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Published on August 3, 2010 under Eastern League (EL1)
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Games #107 & 108 . Tuesday, August 3, 2010 . 5:30 P.M.

Road Games #50 & 51 . Blair County Ballpark . Altoona, PA

Akron Aeros (56-50) at Altoona Curve (61-46)

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Today's Starters - Game 1: Akron - RHP Alex White (6-4, 1.49 ERA)

Altoona - LHP Justin Wilson (8-6, 3.06 ERA)

Game 2: Akron - LHP Matt Packer (8-5, 1.60 ERA with Class A Lake County)

Altoona - RHP Jared Hughes (11-7, 4.62 ERA)

Upcoming Probables:

Wednesday, August 4: AKR TBA at ALT LHP Rudy Owens (8-6, 2.92 ERA)

Thursday, August 5: AKR LHP Kelvin De La Cruz (4-5, 4.73 ERA) at ALT LHP Tony Watson (3-1, 2.90 ERA)

Friday, August 6: AKR LHP Scott Barnes (5-8, 5.16 ERA) at NBR TBA

The Book on Alex White...

. High Strikeouts - 8, set 7/29 vs. Reading . Most Hits Allowed - 8, set 6/19 at POR and 7/24 at REA

. Longest Outing - 7.0 IP, set three times, last 7/24 at REA . Most Walks Allowed - 5, set 6/8 vs. New Hampshire

. Shortest Outing - 4.0 IP, set 6/19 at Portland . HR Allowed (Season) - 6

. Followed rehabbing Kerry Wood in last outing, his first-ever relief appearance, still has a 1.03 ERA in past seven appearances

. Holding EL opponents to .212 batting average, was 2-3 with 2.86 ERA in eight starts for Class A Kinston earlier this season

. Named ninth-best prospect in Indians system prior to 2010 season and was Cleveland's first-round draft pick in June 2009

. Aeros are 9-4 when White appears in a game; Kinston was 3-5

. Last time out: Took a NO-DECISION (relief) in a 6-5 victory vs. Reading 7/29 (5.1 IP, 7 H, 5 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 8 K, 1 HBP)

The Book on Matt Packer (with Class A Lake County)...

. High Strikeouts - 9, set 6/26 at WM and 7/6 at LAN . Most Hits Allowed - 7, set 6/8 at CLI and 7/17 at CR

. Longest Outing - 8.0 IP (start), set 6/26 at WM . Most Walks Allowed - 2, set 6/19 vs. LAN and 7/11 at WM

. Shortest Outing - 0.1 IP (relief), set 5/8 at GL . HR Allowed (Season) - 4

. Promoted today from Class A Midwest League, finished 8-5 with one save and a league-leading 1.60 ERA in 95.2 innings pitched

. Joined Captains starting rotation on May 23rd, allowed two earned runs or more in just three of 24 appearances (13 starts)

. Has 105 professional strikeouts against 14 walks, selected in 32nd round of June 2009 Draft out of the University of Virginia

. Lake County was 7-6 when Packer started; 13-11 when he appeared in a game

. Last time out: Took a NO-DECISION in a 3-1 defeat vs. West Michigan 7/29 (7.0 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 7 K, 1 GIDP)

Aeros 2010 Regular Season Breakdown.

CURRENT STREAK: L2 AUGUST RECORD: 0-1

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

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

HOME RECORD: 30-27 BEST RECORD: 56-48 (July 30th)

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

SEASON vs. ALTOONA: 6-9 SEASON vs. WESTERN DIVISION: 31-24

Aeros Stat of the Day:

. RHP Paolo Espino was the 15th player promoted from Double-A Akron to Class AAA Columbus this season, and only 14 players earned such a promotion in 2009, 13 in 2008.

Aerodynamics.

. Banana Split. The Reading Phillies managed a four-game split with the Aeros Sunday afternoon at Canal Park, breaking through with an 11-3 victory. Starter Anthony Reyes struggled in his second Akron rehab start, allowing a pair of runs in the first inning followed by seven of the season-high eight scored in the second. The two teams exchanged runs in the fourth and Akron rallied for a pair in the ninth but it was too late for a comeback. Reading starter Michael Cisco (3-7) earned the win in his seven frames by retiring his final 12 batters while Reyes (0-1) took the loss, permitting nine runs on six hits and four walks in 1.2 innings pitched.

. King Henry. The Aeros announced Monday that outfielder Jordan Henry won this week's Akron Aeros Player of the Week Award. The 22-year-old batted .571 (12-for-21) with six walks and eight runs in six games, increasing his Double-A batting average 55 points. Cleveland selected Henry in the seventh round of the June 2009 Draft out of the University of Mississippi.

. Glory Road. Eastern League All-Star RHP Paolo Espino earned the promotion to Class AAA Columbus today, clearing the way for LHP Matt Packer on the Akron roster. Espino was 9-4 with a 4.00 ERA in 21 games (15 starts), leading the team with 92 strikeouts. Packer will wear #38 in his start today and led the Class A Midwest League with a 1.60 ERA so far this year.

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