Aeros split double-header; Clippers, Captains lose: Minor League Report

Jordany Valdespin hit a three-run homer in the sixth inning to break open the game as host Buffalo subdued Columbus in an International League game Monday.

AAA Columbus Clippers

Bisons 7, Clippers 1

Jordany Valdespin hit a three-run homer in the sixth inning to break open the game as host Buffalo subdued Columbus in an International League game Monday.

Valdespin’s drive off Frank Herrmann (4.13 ERA) with two out extended the Bisons’ 3-1 lead to 6-1. Columbus starter Zach McAllister (3-2, 2.92) gave up two hits and three runs, two earned, in five innings, striking out four and walking one.

AA Akron Aeros

Aeros 4-3, SeaWolves 0-4

Steven Wright, Kyle Landis, Bob Bryson and Preston Guilmet combined for a three-hit shutout as Akron beat host Erie (Pa.) in the opening game of an Eastern League doubleheader.

Landis (2-1, 2.49) earned the win after holding the SeaWolves to one hit and striking out three in the fourth and fifth innings of the seven-inning game.

In Game 2, Erie rallied with two runs in the sixth and seventh innings for the win. Akron starter Paolo Espino pitched five shutout innings, allowing four hits before being lifted. Loek van Mil (0-1) suffered a blown save and the loss.

Advanced A Carolina Mudcats

Blue Rocks 4, Mudcats 2

Angel Franco’s two-run homer in the fourth inning off Carolina’s Michael Goodnight (1-5, 4.93) broke a 2-2 tie and boosted Wilmington (Del.) to a Carolina League victory over host Carolina.

Goodnight allowed 10 hits and four runs, all earned, while striking out nine and walking one in seven innings.

Tony Wolters (.222) hit a homer for the Mudcats. Tyler Hold (.299) went 2-for-3.

A Lake County Captains

Lugnuts 14, Captains 7

Host Lansing (Mich.) scored six runs in the first inning against Captains starter Felix Sterling and never looked back in a Midwest League victory over Lake Erie.

Sterling (2-4, 5.90) was pulled after two-thirds of an inning, having allowed four hits and two walks. Leonardo Castillo (.170) had a two-run double in the second inning, and Jordan Smith (.267) drove home two more with a fifth-inning double.

Independent Lake Erie Crushers

Crushers idle

Lake Erie opens a Frontier League series against the Joliet Slammers this morning at 10:35.

Source: http://www.cleveland.com/tribe/index.ssf/2012/05/aeros_split_double-header_clip.html

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