Aeros Notes
May 5, 2009 - Eastern League (EL1)
Akron RubberDucks News Release
Game #23 - Road Game #9 - Tuesday, May 5, 2009 - 5:55 P.M.
Akron Aeros (18-4) at Altoona Curve (6-17)
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Today's Starters: Akron - RHP Hector Rondon (4-0, 1.17 ERA)
Altoona - RHP Jared Hughes (0-3, 2.35 ERA)
Upcoming Probables:
Wednesday: AKR RHP Josh Tomlin (2-1, 4.87 ERA) at ALT RHP Mike Crotta (1-0, 4.87 ERA)
Thursday: AKR RHP Jeanmar Gomez (1-0, 1.80 ERA) at ALT LHP Daniel Moskos (1-2, 6.35 ERA)
Friday: AKR LHP Chuck Lofgren (1-0, 1.29 ERA) vs. HAR TBA
Saturday: AKR RHP Frank Herrmann (2-1, 2.93 ERA) vs. HAR TBA
The Book on Hector Rondon...
- High Strikeouts - 9, set 4/28 vs. Harrisburg - Most Hits Allowed - 6, set 4/28 vs. Harrisburg
- Longest Outing - 6.2 IP, set 4/28 vs. Harrisburg - Most Walks Allowed - 1 (set four times), last 4/28 vs. Harrisburg
- Shortest Outing - 5.0 IP, set 4/22 (1) at Harrisburg - HR Allowed (Season) - 0
- Looking for his league-leading fifth win this evening
Leads the Aeros and ranks fifth in the Eastern League with a 1.17 ERA (three runs in 23.0 innings)
Throws a four-seam fastball between 92-94 mph, plus a two-seamer, changeup, and slider
Aeros are 4-0 when Rondon starts
Last time out: Earned the WIN in a 3-2 victory vs. Harrisburg 4/28 (6.2 IP, 6 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 9 K, 1 HR, 1 WP)
UAEROS REGULAR SEASON BREAKDOWN ('09)
CURRENT STREAK...................................................... W5 LONGEST WINNING STREAK......................... 7 (4/17 - 4/24 (1))
LAST 5 GAMES............................................................. 5-0 LONGEST LOSING STREAK.................................... 1 (four times) LAST 10 GAMES........................................................... 8-2 BEST RECORD............................................................ 18-4 (May 2nd)
HOME RECORD............................................................ 11-3 WORST RECORD..................................................... 2-1 (April 10th)
ROAD RECORD............................................................ 7-1 SEASON vs. ALTOONA................................................................ 5-2
Aerodynamics...
Weathering the Weather...Mother Nature has been the only thing to slow down the Aeros the last two days, as Akron has sat through consecutive rainouts first in Bowie Sunday afternoon and then here in Altoona yesterday. Sunday's rainout will be made up July 3rd in Bowie while yesterday's rainout will be made up June 6th when the Aeros return to Altoona. Both contests will be doubleheaders consisting of two seven-inning games, and both will start 5:05 p.m.
Big Red...DH Nick Weglarz had another big game for the Aeros Saturday night, socking a three-run homer to cap Akron's fifth-inning rally and finishing 2-4 in the contest. He extended his hitting streak to a season-high four games in the process, and over said streak is batting .412 (7-17) with two doubles, two homers, four runs scored and six RBI. He finished with five hits in the two games of the series, and in fact all three of his home runs and eight of his 11 RBI this season have come in Bowie at Prince George's Stadium. One of the key developments in the Canadian's recent surge has been his ability to use the whole field - of his last seven hits, the left-handed hitter has sent four to center or left-center and two more to left field. The lone exception was his RBI double Friday night when he pulled the ball inside the first base bag. The approach has helped Weglarz raise his batting average from .063 to .154 in the last four games also.
Frank the Tank...Starter Frank Herrmann notched his team-leading third quality start of the year Saturday, and then let RHP Steven Wright collect the final seven outs to preserve Herrmann's second win of the season. The Harvard product worked into the seventh inning for the third time in five starts, holding the Sox to two runs while scattering eight hits in 6.2 innings. Herrmann was also helped by the efforts of the defense behind him, inducing double play grounders to end both the first and fourth innings. The twin-killing in the first was especially significant, as Bowie had the bases loaded with just one out and came away empty handed. The double play in the fourth got Herrmann out of a first-and-third, one-out situation, and he helped his own cause in the fifth by handling Ryan Freel's chopper and getting Joe Nowicki in a pickle between third and home. Bowie would go on to load the bases again in that inning with only one out, but managed just a single run.
Wonder Twin Powers...CF Jose Constanza and 1B Beau Mills had almost identical lines Saturday evening, as both finished 2-5 with a run scored (Mills also had an RBI). Both also notched their seventh multi-hit game of the season to remain tied for the most on the club, although Constanza has the edge in three-hit games at four to two.
Did You Know...2B Niuman Romero extended his hitting streak to a personal season-high five games Saturday night. He is tied with backup catcher Damaso Espino for the longest hitting streak of any Aero this year.
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