EL1 Akron RubberDucks

7th Inning Buries Aeros in 12-5 Loss

Published on June 2, 2009 under Eastern League (EL1)
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READING, PA - The Phillies exploded for eight runs in the bottom of the seventh, turning what had been a 5-4 Akron lead to a 12-5 advantage and eventually a victory before 3,535 fans at FirstEnergy Stadium Tuesday. Reading improved to 28-22 while the Aeros slipped to 33-17.

Akron got off to a quick start, as Beau Mills dropped a double down the left field line with two away in the top of the first and Carlos Santana followed with a two-run homer to right-center to put the Aeros up 2-0. Michael Taylor cut the lead in half with a solo homer in the bottom of the frame, but the Aeros tallied twice more in the fourth on an RBI single from Armando Camacaro and a run-scoring double from John Drennen to push the lead to 4-1.

Reading responded again however, as with two on and two out in the bottom of the fourth Kevin Mahar lofted a three-run homer just over the fence in right to knot the game at 4-4. Akron retook the lead in the next half-inning though, as Santana crushed a solo home run over the roof covering the patio in right field for his second home run of the night and a 5-4 Aeros lead.

Starter Ryan Edell set Reading down in order in the fifth and reliever Zach Putnam stranded a pair of inherited runners in the sixth, but things fell apart for Akron in the seventh. The trouble started when Putnam walked Paul Bako to start the inning, and Ozzie Chavez then lined a single to right. Quintin Berry followed with a bunt that Putnam and third baseman Jared Goedert both froze on, allowing Berry to beat the throw and loading the bases with no one out. Brad Harman then put the Phillies in front for the first time with a two-run double to left center, and Reading would go on to score six more times in the inning while sending 11 men to the plate. The eight runs in the inning were a season-high for Akron pitching.

Tyson Brummett (3-5) earned the win with four shutout innings of relief, his first victory in 12 career appearances at FirstEnergy Stadium. Putnam (1-1) was tagged for eight runs and five hits in just two-thirds of an inning, and his ERA jumped from 1.93 to 6.75 following the outing. Edell didn't factor into the final decision, but he did tie an Aeros season-high with nine strikeouts in 5.2 innings.

Four Aeros had multi-hit games at the plate, including Santana who finished 2-4 and became the third Akron player to hit two home runs in a game this season. Mills was 2-4 to notch his team-leading 16th multi-hit game of the year, Nick Weglarz finished 2-3 with a walk and a run scored, and Cristo Arnal collected two singles and now has seven hits in the first two games of the series.

Game three in this four-game series is set for 7:05 p.m. Wednesday, as the Aeros send Josh Tomlin (5-3, 4.79 ERA) to the mound against Altoona's Kyle Drabek, who will be making his Double-A debut. The game broadcast begins at 6:50 p.m. on SportsRadio 1350 AM and online at www.akronaeros.com. For more information, please call the Aeros at (330) 253-5151.

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