Aerodynamics
June 11, 2009 - Eastern League (EL1)
Akron RubberDucks News Release
A Win for the Record Books...The Aeros dominated New Hampshire 12-0 last night, taking game two of this three-game series as starting pitcher Jeanmar Gomez and three relievers combined on a one-hitter. The margin of victory marked Akron's most lop-sided win in three years, dating to a 14-0 whitewash of Harrisburg on May 21st, 2006. The Aeros jumped on the board in the bottom of the first, striking for four runs despite not getting a hit off Fisher Cats starter Randy Boone. The right-hander opened the game with a four-pitch walk and a hit batter before a fielder's choice, two errors by first baseman David Cooper on successive pitches and a sac fly accounted for the scoring. LF Nick Weglarz then drained all the drama from the contest with a three-run triple in the fourth, and the Canadian starred again in the fifth as his two-run triple capped the scoring. Weglarz tied a franchise record with two triples in the game and also matched an Aeros season-high with five RBI. Akron maintained a 3.5-game lead over Reading in the Southern Division, while New Hampshire fell for the 16th time in 21 outings.
Gomez Great Again...Lost in the excitement of the 12-run explosion was the magnificent performance from starting pitcher Jeanmar Gomez. The 21-year-old native of Caracas, VZ earned his first win and first quality start since his perfect game May 21st at Trenton, as he tossed six shutout innings while allowing only a single and a walk and striking out five. With the stellar start he snapped out of a recent funk which saw him allow 27 hits and 17 runs (15 earned) in 16.0 innings pitched (8.44 ERA) spanning the three starts since his historic game against the Thunder. LHP Matt Meyer and RHPs Brian Grening and Erik Stiller covered the final three innings to preserve Akron's sixth shutout of the season, and the one hit surrendered marked the first one-hitter for the Aeros since April 25th, 2006 at Binghamton when Nick Pesco, Jim Ed Warden, and Tom Mastny combined to shut down the B-Mets.
Applied Mathematics...The 4,110 fans at Canal Park last night witnessed two rare occurrences: a triple by Weglarz and a stolen base from 1B Beau Mills. Weglarz's three-baggers in the fourth and fifth were just the sixth and seventh in his professional career, spanning 330 games. Mills stole second base in the third, and it was just his third career swipe in his 243rd game.
Draft Day Trivia...Major League Baseball held the third and final day of the annual June Draft today, and as part of Draft Extravaganza 2009 © the Aeros would like to recognize University of Michigan products Zach Putnam and Doug Pickens. Putnam was the first 2008 draftee to appear in a game for the Aeros when he made his Double-A debut May 9th, while his former battery mate Pickens was the first 2007 draftee to reach Akron when he started at catcher August 23rd, 2008 at New Britain.
Second-Best in the World...The Aeros have won five of six and are tied with Birmingham, Fort Myers, and Lynchburg for the second-best record in the minors. All four clubs are chasing the 39-20 High Desert Mavericks from the California League.
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