Clippers split twinbill against Pawtucket: Minor-league report

Akron scores 16 in romp over Altoona, Kinston nips Lynchburg, Lake County blanks Fort Wayne.

AAA Columbus Clippers

Clippers 2-8, Pawsox 7-3: Columbus split a doubleheader with Pawtucket, dropping the first game, 7-2, but winning the second, 8-3. SS Cord Phelps provided the highlights in the second game with a two-run double in the bottom of the sixth inning, in which the Clippers scored five runs. The win went to Joe Martinez (3-1), who pitched two innings.

Starter Scott Barnes gave up three runs on three hits in four innings. The only Columbus runs in the first game came on solo homers by Phelps and Jerad Head.

Notes: Going into Wednesday night's doubleheader, 2B Jason Kipnis (.280) had reached base in 19 straight games. He was on a nine-game hitting streak, going 12-for-37 (.324) with three doubles, one home run and six RBI. ... 3B Lonnie Chisenhall (.279) was hitting .395 (17-for-43) with runners in scoring position, with five doubles, one triple and one homer.

AA Akron Aeros

Aeros 16, Curve 6: Kyle Bellows homered and drove in six runs as Akron rolled past Altoona at Canal Park. Trailing 5-1 after three innings, the Aeros pounded out 16 hits, with Jordan Henry, Tim Fedroff and Matt Lawson each having three-hit nights.

Notes: Going into Wednesday night's game, RH closer Cory Burns was leading the Eastern League with 12 saves, and leading all relievers with 16.2 strikeouts per nine innings pitched. Burns (0-2, 4.20) had struck out 27 and walked three in 15 innings. ... LF Tim Fedroff (.333) extended his hitting streak to 10 games Wednesday.

Advanced A Kinston Indians

Indians 6, Hillcats 5: Adam Abraham broke out of a slump, going 3-for-4. He knocked in four runs to lead Kinston over Lynchburg, including a two-run homer in the sixth. Going into Wednesday night's game, the third baseman was hitting .221 and just 3-for-23 in his last nine games.

The Hillcats tied the game at 5 in the top of the ninth on a sacrifice fly by Andrelton Simmons. But Kinston put together a pair of singles by Roberto Perez and Tyler Holt to load the bases before Casey Frawley was walked by pitcher Eliecer Cardenas for the Indians' win. Kinston starter Drew Pomeranz did not get a decision, working six innings and allowing two earned runs on five hits.

A Lake County Captains

Captains 4, Tincaps 0: Four pitchers combined on a one-hitter in the Midwest League game. Right-hander Steven Wright (1-0, 1.71) pitched six innings to get the win, yielding the lone Fort Wayne (Ind.) hit, a line-drive single by Tommy Medica leading off the fifth inning. Wright struck out three and walked three. Lake County relievers J.D. Reichenbach, Dale Dickerson and Nickolas Sarianides each pitched a hitless inning.

The Captains led, 3-0, after two innings, their key hits a run-scoring infield single by 1B Jesus Aguilar (.248) and CF LeVon Washington's (.258) RBI line single.

Notes: The Captains' RHP Kyle Blair (2-1, 3.78) will start the opener of today's doubleheader against the Tincaps Thursday and RHP ColeCook (1-4, 4.63) starts game two.

Captains Blog: Read the first installment in the Captains Blog as Strongsville's Anthony Gallas talks about trying to get a few games in between rainouts.

Source: http://www.cleveland.com/tribe/index.ssf/2011/05/clippers_split_twinbill_agains.html

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