EL1 Akron RubberDucks

Aeros Win in Extras on Walk off Walk

Published on August 31, 2011 under Eastern League (EL1)
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AKRON, OH - Michel Hernandez walked with the bases loaded in the bottom of the 13th inning to force home the winning run as the Akron Aeros beat the Reading Phillies 6-5 in game three of a four-game series Wednesday at Canal Park

Left-handed pitcher Jacob Diekman issued the walk and suffered the loss for Reading.

Right-handed pitcher Rob Bryson recorded the win for Akron pitching a scoreless inning of relief and striking out one.

Grady Sizemore made a rehab start for the Aeros going 0-for-3 with a strike out.

Chun Chen hit a solo home run in the bottom of the second inning to break a scoreless tie and give the Aeros a 1-0 lead.

It remained 1-0 until the top of the fourth inning when Matt Rizzotti hit a two-run home run to give the R-Phils a 2-1 lead. Derrick Mitchell immediately followed with a solo shot of his own to increase the lead to 3-1. Reading (69-68) scored another run in the frame on a wild pitch to make it 4-1.

The R-Phils tacked on a run in the top of the sixth inning to go ahead 5-1.

In the bottom of the seventh inning, Karexon Sanchez hit a two-run home run to bring the Aeros within two runs at 5-3.

An inning later, the Aeros (70-67) tied the game 5-5 on back-to-back RBI doubles from John Drennen and Kyle Bellows.

The game went to extra innings and, in the bottom of the 13th, Cristo Arnal scored the winning run when Hernandez drew a walk with the bases full.

The Aeros will go for the series win over the R-Phils on Thursday. Akron will give the ball to left-handed pitcher T.J. McFarland, who is 9-8 with a 3.87 ERA in 2011. He will face right-handed pitcher Tyler Cloyd, who is 5-3 with a 2.88 ERA this season. First pitch is at 7:05 p.m. The game can be heard on Fox Sports 1350 AM or online at sportsradio1350.com. Coverage begins at 6:50 p.m.

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