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Missed Chances Doom Aeros in 5-1 Loss

May 20, 2009 - Eastern League (EL1)
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TRENTON, NJ - The Aeros stranded seven runners in scoring position Wednesday night, falling to the Trenton Thunder 5-1 before 5,641 fans at Waterfront Park. Akron fell to 28-9 with the loss while Trenton improved to 17-19.

The Aeros had a chance to strike first immediately as Jose Constanza opened the game with a single and went to second on a wild pitch. Beau Mills then drew a walk two batters later and a groundout advanced both men to scoring position, but Jared Goedert struck out to end the inning.

Trenton opened the scoring in the bottom of the frame on a sacrifice fly from Jorge Vazquez, and the Akron offense missed out again in the top of the third. Eight straight balls from Thunder starter Christian Garcia put runners at first and second with no one out, and a sacrifice bunt from Carlos Rivero again moved both men to scoring position. Beau Mills tapped out in front of the plate however, and Garcia then struck out Carlos Santana to escape danger once more.

Vazquez led off the fourth with a solo home run to make it 2-0, and the game turned in the sixth. Steven Wright came out of the bullpen for Akron and allowed a one-out single to Vazquez, but Marcos Vechionacci flied to center on the next pitch for the second out. Edwar Gonzalez then hit a grounder up the middle that went off the glove of second baseman Niuman Romero to extend the inning, and Kevin Smith drilled the next offering over the wall in right-center for a three-run homer to swell the lead to 5-0. Gonzalez's ball was originally ruled an error on Romero but was then switched to a hit, making all three runs earned against Wright.

Mills got Akron on the board with a solo bomb in the top of the seventh to cut the margin to 5-1, but the Aeros were unable to get the tying run to the plate in the final two innings.

Kanekoa Texeira (4-2) earned the win for Trenton in relief, allowing a run on two hits in 2.2 innings. Hector Rondon (5-2) returned to the starting rotation for Akron and threw the ball well, but still suffered the loss. Rondon surrendered two runs and four hits in five innings, walking one and striking out six. Mills' home run was his second of the year, but no Aero had more than one hit on the night.

The finale of this three-game series and eight-game road trip for Akron is set for 11:05 a.m. Thursday morning. Jeanmar Gomez (3-0, 0.45 ERA) will look to continue his dominance for the Aeros, while the Thunder will counter with Zach McAllister (2-1, 2.38 ERA). The game broadcast begins at 10:50 a.m. on SportsRadio 1350 WARF-AM and online at www.akronaeros.com. For more information, please call the Aeros at (330) 253-5151.

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