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Aeros Sweep Twin Bill From Portland

Published on June 14, 2008 under Eastern League (EL1)
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AKRON, OH - The Aeros swept a doubleheader from the Sea Dogs Saturday night, winning their 10th straight game and moving into a virtual tie for first place in the Eastern League Southern Division thanks to Bowie's 4-3 loss to Harrisburg. The Aeros finished last night's suspended game with a 4-2 win, and pounded Portland in the seven-inning nightcap, 12-2. Akron improved to 39-26, while the Dogs fell to 37-30.

The Aeros came from behind in game one. The game left off Friday night with the Sea Dogs leading 1-0 and the bases loaded in the top of the third. Reid Santos - essentially making a start - struck out Andrew Pinckney and got John Otness to fly to right to escape the jam, though Portland made it 2-0 in the fifth on a sac fly by Jeff Corsatelli.

The Aeros tied it in the sixth when Wes Hodges walked with two outs and Bronson Sardinha followed with a booming home run on a 3-1 pitch into the bleachers in right. Akron played small ball to take control in the eighth inning. Trevor Crowe singled to center to lead off and Josh Rodriguez followed with a walk. Chris Gimenez moved them into scoring position with a sacrifice bunt to bring the Eastern League's RBI leader Wes Hodges to the plate. He knocked a single through the drawn-in left side for his 51st RBI. Sardinha followed with his third RBI on the night with a sacrifice fly to score Rodriguez.

J.D. Martin (5-3) earned the win, tossing 2.1 innings and allowing just one hit, a walk, and striking out two. Miguel Asencio (1-3) took the loss, allowing both runs in the eighth inning. Randy Newsom pitched a 1-2-3 ninth to grab his league-leading 19th save. Sardinha was 1-2 with three RBI and Hodges was the only Aero with multiple hits as Akron had just four in the game.

The Aeros took a 2-1 lead into the fourth inning of game two on RBI singles by Gimenez and Brandon Pinckney in the first and third innings. Akron broke the game open in the fourth with seven runs, helped by two errors and three walks in the inning. With one out, Crowe and Rodriguez walked, and Gimenez drove in Crowe with his second RBI of the night. Hodges singled to load the bases, and Sardinha knocked a potential double play ball to third, but Ryan Khoury threw the ball into right field, allowing Rodriguez and Gimenez to score. Goleski walked to re-load the bases and Pinckney followed with a chopper to third. Khoury, though, made his second error of the inning as he threw wildly past catcher Mark Wagner, allowing two more runs to score. Akron newcomer Damaso Espino capped the inning with a two-run single to left, giving Akron a 9-2 lead. The Aeros added three more in the fifth with on RBI hits by Goleski and Pinckney.

Frank Herrmann (6-3) picked up his team-leading sixth win, tossing six innings and allowing two runs on five hits, while walking none and striking out two. Wisconsin native Dave Gassner (0-1) took the loss after 3.1 innings of work, allowing seven runs (four earned) on eight hits. He walked three and did not record a strikeout. Four Aeros had at least two hits and Pinckney drove in three runs.

The Aeros will try to tie the franchise record winning streak of 11 games as they look for the sweep against Portland at 2:05 p.m. Sunday at Canal Park. Akron sends left-hander Ryan Edell (3-4, 4.52 ERA) to the hill against Portland southpaw Kris Johnson (3-3, 4.00 ERA). Sunday is Family Fun Pack Day at Canal Park with four tickets, four hot dogs, four bags of chips, and four sodas for $48, and fathers and children can play catch on the field prior to the game courtesy of Spike TV and Jeep. The game broadcast begins at 1:50 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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