 3.91) was 1-0 in his last five games, allowing two runs on four hits and a walk in eight innings. ... RH reliever Dale Dickerson (2-1, 3.66) was 1-1, allowing one earned run in 10 innings, in his last nine games. ... The Scrappers had seven players with at least 60 at-bats hitting .200 or below.
Independent Lake Erie Crushers
ThunderBolts 7, Crushers 4: Windy City took advantage of three Lake Erie errors in the bottom of the fifth to defeat the Crushers in Frontier League play in suburban Chicago.
Notes: Going into Wednesday night's game, RH reliever Jeff Cinadr (4-1, three saves, 1.68) was 4-0 with three saves and an 0.57 ERA in his last 16 games, pitching 31 2/3 innings and allowing just 19 hits. ... OF Arden McWilliams (.202) was 5-for-13 (.385) with two home runs in his last five games. ... 3B Andrew Davis (.315) was 5-for-12 (.417) in his last three games, and was eighth in the Frontier League in hitting despite his recent slump. ... IF Andrew Saylor (.232) was 11-for-35 (.314) in his last 10 games.
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