Aeros Split Twin-bill with SeaWolves
July 23, 2009 - Eastern League (EL1)
Akron RubberDucks News Release
ERIE, PA - The Aeros split their two games today with the Erie SeaWolves, taking the suspended game one 4-3 before dropping what was supposed to be a seven-inning second game in eleven innings by the final count of 6-5 in front of 2,872 fans at Jerry Uht Park. The first two home runs of Mickey Hall's season and yet another solid performance by John Drennen were not enough to collect a sweep, but the Aeros (60-39) did manage to snap a nine-game losing streak against second-place Erie (55-43).
Game one today was the continuation of last night's suspended contest when Hall hit a home run in the third and Beau Mills had an RBI single to make it 2-0. Erie's Brennan Boesch then blasted a two-run homer before a 30-minute rain delay halted the game in the bottom of the fourth. The games began at 12:05 p.m. today and the SeaWolves struck first with a run in the seventh. Casper Wells singled and steal and an error brought him to third before a single by Santo De Leon gave Erie the one-run advantage.
Akron then turned up the heat in the ninth inning against Erie closer Bret Jensen as Carlos Rivero nailed a 0-1 pitch over the fence in left field for his second home run of the season to make it tied at 3-3. Hall then hit a single to center, and Kyle Haines singled to right where SeaWolves outfielders Deik Scram and Wells collided, bringing home Hall to provide for the winning run of the afternoon. Putnam (2-2) earned the win despite allowing the run in the seventh, while Jensen (3-2) took the loss in his fourth blown save of the year. New closer Josh Judy came into the game in the ninth and struck out all three batters he faced, earning his fourth save.
Drennen then kicked off a rally in the second of game two with a double to left, and Rivero hit a single while Hall finished the outburst with his second home run in as many games to give Akron a 3-0 lead. Erie bounced right back as Ronnie Bourquin doubled and Andy Dirks a full count delivering from starter Jeanmar Gomez into the bleachers in right field to cut the deficit to a single run. Bourquin ignited a second Erie rally to tie it up in the fourth, as he drew a leadoff walk and came around to score on an RBI single by Shawn Roof to tie the game at 3-3.
The rivals would exchange a pair of runs in the fifth that would keep the game tied well into extra innings. Backup catcher Armando Camacaro nailed a double down the left field line to start things for the Aeros, while Haines and Jose Constanza recorded back-to-back singles while a Cristo Arnal groundout made the score 5-3. Two singles and three walks in the fifth inning for the SeaWolves knotted the game back up at 5-5. Left-handed reliever Matt Meyer came in to strand a runner on third in the tenth, but then allowed the walk-off home run by Boesch with one-out in the eleventh to end it.
Erie closer Cody Satterwhite (4-5) earned the win in game two by providing the final two shutout innings, and Meyer (0-1) took the loss despite helping to bring the game to the eleventh frame in the first place. Drennen had another two-hit performance, finishing 2-4 with a double, as he batted .438 (7-16) in the series while Camacaro picked up a pair of hits as well, extending his hitting streak to a season-high four games.
Akron returns home tomorrow following their four-game series in Erie for another edition of Friday Fireworks at Canal Park starting at 7:05 p.m. Enjoy a post-game fireworks extravaganza sponsored by Donatos as Aeros left-hander Michael Tejera (1-2, 7.47 ERA) takes on southpaw Daniel Moskos (7-7, 3.96 ERA) of the Altoona Curve. The game broadcast begins at 6:50 p.m. on SportsRadio 1350 AM and online at www.akronaeros.com. For more information, please call the Aeros at (330) 253-5151.
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