Where We Stand in Week Seven:
Overall Record: 28-20 (5-2 this week) Second place, 1 game behind Auburn.
Week Seven Games:
30 @ Aberdeen, W 4-1 (WP: D. Rucinski; LP: D. Jones; SV: E. Tejeda)
31 @ Aberdeen, W 1-0 (WP: C. Allen; LP: Z. Petersime)
1 @ Aberdeen, W 14-3 (WP: R. Nixon; LP: M. Hobgood)
2 vs. Staten Island, L 4-7 (WP: F. Lewis; LP: N. Striz; SV:...
Record:
17-22 (Overall Record: 44-63)
Game Results:
July 29th - Bowling Green @ Lake County (Win: Dickerson, Save: Ehlert)
July 30th - Lake County @ Lansing (Win: Sterling)
July 31st - Lake County @ Lansing (Loss: Cook)
August 1st - Lake County @ Lansing (Win: Wetmore, Save: Ehlert)
August 2nd - Lake County @ Great Lakes (Loss: Cooper)
August...
T.J. McFarland (Photo: IPI)Aeros power their way to shutout win
Karexon Sanchez and Raul Padron both hit home runs as the Akron Aeros shut out an opponent for the ninth time this season winning game one of a three-game series against the New Britain Rock Cats 6-0 Friday at Canal Park.
With the win, the Aeros (59-54) have won four straight games.
Left-handed pitcher T.J. McFarland...
Jerad Head (Photo: IPI)"Minor Happenings" is a weekly column which recaps the important developments and news in the Indians farm system. While most of the information in this report is from my own research and through interviews I have conducted with organizational personnel, some information in this report is collected and summarized from the various news outlets that cover each team.
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Will RobertsAround the Farm takes a quick look at some of yesterday's performances by Indians prospects throughout the system. The positions listed below are where the player was playing in yesterday's game.
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Paolo Espino (Photo: Lianna Holub)Aeros run rampant, complete sweep of Thunder
The Akron Aeros stole a season-high five bases as they went on to sweep the Trenton Thunder in a three-game series winning the finale 7-4 Thursday at Waterfront Park.
Akron (58-54) also stole five bases May 11 at Erie. Three of those five bases were stolen by Juan Diaz, which is a 2011 high.
Right-handed...
Josh Judy (Photo: Lianna Holub)The Indians have had over a half dozen players make their Major League debuts this year, and for the most part they have all performed well. Right-handed pitcher Alex White, second baseman Jason Kipnis, third baseman Lonnie Chisenhall, second baseman Cord Phelps, right-handed pitcher Zach McAllister, and outfielder Ezequiel Carrera have all made their debuts this season.
Cory Burns (Photo: Lianna Houb)Burns becomes Aeros single-season saves leader
Right-handed pitcher Cory Burns surpassed Randy Newsom as the Akron Aeros single-season saves leader notching his franchise best 30th save of 2011 in the teams 3-2 win over the Trenton Thunder in game two of a three-game set Wednesday at Waterfront Park.
Newsom’s mark of 29 saves stood for three seasons.
Ryan MerrittAccording to Baseball America senior writer Jim Callis, the Indians have signed 16th round pick left-handed pitcher Ryan Merritt for $150K. He likely will be assigned to Arizona where he can start working out and ramp up his pitching so he can throw in games at the end of the year in the Arizona League or in Instructional League in the fall.
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Jerad HeadAround the Farm takes a quick look at some of yesterday's performances by Indians prospects throughout the system. The positions listed below are where the player was playing in yesterday's game.
Jerad Head - LF, Columbus: 2-for-4, R, HR, 3 RBI.
Head went yard for the fourth straight game and continues to do everything he can to impress upon the Indians or other teams for a...
Luis Valbuena (Photo: Lianna Holub)Valbuena's blast equals sweep for Clippers
Luis Valbuena's walk-off homer gave the Clippers a 5-4 victory over the Norfolk Tides and completed a four-game sweep.
With Tim Fedroff on and two out, Luis Valbuena took a Mark Worrell pitch over the right field wall, giving the Clippers their third straight walk-off victory.
Two early Clippers runs...
Argenis ReyesThe Indians have signed infielder Argenis Reyes and assigned him to Triple-A Columbus. The 28-year old infielder originally signed with the Indians in 2001 and played with them through 2007. He signed with the Mets as a minor league free agent after the 2007 season, and last year the Indians picked him up from the Red Sox in a minor late season trade. He hit .340 with 0 HR, 4 RBI and a...
(MILB.com/Akron Aeros)From bad to worse. The Akron Aeros have lost seven of their last eight ball games and have now lost a good portion of their roster to trades, promotions, and injuries. Just a week ago they had completed a great stretch of baseball that brought them three games within front-running Harrisburgh. The Senators have continued to let the division gain ground, but the Aeros, haven't...
Jerad Head (Photo: IPI)Clippers beat Norfolk 8-7 in walk-off fashion
It was night of offense at Huntington Park and Columbus was able to walk off with an 8-7 triumph over the Norfolk Tides.
The scoring began for Columbus in the bottom of the first. Cord Phelps hit a one out double into right centerfield. The next batter, Luis Valbuena, belted a drive that was just off the top of the...
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