Friday, June 17, 2011

Travis Hafner goes 2-for-4 with double, but Akron Aeros lose: Minor League Report

Travis Hafner goes 2-for-4 on a rehab assignment in Akron in an Aeros loss. Also, the struggling Lake County Captains lose their eighth game in a row.

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AAA Columbus Clippers

Clippers 8, Yankees 1 Second baseman Jason Kipnis (.304) had three hits, including his eighth homer of the season, two runs and two RBI to lead Columbus to the International League win Thursday in a rain-shortened, 7 1/2-inning game in Scranton, Pa.

CF Ezequiel Carrera (.291) also had three hits for the Clippers.

Righty Zach McAllister (2.96) started and pitched four scoreless innings. He allowed two hits and one walk while striking out three. Righty Joe Martinez (6-2, 4.21) relieved McAllister and threw two scoreless innings to earn the win.

Notes: Left-hander Scott Barnes (5-1, 3.97) is 3-0 with a 1.93 ERA in his past five starts, with 40 strikeouts in 28 innings . . . Kipnis is 14-for-26 (.538) with one double, three triples and three home runs in his past six games.

AA Akron Aeros

Fisher Cats 8, Aeros 5 Akron LF Nick Weglarz (.222) hit two home runs and 1B Beau Mills (.287) hit one, but visiting New Hampshire won the Eastern League game at Canal Park.

Indians DH Travis Hafner, in Akron on a rehab assignment, went 2-for-4 with a double.

Matt Packer (2-7, 5.65) started for Akron and got knocked around. The left-hander gave up seven runs (six earned) on 10 hits in 4 innings. He walked none and struck out five.

Notes: Tim Fedroff is hitting .346 and is 9-for-19 (.474) in his past five games . . . Right-handed reliever Chen Lee is 1-1 with a 2.50 ERA, and has struck out 50 and walked 10 in 36 innings. Over his past six games, spanning 91/3 innings, Lee has an 0.00 ERA, fanning 13 while allowing three hits and four walks. . . . First baseman-outfielder Matt McBride is batting .308 (49-for-159) with 11 homers, 11 doubles, three triples and 36 RBI in 42 games.

Advanced A Kinston Indians

Indians 2, Hillcats 1 (10) Kinston lefty Drew Pomeranz (1.93) threw seven strong innings, and 3B Adam Abraham (.239) scored pinch-runner Delvi Cid in the 10th inning with a sacrifice fly as the K-Tribe won the Carolina League in Lynchburg, Va.

Pomeranz allowed one earned run on seven hits and one walk. He struck out seven.

Notes: Right-hander Clayton Cook (6-4, 3.12) is 5-2 with a 1.82 ERA in his past eight starts. In 49 1/3 innings during the span, he has struck out 45, walked 16 and allowed 36 hits (two homers) . . . Going into Thursday night's game, right-handed reliever Kyle Landis had pitched 10 scoreless innings, giving up one hit and no walks while striking out 14 in six games with Kinston.

A Lake County Captains

Loons 4, Captains 2 Lake County left-handed starter Mike Rayl (4-2, 1.90) allowed one unearned run and struck out eight in just 3 innings, but the Captains lost the Midwest League game to visiting Great Lakes. The Captains have lost a season-high eight games in a row.

Source: http://www.cleveland.com/tribe/index.ssf/2011/06/jason_kipnis_ezequiel_carrera.html

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