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Aeros Late Rally Falls Short in Reading

Published on June 1, 2011 under Eastern League (EL1)
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READING, PA - The Akron Aeros scored seven runs in the top of the seventh inning to rally and tie the game, but the Reading Phillies scored three in the bottom of the frame to win game two of a three-game series 12-9 Wednesday at FirstEnergy Stadium.

Righty Adam Miller allowed all three runs in the bottom of the seventh inning and suffered the loss for the Aeros pitching one inning of relief. Left-hander Matt Packer got the start for the Aeros lasting 2.2 innings, giving up seven earned runs on nine hits and striking out one.

Right-handed pitcher Chris Kissock got the win for the R-Phils pitching 1.2 innings of relief, scattering three hits and striking out two. Right-hander Phillippe Aumont pitched a scoreless top of the ninth to earn the save.

The Aeros (25-29) got on the board in the top of the second inning. With one out, Juan Diaz walked and scored on a Chun Chen RBI double. Chen came across to score on a Karexon Sanchez RBI groundout to make it 2-0.

Akron's lead was short lived as Tuffy Gosewisch hit a grand slam in the bottom of the frame to the give the R-Phils a 4-2 lead. Shane Victorino followed with a solo shot of his own making it 5-2.

The R-Phils (28-23) added to their lead in the bottom of the third inning. With one out, Matt Rizzotti hit a solo home run to make it 6-2. Later in the frame, Gosewisch drove in Carlos Rivero to give Reading a 7-2 lead.

Reading got a two-run home run from Cody Overbeck in the bottom of the fourth inning to increase their lead to 9-2.

The Aeros battled all the way back in the top of the seventh inning. Diaz led off with a single and Chen followed with a two-run home run to cut the deficit to 9-4. Karexon Sanchez doubled chasing Reading starter Josh Zeid from the game. The R-Phils went to Jacob Diekman, who walked the first two batters he faced to load the bases. With the bases full, Jordan Henry reached on an error allowing Sanchez to score to make it 9-5. Tim Fedroff pushed another run across on a groundout and Matt McBride walked to reload the bases. The R-Phils again went to the bullpen replacing Diekman with Kissock. Kissock allowed a RBI sacrifice fly to Beau Mills to make it 9-7. Diaz batted for the second time and hit a two-RBI double to tie the game 9-9. Diaz is the first Aero to have two hits in an inning since Jason Kipnis on August 13, 2010.

The R-Phils answered right back in the bottom of the frame scoring three times and going on to the win.

The Aeros will look to salvage the final game of this three-game series against Reading Wednesday. Left-hander Kelvin De La Cruz will get the start for Akron. De La Cruz is 3-3 with a 3.50 ERA in 2011. He will face right-handed pitcher J.C. Ramirez, who is 5-3 with a 2.83 ERA this season. First pitch is set for 9:35 a.m. The game can be heard on Fox Sports 1350 AM or online at sportsradio1350.com. Coverage begins at 9:20 a.m.

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