Indians' first-round pick in 2009 draft has a superb 2.57 ERA but his 143 2/3 innings pitched might be wearing on him. He has a 5.91 ERA in his last four starts.
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AAA Columbus Clippers
Mud Hens 8 Clippers 4 Columbus starter Paolo Espino (1-2) gave up eight runs, all earned, and nine hits in four innings as Toledo rolled to a victory in an International League game. Espino served up three home runs. Jordan Brown hit his seventh home run of the season for the host Clippers. Notes: RHP Carlos Carrasco (10-5, 3.71) is 2-1 with a 1.64 ERA in his last six games, striking out 30 and allowing just 20 hits and six walks in 33 innings. Carrasco has given up one home run in his last eight starts, spanning 44 innings, after yielding 15 homers in his first 91 2/3 innings this season....Going into Saturday night's game, OF Jose Constanza was third in the International League with a .313 batting average and first with 33 stolen bases (in 37 attempts). Constanza is trying to lead his league in stolen bases for the fourth season in his minor league career. He was on a seven-game hitting streak, going 14-for-26 (.538) with two doubles, one triple, eight runs, four RBI and 5-for-5 in stolen base attempts....1B Wes Hodges (.273) was 14-for-40 (.350) with two doubles and one home run in his last 10 games....RH reliever Vinnie Pestano (1-2, 11 saves, 1.74) was 1-2 with 10 saves and a 1.13 ERA in his last 22 games, striking out 39 in 32 innings.
AA Akron Aeros
Aeros rained out The Aeros’ Eastern League game against Harrisburg, Pa., at Canal Park was rained out. The teams will play a doubleheader in Akron starting at 1:05 p.m. today.
Notes: RHP Alex White (7-7, 2.44), in his first professional season after being an Indians' first-round draft pick in 2009, is 1-3 with a 5.91 ERA in his last four starts, striking out 14 while walking eight and allowing 26 hits in 21 1/3 innings. In 17 games with the Aeros and eight with Kinston, White is 9-10 with a 2.57 ERA and holding hitters to a .220 batting average. He's fanned 112 and walked 45 in 143 2/3 innings....OF Jerad Head (.323) is back with the Aeros after spending one day with Columbus (and not playing). Head went into Saturday night's game with a 17-game hitting streak in games with the Aeros, batting .453 (29-for-64) with nine homers, five doubles, 21 RBI and 17 runs....Going into Saturday night's game, RH reliever Chen Lee (5-3, 3.47) was 1-0 with an 0.00 ERA in his last 12 games, striking out 14 and allowing just five hits and two walks in 15 innings. Lee had fanned 68 and walked 20 in 62 1/3 innings overall, giving up just four home runs....RH reliever Connor Graham (3-5, two saves, 3.13) was 1-0 with one save and an 0.86 ERA in his last 13 games, striking out 25 and walking four in 21 innings, while allowing 11 hits....LHP Aaron Laffey is now with the Aeros as he continues his rehab assignment from a tired pitching arm. Laffey has a 2-3 record and 4.62 ERA with the Indians this season. In his rehab appearances with Columbus and Lake County, Laffey has a combined ERA of 4.03 in six games, pitching 22 1/3 innings.
Advanced A Kinston Indians
Pelicans 8, Indians 7 Myrtle Beach, S.C., scored two runs in the bottom of the ninth to defeat Kinston, N.C., in a Carolina League game. The Pelicans put together two singles and a sacrifice bunt, and took advantage of an error, for their winning rally. Cory Burns (0-2) came on to pitch for the Indians in the ninth. He lasted only two-thirds of an inning.
Notes: Going into Saturday night's game, catcher Chun Chen (.317) was on an eight-game hitting streak, going 11-for-24 (.458) with two doubles, one homer and six walks....SS Juan Diaz (.259) was hitting .375 (18-for-48) with three doubles, one homer, seven RBI and seven runs in his last 13 games....3B Kyle Bellows (.259) was batting .314 (16-for-51) with four doubles, nine RBI and eight runs in his last 13 games....OF Donnie Webb was 11-for-32 (.344) with three doubles in his last 10 games.
A Lake County Captains
Dragons 6, Captains 3 Dayton scored four in the third and held on to defeat visiting Lake County in a Midwest League game. Giovanni Soto (9-7) was the starting and losing pitching. He gave up four runs, all earned, in four innings, and walked three batters. He also yielded one of two Dayton home runs.
Notes: Going into Saturday night's game, Adam Abraham (.262) was batting .379 (47-for-124) with nine doubles, eight home runs and 33 RBI in his last 31 games....Greg Folgia (.256) was 10-for-20 (.500) with one homer, four RBI and four runs in his last five games....OF Delvi Cid (.258) was 13-for-37 (.351) with two doubles, seven runs, four RBI, four walks and 5-for-5 in stolen bases in his last nine games. Cid was leading the Midwest League with 62 stolen bases (in 75 attempts), 17 more swipes than any other player in the league....RHP Brett Brach (4-7, 2.87) is 3-2 with a 1.67 ERA in his last six starts, striking out 31, walking three and allowing 32 hits in 43 innings.
A Mahoning Valley Scrappers
Scrappers 2, Spikes 1 Trent Baker hit a single in the top of the sixth, scoring Chase Burnette from third, and Mahoning Valley beat State College, Pa., in a New York-Penn League game in Niles, Ohio. Jordan Cooper (5-3) pitched five innings and picked up the win. James Ehlert pitched the final 1Ò innings for his seventh save.
Notes: Going into Saturday night's game, OF Jonathan Burnette (.288) was on an 11-game hitting streak, going 15-for-46 (.326) with four doubles, one homer, six RBI and five runs....RH reliever Kyle Smith (0-0, 5.74), an Indians' 20th-round pick in the 2009 draft from Kent State, had struck out 42 and held hitters to a .212 batting average in 26 2/3 innings over 14 games. He had walked 21. In seven of Smith's last nine games, he had pitched from one to three innings and not allowed a run....Catcher Diego Seastrunk (.217) was 12-for-34 (.353) with two homers, two doubles, nine RBI, eight runs and four walks in his last 10 games....OF Carlos Moncrief (.249) was 8-for-25 (.320) with three doubles and five RBI in his last six games.
Independent Lake Erie Crushers
Crushers rained out Saturday night’s game with Southern Illinois, in Avon, was rained out. It will be made up as part of a doubleheader today. The first game will start at 5:05 p.m.
Notes: RHP Alberto Rolon (2-4, seven saves, 2.85) is 0-4 with a 2.21 ERA in his last 14 games -- the last seven as a starter -- allowing just 30 hits in 53 innings, with 50 strikeouts. Overall, Rolon has fanned 71, and given up 50 hits and 27 walks in 75 2/3 innings over 29 games....RHP Travis Risser (6-4, 3.14) is 1-2 with a 2.10 ERA in his last six games (five starts), giving up just 18 hits and six walks in 30 innings. In 17 games (16 starts) overall, Risser has allowed just 77 hits in 91 2/3 innings....Going into Saturday night's game, LH reliever Ronnie Morales (1-2, 3.00) was 1-0 with an 0.79 ERA in his last 16 games, allowing two runs on just five hits in 22 2/3 innings, while striking out 19. In 42 games this season, Morales has given up just 30 hits in 54 innings.
Source: http://www.cleveland.com/tribe/index.ssf/2010/08/alex_white_minor_league_report.html
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