Head's two homers propel Columbus past Toledo: Minor-league report

Akron, Lake County and Kinston all stumble on the road.

AAA Columbus Clippers

Clippers 6, Mud Hens 2: With the aid of the long ball, Columbus beat Toledo on Sunday at Huntington Park. Jerad Head belted two homers and Luke Carlin slugged one to pace the Clippers. Head has three home runs for the season.

Notes: Clippers right fielder Chad Huffman went 2-for-4 at the plate, and gunned out Toledo's Scott Sizemore at second base in the eighth inning. ... Columbus sits at 8-3 on the Class AAA season.

AA Akron Aeros

Phillies 5-5, Aeros 1-4: Akron left-hander Matt Packer (0-1, 5.91 ERA) suffered the loss in the opener at Reading, Pa. He went five innings, giving up five runs (three earned) on five hits. Aeros second baseman Matt Lawton (.250) homered. Meanwhile, Matt Langwell gave up a game-winning RBI single to Michael Spidale in the bottom of the eighth as Akron lost in the nightcap. Aeros outfielder John Drennen (.310) hit his second homer of the year.

Notes: The Aeros will continue their road trip as they begin a three-game series with the Bowie Baysox Monday. Lefty Kelvin De La Cruz (0-2, 0.90 ERA) will start for Akron.

Advanced A Kinston Indians

Dash 9, Indians 0: Winston-Salem (N.C.) jumped all over visiting Kinston in the middle innings. Kinston starter Giovanni Soto (0-2) went 3 innings, giving up six hits and four runs (two earned). Joey Mahalic had trouble out of the pen for Kinston, giving up four hits and five earned runs through 21/3 innings. The Dash (6-3) was led by a three-run home run from Ian Gac. The 25-year-old hitter has a Carolina League-leading five home runs.

A Lake County Captains

Hot Rods 7, Captains 6: Phil Wunderlich's two-run home run in the seventh lifted Bowling Green (Ky.) over visiting Lake County. The Captains' Alex Lavisky hit his second home run of the year. Owen Dew (0-2) took the loss.

Notes: The Captains return home Monday to begin a six-game homestand. Lake County's Mike Rayl (2-0) faces Lansing Lugnuts RHP Daniel Webb (0-1).

Source: http://www.cleveland.com/tribe/index.ssf/2011/04/heads_two_homers_propel_columb.html

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