Paolo Espino provides great relief as Akron rallies past Portland: Minor-league report

Columbus manages just one hit in loss, Kinston shuts out Lynchburg, Aguilar homer can't rescue Lake County, Elliott's first pro hits fuel Mahoning Valley, Lake Erie holds off Rockford.

AA Akron Aeros

Aeros 9, SeaDogs 4: Akron's six runs in the bottom of the seventh carried the Aeros to an Eastern League victory over Portland at Canal Park. Juan Diaz clubbed a three-run homer that inning, his fourth of the season. Paolo Espino (4-0) picked up the win with five scoreless innings of middle relief.

AAA Columbus Clippers

Yankees 4, Clippers 0: Columbus managed only one hit, a single by Jason Kipnis, in a loss at Scranton/Wilkes-Barre in an International League game. Jeanmar Gomez (6-2) gave up four runs, all earned, in seven innings. He struck out seven, and served up a two-run homer.

Advanced A Kinston Indians

Indians 9, Hillcats 0: A trio of Kinston, N.C., pitchers shut out Lynchburg, Va., in a Carolina League game. T.J. House (5-6) pitched six innings for the win. Doug Pickens slugged his second homer of the season, a solo shot in the top of the seventh.

A Lake County Captains

Whitecaps 6, Captains 5: West Michigan scored five runs in the fourth and defeated Lake County in a Midwest League game in Comstock, Mich. Jesus Aguilar clubbed a two-run home run for Lake County. Mike Goodnight (5-5) lost his second straight, allowing six runs on nine hits over five innings.

Notes: The Captains have lost 10 in a row and are 27-41.

A Mahoning Valley Scrappers

Scrappers 4, Jammers 3: Outfielder Cody Elliott went 2-for-3, driving in the tying run in the first inning, and host Mahoning Valley beat Jamestown, N.Y., in a New York Penn League game.

Notes: Elliott's hits were the first in his professional career.

Independent Lake Erie Crushers

Crushers 5, RiverHawks 2: Lake Erie scored four runs in the third and won a Frontier League game at Rockford, Ill.

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

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