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Published on August 8, 2010 under Eastern League (EL1)
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Game #113 . Sunday, August 8, 2010 . 1:35 P.M.

Road Game #56 . New Britain Stadium . New Britain, CT

Akron Aeros (58-54) at New Britain Rock Cats (33-81)

Cleveland Indians Minnesota Twins

Today's Starters - Akron - RHP Alex White (6-5, 1.84 ERA)

New Britain - RHP Kyle Gibson (6-5, 3.61 ERA)

Upcoming Probables:

Monday, August 9: OFF DAY

Tuesday, August 10: AKR RHP Corey Kluber (0-1, 6.75 ERA) vs. REA LHP Yohan Flande (7-7, 4.49 ERA)

Wednesday, August 11: AKR LHP Kelvin De La Cruz (4-6, 4.54 ERA) vs. REA RHP Ty Taubenheim (4-2, 4.17 ERA)

Thursday, August 12: AKR LHP Scott Barnes (6-8, 4.83 ERA) vs. REA RHP J.C. Ramirez (3-3, 4.76 ERA)

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

. Struggled in past two outings, allowing nine runs (just five earned) with 14 hits and four walks in 10.1 innings pitched

. Holding EL opponents to .220 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 9-5 when White appears in a game; Kinston was 3-5

. Last time out: Took the LOSS in a 4-3 defeat at Altoona 8/3 (5.0 IP, 7 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 2 K)

Aeros 2010 Regular Season Breakdown.

CURRENT STREAK: W2 AUGUST RECORD: 2-5

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

LAST 10 GAMES: 4-6 LONGEST LOSING STREAK: 6 (twice, 7/31 - 8/5)

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

ROAD RECORD: 28-27 WORST RECORD: 20-30 (May 30th)

SEASON vs. NEW BRITAIN: 2-0 SEASON vs. EASTERN DIVISION: 27-26

Aeros Stat of the Day:

. The Akron Aeros are second in the Eastern League with a .271 batting average and fifth with a 3.95 ERA, joining first-place Altoona as the only teams to rank top five in both this year.

Aerodynamics.

. Rock the Boat. The Aeros claimed victory in a slugfest Saturday night, earning a 10-6 victory over the host New Britain Rock Cats at New Britain Stadium. The game started off in a back-and-forth contest with an RBI single by shortstop Carlos Rivero giving Akron a 1-0 lead in the second. In the third inning against new Aeros starter T.J. McFarland, Rock Cats slugger Erik Lis then smashed a two-run homer to right and a double-steal, double-error scored two more. The visitors regained a 6-4 advantage in the third thanks to two-RBI singles from second baseman Jason Kipnis and right fielder John Drennen. New Britain tied the game later that inning but designated hitter Tim Fedroff scored on a wild pitch in the fourth to give Akron the lead for good. Lonnie Chisenhall then collected two solo home runs in the final three frames to provide for the final margin as reliever Steven Wright (1-1) earned the win with two shutout frames and Rock Cats starter Deolis Guerra (2-8) struggled in taking the loss.

. Double Trouble. The left-hander McFarland avoided the decision but also had difficulties Saturday night in the close win over New Britain. He allowed six runs (five earned) on nine hits with two walks and five strikeouts in four innings, leaving right after the Aeros regained the lead. The 21-year-old earned the promotion from Class A Kinston to Double-A earlier in the day, and at the time of his promotion, led the Carolina League with 10 wins while posting a 2.81 ERA in 20 games (15 starts). Cleveland selected McFarland in the fourth round of the June 2007 Draft out of Amos Alonso Stagg High School (IL).

. Wright on Time. Akron's bullpen Saturday as three relievers combined to deliver five shutout innings with only one hit. The winning pitcher Wright started with three strikeouts and only one walk in his three frames before Bryan Price followed with two more frames to hold the lead. Closer Omar Aguilar then finished the game with a perfect ninth inning with a strikeout and overall, the Aeros bullpen has a 3.28 ERA this season and a sparkling 2.26 ERA in the past 44 games since June 20th.

. Slugger Surprise. Chisenhall blasted out of a slump late in the game Saturday night to protect the narrow Akron lead. The 21-year-old third baseman finished 3-for-5 with two home runs and three runs scored for his second multi-homer game in Double-A. He entered the game batting just 1-for-19 during this road trip and now leads the team with 63 runs this season.

. Catching On. After being acquired Thursday, catcher Juan Apodaca has quickly adapted to the Aeros squad. He collected two singles and two walks in helping the offensive explosion Saturday, now reaching base in six of his first eight plate appearances.

. Broomsticks. Akron hopes to finish a quick three-game sweep at New Britain Stadium this afternoon to conclude this weeklong road trip. The team returns home Tuesday for six games at Canal Park against Reading again followed by the Rock Cats.

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