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Published on July 30, 2010 under Eastern League (EL1)
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Game #104 . Friday, July 30, 2010 . 7:05 P.M.

Home Game #55 . Canal Park . Akron, OH

Akron Aeros (55-48) vs. Reading Phillies (51-52)

Cleveland Indians Philadelphia Phillies

Today's Starters: Akron - LHP Kelvin De La Cruz (3-5, 5.16 ERA)

Reading - RHP Ty Taubenheim (3-1, 5.14 ERA)

Upcoming Probables:

Saturday, July 31: AKR RHP Paolo Espino (9-4, 4.00 ERA) vs. REA RHP J.C. Ramirez (2-2, 4.59 ERA)

Sunday, August 1: AKR RHP Anthony Reyes (0-0, 0.00 ERA) vs. REA RHP Michael Cisco (2-7, 5.10 ERA)

Monday, August 2: OFF DAY

Tuesday, August 3 (Game 1): AKR LHP Scott Barnes (5-8, 5.20 ERA) at ALT LHP Justin Wilson (8-6, 3.06 ERA)

Tuesday, August 3 (Game 2): AKR RHP Alex White (6-4, 1.49 ERA) at ALT RHP Jared Hughes (11-7, 4.59 ERA)

The Book on Kelvin De La Cruz.

. High Strikeouts - 7, set 5/10 at ERI and 5/26 vs. ALT . Most Hits Allowed - 9, set 5/21 vs. HAR and 6/5 at HAR

. Longest Outing - 6.0 IP, set 5/10 at ERI and 7/15 vs. ERI . Most Walks Allowed - 5, set four times, last 6/17 at New Hampshire

. Shortest Outing - 3.1 IP, set 7/8 vs. Trenton . HR Allowed (Season) - 9

. Now won back-to-back starts in past two outings after previously not earning a win in 10 straight games from May 21st to July 15th

. Had six starts for Class A Kinston before May 10th promotion; limited to only five games in 2009 due to elbow ligament injury

. Named seventh-best prospect in Cleveland Indians system prior to 2009 season and placed on 40-man roster in November 2009

. Aeros are 7-7 when De La Cruz starts; Kinston was 2-4

. Last time out: Earned a WIN in a 10-3 victory vs. Altoona 7/20 (5.0 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 3 K, 1 GIDP)

Aeros 2010 Regular Season Breakdown.

CURRENT STREAK: W2 JULY RECORD: 17-8

LAST 5 GAMES: 3-2 LONGEST WINNING STREAK: 12 (5/31 - 6/12)

LAST 10 GAMES: 7-3 LONGEST LOSING STREAK: 6 (4/27 - 5/3)

HOME RECORD: 29-25 BEST RECORD: 55-48 (July 29th)

ROAD RECORD: 26-23 WORST RECORD: 20-30 (May 30th)

SEASON vs. READING: 5-6 SEASON vs. EASTERN DIVISION: 24-24

Aeros Stat of the Night:

. The Akron Aeros have an 11-1 record in their last 12 home games since July 7th, averaging 6.5 runs scored while the pitching staff has a 2.48 ERA in 109.0 innings pitched.

Aerodynamics.

. Thursday Triumph. The Aeros won 6-5 in dramatic fashion Thursday night against the Reading Phillies, utilizing a walk-off sacrifice fly in the bottom of the ninth from catcher Miguel Perez. The back-and-forth game began with an RBI triple from third baseman Lonnie Chisenhall in the first before the Phillies responded with four unearned runs. A Jason Kipnis two-run triple and a Chisenhall groundout tied the game in the third and Reading took the lead at 5-4 in the seventh. Chisenhall then picked up his third RBI of the night on a game-tying sacrifice fly in the eighth inning. First baseman Beau Mills doubled to lead off the ninth, moved to third on a groundout and after an intentional walk, Perez ended the game with his fly ball to left field. Closer Omar Aguilar (2-3) earned the win for the Aeros with a perfect ninth and Reading's James Anderson (0-3) took the loss.

. It's Tribe Time. Cleveland Indians closer Kerry Wood started for Akron Thursday and retired all three batters he faced in his lone inning pitched. He forced a soft lineout before a pair of groundouts to second base, throwing just eight pitches, all strikes, in the first. The 33-year-old veteran is currently on the MLB 15-day disabled list with a blister on his right index finger.

. Carolina Cool. Usual starter Alex White made his first career professional relief appearance Thursday night as he replaced Wood in the second inning. The 21-year-old native of Greenville, NC struck out a career-high eight in 5.1 innings pitched, allowing five runs (one earned) on seven hits with two walks. Over his past seven outings since June 25th, Cleveland's first-round (15th overall) pick in the June 2009 Draft is now 4-1 with a 1.03 ERA and 37 strikeouts against only five walks in 43.2 innings.

. Hot Corner, Hot Bat. Akron's offensive star Thursday was Chisenhall, who finished 3-for-4 with his triple and three RBI. The performance continued an impressive past week for the second-rated prospect in the Indians organization, according to Baseball America. He is now batting .412 (7-for-17) over his modest four-game hitting streak with a home run and seven RBI.

. Five for Fighting. The Aeros now have the best batting average in the Eastern League thanks to an impressive top half of the lineup. Akron's first five batters are now batting .368 (75-for-204) with 47 runs scored and 40 RBI in the past 10 games. Center fielder Jordan Henry and recently promoted Matt McBride have led the way along with Mills, Kipnis and Chisenhall.

. Wild, Wild West. With Thursday's victory, the third-place Aeros now trail the Western Division-leading Altoona Curve by only 4.5 games. The Bowie Baysox currently lead the wild card race with a one-game lead over Akron, but there remain at least 37 games for all three teams this regular season. The 4.5-game margin is the closest the Aeros have been to first place since April 27th.

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