Bothersome Baysox Beat Aeros 7-4
May 12, 2009 - Eastern League (EL1)
Akron RubberDucks News Release
AKRON, OH - The Bowie Baysox defeated the Aeros for the second night in a row, claiming a 7-4 final in front of 5,513 fans at Canal Park Tuesday night. The Baysox accumulated 15 hits, including four doubles, and improved to 13-16 while Akron dropped to 22-7. The 15 hits were the second most allowed by the Aeros this year and the loss marked the first time the club has dropped consecutive games in 2009.
Akron struck first in the bottom of the third inning when Jerad Head led off with a bunt single and advanced to second on a throwing error by Baysox starter Bobby Livingston. Jose Constanza then found the left-centerfield gap for an RBI double that staked the Aeros to a 1-0 lead, but the Baysox responded off newly minted Aeros reliever Hector Rondon in the next half inning. A lazy fly ball by Ambiorix Concepcion landed in shallow center for a hustling double, and Jonathan Tucker drove him in two batters later with a two-out single, tying the game at 1-1.
The Aeros returned the favor in the fourth, as back-to-back base hits by Nick Weglarz and Matt McBride started a rally. Armando Camacaro followed with a sacrifice fly to right-center field, scoring Weglarz and giving the Aeros the lead again before the Baysox continued the early tit-for-tat. A Brandon Snyder sacrifice fly in the top of the fifth retied the game at 2-2, and Concepcion followed with his second double of the game down the left field line. Miguel Abreu then hit a grounder off Rondon's leg, and while first baseman Beau Mills did well to track the ball down on the infield, his throw was behind Rondon at first as Concepcion scored on the error to make it 3-2.
Baysox reliever Freddy Deza stranded runners at second and third to end the sixth, and Bowie broke the game wide open with a massive outburst in the seventh. Snyder led off with a single and moved to second base on a wild pitch by Aeros reliever Zach Putnam, and Concepcion picked up another clutch base hit to make it 4-2. Tucker and Adam Donahie then upped the advantage to four runs with consecutive RBI hits later in the inning. Jared Goedert delivered Akron's first home run in seven games with a solo shot in the bottom of the eighth to cut the deficit to 6-3, and the teams traded sacrifice flies in the ninth to account for the final margin.
Livingston (3-1) picked up the win for Bowie, pitching 5.1 innings while allowing six hits and two runs. Rondon (5-1) took the loss for the Aeros, surrendering six hits and three runs (two earned) in two innings of work out of the bullpen. Ryan Edell, received earlier in the day from Class AAA Columbus, made his first start of the year and delivered three shutout innings while striking out four, walking one and giving up three hits. Constanza had another solid outing for Akron offensively, going 2-4 with a walk and an RBI for his team-leading 11th multi-hit game of the season. Head also went 2-4 and scored a run.
This three-game series and six-game home stand comes to an end Wednesday morning on the third Education Day of the year at 10:35 a.m. Akron's Josh Tomlin (3-1, 4.44 ERA) gets the nod against lefty Troy Patton (3-0, 0.95 ERA) of the Baysox. The Aeros will look to reverse their fortunes against Patton, who in two starts against Akron has won twice and delivered 11 shutout innings, permitting only six hits and striking out nine. The broadcast begins at 10:20 a.m. on SportsRadio 1350 WARF-AM and online at www.akronaeros.com. For more information, please call the Aeros at (330) 253-5151.
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